diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py
index 657029e0074..1e261bfe52f 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class hr_applicant(crm.crm_case, osv.osv):
     _name = "hr.applicant"
     _description = "Applicant"
     _order = "id desc"
-    _inherit = ['mail.thread']
+    _inherit = ['ir.needaction', 'mail.thread']
 
     def _compute_day(self, cr, uid, ids, fields, args, context=None):
         """