diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/field_utils.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/field_utils.js
index 61e31aeb66f..daebfdb37f4 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/field_utils.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/field_utils.js
@@ -36,20 +36,26 @@ function format_char(value) {
 }
 
 /**
- * @params {Moment}
+ * @params {Moment|false}
  * @returns {string}
  */
 function format_date(value) {
+    if (!value) {
+        return "";
+    }
     var l10n = core._t.database.parameters;
     var date_format = time.strftime_to_moment_format(l10n.date_format);
     return value.format(date_format);
 }
 
 /**
- * @params {Moment}
+ * @params {Moment|false}
  * @returns {string}
  */
 function format_datetime(value) {
+    if (!value) {
+        return "";
+    }
     var l10n = core._t.database.parameters;
     var date_format = time.strftime_to_moment_format(l10n.date_format);
     var time_format = time.strftime_to_moment_format(l10n.time_format);
@@ -160,9 +166,12 @@ function format_selection(value, field) {
  * The method toJSON return the formated value to send value server side
  *
  * @params {string}
- * @returns {Moment} Moment date object
+ * @returns {Moment|false} Moment date object
  */
 function parse_date(value) {
+    if (!value) {
+        return false;
+    }
     var date_pattern = time.strftime_to_moment_format(core._t.database.parameters.date_format);
     var date_pattern_wo_zero = date_pattern.replace('MM','M').replace('DD','D');
     var date = moment(value, [date_pattern, date_pattern_wo_zero, moment.ISO_8601], true);
@@ -188,9 +197,12 @@ function parse_date(value) {
  * The method toJSON return the formated value to send value server side
  *
  * @params {string}
- * @returns {Moment} Moment date object
+ * @returns {Moment|false} Moment date object
  */
 function parse_datetime(value) {
+    if (!value) {
+        return false;
+    }
     var date_pattern = time.strftime_to_moment_format(core._t.database.parameters.date_format),
         time_pattern = time.strftime_to_moment_format(core._t.database.parameters.time_format);
     var date_pattern_wo_zero = date_pattern.replace('MM','M').replace('DD','D'),
diff --git a/addons/web/static/test/fields/basic_fields_tests.js b/addons/web/static/test/fields/basic_fields_tests.js
index cdba48ceff3..62d8e0f8a86 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/test/fields/basic_fields_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/test/fields/basic_fields_tests.js
@@ -479,6 +479,22 @@ QUnit.module('basic_fields', {
 
     QUnit.module('FieldDate');
 
+    QUnit.test('date field is empty if no date is set', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(2);
+
+        var form = createView({
+            View: FormView,
+            model: 'partner',
+            data: this.data,
+            arch:'<form string="Partners"><field name="date"/></form>',
+            res_id: 4,
+        });
+        var $span = form.$('span.o_form_field');
+        assert.strictEqual($span.length, 1, "should have one span in the form view");
+        assert.strictEqual($span.text(), "", "and it should be empty");
+
+    });
+
     QUnit.test('date field in edit mode', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(7);
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/test/views/basic_model_tests.js b/addons/web/static/test/views/basic_model_tests.js
index 2624fb77c8c..83bdfa752c2 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/test/views/basic_model_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/test/views/basic_model_tests.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 },
                 records: [
                     {id: 1, foo: 'blip', bar: 1, product_id: 37, category: [12], display_name: "first partner", date: "2017-01-25"},
-                    {id: 2, foo: 'gnap', bar: 2, product_id: 41, display_name: "second partner", date: "2017-01-26"},
+                    {id: 2, foo: 'gnap', bar: 2, product_id: 41, display_name: "second partner"},
                 ],
                 onchanges: {},
             },
@@ -718,9 +718,38 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
 
     });
 
-    QUnit.test('dates are properly loaded and parsed', function (assert) {
-        assert.expect(1);
+    QUnit.test('dates are properly loaded and parsed (record)', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(2);
 
+        var model = createModel({
+            Model: BasicModel,
+            data: this.data,
+        });
+
+        var params = {
+            fieldNames: ['date'],
+            fields: this.data.partner.fields,
+            modelName: 'partner',
+            res_id: 1,
+        };
+
+        model.load(params).then(function (resultID) {
+            var record = model.get(resultID);
+            assert.ok(record.data.date instanceof moment,
+                "fetched date field should have been formatted");
+        });
+
+        params.res_id = 2;
+
+        model.load(params).then(function (resultID) {
+            var record = model.get(resultID);
+            assert.strictEqual(record.data.date, false,
+                "unset date field should be false");
+        });
+    });
+
+    QUnit.test('dates are properly loaded and parsed (list)', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(2);
 
         var model = createModel({
             Model: BasicModel,
@@ -737,8 +766,31 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         model.load(params).then(function (resultID) {
             var record = model.get(resultID);
             var firstRecord = record.data[0];
+            var secondRecord = record.data[1];
             assert.ok(firstRecord.data.date instanceof moment,
                 "fetched date field should have been formatted");
+            assert.strictEqual(secondRecord.data.date, false,
+                "if date is not set, it should be false");
+        });
+    });
+
+    QUnit.test('dates are properly loaded and parsed (default_get)', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(1);
+
+        var model = createModel({
+            Model: BasicModel,
+            data: this.data,
+        });
+
+        var params = {
+            fieldNames: ['date'],
+            fields: this.data.partner.fields,
+            modelName: 'partner',
+        };
+
+        model.makeDefaultRecord('partner', params).then(function (resultID) {
+            var record = model.get(resultID);
+            assert.strictEqual(record.data.date, false, "date default value should be false");
         });
     });