diff --git a/web/static/src/ts/core/qweb_vdom.ts b/web/static/src/ts/core/qweb_vdom.ts
index 48f1face..13035567 100644
--- a/web/static/src/ts/core/qweb_vdom.ts
+++ b/web/static/src/ts/core/qweb_vdom.ts
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ const refDirective: Directive = {
 const widgetDirective: Directive = {
   name: "widget",
   priority: 100,
-  atNodeEncounter({ ctx, value, node }): boolean {
+  atNodeEncounter({ ctx, value, node, qweb }): boolean {
     ctx.rootContext.shouldDefineOwner = true;
     let dummyID = ctx.generateID();
     let defID = ctx.generateID();
@@ -697,6 +697,22 @@ const widgetDirective: Directive = {
     ctx.addLine(`let _${dummyID}_index = c${ctx.parentNode}.length;`);
     ctx.addLine(`c${ctx.parentNode}.push(_${dummyID});`);
     let props = node.getAttribute("t-props");
+    if (props) {
+      props = props.trim();
+      if (props[0] === "{" && props[props.length - 1] === "}") {
+        const innerProp = props
+          .slice(1, -1)
+          .split(",")
+          .map(p => {
+            let [key, val] = p.split(":");
+            return `${key}: ${qweb._formatExpression(val)}`;
+          })
+          .join(",");
+        props = "{" + innerProp + "}";
+      } else {
+        props = qweb._formatExpression(props);
+      }
+    }
     let widgetID = ctx.generateID();
     ctx.addLine(
       `let _${widgetID} = new context.widgets['${value}'](owner, ${props});`
diff --git a/web/static/tests/core/widget.test.ts b/web/static/tests/core/widget.test.ts
index 46596340..a2031a88 100644
--- a/web/static/tests/core/widget.test.ts
+++ b/web/static/tests/core/widget.test.ts
@@ -517,3 +517,49 @@ describe("composition", () => {
     expect(children(widget)[0].env).toBe(env);
   });
 });
+
+describe("props evaluation (with t-props directive)", () => {
+  test("explicit object prop", async () => {
+    class Parent extends Widget<WEnv> {
+      name = "a";
+      template = `<div><t t-widget="child" t-props="{value: state.val}"/></div>`;
+      widgets = { child: Child };
+      state = { val: 42 };
+    }
+
+    class Child extends Widget<WEnv> {
+      template = `<span><t t-esc="state.someval"/></span>`;
+      state: { someval: number };
+      constructor(parent: Parent, props: { value: number }) {
+        super(parent);
+        this.state = { someval: props.value };
+      }
+    }
+
+    const widget = new Parent(env);
+    await widget.mount(fixture);
+    expect(fixture.innerHTML).toBe("<div><span>42</span></div>");
+  });
+
+  test("object prop value", async () => {
+    class Parent extends Widget<WEnv> {
+      name = "a";
+      template = `<div><t t-widget="child" t-props="state"/></div>`;
+      widgets = { child: Child };
+      state = { val: 42 };
+    }
+
+    class Child extends Widget<WEnv> {
+      template = `<span><t t-esc="state.someval"/></span>`;
+      state: { someval: number };
+      constructor(parent: Parent, props: { val: number }) {
+        super(parent);
+        this.state = { someval: props.val };
+      }
+    }
+
+    const widget = new Parent(env);
+    await widget.mount(fixture);
+    expect(fixture.innerHTML).toBe("<div><span>42</span></div>");
+  });
+});