diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index 1220dee986d..f056e992c8d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -2212,16 +2212,12 @@
   min-width: 60px;
   color: #1f1f1f;
 }
-.openerp .oe_form textarea {
-  height: 32px;
-}
 .openerp .oe_form input[readonly], .openerp .oe_form select[readonly], .openerp .oe_form textarea[readonly], .openerp .oe_form input[disabled], .openerp .oe_form select[disabled] {
   background: #e5e5e5 !important;
   color: #666666;
 }
 .openerp .oe_form textarea[disabled] {
   border: none;
-  border-left: 8px solid #eeeeee;
   padding-left: 8px;
   -moz-box-shadow: none;
   -webkit-box-shadow: none;
@@ -2230,6 +2226,9 @@
   -webkit-border-radius: 0px;
   border-radius: 0px;
 }
+.openerp .oe_form textarea.oe_inline[disabled] {
+  border-left: 8px solid #eeeeee;
+}
 .openerp .oe_form .oe_form_field_url button img {
   vertical-align: top;
 }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index 680ed75abb8..4a097310a4b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -1754,17 +1754,16 @@ $sheet-max-width: 860px
             background: white
             min-width: 60px
             color: #1f1f1f
-        textarea
-            height: 32px
         input[readonly], select[readonly], textarea[readonly], input[disabled], select[disabled]
             background: #E5E5E5 !important
             color: #666
         textarea[disabled]
             border: none
-            border-left: 8px solid #eee
             padding-left: 8px
             @include box-shadow(none)
             @include radius(0px)
+        textarea.oe_inline[disabled]
+            border-left: 8px solid #eee
         .oe_form_field_url button img
             vertical-align: top
         .oe_form_field_date,