diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/core/dialog.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/core/dialog.js
index e3101e52bde..63b33497cd3 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/core/dialog.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/core/dialog.js
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ var Dialog = Widget.extend({
      * @param {jQueryElement} [options.$parentNode]
      *        Element in which dialog will be appended, by default it will be
      *        in the body
-     * @param {boolean} [options.backdrop=true]
-     *        Whether modal rendered with backdrop or not
+     * @param {boolean|string} [options.backdrop='static']
+     *        The kind of modal backdrop to use (see BS documentation)
      * @param {boolean} [options.renderHeader=true]
      *        Whether or not the dialog should be rendered with header
      * @param {boolean} [options.renderFooter=true]
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ var Dialog = Widget.extend({
             buttons: [{text: _t("Ok"), close: true}],
             technical: true,
             $parentNode: false,
-            backdrop: true,
+            backdrop: 'static',
             renderHeader: true,
             renderFooter: true,
         });
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/core/widget_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/core/widget_tests.js
index 13515e08641..fabda247938 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/core/widget_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/core/widget_tests.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ odoo.define('web.widget_tests', function (require) {
 
 var AjaxService = require('web.AjaxService');
 var core = require('web.core');
+var Dialog = require('web.Dialog');
 var QWeb = require('web.QWeb');
 var Widget = require('web.Widget');
 var testUtils = require('web.test_utils');
@@ -482,6 +483,24 @@ QUnit.module('core', {}, function () {
         assert.verifySteps(['destroy'], "child should have been detroyed only once");
     });
 
+
+    QUnit.module('Widgets, Dialog');
+
+    QUnit.test("don't close dialog on backdrop click", async function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(3);
+
+        var dialog = new Dialog(null);
+        dialog.open();
+        await dialog.opened();
+
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal.show').length, 1, "a dialog should have opened");
+        var $backdrop = $('.modal-backdrop');
+        assert.strictEqual($backdrop.length, 1, "the dialog should have a modal backdrop");
+        testUtils.dom.click('.modal.show'); // Click on backdrop is in fact a direct click on the .modal element
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal.show').length, 1, "the dialog should still be opened");
+
+        dialog.close();
+    });
 });
 
 });