diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
index c8d9bbe270e..c78adf769bd 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
@@ -505,10 +505,12 @@ openerp.web.ListView = openerp.web.View.extend( /** @lends openerp.web.ListView#
     do_select: function (ids, records) {
         this.$element.find('.oe-list-delete')
             .attr('disabled', !ids.length);
-        if(ids.length) {
-            this.sidebar.do_unfold();
-        } else {
-            this.sidebar.do_fold();
+        if (this.sidebar) {
+            if (ids.length) {
+                this.sidebar.do_unfold();
+            } else {
+                this.sidebar.do_fold();
+            }
         }
         if (!records.length) {
             this.compute_aggregates();