diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/utils.py b/django/contrib/admin/utils.py
index f704ef3af7..00d8b41129 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/utils.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/utils.py
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ def display_for_field(value, field):
         return formats.number_format(value, field.decimal_places)
     elif isinstance(field, models.FloatField):
         return formats.number_format(value)
-    elif isinstance(field, models.FileField):
+    elif isinstance(field, models.FileField) and value:
         return mark_safe('<a href="%s">%s</a>' % (
             conditional_escape(value.url),
             conditional_escape(value),
diff --git a/tests/admin_widgets/tests.py b/tests/admin_widgets/tests.py
index 8d74f0b53c..6838a12b4d 100644
--- a/tests/admin_widgets/tests.py
+++ b/tests/admin_widgets/tests.py
@@ -397,6 +397,12 @@ class AdminFileWidgetTests(DjangoTestCase):
             '<input type="file" name="cover_art" id="id_cover_art" />',
             html=True,
         )
+        response = self.client.get(reverse('admin:admin_widgets_album_add'))
+        self.assertContains(
+            response,
+            '<p></p>',
+            html=True,
+        )
 
 
 @override_settings(ROOT_URLCONF='admin_widgets.urls')