diff --git a/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/model/GridField.java b/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/model/GridField.java
index 0746b94a10..ddd9a38e42 100644
--- a/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/model/GridField.java
+++ b/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/model/GridField.java
@@ -1243,23 +1243,34 @@ public class GridField
 	    	}
 	    	value = Env.getContext (ctx, m_vo.WindowNo, m_vo.TabNo, variableName, tabOnly, true);
 	    }
-		if (!Util.isEmpty(value) && !Util.isEmpty(foreignColumn) && variableName.endsWith("_ID")
-			&& getGridTab() != null) {
-			String refValue = "";
+		if (!Util.isEmpty(value) && !Util.isEmpty(foreignColumn) && variableName.endsWith("_ID")) {
 			int id = 0;
 			try {
 				id = Integer.parseInt(value);
 			} catch (Exception e){}
 			if (id > 0) {
-				MColumn column = MColumn.get(ctx, getGridTab().getTableName(), variableName);
-				if (column != null) {
-					String foreignTable = column.getReferenceTableName();
-					refValue = DB.getSQLValueString(null,
-							"SELECT " + foreignColumn + " FROM " + foreignTable + " WHERE " 
-							+ foreignTable + "_ID = ?", id);
+				String refValue = "";
+				if (getGridTab() != null) {
+					MColumn column = MColumn.get(ctx, getGridTab().getTableName(), variableName);
+					if (column != null) {
+						String foreignTable = column.getReferenceTableName();
+						refValue = DB.getSQLValueString(null,
+								"SELECT " + foreignColumn + " FROM " + foreignTable + " WHERE " 
+										+ foreignTable + "_ID = ?", id);
+					}
+					return refValue;
+				} else {
+					// no GridTab - maybe coming from process parameter, try tableName from columnName
+					String foreignTable = variableName.substring(0, variableName.length()-3);
+					MTable table = MTable.get(ctx, foreignTable);
+					if (table != null) {
+						refValue = DB.getSQLValueString(null,
+								"SELECT " + foreignColumn + " FROM " + foreignTable + " WHERE " 
+										+ foreignTable + "_ID = ?", id);
+						return refValue;
+					}
 				}
 			}
-			return refValue;
 		}
 		return value;
 	}	//	get_ValueAsString