diff --git a/addons/mail/mail_group_view.xml b/addons/mail/mail_group_view.xml
index feb62e9aea4..d8ff7864528 100644
--- a/addons/mail/mail_group_view.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/mail_group_view.xml
@@ -76,9 +76,11 @@
                             </div>
                             <h1><field name="name" readonly="0"/></h1>
                             <div name="alias_box" colspan="4" attrs="{'invisible': [('alias_domain', '=', False)]}">
-                                <field name="alias_id" invisible="1" required="0"/>
-                                <label for="alias_name" class="oe_edit_only"/>
-                                <field name="alias_name" nolabel="1" class="oe_inline" style="padding-right:0;" attrs="{'required': [('alias_id', '!=', False)]}"/>@<field name="alias_domain" nolabel="1" class="oe_inline" style="padding-left:0;"/>
+                                <field name="alias_id" class="oe_read_only" required="0"/>
+                                <span class="oe_edit_only">
+                                    <label for="alias_name"/>
+                                    <field name="alias_name" nolabel="1" class="oe_inline" attrs="{'required': [('alias_id', '!=', False)]}"/>@<field name="alias_domain" nolabel="1" class="oe_inline" style="padding-left:0;"/>
+                                </span>
                             </div>
                         </div>
                         <field name="description" placeholder="Topics discussed in this group..."/>
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/css/mail.css b/addons/mail/static/src/css/mail.css
index e4e112cdfaf..1ffcb014b54 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/css/mail.css
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/css/mail.css
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
  * 'button' element wich comes with a lot of inappropriate 
  * styling. Entypo is also a headache to center properly
  * */
+.openerp .oe_form_editable .oe_read_only {
+    display: none;
+}
 
 .openerp .oe_topbar_item.oe_topbar_compose_full_email{ 
     padding: 0px;