diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/field_utils.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/field_utils.js
index e6bde45e1f5..f653ded7181 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/field_utils.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/field_utils.js
@@ -662,6 +662,7 @@ return {
         integer: formatInteger,
         many2many: formatX2Many,
         many2one: formatMany2one,
+        many2one_reference: formatInteger,
         monetary: formatMonetary,
         one2many: formatX2Many,
         percentage: formatPercentage,