diff --git a/examples/simple/src/comments/CommentList.tsx b/examples/simple/src/comments/CommentList.tsx
index fcefb451c29..2ff2894a68c 100644
--- a/examples/simple/src/comments/CommentList.tsx
+++ b/examples/simple/src/comments/CommentList.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
     CardHeader,
     Grid,
     Toolbar,
+    Typography,
     useMediaQuery,
 } from '@material-ui/core';
 import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
@@ -160,13 +161,14 @@ const CommentGrid = () => {
                             <TextField record={data[id]} source="body" />
                         </CardContent>
                         <CardContent className={classes.cardLink}>
-                            {translate('comment.list.about')}&nbsp;
+                            <Typography component="span" variant="body2">
+                                {translate('comment.list.about')}&nbsp;
+                            </Typography>
                             <ReferenceField
                                 resource="comments"
                                 record={data[id]}
                                 source="post_id"
                                 reference="posts"
-                                basePath={basePath}
                             >
                                 <TextField
                                     source="title"
diff --git a/packages/ra-core/src/controller/field/ReferenceArrayFieldController.spec.tsx b/packages/ra-core/src/controller/field/ReferenceArrayFieldController.spec.tsx
index d957a5455e9..5ad3c41aa22 100644
--- a/packages/ra-core/src/controller/field/ReferenceArrayFieldController.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/ra-core/src/controller/field/ReferenceArrayFieldController.spec.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ describe('<ReferenceArrayFieldController />', () => {
             <ReferenceArrayFieldController
                 resource="foo"
                 reference="bar"
-                basePath=""
                 record={{ id: 1, barIds: [1, 2] }}
                 source="barIds"
             >
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ describe('<ReferenceArrayFieldController />', () => {
             }
         );
         expect(children.mock.calls[0][0]).toMatchObject({
-            basePath: '',
+            basePath: '/bar',
             currentSort: { field: 'id', order: 'ASC' },
             loaded: false,
             loading: true,
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ describe('<ReferenceArrayFieldController />', () => {
                 resource="foo"
                 reference="bar"
                 source="barIds"
-                basePath=""
             >
                 {children}
             </ReferenceArrayFieldController>,
@@ -70,7 +68,7 @@ describe('<ReferenceArrayFieldController />', () => {
         );
 
         expect(children.mock.calls[0][0]).toMatchObject({
-            basePath: '',
+            basePath: '/bar',
             currentSort: { field: 'id', order: 'ASC' },
             loaded: false,
             loading: true,
@@ -93,7 +91,6 @@ describe('<ReferenceArrayFieldController />', () => {
                 resource="foo"
                 reference="bar"
                 source="barIds"
-                basePath=""
             >
                 {children}
             </ReferenceArrayFieldController>,
@@ -111,7 +108,7 @@ describe('<ReferenceArrayFieldController />', () => {
             }
         );
         expect(children.mock.calls[0][0]).toMatchObject({
-            basePath: '',
+            basePath: '/bar',
             currentSort: { field: 'id', order: 'ASC' },
             loaded: true,
             loading: true,
@@ -132,7 +129,6 @@ describe('<ReferenceArrayFieldController />', () => {
                 resource="foo"
                 reference="bar"
                 source="barIds"
-                basePath=""
             >
                 {children}
             </ReferenceArrayFieldController>,
@@ -150,7 +146,7 @@ describe('<ReferenceArrayFieldController />', () => {
             }
         );
         expect(children.mock.calls[0][0]).toMatchObject({
-            basePath: '',
+            basePath: '/bar',
             currentSort: { field: 'id', order: 'ASC' },
             loaded: true,
             loading: true,
@@ -182,7 +178,6 @@ describe('<ReferenceArrayFieldController />', () => {
                     resource="foo"
                     reference="bar"
                     source="barIds"
-                    basePath=""
                 >
                     {children}
                 </ReferenceArrayFieldController>
@@ -212,7 +207,6 @@ describe('<ReferenceArrayFieldController />', () => {
                 resource="foo"
                 reference="bar"
                 source="barIds"
-                basePath=""
             >
                 {children}
             </ReferenceArrayFieldController>,
@@ -230,7 +224,7 @@ describe('<ReferenceArrayFieldController />', () => {
             }
         );
         expect(children.mock.calls[0][0]).toMatchObject({
-            basePath: '',
+            basePath: '/bar',
             currentSort: { field: 'id', order: 'ASC' },
             loaded: true,
             loading: true,
@@ -251,7 +245,6 @@ describe('<ReferenceArrayFieldController />', () => {
                 resource="foo"
                 reference="bar"
                 source="barIds"
-                basePath=""
             >
                 {children}
             </ReferenceArrayFieldController>,
@@ -271,7 +264,7 @@ describe('<ReferenceArrayFieldController />', () => {
             }
         );
         expect(children.mock.calls[0][0]).toMatchObject({
-            basePath: '',
+            basePath: '/bar',
             currentSort: { field: 'id', order: 'ASC' },
             loaded: true,
             loading: true,
diff --git a/packages/ra-core/src/controller/field/ReferenceArrayFieldController.tsx b/packages/ra-core/src/controller/field/ReferenceArrayFieldController.tsx
index b68e5feed19..e82a6a4950e 100644
--- a/packages/ra-core/src/controller/field/ReferenceArrayFieldController.tsx
+++ b/packages/ra-core/src/controller/field/ReferenceArrayFieldController.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { ListControllerProps } from '../useListController';
 import { Record, SortPayload } from '../../types';
 
 interface Props {
-    basePath: string;
+    basePath?: string;
     filter?: any;
     page?: number;
     perPage?: number;
diff --git a/packages/ra-core/src/controller/field/getResourceLinkPath.ts b/packages/ra-core/src/controller/field/getResourceLinkPath.ts
index 6f9d04cddef..dc41f78c04b 100644
--- a/packages/ra-core/src/controller/field/getResourceLinkPath.ts
+++ b/packages/ra-core/src/controller/field/getResourceLinkPath.ts
@@ -8,13 +8,16 @@ export type LinkToFunctionType = (record: Record, reference: string) => string;
 export type LinkToType = string | boolean | LinkToFunctionType;
 
 interface Option {
-    basePath: string;
-    record?: Record;
     source: string;
     reference: string;
     resource: string;
+    basePath?: string;
+    record?: Record;
     link?: LinkToType;
-    linkType?: LinkToType; // deprecated, use link instead
+    /**
+     * @deprecated use link instead
+     */
+    linkType?: LinkToType;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ interface Option {
  *      },
  *      resource: 'comments',
  *      source: 'userId',
- * });
+ * }); // '/users/7'
  *
  * @param {Object} option
  * @param {string} option.basePath basepath to current resource
@@ -42,38 +45,32 @@ interface Option {
  * @param {string} option.resource The current resource name
  * @param {string} option.source The key of the linked resource identifier
  *
- * @returns {string | false} The reference props
+ * @returns {string | false} The link to the reference record
  */
 const getResourceLinkPath = ({
-    basePath,
-    link = 'edit',
-    linkType,
-    reference,
-    record = { id: '' },
     resource,
     source,
+    reference,
+    link = 'edit',
+    record = { id: '' },
+    basePath = `/${resource}`,
+    linkType,
 }: Option): string | false => {
-    const sourceId = get(record, source);
-    const rootPath = basePath.replace(resource, reference);
-    // Backward compatibility: keep linkType but with warning
-    const getResourceLinkPath = (linkTo: LinkToType) =>
-        !linkTo
-            ? false
-            : typeof linkTo === 'function'
-            ? linkTo(record, reference)
-            : linkToRecord(rootPath, sourceId, linkTo as string);
-
     if (linkType !== undefined) {
         console.warn(
             "The 'linkType' prop is deprecated and should be named to 'link' in <ReferenceField />"
         );
     }
+    const sourceId = get(record, source);
+    const rootPath = basePath.replace(resource, reference);
+    const linkTo: LinkToType = linkType !== undefined ? linkType : link;
 
-    const resourceLinkPath = getResourceLinkPath(
-        linkType !== undefined ? linkType : link
-    );
-
-    return resourceLinkPath;
+    // Backward compatibility: keep linkType but with warning
+    return !linkTo
+        ? false
+        : typeof linkTo === 'function'
+        ? linkTo(record, reference)
+        : linkToRecord(rootPath, sourceId, linkTo as string);
 };
 
 export default getResourceLinkPath;
diff --git a/packages/ra-core/src/controller/field/useReferenceArrayFieldController.ts b/packages/ra-core/src/controller/field/useReferenceArrayFieldController.ts
index 25441498935..95d906b485f 100644
--- a/packages/ra-core/src/controller/field/useReferenceArrayFieldController.ts
+++ b/packages/ra-core/src/controller/field/useReferenceArrayFieldController.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { useResourceContext } from '../../core';
 import { indexById } from '../../util/indexById';
 
 interface Option {
-    basePath: string;
+    basePath?: string;
     filter?: any;
     page?: number;
     perPage?: number;
@@ -212,7 +212,9 @@ const useReferenceArrayFieldController = (
     ]);
 
     return {
-        basePath: basePath.replace(resource, reference),
+        basePath: basePath
+            ? basePath.replace(resource, reference)
+            : `/${reference}`,
         currentSort: sort,
         data: finalData,
         defaultTitle: null,
diff --git a/packages/ra-core/src/controller/field/useReferenceManyFieldController.ts b/packages/ra-core/src/controller/field/useReferenceManyFieldController.ts
index d553641da66..534552c2162 100644
--- a/packages/ra-core/src/controller/field/useReferenceManyFieldController.ts
+++ b/packages/ra-core/src/controller/field/useReferenceManyFieldController.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import useSortState from '../useSortState';
 import { useResourceContext } from '../../core';
 
 interface Options {
-    basePath: string;
+    basePath?: string;
     data?: RecordMap;
     filter?: any;
     ids?: any[];
@@ -186,7 +186,9 @@ const useReferenceManyFieldController = (
     );
 
     return {
-        basePath: basePath.replace(resource, reference),
+        basePath: basePath
+            ? basePath.replace(resource, reference)
+            : `/${reference}`,
         currentSort: sort,
         data,
         defaultTitle: null,
diff --git a/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/field/ReferenceField.spec.tsx b/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/field/ReferenceField.spec.tsx
index fa376fa993b..76e0e9e2045 100644
--- a/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/field/ReferenceField.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/field/ReferenceField.spec.tsx
@@ -335,5 +335,27 @@ describe('<ReferenceField />', () => {
             const links = container.getElementsByTagName('a');
             expect(links).toHaveLength(0);
         });
+
+        it('should work without basePath', () => {
+            const { container } = render(
+                <MemoryRouter>
+                    <ReferenceFieldView
+                        record={record}
+                        source="postId"
+                        referenceRecord={{ id: 123, title: 'foo' }}
+                        reference="posts"
+                        resource="comments"
+                        resourceLinkPath="/posts/123"
+                        loaded={true}
+                        loading={false}
+                    >
+                        <TextField source="title" />
+                    </ReferenceFieldView>
+                </MemoryRouter>
+            );
+            const links = container.getElementsByTagName('a');
+            expect(links).toHaveLength(1);
+            expect(links.item(0).href).toBe('http://localhost/posts/123');
+        });
     });
 });
diff --git a/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/field/ReferenceManyField.tsx b/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/field/ReferenceManyField.tsx
index 7cd85bcce43..3fa136b0613 100644
--- a/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/field/ReferenceManyField.tsx
+++ b/packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/field/ReferenceManyField.tsx
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ export interface ReferenceManyFieldViewProps
 }
 
 ReferenceManyFieldView.propTypes = {
-    basePath: PropTypes.string,
+    basePath: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     children: PropTypes.element,
     className: PropTypes.string,
     currentSort: PropTypes.exact({