diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/widgets/media.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/widgets/media.js
index a76a3af9d8e..80e8bd998fb 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/widgets/media.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/widgets/media.js
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ var FileWidget = SearchableMediaWidget.extend({
         }
 
         const img = selected[0];
-        if (!img || !img.id) {
+        if (!img || !img.id || this.$media.attr('src') === img.image_src) {
             return this.media;
         }