diff --git a/addons/web_editor/models/ir_qweb_fields.py b/addons/web_editor/models/ir_qweb_fields.py
index 118e91fe9e0..59391c9f391 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/models/ir_qweb_fields.py
+++ b/addons/web_editor/models/ir_qweb_fields.py
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ class Image(models.AbstractModel):
     _inherit = 'ir.qweb.field.image'
 
     local_url_re = re.compile(r'^/(?P<module>[^]]+)/static/(?P<rest>.+)$')
+    redirect_url_re = re.compile(r'\/web\/image\/\d+-redirect\/')
 
     @api.model
     def from_html(self, model, field, element):
@@ -470,6 +471,8 @@ class Image(models.AbstractModel):
                 oid = query.get('id', fragments[4])
                 field = query.get('field', fragments[5])
             item = self.env[model].browse(int(oid))
+            if self.redirect_url_re.match(url_object.path):
+                return self.load_remote_url(item.url)
             return item[field]
 
         if self.local_url_re.match(url_object.path):