diff --git a/addons/mass_mailing/wizard/mailing_mailing_test.py b/addons/mass_mailing/wizard/mailing_mailing_test.py
index 2ffba12ebf5..e3c1970afae 100644
--- a/addons/mass_mailing/wizard/mailing_mailing_test.py
+++ b/addons/mass_mailing/wizard/mailing_mailing_test.py
@@ -22,16 +22,28 @@ class TestMassMailing(models.TransientModel):
         mailing = self.mass_mailing_id
         test_emails = tools.email_split(self.email_to)
         mass_mail_layout = self.env.ref('mass_mailing.mass_mailing_mail_layout')
+
+        record = self.env[mailing.mailing_model_real].search([], limit=1)
+        body = mailing._prepend_preview(mailing.body_html, mailing.preview)
+        subject = mailing.subject
+
+        # If there is atleast 1 record for the model used in this mailing, then we use this one to render the template
+        # Downside: Jinja syntax is only tested when there is atleast one record of the mailing's model
+        if record:
+            # Returns a proper error if there is a syntax error with jinja
+            body = self.env['mail.render.mixin']._render_template(body, mailing.mailing_model_real, record.ids, post_process=True)[record.id]
+            subject = self.env['mail.render.mixin']._render_template(subject, mailing.mailing_model_real, record.ids)[record.id]
+
+        # Convert links in absolute URLs before the application of the shortener
+        body = self.env['mail.render.mixin']._replace_local_links(body)
+        body = tools.html_sanitize(body, sanitize_attributes=True, sanitize_style=True)
+
         for test_mail in test_emails:
-            # Convert links in absolute URLs before the application of the shortener
-            body = mailing._prepend_preview(mailing.body_html, mailing.preview)
-            body = self.env['mail.render.mixin']._replace_local_links(body)
-            body = tools.html_sanitize(body, sanitize_attributes=True, sanitize_style=True)
             mail_values = {
                 'email_from': mailing.email_from,
                 'reply_to': mailing.reply_to,
                 'email_to': test_mail,
-                'subject': mailing.subject,
+                'subject': subject,
                 'body_html': mass_mail_layout._render({'body': body}, engine='ir.qweb', minimal_qcontext=True),
                 'notification': True,
                 'mailing_id': mailing.id,