diff --git a/src/component/component.ts b/src/component/component.ts
index 57d1e91b..07161846 100644
--- a/src/component/component.ts
+++ b/src/component/component.ts
@@ -604,9 +604,10 @@ export class Component<Props extends {} = any, T extends Env = Env> {
       // key. So we fall back on looking for a template matching its name (or
       // one of its subclass).
 
-      let template: string;
-      while ((template = p.name) && !(template in qweb.templates) && p !== Component) {
+      let template: string = p.name;
+      while (!(template in qweb.templates) && p !== Component) {
         p = p.__proto__;
+        template = p.name;
       }
       if (p === Component) {
         throw new Error(`Could not find template for component "${this.constructor.name}"`);
diff --git a/tests/component/component.test.ts b/tests/component/component.test.ts
index cc1118bc..969dfb57 100644
--- a/tests/component/component.test.ts
+++ b/tests/component/component.test.ts
@@ -3080,6 +3080,15 @@ describe("can deduce template from name", () => {
     expect(fixture.innerHTML).toBe("<span>Orval</span>");
   });
 
+  test("can find template of anonymous component", async () => {
+    class ABC extends Component {}
+    const Anonymous = class extends ABC {};
+    env.qweb.addTemplate("ABC", "<span>Orval</span>");
+    const def = new Anonymous();
+    await def.mount(fixture);
+    expect(fixture.innerHTML).toBe("<span>Orval</span>");
+  });
+
   test("can find template of parent component, defined by template key", async () => {
     class ABC extends Component {
       static template = "Achel";