diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index 275d31a9fde..d4b8674430e 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -993,6 +993,7 @@
     <span class="oe_form_field oe_datepicker_root oe_form_field_datetime" t-att-style="widget.node.attrs.style"/>
 </t>
 <t t-name="FieldSelection">
+    <t t-set="placeholder" t-value="! widget.get('effective_readonly') ? widget.node.attrs.placeholder : ''"/>
     <span class="oe_form_field oe_form_field_selection" t-att-style="widget.node.attrs.style">
         <select t-if="!widget.get('effective_readonly')"
             t-att-name="widget.name"
@@ -1000,7 +1001,7 @@
             t-att-autofocus="widget.node.attrs.autofocus"
             t-att-id="widget.id_for_label">
                 <t t-foreach="widget.values" t-as="option">
-                    <option><t t-esc="option[1]"/></option>
+                    <option><t t-esc="placeholder" t-if="option[0] == false"/><t t-esc="option[1]" t-if="option[0] != false"/></option>
                 </t>
         </select>
     </span>