diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/static/src/im_status_patch.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/static/src/im_status_patch.xml
index 69b865bf10b..727d1b6eef5 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/static/src/im_status_patch.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/static/src/im_status_patch.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <t t-inherit="mail.ImStatus" t-inherit-mode="extension">
         <xpath expr="//*[@name='icon']" position="replace">
             <i t-if="props.persona.im_status === 'leave_online'" class="fa fa-plane text-success" title="Online" role="img" aria-label="User is online"/>
-            <i t-elif="props.persona.im_status === 'leave_away'" class="fa fa-plane text-warning" title="Idle" role="img" aria-label="User is idle"/>
+            <i t-elif="props.persona.im_status === 'leave_away'" class="fa fa-plane o-away" title="Idle" role="img" aria-label="User is idle"/>
             <i t-elif="props.persona.im_status === 'leave_offline'" class="fa fa-plane text-700" title="Out of office" role="img" aria-label="User is out of office"/>
             <t t-else="">$0</t>
         </xpath>
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/discuss_app/im_status.scss b/addons/mail/static/src/discuss_app/im_status.scss
index b7894fa293f..0bd37a37b6e 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/discuss_app/im_status.scss
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/discuss_app/im_status.scss
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 .o-mail-ImStatus {
     width: $font-size-lg;
     height: $font-size-lg;
+
+    .o-away {
+        color: $yellow;
+    }
 }
 
 .o-bg-inherit {
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/discuss_app/im_status.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/discuss_app/im_status.xml
index f53af536142..7a4a1a97f63 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/discuss_app/im_status.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/discuss_app/im_status.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         <div class="o-mail-ImStatus d-flex justify-content-center flex-shrink-0 align-items-center rounded-circle o-bg-inherit" t-att-class="props.className" t-att-style="props.style">
             <span t-if="props.persona.im_status" class="d-flex flex-column" name="icon">
                 <i t-if="props.persona.im_status === 'online'" class="fa fa-circle text-success" title="Online" role="img" aria-label="User is online"/>
-                <i t-elif="props.persona.im_status === 'away'" class="fa fa-circle text-warning" title="Idle" role="img" aria-label="User is idle"/>
+                <i t-elif="props.persona.im_status === 'away'" class="fa fa-circle o-away" title="Idle" role="img" aria-label="User is idle"/>
                 <i t-elif="props.persona.im_status === 'offline'" class="fa fa-circle-o text-700" title="Offline" role="img" aria-label="User is offline"/>
                 <i t-elif="props.persona.im_status === 'bot'" class="fa fa-heart text-success" title="Bot" role="img" aria-label="User is a bot"/>
                 <i t-else="" class="fa fa-fw fa-question-circle" title="No IM status available"/>