diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_qweb.py b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_qweb.py
index 4c9c20e348d..cb5e741b409 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_qweb.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_qweb.py
@@ -554,9 +554,23 @@ class CurrencyConverter(osv.AbstractModel):
     _inherit = 'ir.qweb.field'
 
     def record_to_html(self, cr, uid, field_name, record, column, options):
-        return u'<span class="oe_currency_value">{0}</span> {1}'.format(
+        symbol_pre = symbol_post = space_pre = space_post = u''
+        currency = record[options['currency']]
+        if currency.position == 'before':
+            space_pre = u' '
+            symbol_pre = currency.symbol
+        else:
+            space_post = u' '
+            symbol_post = currency.symbol
+
+        return u'{symbol_pre}{space_pre}' \
+               u'<span class="oe_currency_value">{0}</span>' \
+               u'{space_post}{symbol_post}'.format(
             record[field_name],
-            record[options['currency']].symbol)
+            space_pre=space_pre,
+            symbol_pre=symbol_pre,
+            space_post=space_post,
+            symbol_post=symbol_post,)
 
 def get_field_type(column, options):
     """ Gets a t-field's effective type from the field's column and its options
diff --git a/openerp/tests/addons/test_converter/tests/test_html.py b/openerp/tests/addons/test_converter/tests/test_html.py
index 641aed5529a..f36333487f7 100644
--- a/openerp/tests/addons/test_converter/tests/test_html.py
+++ b/openerp/tests/addons/test_converter/tests/test_html.py
@@ -107,8 +107,27 @@ class TestCurrencyExport(TestExport):
             '<span data-oe-model="{obj._model._name}" data-oe-id="{obj.id}" '
                   'data-oe-field="value" data-oe-type="currency" '
                   'data-oe-translate="0" data-oe-expression="obj.value">'
-                      '<span class="oe_currency_value">0.12</span> '
-                      '{symbol}</span>'.format(
+                      '<span class="oe_currency_value">0.12</span>'
+                      ' {symbol}</span>'.format(
+                obj=obj,
+                symbol=currency.symbol.encode('utf-8')
+            ),)
+
+    def test_currency_pre(self):
+        currency = self.create(
+            self.Currency, name="Test", symbol=u"test", position='before')
+        obj = self.create(self.Model, value=0.12, currency_id=currency.id)
+
+        converted = self.convert(obj)
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            converted,
+            '<span data-oe-model="{obj._model._name}" data-oe-id="{obj.id}" '
+                  'data-oe-field="value" data-oe-type="currency" '
+                  'data-oe-translate="0" data-oe-expression="obj.value">'
+                      '{symbol} '
+                      '<span class="oe_currency_value">0.12</span>'
+                      '</span>'.format(
                 obj=obj,
                 symbol=currency.symbol.encode('utf-8')
             ),)