diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_widgets.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_widgets.js
index 92782b5923a..7f5e6c54da4 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_widgets.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form_widgets.js
@@ -1362,6 +1362,7 @@ var FieldBinaryImage = FieldBinary.extend({
             $img.css("max-height", "" + self.options.size[1] + "px");
         });
         $img.on('error', function() {
+            self.on_clear();
             $img.attr('src', self.placeholder);
             self.do_warn(_t("Image"), _t("Could not display the selected image."));
         });