diff --git a/erpnext/buying/doctype/supplier/supplier.js b/erpnext/buying/doctype/supplier/supplier.js
index 7a4ea90df2..646dfbf018 100644
--- a/erpnext/buying/doctype/supplier/supplier.js
+++ b/erpnext/buying/doctype/supplier/supplier.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ cur_frm.cscript.refresh = function(doc, dt, dn) {
 
 	if(doc.__islocal){
     	hide_field(['address_html','contact_html']);
+		erpnext.utils.clear_address_and_contact(cur_frm);
 	}
 	else{
 	  	unhide_field(['address_html','contact_html']);
diff --git a/erpnext/crm/doctype/lead/lead.js b/erpnext/crm/doctype/lead/lead.js
index e9b07fe010..1dc8eb2579 100644
--- a/erpnext/crm/doctype/lead/lead.js
+++ b/erpnext/crm/doctype/lead/lead.js
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ erpnext.LeadController = frappe.ui.form.Controller.extend({
 
 		if(!this.frm.doc.__islocal) {
 			erpnext.utils.render_address_and_contact(cur_frm);
+		} else {
+			erpnext.utils.clear_address_and_contact(cur_frm);
 		}
 	},
 
diff --git a/erpnext/public/js/utils.js b/erpnext/public/js/utils.js
index 7f69202522..c0549ba41d 100644
--- a/erpnext/public/js/utils.js
+++ b/erpnext/public/js/utils.js
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ $.extend(erpnext, {
 
 
 $.extend(erpnext.utils, {
+	clear_address_and_contact: function(frm) {
+		$(frm.fields_dict['address_html'].wrapper).html("");
+		frm.fields_dict['contact_html'] && $(frm.fields_dict['contact_html'].wrapper).html("");
+	},
+	
 	render_address_and_contact: function(frm) {
 		// render address
 		$(frm.fields_dict['address_html'].wrapper)
diff --git a/erpnext/selling/doctype/customer/customer.js b/erpnext/selling/doctype/customer/customer.js
index 42cc93a81b..4cd5cc7e95 100644
--- a/erpnext/selling/doctype/customer/customer.js
+++ b/erpnext/selling/doctype/customer/customer.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ frappe.ui.form.on("Customer", "refresh", function(frm) {
 
 	if(!frm.doc.__islocal) {
 		erpnext.utils.render_address_and_contact(frm);
+	} else {
+		erpnext.utils.clear_address_and_contact(frm);
 	}
 
 	var grid = cur_frm.get_field("sales_team").grid;
diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/sales_partner/sales_partner.js b/erpnext/setup/doctype/sales_partner/sales_partner.js
index 5d84ac1815..669cabfff8 100644
--- a/erpnext/setup/doctype/sales_partner/sales_partner.js
+++ b/erpnext/setup/doctype/sales_partner/sales_partner.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ cur_frm.cscript.refresh = function(doc,dt,dn){
 
 	if(doc.__islocal){
 		hide_field(['address_html', 'contact_html']);
+		erpnext.utils.clear_address_and_contact(cur_frm);
 	}
 	else{
 		unhide_field(['address_html', 'contact_html']);