diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
index e3bb809a88c..dcfc0671b0a 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
@@ -394,11 +394,8 @@ var FieldMonetary = InputField.extend({
      * @param {float} value
      */
     _formatValue: function (value) {
-        if (this.mode === 'readonly') {
-            return field_utils.format.monetary(value, this.field, this.nodeOptions);
-        } else if (this.mode === 'edit') {
-            return this._super.apply(this, arguments);
-        }
+        var format = field_utils.format[this.mode === 'edit' ? "float" : "monetary"];
+        return format(value, this.field, this.nodeOptions);
     },
 });
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/test/fields/basic_fields_tests.js b/addons/web/static/test/fields/basic_fields_tests.js
index 77347189728..287134b43a1 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/test/fields/basic_fields_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/test/fields/basic_fields_tests.js
@@ -1333,6 +1333,38 @@ QUnit.module('basic_fields', {
     });
 
 
+    QUnit.test('monetary field with real monetary field in model', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(2);
+
+        this.data.partner.fields.qux.type = "monetary";
+
+        var form = createView({
+            View: FormView,
+            model: 'partner',
+            data: this.data,
+            arch:'<form string="Partners">' +
+                    '<sheet>' +
+                        '<field name="qux"/>' +
+                        '<field name="currency_id" invisible="1"/>' +
+                    '</sheet>' +
+                '</form>',
+            res_id: 5,
+            session: {
+                currencies: _.indexBy(this.data.currency.records, 'id'),
+            },
+        });
+
+        assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_form_field_monetary').html(), "$&nbsp;9.10",
+            "readonly value should contain the currency");
+
+        form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_edit').click();
+
+        assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_form_field_monetary > input').val(), "9.10",
+            "input value in edition should only contain the value, without the currency");
+
+        form.destroy();
+    });
+
     QUnit.module('FieldInteger');
 
     QUnit.test('integer field when unset', function(assert) {