diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
index cf9462e2902..4feacf42323 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ openerp.base.form.FieldImage = openerp.base.form.Field.extend({
     set_value: function(value) {
         this._super.apply(this, arguments);
         var url = '/base/formview/image?session_id=' + this.session.session_id + '&model=' +
-            this.view.dataset.model +'&id=' + this.view.datarecord.id + '&field=' + this.name
+            this.view.dataset.model +'&id=' + (this.view.datarecord.id || '') + '&field=' + this.name
         this.$element.find('img').show().attr('src', url);
     }
 });