diff --git a/frontend/app/components/wp-display/field-types/wp-display-work-package-field.module.ts b/frontend/app/components/wp-display/field-types/wp-display-work-package-field.module.ts
index 3b23680794..381d3ca2a0 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/wp-display/field-types/wp-display-work-package-field.module.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/components/wp-display/field-types/wp-display-work-package-field.module.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import {WorkPackageResource} from "../../api/api-v3/hal-resources/work-package-r
 import {UiStateLinkBuilder} from '../../wp-fast-table/builders/ui-state-link-builder';
 
 export class WorkPackageDisplayField extends DisplayField {
-  public text:{ linkTitle:string };
+  public text:{ linkTitle:string, none:string };
   private uiStateBuilder:UiStateLinkBuilder;
 
 
@@ -42,12 +42,14 @@ export class WorkPackageDisplayField extends DisplayField {
 
     this.uiStateBuilder = new UiStateLinkBuilder();
     this.text = {
-      linkTitle: this.I18n.t('js.work_packages.message_successful_show_in_fullscreen')
+      linkTitle: this.I18n.t('js.work_packages.message_successful_show_in_fullscreen'),
+      none: this.I18n.t('js.filter.noneElement')
     };
   }
 
   public render(element:HTMLElement, displayText:string): void {
-    if (!this.value) {
+    if (this.isEmpty()) {
+      element.innerText = this.placeholder;
       return;
     }
 
@@ -65,7 +67,19 @@ export class WorkPackageDisplayField extends DisplayField {
     return this.resource[this.name];
   }
 
+  public get title() {
+    if (this.isEmpty()) {
+      return this.text.none;
+    } else {
+      return this.value.name;
+    }
+  }
+
   public get wpId() {
+    if (this.isEmpty()) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
     if (this.value.$loaded) {
       return this.value.id;
     }
diff --git a/spec/features/work_packages/table/hierarchy/parent_column_spec.rb b/spec/features/work_packages/table/hierarchy/parent_column_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fbff2e3427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/features/work_packages/table/hierarchy/parent_column_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'Work Package table parent column', js: true do
+  let(:user) { FactoryGirl.create :admin }
+  let(:project) { FactoryGirl.create(:project) }
+
+  let(:wp_table) { Pages::WorkPackagesTable.new(project) }
+
+  before do
+    login_as(user)
+  end
+
+
+  let!(:parent) { FactoryGirl.create(:work_package, project: project) }
+  let!(:child) { FactoryGirl.create(:work_package, project: project, parent: parent) }
+
+  let!(:query) do
+    query              = FactoryGirl.build(:query, user: user, project: project)
+    query.column_names = ['subject', 'parent']
+    query.filters.clear
+    query.show_hierarchies = false
+
+    query.save!
+    query
+  end
+
+  it 'shows parent columns correctly (Regression #26951)' do
+    wp_table.visit_query query
+    wp_table.expect_work_package_listed(parent, child)
+
+    # Hierarchy mode is enabled by default
+    page.within(".wp-row-#{parent.id}") do
+      expect(page).to have_selector('td.parent', text: '-')
+    end
+
+    page.within(".wp-row-#{child.id}") do
+      expect(page).to have_selector('td.parent', text: "##{parent.id}")
+    end
+  end
+end