diff --git a/addons/hr/static/src/js/suggestions.js b/addons/hr/static/src/js/suggestions.js
index 5438faad768..fe8dc83a37a 100644
--- a/addons/hr/static/src/js/suggestions.js
+++ b/addons/hr/static/src/js/suggestions.js
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ openerp.hr = function(session) {
                 self.$el.find('.oe_suggestions_employees').html( QWeb.render("hr.suggestions.employee", {'widget': self}) );
                 if (self.suggestions.length === 0) {
                     self.$(".oe_sidebar_employee").hide();
-                } else {
-                    // self.renderFollowButtons();
                 }
             });
         },
diff --git a/addons/hr/static/src/xml/suggestions.xml b/addons/hr/static/src/xml/suggestions.xml
index c91724ef3d8..a4c949ae7ad 100644
--- a/addons/hr/static/src/xml/suggestions.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/static/src/xml/suggestions.xml
@@ -8,8 +8,13 @@
     </t>
 
     <!-- Suggested employees -->
-    <div t-name="hr.suggestions.employee" class="oe_sidebar_employee">
-        <p class="oe_suggestion_display">Suggested Employees</p>
+    <div t-name="hr.suggestions.employee" class="oe_sidebar_suggestion oe_sidebar_employee">
+        <p class="oe_suggestion_display">
+            Suggested Employees
+            <a class="oe_remove_suggestion oe_remove_suggestion_employees" rol="button">
+                <span class="oe_kanban_action oe_kanban_action_a">X</span>
+            </a>
+        </p>
         <div class="oe_suggest_employees">
             <t t-foreach="widget.suggestions" t-as="result">
                 <div class="oe_suggested_item">
diff --git a/addons/mail/mail_group.py b/addons/mail/mail_group.py
index 24aed942b1b..14fd0a20880 100644
--- a/addons/mail/mail_group.py
+++ b/addons/mail/mail_group.py
@@ -200,3 +200,12 @@ class mail_group(osv.Model):
         """ Wrapper because message_unsubscribe_users take a user_ids=None
             that receive the context without the wrapper. """
         return self.message_unsubscribe_users(cr, uid, ids, context=context)
+
+    def get_suggested_thread(self, cr, uid, removed_suggested_threads=None, context=None):
+        """Show the suggestion of users if display_groups_suggestions if the
+        user perference allows it display_groups_suggestions"""
+        user = self.pool.get('res.users').browse(cr, uid, uid, context)
+        if not user.display_groups_suggestions:
+            return []
+        else:
+            return super(mail_group, self).get_suggested_thread(cr, uid, removed_suggested_threads, context)
diff --git a/addons/mail/res_users.py b/addons/mail/res_users.py
index f7c91939b98..4fe7e34aec7 100644
--- a/addons/mail/res_users.py
+++ b/addons/mail/res_users.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class res_users(osv.Model):
         - add a preference about sending emails about notifications
         - make a new user follow itself
         - add a welcome message
+        - add suggestion preference
     """
     _name = 'res.users'
     _inherit = ['res.users']
@@ -37,10 +38,12 @@ class res_users(osv.Model):
         'alias_id': fields.many2one('mail.alias', 'Alias', ondelete="cascade", required=True,
             help="Email address internally associated with this user. Incoming "\
                  "emails will appear in the user's notifications."),
+        'display_groups_suggestions': fields.boolean("Display Group Suggestions"),
     }
 
     _defaults = {
         'alias_domain': False,  # always hide alias during creation
+        'display_groups_suggestions': True,
     }
 
     def __init__(self, pool, cr):
@@ -51,10 +54,10 @@ class res_users(osv.Model):
         init_res = super(res_users, self).__init__(pool, cr)
         # duplicate list to avoid modifying the original reference
         self.SELF_WRITEABLE_FIELDS = list(self.SELF_WRITEABLE_FIELDS)
-        self.SELF_WRITEABLE_FIELDS.append('notification_email_send')
+        self.SELF_WRITEABLE_FIELDS.extend(['notification_email_send', 'display_groups_suggestions'])
         # duplicate list to avoid modifying the original reference
         self.SELF_READABLE_FIELDS = list(self.SELF_READABLE_FIELDS)
-        self.SELF_READABLE_FIELDS.extend(['notification_email_send', 'alias_domain', 'alias_name'])
+        self.SELF_READABLE_FIELDS.extend(['notification_email_send', 'alias_domain', 'alias_name', 'display_groups_suggestions'])
         return init_res
 
     def _auto_init(self, cr, context=None):
@@ -156,6 +159,11 @@ class res_users(osv.Model):
     def message_create_partners_from_emails(self, cr, uid, emails, context=None):
         return self.pool.get('res.partner').message_create_partners_from_emails(cr, uid, emails, context=context)
 
+    def stop_showing_group_suggestions(self, cr, uid, user_id, context=None):
+        """Update display_groups_suggestions value to False"""
+        if context is None: context = {}
+        self.write(cr, uid, user_id, {"display_groups_suggestions": False}, context)
+
 
 class res_users_mail_group(osv.Model):
     """ Update of res.users class
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/css/mail.css b/addons/mail/static/src/css/mail.css
index d22b58bde74..9076ae0387e 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/css/mail.css
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/css/mail.css
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@
     width: 300px;
 }
 
-.openerp .oe_mail_wall_aside > div {
+.openerp .oe_mail_wall_aside .oe_sidebar_suggestion {
     background-color: #EDEDF6;
     border-radius: 2px;
     padding: 10px;
@@ -710,16 +710,18 @@
 .openerp .oe_mail_wall_aside .oe_suggestion_action {
     margin-top: 10px;
 }
-.openerp .oe_mail_wall_aside .oe_remove_suggested_item {
+.openerp .oe_mail_wall_aside .oe_remove_suggested_item,
+.openerp .oe_mail_wall_aside .oe_remove_suggestion {
     visibility:hidden;
     width:3%;
     float:right;
     margin-right:20px;
 }
-.openerp .oe_mail_wall_aside .oe_suggested_item:hover .oe_remove_suggested_item > span {
+.openerp .oe_mail_wall_aside .oe_suggested_item:hover .oe_remove_suggested_item > span,
+.openerp .oe_mail_wall_aside .oe_suggestion_display:hover .oe_remove_suggestion > span {
     visibility: visible;
 }
-.openerp .oe_mail_wall_aside .oe_item {
+.openerp .oe_mail_wall_aside .oe_item,.oe_suggestion_display {
     width: 90%;
 }
 .openerp .oe_mail_wall_aside .oe_item .oe_item_name {
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/suggestions.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/suggestions.js
index 137607a7643..ad0867f4930 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/suggestions.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/suggestions.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ openerp.mail.suggestions = function(session, mail) {
     var removed_suggested_group = session.removed_suggested_group = [];
     suggestions.Groups = session.web.Widget.extend({
         events: {
+            'click .oe_remove_suggestion_employees': "remove_employee_suggestions",
             'click .oe_remove_suggested_group': "remove_suggested_group",
             'click .oe_join_group': "join_group",
             'click .oe_open_group': "open_group"
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ openerp.mail.suggestions = function(session, mail) {
             this._super(parent, action);
             this.deferred = $.Deferred();
             this.mail_group = new session.web.DataSetSearch(this, 'mail.group');
+            this.res_users = new session.web.DataSetSearch(this, 'res.users');
             this.suggestions = [];
         },
         start: function() {
@@ -70,6 +72,12 @@ openerp.mail.suggestions = function(session, mail) {
             var self = this;
             removed_suggested_group.push($(event.currentTarget).attr('id'));
             self.get_suggested_group();
+        },
+        remove_employee_suggestions: function(event) {
+            var self = this;
+            return this.res_users.call('stop_showing_group_suggestions', [this.session.uid]).then(function(res) {
+                self.$(".oe_sidebar_group").hide();
+            });
         }
     });
 
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/suggestions.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/suggestions.xml
index 949e421143c..1ebd2f6276c 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/suggestions.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/suggestions.xml
@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@
     </t>
 
     <!-- Suggested groups -->
-    <div t-name="mail.suggestions.groups" class="oe_sidebar_group">
-        <p class="oe_suggestion_display">Suggested Groups</p>
+    <div t-name="mail.suggestions.groups" class="oe_sidebar_suggestion oe_sidebar_group">
+        <p class="oe_suggestion_display">
+            Suggested Groups
+            <a class="oe_remove_suggestion oe_remove_suggestion_employees" rol="button">
+                <span class="oe_kanban_action oe_kanban_action_a">X</span>
+            </a>
+        </p>
         <div class="oe_suggest_groups">
             <t t-foreach="widget.suggestions" t-as="result">
                 <div class="oe_suggested_item">