diff --git a/addons/website/models/website.py b/addons/website/models/website.py
index 2b24d545168..16ddde37ad6 100644
--- a/addons/website/models/website.py
+++ b/addons/website/models/website.py
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ class Website(models.Model):
 
         new_homepage_view = '''<t name="Homepage" t-name="website.homepage%s">
         <t t-call="website.layout">
+            <t t-set="pageName" t-value="'homepage'"/>
             <div id="wrap" class="oe_structure oe_empty"/>
             </t>
         </t>''' % (self.id)