diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 485fb41148..31e7836177 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ phpMyAdmin - ChangeLog
 4.3.9.0 (not yet released)
 - bug #4728 Incorrect headings in routine editor
 - bug #4730 Notice while browsing tables when phpmyadmin pma database exists, but not all the tables
+- bug #4729 Display original field when using "Relational display column" option and display column is empty
 
 4.3.8.0 (2015-01-24)
 - bug       Undefined constant PMA_DRIZZLE
diff --git a/libraries/DisplayResults.class.php b/libraries/DisplayResults.class.php
index 3e674e0a78..28aa1f26f0 100644
--- a/libraries/DisplayResults.class.php
+++ b/libraries/DisplayResults.class.php
@@ -5256,7 +5256,9 @@ class PMA_DisplayResults
                     );
                 } else {
 
-                    if ($relational_display == self::RELATIONAL_DISPLAY_COLUMN) {
+                    if ($relational_display == self::RELATIONAL_DISPLAY_COLUMN
+                       && ! empty($map[$meta->name][2])
+                    ) {
                         // user chose "relational display field" in the
                         // display options, so show display field in the cell
                         $result .= $default_function($dispval);