diff --git a/addons/hr/__manifest__.py b/addons/hr/__manifest__.py
index ff542e54766..a53ff5060c1 100644
--- a/addons/hr/__manifest__.py
+++ b/addons/hr/__manifest__.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
             'hr/static/src/js/language.js',
             'hr/static/src/js/m2x_avatar_employee.js',
             'hr/static/src/js/standalone_m2o_avatar_employee.js',
+            'hr/static/src/js/user_menu.js',
             'hr/static/src/models/*/*.js',
         ],
         'web.qunit_suite_tests': [
diff --git a/addons/hr/static/src/js/user_menu.js b/addons/hr/static/src/js/user_menu.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3569b9dea9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/hr/static/src/js/user_menu.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/** @odoo-module **/
+
+import { registry } from "@web/core/registry";
+import { preferencesItem } from "@web/webclient/user_menu/user_menu_items";
+
+export function hrPreferencesItem(env)  {
+    return Object.assign(
+        {}, 
+        preferencesItem(env),
+        {
+            description: env._t('My Profile'),
+        }
+    );
+}
+
+registry.category("user_menuitems").add('profile', hrPreferencesItem, { force: true })
diff --git a/addons/hr/static/src/xml/hr_templates.xml b/addons/hr/static/src/xml/hr_templates.xml
index c805e5921f0..49f05de87e4 100644
--- a/addons/hr/static/src/xml/hr_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/static/src/xml/hr_templates.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <template xml:space="preserve">
-    <t t-extend="UserMenu.Actions">
-        <t t-jquery="a[data-menu='settings']" t-operation='inner'>
-            My Profile
-        </t>
-    </t>
+    <!-- TODO remove in master -->
 </template>