diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index 0eddd914f01..0fc022f15c8 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@
             <tr>
                 <th t-foreach="fields_view" t-as="field"
                     t-if="!field.attrs.modifiers.tree_invisible">
-                    <t t-esc="fields[field.attrs.name].string" />
+                    <t t-esc="field_value.attrs.string || fields[field.attrs.name].string" />
                 </th>
             </tr>
         </thead>