diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
index f7005a11b9a..614602a5791 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
@@ -678,13 +678,14 @@ var BasicModel = AbstractModel.extend({
      */
     getName: function (id) {
         var record = this.localData[id];
+        var returnValue = '';
         if (record._changes && 'display_name' in record._changes) {
-            return record._changes.display_name;
+            returnValue = record._changes.display_name;
         }
-        if ('display_name' in record.data) {
-            return record.data.display_name;
+        else if ('display_name' in record.data) {
+            returnValue = record.data.display_name;
         }
-        return _t("New");
+        return returnValue || _t("New");
     },
     /**
      * Returns true if a record is dirty. A record is considered dirty if it has