1 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
index cf3c08128ce..ae9f0611abf 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
@@ -1984,9 +1984,20 @@ var BasicModel = AbstractModel.extend({
             dataPoint.data.display_name = result[0][1];
         });
     },
+    /**
+     * Fetch name_get for a field of type Many2one or Reference
+     *
+     * @private
+     * @params {Object} list: must be a datapoint of type list
+     *   (for example: a datapoint representing a x2many)
+     * @params {string} fieldName: the name of a field of type Many2one or Reference
+     * @returns {Deferred}
+     */
     _fetchNameGets: function (list, fieldName) {
         var self = this;
-        var model;
+        // We first get the model this way because if list.data is empty
+        // the _.each below will not make it.
+        var model = list.fields[fieldName].relation;
         var records = [];
         var ids = [];
         list = this._applyX2ManyOperations(list);
@@ -1999,8 +2010,11 @@ var BasicModel = AbstractModel.extend({
             var many2oneRecord = self.localData[many2oneId];
             records.push(many2oneRecord);
             ids.push(many2oneRecord.res_id);
+            // We need to calculate the model this way too because
+            // field .relation is not set for a reference field.
             model = many2oneRecord.model;
         });
+
         if (!ids.length) {
             return $.when();
         }