diff --git a/addons/mail/data/mail_templates.xml b/addons/mail/data/mail_templates.xml
index 007417bf72b..2f99061e7cd 100644
--- a/addons/mail/data/mail_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/data/mail_templates.xml
@@ -351,7 +351,8 @@
         <a href="/web#action=mail.action_discuss&amp;active_id=mail.box_moderation" style="background-color: #1abc9c; padding: 20px; text-decoration: none; color: #fff; border-radius: 5px; font-size: 16px;" class="o_default_snippet_text">Moderate Messages</a>
         <br/><br/><br/>
     </div>
-    <p>Thank you!</p</div>
+    <p>Thank you!</p>
+</div>
         </template>
 
        <template id="mail_channel_send_guidelines">
diff --git a/addons/mail/models/mail_thread.py b/addons/mail/models/mail_thread.py
index 7f7276b6b23..b2ad14ca4c0 100644
--- a/addons/mail/models/mail_thread.py
+++ b/addons/mail/models/mail_thread.py
@@ -1887,12 +1887,12 @@ class MailThread(models.AbstractModel):
     # MESSAGE POST TOOLS
     # ------------------------------------------------------
 
-    def message_post_with_view(self, views_or_xmlid, **kwargs):
-        """ Helper method to send a mail / post a message using a view_id to
-        render using the ir.qweb engine. This method is stand alone, because
-        there is nothing in template and composer that allows to handle
-        views in batch. This method should probably disappear when templates
-        handle ir ui views. """
+    def _message_compose_with_view(self, views_or_xmlid, message_log=False, **kwargs):
+        """ Helper method to send a mail / post a message / log a note using
+        a view_id to render using the ir.qweb engine. This method is stand
+        alone, because there is nothing in template and composer that allows
+        to handle views in batch. This method should probably disappear when
+        templates handle ir ui views. """
         values = kwargs.pop('values', None) or dict()
         try:
             from odoo.addons.http_routing.models.ir_http import slug
@@ -1908,8 +1908,15 @@ class MailThread(models.AbstractModel):
         for record in self:
             values['object'] = record
             rendered_template = views._render(values, engine='ir.qweb', minimal_qcontext=True)
-            kwargs['body'] = rendered_template
-            record.message_post_with_template(False, **kwargs)
+            if message_log:
+                return record._message_log(body=rendered_template, **kwargs)
+            else:
+                kwargs['body'] = rendered_template
+                return record.message_post_with_template(False, **kwargs)
+
+    def message_post_with_view(self, views_or_xmlid, **kwargs):
+        """ Helper method to send a mail / post a message using a view_id """
+        self._message_compose_with_view(views_or_xmlid, **kwargs)
 
     def message_post_with_template(self, template_id, email_layout_xmlid=None, auto_commit=False, **kwargs):
         """ Helper method to send a mail with a template
@@ -1986,6 +1993,10 @@ class MailThread(models.AbstractModel):
         MailThread._notify_thread(new_message, values, **notif_kwargs)
         return new_message
 
+    def _message_log_with_view(self, views_or_xmlid, **kwargs):
+        """ Helper method to log a note using a view_id without notifying followers. """
+        return self._message_compose_with_view(views_or_xmlid, message_log=True, **kwargs)
+
     def _message_log(self, *, body='', author_id=None, email_from=None, subject=False, message_type='notification', **kwargs):
         """ Shortcut allowing to post note on a document. It does not perform
         any notification and pre-computes some values to have a short code
diff --git a/addons/test_mail/__manifest__.py b/addons/test_mail/__manifest__.py
index 281d3bb0c5a..36f95fa28ae 100644
--- a/addons/test_mail/__manifest__.py
+++ b/addons/test_mail/__manifest__.py
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ tests independently to functional aspects of other models. """,
         'security/ir.model.access.csv',
         'security/test_mail_security.xml',
         'data/data.xml',
+        'data/mail_template_data.xml',
         'data/subtype_data.xml',
-        'data/template_data.xml',
     ],
     'demo': [
     ],
diff --git a/addons/test_mail/data/template_data.xml b/addons/test_mail/data/mail_template_data.xml
similarity index 93%
rename from addons/test_mail/data/template_data.xml
rename to addons/test_mail/data/mail_template_data.xml
index cc307521e7b..2880f359047 100644
--- a/addons/test_mail/data/template_data.xml
+++ b/addons/test_mail/data/mail_template_data.xml
@@ -33,4 +33,8 @@
         </t>
     </template>
 
+    <template id="mail_template_simple_test">
+        <p>Hello <t t-esc="partner.name"/>,</p>
+    </template>
+
 </odoo>
diff --git a/addons/test_mail/tests/test_message_post.py b/addons/test_mail/tests/test_message_post.py
index c696fb0a263..6ef40ab3c09 100644
--- a/addons/test_mail/tests/test_message_post.py
+++ b/addons/test_mail/tests/test_message_post.py
@@ -280,6 +280,17 @@ class TestMessagePost(TestMailCommon, TestRecipients):
         self.assertEqual(new_note.email_from, formataddr((self.user_employee.name, self.user_employee.email)))
         self.assertEqual(new_note.notified_partner_ids, self.env['res.partner'])
 
+    def test_post_log_with_view(self):
+        new_note = self.test_record.with_user(self.user_employee)._message_log_with_view(
+            'test_mail.mail_template_simple_test', values={'partner': self.user_employee.partner_id}
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(new_note.subtype_id, self.env.ref('mail.mt_note'))
+        self.assertTrue('<p>Hello %s,</p>' % self.user_employee.name in new_note.body)
+        self.assertEqual(new_note.author_id, self.user_employee.partner_id)
+        self.assertEqual(new_note.email_from, formataddr((self.user_employee.name, self.user_employee.email)))
+        self.assertEqual(new_note.notified_partner_ids, self.env['res.partner'])
+
     @mute_logger('odoo.addons.mail.models.mail_mail')
     def test_post_notify(self):
         self.user_employee.write({'notification_type': 'inbox'})