diff --git a/base_contact/base_contact.py b/base_contact/base_contact.py
index cb4b79439..038336d5d 100644
--- a/base_contact/base_contact.py
+++ b/base_contact/base_contact.py
@@ -110,10 +110,16 @@ class res_partner(osv.osv):
         return result
 
     def onchange_contact_id(self, cr, uid, ids, contact_id, context=None):
+        values = {}
         if contact_id:
-            name = self.browse(cr, uid, contact_id, context=context).name
-            return {'value': {'name': name}}
-        return {}
+            values['name'] = self.browse(cr, uid, contact_id, context=context).name
+        return {'value': values}
+
+    def onchange_contact_type(self, cr, uid, ids, contact_type, context=None):
+        values = {}
+        if contact_type == 'standalone':
+            values['contact_id'] = False
+        return {'value': values}
 
 
 class ir_actions_window(osv.osv):
diff --git a/base_contact/base_contact_view.xml b/base_contact/base_contact_view.xml
index 93eeac5aa..29080f270 100644
--- a/base_contact/base_contact_view.xml
+++ b/base_contact/base_contact_view.xml
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@
                 </page>
                 <page name="personal-info" string="Personal Information" attrs="{'invisible': ['|',('is_company','=',True)]}">
                     <p attrs="{'invisible': [('contact_id','=',False)]}">
-                        To see personal information about this contact, please go to to the his person form: <field name="contact_id" class="oe_inline" domain="[('contact_type','!=','attached')]" context="{'show_address': 1}" options="{'always_reload': True}"/>
+                        To see personal information about this contact, please go to to the his person form: <field name="contact_id" class="oe_inline" domain="[('contact_type','!=','attached')]" context="{'show_address': 1}"
+                        on_change="onchange_contact_id(contact_id)" options="{'always_reload': True}"/>
                     </p>
                     <group attrs="{'invisible': [('contact_id','!=',False)]}">
                         <field name="birthdate_date"/>
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@
                 </page>
             </page>
             <xpath expr="//field[@name='child_ids']/form//field[@name='name']/.." position="before">
-                <field name="contact_type" readonly="0"/>
+                <field name="contact_type" readonly="0" on_change="onchange_contact_type(contact_type)"/>
             </xpath>
             <xpath expr="//field[@name='child_ids']/form//field[@name='name']" position="after">
                 <field name="contact_id" on_change="onchange_contact_id(contact_id)" string="Contact"