diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/js/website.ace.js b/addons/website/static/src/js/website.ace.js
index 1d1d8588deb..6aec5e8f182 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/js/website.ace.js
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/js/website.ace.js
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@
         launchAce: function () {
             if (!editor) {
                 editor = new website.ace.ViewEditor();
-                editor.hide();
                 editor.appendTo($(document.body));
+                setTimeout(editor.show, 100);
+            } else {
+                editor.show();
             }
-            editor.show();
+
         },
     });
 
diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/xml/website.ace.xml b/addons/website/static/src/xml/website.ace.xml
index 5ead2c849b5..0343ebc3e3c 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/xml/website.ace.xml
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/xml/website.ace.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <templates id="template" xml:space="preserve">
     <t t-name="website.ace_view_editor">
-        <div class="oe_ace_view_editor">
+        <div class="oe_ace_view_editor oe_ace_closed">
             <div class="form-inline oe_ace_view_editor_title">
                 <select id="ace-view-list" class="form-control oe_view_list">
                     <!-- filled in JS -->