diff --git a/addons/mail/models/mail_thread.py b/addons/mail/models/mail_thread.py
index 6f98ab4540f..7d2c9a5f17b 100644
--- a/addons/mail/models/mail_thread.py
+++ b/addons/mail/models/mail_thread.py
@@ -263,14 +263,13 @@ class MailThread(models.AbstractModel):
 
         threads = super(MailThread, self).create(vals_list)
         # subscribe uid unless asked not to
-        if not self._context.get('mail_create_nosubscribe'):
-            for thread in threads:
-                self.env['mail.followers']._insert_followers(
-                    thread._name, thread.ids,
-                    self.env.user.partner_id.ids, subtypes=None,
-                    customer_ids=[],
-                    check_existing=False
-                )
+        if not self._context.get('mail_create_nosubscribe') and threads:
+            self.env['mail.followers']._insert_followers(
+                threads._name, threads.ids,
+                self.env.user.partner_id.ids, subtypes=None,
+                customer_ids=[],
+                check_existing=False
+            )
 
         # auto_subscribe: take values and defaults into account
         create_values_list = {}
diff --git a/addons/test_mail/tests/test_mail_followers.py b/addons/test_mail/tests/test_mail_followers.py
index 112b9bb40cf..f06f1c006e5 100644
--- a/addons/test_mail/tests/test_mail_followers.py
+++ b/addons/test_mail/tests/test_mail_followers.py
@@ -162,6 +162,13 @@ class BaseFollowersTest(TestMailCommon):
         document._message_subscribe(partner_ids=(self.partner_portal | private_address).ids)
         self.assertEqual(document.message_follower_ids.partner_id, self.partner_portal | private_address)
 
+    @users('employee')
+    def test_create_multi_followers(self):
+        documents = self.env['mail.test.simple'].create([{'name': 'ninja'}] * 5)
+        for document in documents:
+            self.assertEqual(document.message_follower_ids.partner_id, self.env.user.partner_id)
+            self.assertEqual(document.message_follower_ids.subtype_ids, self.default_group_subtypes)
+
 
 @tagged('mail_followers')
 class AdvancedFollowersTest(TestMailCommon):
diff --git a/addons/test_mail/tests/test_performance.py b/addons/test_mail/tests/test_performance.py
index 34d5bf0298d..eec84943fa2 100644
--- a/addons/test_mail/tests/test_performance.py
+++ b/addons/test_mail/tests/test_performance.py
@@ -193,6 +193,12 @@ class TestBaseMailPerformance(BaseMailPerformance):
         with self.assertQueryCount(__system__=7, employee=7):
             self.env['mail.test.simple'].create({'name': 'Test'})
 
+    @users('__system__', 'employee')
+    @warmup
+    def test_create_mail_simple_multi(self):
+        with self.assertQueryCount(__system__=19, employee=19):
+            self.env['mail.test.simple'].create([{'name': 'Test'}] * 5)
+
     @users('__system__', 'employee')
     @warmup
     def test_write_mail_simple(self):