diff --git a/addons/mail_gateway/mail_gateway_view.xml b/addons/mail_gateway/mail_gateway_view.xml
index fbec97e6a17..0ce1af446e9 100644
--- a/addons/mail_gateway/mail_gateway_view.xml
+++ b/addons/mail_gateway/mail_gateway_view.xml
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
             <field name="res_model">mailgate.message</field>
             <field name="view_mode">tree,form</field>
             <field name="view_type">form</field>
+            <field name="view_type">[('history', '=', True)]</field>
             <field name="view_id" ref="view_mailgate_message_tree"/>
         </record>