diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index 82bfa817ef1..c9dcb65cba9 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -73,12 +73,19 @@ openerp.web.FormView = openerp.web.View.extend( /** @lends openerp.web.FormView#
             w.stop();
         });
     },
+    reposition: function ($e) {
+        this.$element = $e;
+        this.on_loaded();
+    },
     on_loaded: function(data) {
         var self = this;
-        this.fields_view = data;
-        var frame = new (this.registry.get_object('frame'))(this, this.fields_view.arch);
+        if (data) {
+            this.fields_view = data;
+            var frame = new (this.registry.get_object('frame'))(this, this.fields_view.arch);
 
-        this.$element.html(QWeb.render(this.form_template, { 'frame': frame, 'view': this }));
+            this.rendered = QWeb.render(this.form_template, { 'frame': frame, 'view': this });
+        }
+        this.$element.html(this.rendered);
         _.each(this.widgets, function(w) {
             w.start();
         });