diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/statusbar/statusbar_field.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/statusbar/statusbar_field.js
index bfc21757444..f689c8515f5 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/statusbar/statusbar_field.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/statusbar/statusbar_field.js
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ export class StatusBarField extends Component {
     get currentName() {
         switch (this.props.record.fields[this.props.name].type) {
             case "many2one": {
-                const item = this.options.find((item) => item.isSelected);
-                return item ? item.name : "";
+                const item = this.options.find((item) => this.props.value && item.id === this.props.value[0]);
+                return item ? item.display_name : "";
             }
             case "selection": {
                 const item = this.options.find((item) => item[0] === this.props.value);
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/mobile/views/fields/statusbar_field_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/mobile/views/fields/statusbar_field_tests.js
index 39c16ae173d..9fba23e21dd 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/mobile/views/fields/statusbar_field_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/mobile/views/fields/statusbar_field_tests.js
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ QUnit.module("Mobile Fields", ({ beforeEach }) => {
             ".o_statusbar_status .dropdown-menu",
             "dropdown should be hidden"
         );
+        assert.strictEqual(
+            fixture.querySelector(".o_statusbar_status button.dropdown-toggle").textContent.trim(),
+            "aaa",
+            "statusbar button should display current field value"
+        );
 
         // open the dropdown
         await click(fixture, ".o_statusbar_status > button");
@@ -115,8 +120,8 @@ QUnit.module("Mobile Fields", ({ beforeEach }) => {
         assert.strictEqual(
             fixture.querySelector(".o_statusbar_status button.dropdown-toggle").textContent.trim(),
             "",
-            "statusbar button has no text"
-        ); // Behavior as of saas-15, might be improved
+            "statusbar button shouldn't have text for null field value"
+        );
 
         await click(fixture, ".o_statusbar_status button.dropdown-toggle");
         assert.containsOnce(