diff --git a/addons/web_im/static/src/js/im.js b/addons/web_im/static/src/js/im.js
index bba8ae4d27a..554c2c728c5 100644
--- a/addons/web_im/static/src/js/im.js
+++ b/addons/web_im/static/src/js/im.js
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ openerp.web_im = function(instance) {
             conv.on("destroyed", this, function() {
                 this.conversations = _.without(this.conversations, conv);
                 delete this.users[conv.user_rec.id];
+                this.calc_positions();
             });
             this.conversations.push(conv);
             this.users[user_rec.id] = conv;