diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/relational_fields.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/relational_fields.js
index 751c16b3a23..325e0ceb8e8 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/relational_fields.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/relational_fields.js
@@ -465,7 +465,10 @@ var FieldMany2One = AbstractField.extend({
      * @private
      */
     _renderReadonly: function () {
-        var value = _.escape((this.m2o_value || "").trim()).split("\n").join("<br/>");
+        var escapedValue = _.escape((this.m2o_value || "").trim());
+        var value = escapedValue.split('\n').map(function (line) {
+            return '<span>' + line + '</span>';
+        }).join('<br/>');
         this.$el.html(value);
         if (!this.noOpen && this.value) {
             this.$el.attr('href', _.str.sprintf('#id=%s&model=%s', this.value.res_id, this.field.relation));
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/scss/form_view.scss b/addons/web/static/src/scss/form_view.scss
index 8bcaba31ee3..8d4f56624ca 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/scss/form_view.scss
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/scss/form_view.scss
@@ -81,10 +81,12 @@
 
     .o_form_uri {
         display: inline-block;
-        color: $link-color;
-
-        &:hover {
-            color: darken($link-color, 15%);
+        color: $o-main-text-color;
+        > span:first-child {
+            color: $link-color;
+            &:hover {
+                color: darken($link-color, 15%);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields/field_many2one_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields/field_many2one_tests.js
index e28b8ef1a47..ed38fbbaf03 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields/field_many2one_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields/field_many2one_tests.js
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ QUnit.module('fields', {}, function () {
                 res_id: 1,
             });
 
-            assert.strictEqual($('a.o_form_uri').html(), 'aaa<br>Street<br>City ZIP',
+            assert.strictEqual(form.$('a.o_form_uri').html(), '<span>aaa</span><br><span>Street</span><br><span>City ZIP</span>',
                 "input should have a multi-line content in readonly due to show_address");
             await testUtils.form.clickEdit(form);
             assert.containsOnce(form, 'button.o_external_button:visible',