diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/view_tree.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/view_tree.js
index a9ee3af0b50..f36374f770c 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/view_tree.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/view_tree.js
@@ -146,8 +146,9 @@ openerp.base.TreeView = openerp.base.View.extend({
                 'records': records,
                 'children_field': self.children_field,
                 'fields_view': self.fields_view.arch.children,
-                'field': self.fields,
-                'level': $curr_node.data('level') || 0
+                'fields': self.fields,
+                'level': $curr_node.data('level') || 0,
+                'render': openerp.base.format_value
             });
 
             if ($curr_node.length) {
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
index adf791dd31c..850e4280977 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@
         t-att-style="!field_index ? 'background-position: ' + 19*level + 'px; padding-left: ' + 19*level + 'px' : undefined"
         t-att-class="!field_index and has_children ? 'treeview-tr' : 'treeview-td'">
         <span t-if="!field.attrs.modifiers.invisible">
-            <t t-esc="record[field.attrs.name]" />
+            <t t-esc="render(record[field.attrs.name], fields[field.attrs.name])" />
         </span>
     </td>
 </tr>