diff --git a/addons/mrp/models/mrp_production.py b/addons/mrp/models/mrp_production.py
index c9e4ca35346..2d196731d62 100644
--- a/addons/mrp/models/mrp_production.py
+++ b/addons/mrp/models/mrp_production.py
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@ class MrpProduction(models.Model):
 
     def _get_backorder_mo_vals(self):
         self.ensure_one()
-        next_seq = max(self.procurement_group_id.mrp_production_ids.mapped("backorder_sequence"))
+        next_seq = max(self.procurement_group_id.mrp_production_ids.mapped("backorder_sequence"), default=1)
         return {
             'name': self._get_name_backorder(self.name, next_seq + 1),
             'backorder_sequence': next_seq + 1,
diff --git a/addons/mrp/tests/test_backorder.py b/addons/mrp/tests/test_backorder.py
index aed6fa0af14..e7c9c7b8d0b 100644
--- a/addons/mrp/tests/test_backorder.py
+++ b/addons/mrp/tests/test_backorder.py
@@ -312,6 +312,24 @@ class TestMrpProductionBackorder(TestMrpCommon):
             self.assertEqual(new_backorder.name, initial_mo_name + "-" + str(seq + 1))
             backorder = new_backorder
 
+    def test_backorder_name_without_procurement_group(self):
+        production = self.generate_mo(qty_final=5)[0]
+        mo_form = Form(production)
+        mo_form.qty_producing = 1
+        mo = mo_form.save()
+
+        # Remove pg to trigger fallback on backorder name
+        mo.procurement_group_id = False
+        action = mo.button_mark_done()
+        backorder_form = Form(self.env['mrp.production.backorder'].with_context(**action['context']))
+        backorder_form.save().action_backorder()
+
+        # The pg is back
+        self.assertTrue(production.procurement_group_id)
+        backorder_ids = production.procurement_group_id.mrp_production_ids[1]
+        self.assertEqual(production.name.split('-')[0], backorder_ids.name.split('-')[0])
+        self.assertEqual(int(production.name.split('-')[1]) + 1, int(backorder_ids.name.split('-')[1]))
+
 
 class TestMrpWorkorderBackorder(TransactionCase):
     @classmethod