diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/abstract_field.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/abstract_field.js
index e4f5ef9d9f8..01de5fb334c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/abstract_field.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/abstract_field.js
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ var AbstractField = Widget.extend({
      */
     _onKeydown: function (event) {
         if (event.which === $.ui.keyCode.TAB) {
-            this.trigger_up('move_next');
+            this.trigger_up(event.shiftKey ? 'move_previous' : 'move_next');
             event.preventDefault();
         }
     },
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form/form_renderer.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form/form_renderer.js
index 2370b1af19a..751923c3b9f 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form/form_renderer.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form/form_renderer.js
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ var FIELD_CLASSES = {
 
 return BasicRenderer.extend({
     className: "o_form_view",
+    custom_events: {
+        move_next: '_onMoveNext',
+        move_previous: '_onMovePrevious',
+    },
     /**
      * @override method from BasicRenderer
      * @param {Object} params
@@ -716,6 +720,40 @@ return BasicRenderer.extend({
 
         });
     },
+
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Handlers
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /**
+     * When someone presses TAB in a widget, it is nice to be able to go to the
+     * next widget, especially since the TAB key event is preventDefaulted
+     *
+     * @private
+     * @param {OdooEvent} event
+     */
+    _onMoveNext: function (event) {
+        event.stopPropagation();
+        var index = this.widgets.indexOf(event.target);
+        if (index + 1 < this.widgets.length) {
+            this.widgets[index + 1].activate();
+        }
+    },
+    /**
+     * When someone presses SHIFT+TAB in a widget, it is nice to be able to go
+     * back to the previous widget, especially since the TAB key event is
+     * preventDefaulted
+     *
+     * @private
+     * @param {OdooEvent} event
+     */
+    _onMovePrevious: function (event) {
+        event.stopPropagation();
+        var index = this.widgets.indexOf(event.target);
+        if (index >= 1) {
+            this.widgets[index - 1].activate();
+        }
+    },
 });
 
 });
diff --git a/addons/web/static/test/views/form_tests.js b/addons/web/static/test/views/form_tests.js
index 66d9d64090c..3140310cc82 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/test/views/form_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/test/views/form_tests.js
@@ -2110,5 +2110,40 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
 
         form.destroy();
     });
+
+    QUnit.test('navigation with tab key in form view', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(2);
+
+        var form = createView({
+            View: FormView,
+            model: 'partner',
+            data: this.data,
+            arch: '<form string="Partners">' +
+                    '<sheet>' +
+                        '<group>' +
+                            '<field name="foo"/>' +
+                            '<field name="bar"/>' +
+                        '</group>' +
+                    '</sheet>' +
+                '</form>',
+            res_id: 2,
+        });
+
+        // go to edit mode
+        form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_edit').click();
+
+        // focus first input, trigger tab
+        form.$('input[name="foo"]').focus();
+        form.$('input[name="foo"]').trigger($.Event('keydown', {which: $.ui.keyCode.TAB}));
+        assert.ok($.contains(form.$('div[name="bar"]')[0], document.activeElement),
+            "bar checkbox should be focused");
+
+        // simulate shift+tab on active element
+        $(document.activeElement).trigger($.Event('keydown', {which: $.ui.keyCode.TAB, shiftKey: true}));
+        assert.strictEqual(document.activeElement, form.$('input[name="foo"]')[0],
+            "first input should be focused");
+
+        form.destroy();
+    });
 });
 });