diff --git a/addons/pad/models/pad.py b/addons/pad/models/pad.py
index 0393c9820b6..a8a3f838d9d 100644
--- a/addons/pad/models/pad.py
+++ b/addons/pad/models/pad.py
@@ -64,10 +64,12 @@ class PadCommon(models.AbstractModel):
             field = model._fields[self.env.context['field_name']]
             real_field = field.pad_content_field
 
+            res_id = self.env.context.get("object_id")
+            record = model.browse(res_id)
             # get content of the real field
-            for record in model.browse(self.env.context.get("object_id")):
-                    if record[real_field]:
-                        myPad.setHtmlFallbackText(path, record[real_field])
+            real_field_value = record[real_field] or self.env.context.get('record', {}).get(real_field, '')
+            if real_field_value:
+                myPad.setHtmlFallbackText(path, real_field_value)
 
         return {
             "server": pad["server"],
diff --git a/addons/pad/static/src/js/pad.js b/addons/pad/static/src/js/pad.js
index fcb49ccd17b..104cc2f5432 100644
--- a/addons/pad/static/src/js/pad.js
+++ b/addons/pad/static/src/js/pad.js
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ var FieldPad = AbstractField.extend({
                 context: {
                     model: this.model,
                     field_name: this.name,
-                    object_id: this.res_id
+                    object_id: this.res_id,
+                    record: this.recordData,
                 },
             }, {
                 shadow: true