diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/form/form_controller.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/form/form_controller.js
index d11608a67a0..97f79d9466b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/form/form_controller.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/form/form_controller.js
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ export class FormController extends Component {
     }
 
     displayName() {
-        return this.model.root.data.display_name || _t("New");
+        return this.model.root.data.display_name || (this.model.root.isNew && _t("New")) || "";
     }
 
     async onPagerUpdate({ offset, resIds }) {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/form/form_view_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/form/form_view_tests.js
index 172c5700122..3485b095451 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/form/form_view_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/form/form_view_tests.js
@@ -14212,4 +14212,16 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
             assert.verifySteps(["web_read", "web_save"]);
         }
     );
+
+    QUnit.test("existing record with falsy display_name", async function (assert) {
+        serverData.models.partner.records[0].display_name = "";
+        await makeView({
+            type: "form",
+            resModel: "partner",
+            serverData,
+            arch: `<form><field name="int_field"/></form>`,
+            resId: 1,
+        });
+        assert.strictEqual(target.querySelector(".o_breadcrumb").innerText, "Unnamed");
+    });
 });