diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
index 61b13be7be5..d624651ac85 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
@@ -2264,19 +2264,18 @@ var FieldDomain = AbstractField.extend({
 
         // Convert char value to array value
         var value = this.value || "[]";
-        var domain = Domain.prototype.stringToArray(value);
 
         // Create the domain selector or change the value of the current one...
         var def;
         if (!this.domainSelector) {
-            this.domainSelector = new DomainSelector(this, this._domainModel, domain, {
+            this.domainSelector = new DomainSelector(this, this._domainModel, value, {
                 readonly: this.mode === "readonly" || this.inDialog,
                 filters: this.fsFilters,
                 debugMode: session.debug,
             });
             def = this.domainSelector.prependTo(this.$el);
         } else {
-            def = this.domainSelector.setDomain(domain);
+            def = this.domainSelector.setDomain(value);
         }
         // ... then replace the other content (matched records, etc)
         return def.then(this._replaceContent.bind(this));
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 16f77b7954c..db78c789da3 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_model.js
@@ -2429,11 +2429,11 @@ var BasicModel = AbstractModel.extend({
         }
 
         var def = $.Deferred();
-
+        var evalContext = this._getEvalContext(record);
         this._rpc({
                 model: domainModel,
                 method: 'search_count',
-                args: [Domain.prototype.stringToArray(domainValue)],
+                args: [Domain.prototype.stringToArray(domainValue, evalContext)],
                 context: context
             })
             .then(_.identity, function (error, e) {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/domain_selector.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/domain_selector.js
index 0619cf613c6..2b100d923fa 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/domain_selector.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/domain_selector.js
@@ -177,18 +177,12 @@ var DomainTree = DomainNode.extend({
      * operator from the domain.
      * @see DomainTree._addFlattenedChildren
      */
-    init: function (parent, model, domain, options) {
+    init: function (parent, model, domain) {
         this._super.apply(this, arguments);
-        try {
-            domain = Domain.prototype.stringToArray(domain);
-        } catch (err) {
-            // TODO: domain could contain `parent` for example, which is
-            // currently not handled by the DomainSelector
-            this.invalidDomain = true;
-            this.children = [];
-            return;
+        var parsedDomain = this._parseDomain(domain);
+        if (parsedDomain) {
+            this._initialize(parsedDomain);
         }
-        this._initialize(domain);
     },
     /**
      * @see DomainNode.start
@@ -386,6 +380,23 @@ var DomainTree = DomainNode.extend({
             });
         }).bind(this));
     },
+    /**
+     * @param {string} domain
+     * @returns {Array[]}
+     */
+    _parseDomain: function (domain) {
+        var parsedDomain = false;
+        try {
+            parsedDomain = Domain.prototype.stringToArray(domain);
+            this.invalidDomain = false;
+        } catch (err) {
+            // TODO: domain could contain `parent` for example, which is
+            // currently not handled by the DomainSelector
+            this.invalidDomain = true;
+            this.children = [];
+        }
+        return parsedDomain;
+    },
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Handlers
@@ -471,14 +482,17 @@ var DomainSelector = DomainTree.extend({
      * If the internal domain value was already equal to the given one, this
      * does nothing.
      *
-     * @param {Array|string} domain
+     * @param {string} domain
      * @returns {Deferred} resolved when the rerendering is finished
      */
     setDomain: function (domain) {
-        if (Domain.prototype.arrayToString(domain) === Domain.prototype.arrayToString(this.getDomain())) {
+        if (domain === Domain.prototype.arrayToString(this.getDomain())) {
             return $.when();
         }
-        return this._redraw(domain);
+        var parsedDomain = this._parseDomain(domain);
+        if (parsedDomain) {
+            return this._redraw(domain);
+        }
     },
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/basic_fields_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/basic_fields_tests.js
index f2ab670f097..4dd595cbfa0 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/basic_fields_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/basic_fields_tests.js
@@ -4345,6 +4345,33 @@ QUnit.module('basic_fields', {
 
     QUnit.module('FieldDomain');
 
+    QUnit.test('The domain editor should not crash the view when given a dynamic filter', function (assert) {
+        //dynamic filters (containing variables, such as uid, parent or today)
+        //are not handled by the domain editor, but it shouldn't crash the view
+        assert.expect(1);
+
+        this.data.partner.records[0].foo = '[["int_field", "=", uid]]';
+
+        var form = createView({
+            View: FormView,
+            model: 'partner',
+            data: this.data,
+            arch:
+                '<form>' +
+                    '<field name="foo" widget="domain" options="{\'model\': \'partner\'}"/>' +
+                    '<field name="int_field" invisible="1"/>' +
+                '</form>',
+            res_id: 1,
+            session: {
+                user_context: {uid: 14},
+            },
+        });
+
+        assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_read_mode').text(), "This domain is not supported.",
+            "The widget should not crash the view, but gracefully admit its failure.");
+        form.destroy();
+    });
+
     QUnit.test('basic domain field usage is ok', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(6);