diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_controller.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_controller.js
index 1fb5f928c50..ede639a80fd 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_controller.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_controller.js
@@ -2,11 +2,18 @@ odoo.define('mail.ActivityController', function (require) {
 "use strict";
 
 var BasicController = require('web.BasicController');
+var core = require('web.core');
+var field_registry = require('web.field_registry');
+var ViewDialogs = require('web.view_dialogs');
+
+var KanbanActivity = field_registry.get('kanban_activity');
+var _t = core._t;
 
 var ActivityController = BasicController.extend({
     custom_events: _.extend({}, BasicController.prototype.custom_events, {
         empty_cell_clicked: '_onEmptyCell',
         send_mail_template: '_onSendMailTemplate',
+        schedule_activity: '_onScheduleActivity',
     }),
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -26,6 +33,25 @@ var ActivityController = BasicController.extend({
     // Handlers
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    /**
+     * @private
+     */
+    _onScheduleActivity: function () {
+        var self = this;
+
+        var state = this.model.get(this.handle);
+        new ViewDialogs.SelectCreateDialog(this, {
+            res_model: state.model,
+            domain: this.model.originalDomain,
+            title: _.str.sprintf(_t("Search: %s"), this.renderer.arch.attrs.string),
+            disable_multiple_selection: true,
+            on_selected: function (record) {
+                var fakeRecord = self.renderer.getKanbanActivityData({}, record[0]);
+                var widget = new KanbanActivity(self, 'activity_ids', fakeRecord, {});
+                widget.scheduleActivity();
+            },
+        }).open();
+    },
     /**
      * @private
      * @param {OdooEvent} ev
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_model.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_model.js
index f464cf6a92f..3a511c0ae57 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_model.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_model.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ var ActivityModel = BasicModel.extend({
      * @param {Array[]} params.domain
      */
     load: function (params) {
+        this.originalDomain = _.extend([], params.domain);
         params.domain.push(['activity_ids', '!=', false]);
         this.domain = params.domain;
         this.modelName = params.modelName;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ var ActivityModel = BasicModel.extend({
      */
     reload: function (handle, params) {
         if (params && 'domain' in params) {
+            this.originalDomain = _.extend([], params.domain);
             params.domain.push(['activity_ids', '!=', false]);
             this.domain = params.domain;
         }
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_renderer.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_renderer.js
index 435a00d44c2..04c7d00530f 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_renderer.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_renderer.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ var ActivityRenderer = AbstractRenderer.extend({
     events: {
         'click .o_send_mail_template': '_onSenMailTemplateClicked',
         'click .o_activity_empty_cell': '_onEmptyCell',
+        'click .o_record_selector': '_onRecordSelector',
     },
 
     /**
@@ -32,16 +33,15 @@ var ActivityRenderer = AbstractRenderer.extend({
     },
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    // Private
+    // Public
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     /**
-     * @private
      * @param {Object} activityGroup
      * @param {integer} resID
      * @returns {Object}
      */
-    _getKanbanActivityData: function (activityGroup, resID) {
+    getKanbanActivityData: function (activityGroup, resID) {
         return {
             data: {
                 activity_ids: {
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ var ActivityRenderer = AbstractRenderer.extend({
             //todo intercept event or changes on record to update view
         };
     },
+
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Private
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
     /**
      * @override
      * @private
@@ -82,22 +87,13 @@ var ActivityRenderer = AbstractRenderer.extend({
      * @private
      */
     _render: function () {
-        this.$el
-            .removeClass('table-responsive')
-            .empty();
-
-        if (this.state.activity_types.length === 0) {
-            this.$el.append(QWeb.render('ActivityView.nodata'));
-        } else {
-            var $table = $('<table>')
-                .addClass('table-bordered')
-                .append(this._renderHeader())
-                .append(this._renderBody());
-            this.$el
-                .addClass('table-responsive')
-                .append($table);
-        }
-        return this._super();
+        this.$el.addClass('table-responsive');
+        this.$el.html(QWeb.render('mail.ActivityView', { isEmpty: !this.state.activity_types.length }));
+        this.$('table')
+            .append(this._renderHeader())
+            .append(this._renderBody())
+            .append(this._renderFooter());
+        return this._super.apply(this, arguments);
     },
     /**
      * @private
@@ -107,6 +103,13 @@ var ActivityRenderer = AbstractRenderer.extend({
         var $rows = _.map(this.state.activity_res_ids, this._renderRow.bind(this));
         return $('<tbody>').append($rows);
     },
+    /**
+     * @private
+     * @returns {jQueryElement} a <tfoot> element
+     */
+    _renderFooter: function () {
+        return QWeb.render('mail.ActivityViewFooter');
+    },
     /**
      * @private
      * @returns {jQueryElement} a jquery element <thead>
@@ -154,7 +157,7 @@ var ActivityRenderer = AbstractRenderer.extend({
                 activityTypeId: activity_type_id,
             }));
             if (activity_group.state) {
-                var record = self._getKanbanActivityData(activity_group, resId);
+                var record = self.getKanbanActivityData(activity_group, resId);
                 var widget = new KanbanActivity(self, "activity_ids", record, {});
                 widget.appendTo($td).then(function() {
                     // replace clock by closest deadline
@@ -198,6 +201,14 @@ var ActivityRenderer = AbstractRenderer.extend({
         var data = $(ev.currentTarget).data();
         this.trigger_up('empty_cell_clicked', data);
     },
+    /**
+     * @private
+     * @param {MouseEvent} ev
+     */
+    _onRecordSelector: function (ev) {
+        ev.stopPropagation();
+        this.trigger_up('schedule_activity');
+    },
     /**
      * @private
      * @override
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/scss/activity_view.scss b/addons/mail/static/src/scss/activity_view.scss
index 12f3c8af5a9..a6cdc0f7c10 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/scss/activity_view.scss
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/scss/activity_view.scss
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
     height: 100%;
     > table {
         background-color: white;
+        tbody > tr > td, tfoot > tr > td {
+            cursor: pointer;
+        }
     }
     .o_activity_summary_cell {
         background-color: #FFF;
-        cursor: pointer;
         &.planned {
             background-color: theme-color('success');
         }
@@ -87,6 +89,9 @@
             display: block;
         }
     }
+    .o_record_selector {
+        color: $o-enterprise-primary-color;
+    }
     .o_activity_type_cell {
         padding:10px;
         min-width:100px;
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/activity_view.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/activity_view.xml
index 0bbb2d5c3d5..2abada1486a 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/activity_view.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/activity_view.xml
@@ -22,17 +22,25 @@
     </td>
 </t>
 
-<div t-name="ActivityView.nodata">
-    <div class="o_view_nocontent" role="alert">
+<t t-name="mail.ActivityViewFooter">
+    <tfoot>
+        <tr class="o_data_row">
+            <td class="o_record_selector p-3">
+                <span class="fa fa-plus pr-2"/><span>Schedule activity</span>
+            </td>
+        </tr>
+    </tfoot>
+</t>
+
+<t t-name="mail.ActivityView">
+    <div t-if="isEmpty" class="o_view_nocontent" role="alert">
         <div class="o_nocontent_help">
             <p class="o_view_nocontent_empty_folder">
                 No data to display
-            </p><p>
-                No activity scheduled.
-                Activities can be scheduled from the form view chatter.
             </p>
         </div>
     </div>
-</div>
+    <table t-else="" class="table-bordered mb-5"/>
+</t>
 
 </templates>