diff --git a/htdocs/core/lib/functions.lib.php b/htdocs/core/lib/functions.lib.php
index 91b2b7bdfdb..516ef6b8aaf 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/lib/functions.lib.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/lib/functions.lib.php
@@ -5837,8 +5837,8 @@ function getCommonSubstitutionArray($outputlangs, $onlykey=0, $exclude=null, $ob
 		{
 			$substitutionarray['__ID__'] = '__ID__';
 			$substitutionarray['__REF__'] = '__REF__';
-			$substitutionarray['__REFCLIENT__'] = '__REFCLIENT__';
-			$substitutionarray['__REFSUPPLIER__'] = '__REFSUPPLIER__';
+			$substitutionarray['__REF_CLIENT__'] = '__REF_CLIENT__';
+			$substitutionarray['__REF_SUPPLIER__'] = '__REF_SUPPLIER__';
 			$substitutionarray['__EXTRAFIELD_XXX__'] = '__EXTRAFIELD_XXX__';
 
 			$substitutionarray['__THIRDPARTY_ID__'] = '__THIRDPARTY_ID__';
@@ -5884,6 +5884,9 @@ function getCommonSubstitutionArray($outputlangs, $onlykey=0, $exclude=null, $ob
 		{
 			$substitutionarray['__ID__'] = $object->id;
 			$substitutionarray['__REF__'] = $object->ref;
+			$substitutionarray['__REF_CLIENT__'] = (isset($object->ref_client) ? $object->ref_client : (isset($object->ref_customer) ? $object->ref_customer : null));
+			$substitutionarray['__REF_SUPPLIER__'] = (isset($object->ref_supplier) ? $object->ref_supplier : null);
+			// For backward compatibility
 			$substitutionarray['__REFCLIENT__'] = (isset($object->ref_client) ? $object->ref_client : (isset($object->ref_customer) ? $object->ref_customer : null));
 			$substitutionarray['__REFSUPPLIER__'] = (isset($object->ref_supplier) ? $object->ref_supplier : null);