diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/core/widget.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/core/widget.js
index 5e23c3f2c47..b25cd99587b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/core/widget.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/core/widget.js
@@ -391,6 +391,9 @@ var Widget = core.Class.extend(mixins.PropertiesMixin, ServicesMixin, {
     _widgetRenderAndInsert: function (insertion, target) {
         var self = this;
         return this.willStart().then(function () {
+            if (self.__parentedDestroyed) {
+                return;
+            }
             self.renderElement();
             insertion(target);
             return self.start();
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/core/widget_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/core/widget_tests.js
index 43b9d0dc334..19e72cb97b6 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/core/widget_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/core/widget_tests.js
@@ -388,6 +388,26 @@ QUnit.module('core', {}, function () {
         assert.ok(true,
             "there should be no crash when calling _rpc on a destroyed widget");
     });
+
+    QUnit.test('start is not called when widget is destroyed', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(0);
+        var slowWillStartDef = $.Deferred();
+        var $fix = $( "#qunit-fixture");
+
+        var widget = new (Widget.extend({
+            willStart: function () {
+                return slowWillStartDef;
+            },
+            start: function () {
+                throw new Error('Should not call start method');
+            },
+        }))();
+
+        widget.appendTo($fix);
+        widget.destroy();
+        slowWillStartDef.resolve();
+    });
+
 });
 
 });
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