1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/field_float_scannable.js b/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/field_float_scannable.js
index 1a461f0048c..79022362251 100644
--- a/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/field_float_scannable.js
+++ b/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/field_float_scannable.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ odoo.define('barcodes.FieldFloatScannable', function(require) {
 "use strict";
 
 var core = require('web.core');
+var formats = require('web.formats');
 var form_widgets = require('web.form_widgets');
 
 // Field in which the user can both type normally and scan barcodes
@@ -14,6 +15,13 @@ var FieldFloatScannable = form_widgets.FieldFloat.extend({
         'keypress': 'simulateKeypress',
     },
 
+    // Widget values are parsed according to the widget type. Since this widget is of type
+    // "FieldFloatScannable" and there is no parsing planned for this type, it defaults
+    // to outputting the value as a string. Hence the need to redefine parse_value
+    parse_value: function(val, def) {
+        return formats.parse_value(val, {type: "float"}, def);
+    },
+
     simulateKeypress: function (e) {
         var character = String.fromCharCode(e.which);
         var current_str = e.target.value;