diff --git a/addons/mail/security/mail_security.xml b/addons/mail/security/mail_security.xml
index e73279b1ad7..a12314e6f25 100644
--- a/addons/mail/security/mail_security.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/security/mail_security.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
Mail.group: access only public and joined groups
- ['|', '|', ('public', '=', 'public'), ('member_ids', 'in', [user.id]), '&', ('public','=','groups'), ('group_public_id','in', [x.id for x in user.groups_id])]
+ ['|', '|', ('public', '=', 'public'), ('message_follower_ids', 'in', [user.id]), '&', ('public','=','groups'), ('group_public_id','in', [x.id for x in user.groups_id])]