diff --git a/htdocs/core/ajax/ajaxextrafield.php b/htdocs/core/ajax/ajaxextrafield.php
index 012651776f7..de0ea3d79a6 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/ajax/ajaxextrafield.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/ajax/ajaxextrafield.php
@@ -52,9 +52,15 @@ $search = GETPOST('search', 'restricthtml');
 $page = GETPOSTINT('page');
 $limit = 10;
 $offset = (($page - 1) * $limit);
-
+$element_ref = '';
+if (is_numeric($id)) {
+	$id = (int) $id;
+} else {
+	$element_ref = $id;
+	$id = 0;
+}
 // Load object according to $element
-$object = fetchObjectByElement($id, $objecttype);
+$object = fetchObjectByElement($id, $objecttype, $element_ref);
 if (empty($object->element)) {
 	httponly_accessforbidden('Failed to get object with fetchObjectByElement(id=' . $id . ', objecttype=' . $objecttype . ')');
 }