diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py b/odoo/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py
index bacca6d78d3..81febad8e38 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py
@@ -557,6 +557,9 @@ class IrActionsServer(models.Model):
                 active_id = self._context.get('active_id')
                 if not active_id and self._context.get('onchange_self'):
                     active_id = self._context['onchange_self']._origin.id
+                    if not active_id:  # onchange on new record
+                        func = getattr(self, 'run_action_%s' % action.state)
+                        res = func(action, eval_context=eval_context)
                 active_ids = self._context.get('active_ids', [active_id] if active_id else [])
                 for active_id in active_ids:
                     # run context dedicated to a particular active_id