diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_record.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_record.js
index 48f1aacf4ad..94621211d2d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_record.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_record.js
@@ -182,24 +182,30 @@ var KanbanRecord = Widget.extend({
      */
     _getImageURL: function (model, field, id, cache, options) {
         options = options || {};
+        id = (_.isArray(id) ? id[0] : id) || false;
+        field = options.preview_image || field;
+        var isCurrentRecord = this.modelName === model && this.recordData.id === id;
         var url;
-        if (this.record[field] && this.record[field].raw_value && !utils.is_bin_size(this.record[field].raw_value)) {
+        if (isCurrentRecord && this.record[field] && this.record[field].raw_value && !utils.is_bin_size(this.record[field].raw_value)) {
             // Use magic-word technique for detecting image type
             url = 'data:image/' + this.file_type_magic_word[this.record[field].raw_value[0]] + ';base64,' + this.record[field].raw_value;
-        } else if (this.record[field] && ! this.record[field].raw_value) {
+        } else if (!model || !field || !id || (isCurrentRecord && this.record[field] && !this.record[field].raw_value)) {
             url = "/web/static/src/img/placeholder.png";
         } else {
-            if (_.isArray(id)) { id = id[0]; }
-            if (!id) { id = undefined; }
-            if (options.preview_image)
-                field = options.preview_image;
-            var unique = this.record.__last_update && this.record.__last_update.value.replace(/[^0-9]/g, '');
             var session = this.getSession();
-            url = session.url('/web/image', {model: model, field: field, id: id, unique: unique});
+            var params = {
+                model: model,
+                field: field,
+                id: id
+            };
+            if (isCurrentRecord) {
+                params.unique = this.record.__last_update && this.record.__last_update.value.replace(/[^0-9]/g, '');
+            }
             if (cache !== undefined) {
                 // Set the cache duration in seconds.
-                url += '&cache=' + parseInt(cache, 10);
+                params.cache = parseInt(cache, 10);
             }
+            url = session.url('/web/image', params);
         }
         return url;
     },
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
index a012eff1ca8..3b9e6435536 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
@@ -4847,7 +4847,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         }
     });
 
-    QUnit.test('test displaying image (URL)', function (assert) {
+    QUnit.test('test displaying image (URL, image field not set)', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(1);
 
         var kanban = createView({
@@ -4899,6 +4899,39 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         kanban.destroy();
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('test displaying image (for another record)', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(2);
+
+        var kanban = createView({
+            View: KanbanView,
+            model: 'partner',
+            data: this.data,
+            arch: '<kanban class="o_kanban_test">' +
+                      '<field name="id"/>' +
+                      '<field name="image"/>' +
+                      '<templates><t t-name="kanban-box"><div>' +
+                          '<img t-att-src="kanban_image(\'partner\', \'image\', 1)"/>' +
+                      '</div></t></templates>' +
+                  '</kanban>',
+            mockRPC: function (route, args) {
+                if (route === 'data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACAA==') {
+                    assert.ok("The view's image should have been fetched.");
+                    return $.when();
+                }
+                return this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+            },
+        });
+
+        // the field image is set, but we request the image for a specific id
+        // -> for the record matching the ID, the base64 should be returned
+        // -> for all the other records, the image should be displayed by url
+        var imageOnRecord = kanban.$('img[data-src*="/web/image"][data-src*="&id=1"]');
+        assert.strictEqual(imageOnRecord.length, this.data.partner.records.length - 1,
+            "display image by url when requested for another record");
+
+        kanban.destroy();
+    });
+
     QUnit.test('check if the view destroys all widgets and instances', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(1);