diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_renderer.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_renderer.js
index 543ce01191e..21fabbc2274 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_renderer.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_renderer.js
@@ -356,6 +356,17 @@ var BasicRenderer = AbstractRenderer.extend({
     _hasContent: function () {
         return this.state.count !== 0;
     },
+    /**
+     * This function is called each time a field widget is created, when it is
+     * ready (after its willStart and Start methods are complete).  This is the
+     * place where work having to do with $el should be done.
+     *
+     * @private
+     * @param {Widget} widget the field widget instance
+     * @param {Object} node the attrs coming from the arch
+     */
+    _postProcessField: function (widget, node) {
+    },
     /**
      * Registers or updates the modifiers data associated to the given node.
      * This method is quiet complex as it handles all the needs of the basic
@@ -524,6 +535,7 @@ var BasicRenderer = AbstractRenderer.extend({
                     ));
                 },
             }, modifiersOptions || {}));
+            self._postProcessField(widget, node);
         });
 
         return widget;
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 32bcc5ed914..c356b6c761a 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form/form_renderer.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form/form_renderer.js
@@ -226,6 +226,17 @@ var FormRenderer = BasicRenderer.extend({
         }
         return idForLabel;
     },
+    /**
+     * @override
+     * @private
+     */
+    _postProcessField: function (widget, node) {
+        this._setIDForLabel(widget, this._getIDForLabel(node.attrs.name));
+        this._handleAttributes(widget.$el, node);
+        if (JSON.parse(node.attrs.default_focus || "0")) {
+            this.defaultFocusField = widget;
+        }
+    },
     /**
      * @private
      * @param {Object} node
@@ -287,23 +298,6 @@ var FormRenderer = BasicRenderer.extend({
         this._registerModifiers(node, this.state, $result);
         return $result;
     },
-    /**
-     * @override
-     * @private
-     * @param {string} node
-     * @param {Object} record
-     * @param {Object} [options]
-     * @returns {AbstractField}
-     */
-    _renderFieldWidget: function (node, record, options, modifiersOptions) {
-        var widget = this._super.apply(this, arguments);
-        this._setIDForLabel(widget, this._getIDForLabel(node.attrs.name));
-        this._handleAttributes(widget.$el, node);
-        if (JSON.parse(node.attrs.default_focus || "0")) {
-            this.defaultFocusField = widget;
-        }
-        return widget;
-    },
     /**
      * @private
      * @param {Object} node
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js
index bb4c1e45cbb..22a39bd319d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js
@@ -167,6 +167,37 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         form.destroy();
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('attributes are transferred on async widgets', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(1);
+
+        var def = $.Deferred();
+
+        var FieldChar = fieldRegistry.get('char');
+        fieldRegistry.add('asyncwidget', FieldChar.extend({
+            willStart: function () {
+                return def;
+            },
+        }));
+
+        createAsyncView({
+            View: FormView,
+            model: 'partner',
+            data: this.data,
+            arch: '<form string="Partners">' +
+                    '<group>' +
+                        '<field name="foo" style="color: blue" widget="asyncwidget"/>' +
+                    '</group>' +
+                '</form>',
+            res_id: 2,
+        }).then(function (form) {
+            assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_field_widget[name=foo]').attr('style'), 'color: blue',
+                "should apply style attribute on fields");
+            form.destroy();
+            delete fieldRegistry.map.asyncwidget;
+        });
+        def.resolve();
+    });
+
     QUnit.test('only necessary fields are fetched with correct context', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(2);