diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
index eb0a4a2cdaf5d6c98498fc51911b38410acd6a8d..aff339cb4a2415e3dc162b2da500043c4531b746 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
@@ -1013,6 +1013,21 @@ var FieldPhone = FieldEmail.extend({
         this.$el.removeClass('o_text_overflow');
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Remove possibly present ­ characters when saving number
+     *
+     * @override
+     * @private
+     */
+    _setValue: function (value, options) {
+        // NOT NEEDED AS OF SAAS-11.3
+        if (value) {
+            // remove possibly pasted ­ characters
+            value = value.replace(/\u00AD/g, '');
+        }
+        return this._super(value, options);
+    },
+
     /**
      * Phone fields are clickable in readonly on small screens ~= on phones.
      * This can be overriden by call-capable modules to display a clickable
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/basic_fields_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/basic_fields_tests.js
index b924afce8d5451b14ea671f1f65833f9e790eb29..909e778b60a873cc35bd9ac8a6718ef66d44e824 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/basic_fields_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/basic_fields_tests.js
@@ -3042,7 +3042,7 @@ QUnit.module('basic_fields', {
     QUnit.module('PhoneWidget');
 
     QUnit.test('phone field in form view on extra small screens', function (assert) {
-        assert.expect(7);
+        assert.expect(8);
 
         var form = createView({
             View: FormView,
@@ -3090,6 +3090,15 @@ QUnit.module('basic_fields', {
         assert.strictEqual($phoneLink.attr('href'), 'tel:new',
             "should still have proper tel prefix");
 
+        // NOT NEEDED AS OF SAAS-11.3
+        // save phone with ­ and verify it is removed
+        form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_edit').click();
+        form.$('input[type="text"].o_field_widget').val('h\u00ADi').trigger('input');
+        form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_save').click();
+        $phoneLink = form.$('a.o_form_uri.o_field_widget');
+        assert.strictEqual($phoneLink.attr('href'), 'tel:hi',
+            "U+00AD should have been removed");
+
         form.destroy();
     });