diff --git a/addons/project/project.py b/addons/project/project.py
index e522703a451..4e9a6c879c9 100644
--- a/addons/project/project.py
+++ b/addons/project/project.py
@@ -111,6 +111,14 @@ class project(osv.osv):
         for project in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context):
             res[project.id] = len(project.task_ids)
         return res
+
+    def _task_needaction_count(self, cr, uid, ids, field_name, arg, context=None):
+        Task = self.pool['project.task']
+        res = dict.fromkeys(ids, 0)
+        projects = Task.read_group(cr, uid, [('project_id', 'in', ids), ('message_needaction', '=', True)], ['project_id'], ['project_id'], context=context)
+        res.update({project['project_id'][0]: int(project['project_id_count']) for project in projects})
+        return res
+
     def _get_alias_models(self, cr, uid, context=None):
         """ Overriden in project_issue to offer more options """
         return [('project.task', "Tasks")]
@@ -162,6 +170,7 @@ class project(osv.osv):
         'resource_calendar_id': fields.many2one('resource.calendar', 'Working Time', help="Timetable working hours to adjust the gantt diagram report", states={'close':[('readonly',True)]} ),
         'type_ids': fields.many2many('project.task.type', 'project_task_type_rel', 'project_id', 'type_id', 'Tasks Stages', states={'close':[('readonly',True)], 'cancelled':[('readonly',True)]}),
         'task_count': fields.function(_task_count, type='integer', string="Tasks",),
+        'task_needaction_count': fields.function(_task_needaction_count, type='integer', string="Tasks",),
         'task_ids': fields.one2many('project.task', 'project_id',
                                     domain=['|', ('stage_id.fold', '=', False), ('stage_id', '=', False)]),
         'color': fields.integer('Color Index'),
diff --git a/addons/project/project_dashboard.xml b/addons/project/project_dashboard.xml
index 25428a29ab8..20645ffc417 100644
--- a/addons/project/project_dashboard.xml
+++ b/addons/project/project_dashboard.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
                 <field name="user_id"/>
                 <field name="color"/>
                 <field name="task_count"/>
+                <field name="task_needaction_count"/>
                 <field name="label_tasks"/>
                 <field name="task_ids"/>
                 <field name="alias_id"/>
@@ -50,10 +51,15 @@
                             </div>
 
                             <div class="o_project_kanban_boxes">
-                                <a t-if="record.use_tasks.raw_value" class="o_project_kanban_box" name="%(act_project_project_2_project_task_all)d" type="action">
-                                    <span class="o_value"><t t-esc="record.task_count.value"/></span>
-                                    <span class="o_label"><t t-esc="record.label_tasks.value"/></span>
-                                </a>
+                                <div t-if="record.use_tasks.raw_value" class="o_project_kanban_box">
+                                    <a name="%(act_project_project_2_project_task_all)d" type="action">
+                                        <span class="o_value"><t t-esc="record.task_count.value"/></span>
+                                        <span class="o_label"><t t-esc="record.label_tasks.value"/></span>
+                                    </a>
+                                    <a t-if="record.task_needaction_count.raw_value" class="o_needaction" name="%(act_project_project_2_project_task_all)d" type="action" context="{'search_default_message_needaction': 1}">
+                                        <t t-esc="record.task_needaction_count.raw_value"/>
+                                    </a>
+                                </div>
                                 <a t-if="record.doc_count.raw_value" class="o_project_kanban_box" name="attachment_tree_view" type="object">
                                     <span class="o_value"><t t-esc="record.doc_count.value"/></span>
                                     <span class="o_label">Documents</span>
diff --git a/addons/project/static/src/less/project_dashboard.less b/addons/project/static/src/less/project_dashboard.less
index 8bdad525aab..723b9039092 100644
--- a/addons/project/static/src/less/project_dashboard.less
+++ b/addons/project/static/src/less/project_dashboard.less
@@ -48,8 +48,24 @@
         .o_label {
             color: white;
         }
+        .o_needaction{
+            position: absolute;
+            top: 5px;
+            right: 5px;
+            color: white;
+            font-size: small;
+            opacity: 0.5;
+            &:hover{
+                opacity:1;
+            }
+            &::before {
+                content: "\f0f3";
+                font: normal normal normal 14px/1 FontAwesome;
+            }
+        }
 
         .o_project_kanban_box {
+            position: relative;
             text-align: center;
             padding: 15px 0 15px 0;
             .o-flex(1, 1, auto);
diff --git a/addons/project_issue/project_dashboard.xml b/addons/project_issue/project_dashboard.xml
index 648eb012017..381a6173026 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/project_dashboard.xml
+++ b/addons/project_issue/project_dashboard.xml
@@ -7,12 +7,18 @@
             <field name="use_tasks" position="after">
                 <field name="use_issues"/>
                 <field name="issue_ids" invisible="1"/>
+                <field name="issue_needaction_count" invisible="1"/>
             </field>
             <xpath expr="//div/a[contains(@class, 'o_project_kanban_box')]" position="after">
-                <a t-if="record.use_issues.raw_value" class="o_project_kanban_box" name="%(act_project_project_2_project_issue_all)d" type="action">
-                    <span class="o_value"><t t-raw="record.issue_ids.raw_value.length"/></span>
-                    <span class="o_label"><field name="label_issues"/></span>
-                </a>
+                <div t-if="record.use_issues.raw_value" class="o_project_kanban_box">
+                    <a name="%(act_project_project_2_project_issue_all)d" type="action">
+                        <span class="o_value"><t t-raw="record.issue_ids.raw_value.length"/></span>
+                        <span class="o_label"><field name="label_issues"/></span>
+                    </a>
+                    <a t-if="record.issue_needaction_count.raw_value" class="o_needaction" name="%(act_project_project_2_project_issue_all)d" type="action" context="{'search_default_message_needaction': 1}">
+                        <t t-esc="record.issue_needaction_count.raw_value"/>
+                    </a>
+                </div>
             </xpath>
 
             <xpath expr="//div[contains(@class, 'o_kanban_manage_reports')]" position="inside">
diff --git a/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py b/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
index 82c65dba563..fa43aee4203 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
+++ b/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
@@ -438,10 +438,18 @@ class project(osv.Model):
             for project_id in ids
         }
 
+    def _issue_needaction_count(self, cr, uid, ids, field_name, arg, context=None):
+        Issue = self.pool['project.issue']
+        res = dict.fromkeys(ids, 0)
+        projects = Issue.read_group(cr, uid, [('project_id', 'in', ids), ('message_needaction', '=', True)], ['project_id'], ['project_id'], context=context)
+        res.update({project['project_id'][0]: int(project['project_id_count']) for project in projects})
+        return res
+
     _columns = {
         'issue_count': fields.function(_issue_count, type='integer', string="Issues",),
         'issue_ids': fields.one2many('project.issue', 'project_id', string="Issues",
                                     domain=[('stage_id.fold', '=', False)]),
+        'issue_needaction_count': fields.function(_issue_needaction_count, type='integer', string="Issues",),
     }
 
     @api.multi