diff --git a/addons/web_editor/controllers/main.py b/addons/web_editor/controllers/main.py
index 1df011c1942..4e6c3fca0f1 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/web_editor/controllers/main.py
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ class Web_Editor(http.Controller):
                 _, args = request.env['ir.http']._match(src)
                 record = request.env['ir.binary']._find_record(
                     xmlid=args.get('xmlid'),
-                    res_model=args.get('model'),
+                    res_model=args.get('model', 'ir.attachment'),
                     res_id=args.get('id'),
                 )
                 if record._name == 'ir.attachment':
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/tests/test_controller.py b/addons/web_editor/tests/test_controller.py
index ce3553a2158..f91fcc7b07b 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/tests/test_controller.py
+++ b/addons/web_editor/tests/test_controller.py
@@ -84,3 +84,34 @@ class TestController(HttpCase):
         self.assertEqual(len(svg), len(response.content), 'Expect same length as original')
         self.assertTrue('ABCDEF' in str(response.content), 'Expect patched c1')
         self.assertTrue('3AADAA' not in str(response.content), 'Old c1 should not be there anymore')
+
+    def test_03_get_image_info(self):
+        gif_base64 = "R0lGODdhAQABAIAAAP///////ywAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs="
+        self.authenticate('admin', 'admin')
+        # Upload document.
+        response = self.url_open(
+            '/web_editor/attachment/add_data',
+            headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
+            data=json_safe.dumps({'params': {
+                'name': 'test.gif',
+                'data': gif_base64,
+                'is_image': True,
+            }})
+        ).json()
+        self.assertFalse('error' in response, 'Upload failed: %s' % response.get('error', {}).get('message'))
+        attachment_id = response['result']['id']
+        image_src = response['result']['image_src']
+        mimetype = response['result']['mimetype']
+        self.assertEqual('image/gif', mimetype, "Wrong mimetype")
+        # Ensure image info can be retrieved.
+        response = self.url_open('/web_editor/get_image_info',
+            headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
+            data=json_safe.dumps({
+                "params": {
+                    "src": image_src,
+                }
+            }),
+        ).json()
+        self.assertEqual(attachment_id, response['result']['original']['id'], "Wrong id")
+        self.assertEqual(image_src, response['result']['original']['image_src'], "Wrong image_src")
+        self.assertEqual(mimetype, response['result']['original']['mimetype'], "Wrong mimetype")