diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
index 4e67684f163..7ec270b19d2 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
@@ -679,6 +679,21 @@ openerp.base.form.FieldEmail = openerp.base.form.FieldChar.extend({
 });
 
 openerp.base.form.FieldUrl = openerp.base.form.FieldChar.extend({
+    init: function(view, node) {
+        this._super(view, node);
+        this.template = "FieldUrl";
+    },
+    start: function() {
+        this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+        this.$element.find('button').click(this.on_button_clicked);
+    },
+    on_button_clicked: function() {
+        if (!this.value) {
+            this.notification.warn("Resource error", "This resource is empty");
+        } else {
+            window.open(this.value);
+        }
+    }
 });
 
 openerp.base.form.FieldFloat = openerp.base.form.FieldChar.extend({
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
index 24f3c551797..8ec3501dd75 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -328,6 +328,20 @@
     </tr>
     </table>
 </t>
+<t t-name="FieldUrl">
+    <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%">
+    <tr>
+        <td width="100%">
+            <t t-call="FieldChar"/>
+        </td>
+        <td width="16">
+            <button type="button" class="button" title="Open this resource">
+                <img src="/base/static/src/img/icons/gtk-ok.png"/>
+            </button>
+        </td>
+    </tr>
+    </table>
+</t>
 <t t-name="FieldText">
     <textarea rows="6" style="width: 100%;"
         t-att-name="widget.name"