diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_qweb_fields.py b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_qweb_fields.py
index 431a95d607a..3efe3dc30bc 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_qweb_fields.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_qweb_fields.py
@@ -781,15 +781,16 @@ class Contact(models.AbstractModel):
             opsep = Markup('<br/>')
 
         value = value.sudo().with_context(show_address=True)
+        display_name = value.display_name or ''
         # Avoid having something like:
         # display_name = 'Foo\n  \n' -> This is a res.partner with a name and no address
         # That would return markup('<br/>') as address. But there is no address set.
-        if any(elem.strip() for elem in value.display_name.split("\n")[1:]):
-            address = opsep.join(value.display_name.split("\n")[1:]).strip()
+        if any(elem.strip() for elem in display_name.split("\n")[1:]):
+            address = opsep.join(display_name.split("\n")[1:]).strip()
         else:
             address = ''
         val = {
-            'name': value.display_name.split("\n")[0],
+            'name': display_name.split("\n")[0],
             'address': address,
             'phone': value.phone,
             'mobile': value.mobile,
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_qweb.py b/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_qweb.py
index a57193dfe6c..07fa58091ea 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_qweb.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_qweb.py
@@ -1644,6 +1644,21 @@ class TestQWebBasic(TransactionCase):
             markupsafe.Markup(f'<p>{p_instruction}</p>'),
             "Should have the processing instruction")
 
+    def test_render_widget_contact(self):
+        u = self.env['res.users'].create({
+            'name': 'Test',
+            'login': 'test@example.com',
+        })
+        u.name = ""
+        view1 = self.env['ir.ui.view'].create({
+            'name': "dummy",
+            'type': 'qweb',
+            'arch': """
+                <t t-name="base.dummy"><root><span t-esc="user" t-options='{"widget": "contact", "fields": ["name"]}' /></root></t>
+            """
+        })
+        self.env['ir.qweb']._render(view1.id, {'user': u})  # should not crash
+
     def test_void_element(self):
         view = self.env['ir.ui.view'].create({
             'name': 'master',