diff --git a/addons/spreadsheet_dashboard/static/src/bundle/dashboard_action/dashboard_action.xml b/addons/spreadsheet_dashboard/static/src/bundle/dashboard_action/dashboard_action.xml
index 5d504f01bc6..1bc9c12af4b 100644
--- a/addons/spreadsheet_dashboard/static/src/bundle/dashboard_action/dashboard_action.xml
+++ b/addons/spreadsheet_dashboard/static/src/bundle/dashboard_action/dashboard_action.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <templates>
-    <div t-name="spreadsheet_dashboard.DashboardAction" owl="1" class="o_action o_spreadsheet_dashboard_action">
+    <div t-name="spreadsheet_dashboard.DashboardAction" owl="1" class="o_action o_spreadsheet_dashboard_action o_field_highlight">
         <ControlPanel display="controlPanelDisplay">
             <t t-set-slot="control-panel-top-right">
                 <t t-set="status" t-value="state.activeDashboard and state.activeDashboard.status"/>
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/fields.scss b/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/fields.scss
index d877330e9e6..b7dd74edeb4 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/fields.scss
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/fields.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
 .o_field_cursor_disabled {
     cursor: not-allowed;
 }
+
+// .o_field_highlight is used in several types of view to force fields
+// to be displayed with a bottom border even when not hovered (e.g. added
+// by mobile detection, in several specific places such as spreadsheet or
+// knowledge sidebars, settings view, kanban quick create (not a form view), etc.)
+.o_field_highlight .o_field_widget .o_input, .o_field_highlight.o_field_widget .o_input {
+    border-color: var(--o-input-border-color);
+}
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/many2many_tags/many2many_tags_field.scss b/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/many2many_tags/many2many_tags_field.scss
index 6baf5020ac9..97f9bf8b4ca 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/many2many_tags/many2many_tags_field.scss
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/many2many_tags/many2many_tags_field.scss
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    &.o_form_with_borderless_input {
+    &:not(.o_field_highlight) {
         .o_field_many2many_selection {
             .o_dropdown_button {
                 visibility: hidden;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/many2one/many2one_field.scss b/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/many2one/many2one_field.scss
index 8f442eade70..00b8d1ae9f5 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/many2one/many2one_field.scss
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/many2one/many2one_field.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.o_form_view.o_form_with_borderless_input {
+.o_form_view:not(.o_field_highlight) {
     .o_field_many2one_selection {
         .o_external_button, .o_dropdown_button {
             visibility: hidden;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/url/url_field.scss b/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/url/url_field.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0c675fd21af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/url/url_field.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+body:not(.o_touch_device) .o_field_url {
+    &:not(:hover):not(:focus-within) {
+        & input:not(:hover) ~ a {
+            display: none !important;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/form/form_controller.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/form/form_controller.js
index 0d5c57220ae..a497428414b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/form/form_controller.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/form/form_controller.js
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ export class FormController extends Component {
         if (this.props.className) {
             result[this.props.className] = true;
         }
-        result["o_form_with_borderless_input"] = size > SIZES.SM && !hasTouch();
+        result["o_field_highlight"] = size < SIZES.SM || hasTouch();
         return result;
     }
 }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/form/form_controller.scss b/addons/web/static/src/views/form/form_controller.scss
index 471e7f562dc..0ba523779dc 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/form/form_controller.scss
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/form/form_controller.scss
@@ -202,29 +202,29 @@
         flex: 1 1 auto;
     }
 
-    &.o_form_with_borderless_input {
-        .o_input {
-            border-color: transparent;
-            padding: $o-input-padding-y $o-input-padding-x;
+    // rules for fields borders: only on hover/focus by default
+    // except when used with o_field_highlight (on parent or on the field)
+    .o_input {
+        border-color: transparent;
+        padding: $o-input-padding-y $o-input-padding-x;
 
-            &:hover, &:focus {
-                border-color: var(--o-input-border-color);
-            }
-        }
-
-        &.o_field_invalid .o_input {
+        &:hover, &:focus {
             border-color: var(--o-input-border-color);
         }
+    }
 
-        .o_datepicker {
+    &.o_field_invalid .o_input {
+        border-color: var(--o-input-border-color);
+    }
+
+    .o_datepicker {
+        .o_datepicker_button {
+            visibility: hidden;
+        }
+
+        &:hover, &:focus-within {
             .o_datepicker_button {
-                visibility: hidden;
-            }
-
-            &:hover, &:focus-within {
-                .o_datepicker_button {
-                    visibility: visible;
-                }
+                visibility: visible;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -523,6 +523,9 @@
 
                 > .o_field_html > .note-editable {
                     min-height: 180px;
+                    &:hover, &:focus {
+                        border-color: transparent;
+                    }
                 }
                 > :first-child {
                     // Reset margin to 0 and use tab-pane's padding
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_record_quick_create.xml b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_record_quick_create.xml
index 82641530d9b..e1fb0984c82 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_record_quick_create.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_record_quick_create.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
     <t t-name="web.KanbanRecordQuickCreate" owl="1">
         <div
-            class="o_kanban_quick_create shadow"
+            class="o_kanban_quick_create o_field_highlight shadow"
             t-att-class="{ o_disabled: state.disabled, 'w-100 mx-0': props.listIsGrouped }"
             t-ref="root"
         >
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/webclient/settings_form_view/settings_form_controller.js b/addons/web/static/src/webclient/settings_form_view/settings_form_controller.js
index 829f03f376c..713870ccf0a 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/webclient/settings_form_view/settings_form_controller.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/webclient/settings_form_view/settings_form_controller.js
@@ -43,12 +43,6 @@ export class SettingsFormController extends formView.Controller {
         this.initialApp = "module" in this.props.context && this.props.context.module;
     }
 
-    get className() {
-        const result = super.className;
-        result["o_form_with_borderless_input"] = false;
-        return result;
-    }
-
     /**
      * @override
      */
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/webclient/settings_form_view/settings_form_view.xml b/addons/web/static/src/webclient/settings_form_view/settings_form_view.xml
index b764893b1c9..11dfe5b92ba 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/webclient/settings_form_view/settings_form_view.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/webclient/settings_form_view/settings_form_view.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <templates xml:space="preserve">
     <t t-name="web.SettingsFormView" t-inherit="web.FormView" t-inherit-mode="primary" owl="1">
         <xpath expr="./div[@t-ref='root']" position="attributes">
-            <attribute name="class">o-settings-form-view</attribute>
+            <attribute name="class">o-settings-form-view o_field_highlight</attribute>
         </xpath>
         <xpath expr="//Layout" position="inside">
             <t t-set-slot="control-panel-top-right">
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/scss/web_editor.backend.scss b/addons/web_editor/static/src/scss/web_editor.backend.scss
index f2d9e4c1de1..6aa5a7907b2 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/scss/web_editor.backend.scss
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/scss/web_editor.backend.scss
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-.o_form_view.o_form_with_borderless_input {
+.o_form_view:not(o_field_highlight) {
     .o_field_html .note-editable {
         border: $input-border-width solid transparent;
         border-width: 0 0 $input-border-width 0;