diff --git a/addons/stock/static/src/widgets/popover_widget.js b/addons/stock/static/src/widgets/popover_widget.js
index 3ab687f6623..6d9c1ee88e0 100644
--- a/addons/stock/static/src/widgets/popover_widget.js
+++ b/addons/stock/static/src/widgets/popover_widget.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export class PopoverWidgetField extends Component {
         this.popover = usePopover();
         this.closePopover = null;
         let fieldValue = this.props.record.data[this.props.name];
-        this.jsonValue = JSON.parse(fieldValue);
+        this.jsonValue = JSON.parse(fieldValue || "{}");
         this.color = this.jsonValue.color || 'text-primary';
         this.icon = this.jsonValue.icon || 'fa-info-circle';
     }