diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/components/attachment_viewer/attachment_viewer.js b/addons/mail/static/src/components/attachment_viewer/attachment_viewer.js
index f5f02da6990..800b583215f 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/components/attachment_viewer/attachment_viewer.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/components/attachment_viewer/attachment_viewer.js
@@ -117,34 +117,6 @@ export class AttachmentViewer extends Component {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Prompt the browser print of this attachment.
-     *
-     * @private
-     */
-    _print() {
-        const printWindow = window.open('about:blank', '_new');
-        printWindow.document.open();
-        printWindow.document.write(`
-            <html>
-                <head>
-                    <script>
-                        function onloadImage() {
-                            setTimeout('printImage()', 10);
-                        }
-                        function printImage() {
-                            window.print();
-                            window.close();
-                        }
-                    </script>
-                </head>
-                <body onload='onloadImage()'>
-                    <img src="${this.attachmentViewer.imageUrl}" alt=""/>
-                </body>
-            </html>`);
-        printWindow.document.close();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Rotate the image by 90 degrees to the right.
      *
@@ -290,7 +262,7 @@ export class AttachmentViewer extends Component {
      */
     _onClickPrint(ev) {
         ev.stopPropagation();
-        this._print();
+        this.attachmentViewer.print();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/models/attachment_viewer.js b/addons/mail/static/src/models/attachment_viewer.js
index 0036e77fd8a..990aa45da0b 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/models/attachment_viewer.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/models/attachment_viewer.js
@@ -112,6 +112,31 @@ registerModel({
             }
             this.dialogOwner.attachmentListOwnerAsAttachmentView.selectPreviousAttachment();
         },
+        /**
+         * Prompt the browser print of this attachment.
+         */
+        print() {
+            const printWindow = window.open('about:blank', '_new');
+            printWindow.document.open();
+            printWindow.document.write(`
+                <html>
+                    <head>
+                        <script>
+                            function onloadImage() {
+                                setTimeout('printImage()', 10);
+                            }
+                            function printImage() {
+                                window.print();
+                                window.close();
+                            }
+                        </script>
+                    </head>
+                    <body onload='onloadImage()'>
+                        <img src="${this.imageUrl}" alt=""/>
+                    </body>
+                </html>`);
+            printWindow.document.close();
+        },
         /**
          * @private
          * @returns {string}