diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index 148c79b3efd..e46f63b4d44 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -3299,6 +3299,10 @@ instance.web.form.FieldMany2One = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(instanc
         if (! no_recurse) {
             var dataset = new instance.web.DataSetStatic(this, this.field.relation, self.build_context());
             this.alive(dataset.name_get([self.get("value")])).done(function(data) {
+                if (!data[0]) {
+                    self.do_warn(_t("Render"), _t("No value found for the field "+self.field.string+" for value "+self.get("value")));
+                    return;
+                }
                 self.display_value["" + self.get("value")] = data[0][1];
                 self.render_value(true);
             });