diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py
index 7c95fbe8007..3840eeb2570 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py
@@ -2282,18 +2282,38 @@ class Model(models.AbstractModel):
         :returns: a form view as an lxml document
         :rtype: etree._Element
         """
-        group = E.group(col="4")
+        sheet = E.sheet(string=self._description)
+        main_group = E.group()
+        left_group = E.group()
+        right_group = E.group()
         for fname, field in self._fields.items():
             if field.automatic:
                 continue
             elif field.type in ('one2many', 'many2many', 'text', 'html'):
-                group.append(E.newline())
-                group.append(E.field(name=fname, colspan="4"))
-                group.append(E.newline())
+                # append to sheet left and right group if needed
+                if len(left_group) > 0:
+                    main_group.append(left_group)
+                    left_group = E.group()
+                if len(right_group) > 0:
+                    main_group.append(right_group)
+                    right_group = E.group()
+                if len(main_group) > 0:
+                    sheet.append(main_group)
+                    main_group = E.group()
+                # add an oneline group for field type 'one2many', 'many2many', 'text', 'html'
+                sheet.append(E.group(E.field(name=fname)))
             else:
-                group.append(E.field(name=fname))
-        group.append(E.separator())
-        return E.form(E.sheet(group, string=self._description))
+                if len(left_group) > len(right_group):
+                    right_group.append(E.field(name=fname))
+                else:
+                    left_group.append(E.field(name=fname))
+        if len(left_group) > 0:
+            main_group.append(left_group)
+        if len(right_group) > 0:
+            main_group.append(right_group)
+        sheet.append(main_group)
+        sheet.append(E.group(E.separator()))
+        return E.form(sheet)
 
     @api.model
     def _get_default_search_view(self):
diff --git a/odoo/addons/test_new_api/tests/__init__.py b/odoo/addons/test_new_api/tests/__init__.py
index 2f39b0a808d..1ce5b9940ac 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/test_new_api/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/test_new_api/tests/__init__.py
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ from . import test_domain
 from . import test_schema
 from . import test_company_checks
 from . import test_unity_read
+from . import test_views
 from . import test_web_read_group
diff --git a/odoo/addons/test_new_api/tests/test_views.py b/odoo/addons/test_new_api/tests/test_views.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..51cb4705bb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/odoo/addons/test_new_api/tests/test_views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Part of Odoo. See LICENSE file for full copyright and licensing details.
+
+from odoo.tests import common
+from lxml import etree
+
+
+class TestDefaultView(common.TransactionCase):
+
+    def test_default_form_view(self):
+        self.assertEqual(
+            etree.tostring(self.env['test_new_api.message']._get_default_form_view()),
+            b'<form><sheet string="Test New API Message"><group><group><field name="discussion"/></group></group><group><field name="body"/></group><group><group><field name="author"/><field name="display_name"/><field name="double_size"/><field name="author_partner"/><field name="label"/><field name="active"/></group><group><field name="name"/><field name="size"/><field name="discussion_name"/><field name="important"/><field name="priority"/><field name="attributes"/></group></group><group><separator/></group></sheet></form>'
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            etree.tostring(self.env['test_new_api.creativework.edition']._get_default_form_view()),
+            b'<form><sheet string="Test New API Creative Work Edition"><group><group><field name="name"/><field name="res_model_id"/></group><group><field name="res_id"/><field name="res_model"/></group></group><group><separator/></group></sheet></form>'
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            etree.tostring(self.env['test_new_api.mixed']._get_default_form_view()),
+            b'<form><sheet string="Test New API Mixed"><group><group><field name="number"/><field name="date"/><field name="now"/><field name="reference"/></group><group><field name="number2"/><field name="moment"/><field name="lang"/></group></group><group><field name="comment1"/></group><group><field name="comment2"/></group><group><field name="comment3"/></group><group><field name="comment4"/></group><group><field name="comment5"/></group><group><group><field name="currency_id"/></group><group><field name="amount"/></group></group><group><separator/></group></sheet></form>'
+        )