diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/formats.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/formats.js
index 2f6bbcebc4f..3c32dbe0426 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/formats.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/formats.js
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ instance.web.format_value = function (value, descriptor, value_if_empty) {
         case 'selection': case 'statusbar':
             // Each choice is [value, label]
             if(_.isArray(value)) {
-                 value = value[0];
+                 return value[1];
             }
             var result = _(descriptor.selection).detect(function (choice) {
                 return choice[0] === value;