diff --git a/addons/calendar/views/mail_activity_views.xml b/addons/calendar/views/mail_activity_views.xml
index 9df0180fead..9075e09d233 100644
--- a/addons/calendar/views/mail_activity_views.xml
+++ b/addons/calendar/views/mail_activity_views.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
                   <attribute name="attrs">{'invisible': [('activity_category', '=', 'meeting')]}</attribute>
             </xpath>
             <xpath expr="//button[@name='action_done']" position="attributes">
-                  <attribute name="attrs">{'invisible': [('activity_category', '=', 'meeting')]}</attribute>
+                  <attribute name="attrs">{'invisible': ['|', ('activity_category', '=', 'meeting'), ('force_next', '=', True)]}</attribute>
             </xpath>
             <xpath expr="//button[@special='cancel']" position="attributes">
                   <attribute name="attrs">{'invisible': [('activity_category', '=', 'meeting')]}</attribute>
diff --git a/addons/contacts/models/res_users.py b/addons/contacts/models/res_users.py
index 3a42daaa007..65062bcb6e7 100644
--- a/addons/contacts/models/res_users.py
+++ b/addons/contacts/models/res_users.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Users(models.Model):
                 continue
             activity['icon'] = modules.module.get_module_icon('contacts')
             activity['actions'] = [{
-                'icon': 'fa-clock-o',
+                'icon': 'fa-th',
                 'name': 'Summary',
                 'action_xmlid': 'contacts.action_contacts_summary'
             }]
diff --git a/addons/mail/models/mail_activity.py b/addons/mail/models/mail_activity.py
index 78b4b005f77..bdf9546e72b 100644
--- a/addons/mail/models/mail_activity.py
+++ b/addons/mail/models/mail_activity.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ class MailActivityType(models.Model):
              ' and not available when managing activities for other models.')
     default_next_type_id = fields.Many2one('mail.activity.type', 'Default Next Activity',
         domain="['|', ('res_model_id', '=', False), ('res_model_id', '=', res_model_id)]")
+    force_next = fields.Boolean("Auto-launched next activity", default=False)
     next_type_ids = fields.Many2many(
         'mail.activity.type', 'mail_activity_rel', 'activity_id', 'recommended_id',
         domain="['|', ('res_model_id', '=', False), ('res_model_id', '=', res_model_id)]",
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ class MailActivity(models.Model):
         compute='_compute_has_recommended_activities',
         help='Technical field for UX purpose')
     mail_template_ids = fields.Many2many(related='activity_type_id.mail_template_ids')
+    force_next = fields.Boolean(related='activity_type_id.force_next')
 
     @api.multi
     @api.onchange('previous_activity_type_id')
@@ -371,24 +373,33 @@ class MailActivity(models.Model):
 
     @api.multi
     def action_feedback_schedule_next(self, feedback=False):
-        wizard_ctx = dict(
-            self.env.context,
-            default_previous_activity_type_id=self.activity_type_id.id,
-            activity_previous_deadline=self.date_deadline,
-            default_res_id=self.res_id,
-            default_res_model=self.res_model,
-        )
-        self.action_feedback(feedback)
-        return {
-            'name': _('Schedule an Activity'),
-            'context': wizard_ctx,
-            'view_type': 'form',
-            'view_mode': 'form',
-            'res_model': 'mail.activity',
-            'views': [(False, 'form')],
-            'type': 'ir.actions.act_window',
-            'target': 'new',
-        }
+        ctx = dict(
+                    self.env.context,
+                    default_previous_activity_type_id=self.activity_type_id.id,
+                    activity_previous_deadline=self.date_deadline,
+                    default_res_id=self.res_id,
+                    default_res_model=self.res_model,
+                )
+        force_next = self.force_next
+        self.action_feedback(feedback)  # will unlink activity, dont access self after that
+        if force_next:
+            Activity = self.env['mail.activity'].with_context(ctx)
+            res = Activity.new(Activity.default_get(Activity.fields_get()))
+            res._onchange_previous_activity_type_id()
+            res._onchange_activity_type_id()
+            Activity.create(res._convert_to_write(res._cache))
+            return False
+        else:
+            return {
+                'name': _('Schedule an Activity'),
+                'context': ctx,
+                'view_type': 'form',
+                'view_mode': 'form',
+                'res_model': 'mail.activity',
+                'views': [(False, 'form')],
+                'type': 'ir.actions.act_window',
+                'target': 'new',
+            }
 
     @api.multi
     def action_close_dialog(self):
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/activity.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/activity.js
index ff1cf8b5761..cabcd469b5c 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/activity.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/activity.js
@@ -169,11 +169,15 @@ var BasicActivity = AbstractField.extend({
             context: this.record.getContext(),
         }).then(
             function (rslt_action) {
-                self.do_action(rslt_action, {
-                    on_close: function () {
-                        self.trigger_up('reload');
-                    },
-                });
+                if (rslt_action) {
+                    self.do_action(rslt_action, {
+                        on_close: function () {
+                            self.trigger_up('reload');
+                        },
+                    });
+                } else {
+                    self.trigger_up('reload');
+                }
             }
         );
     },
@@ -270,6 +274,7 @@ var BasicActivity = AbstractField.extend({
         var $popoverElement = $(ev.currentTarget);
         var activityID = $popoverElement.data('activity-id');
         var previousActivityTypeID = $popoverElement.data('previous-activity-type-id');
+        var forceNextActivity = $popoverElement.data('force-next-activity');
         if (!$popoverElement.data('bs.popover')) {
             $popoverElement.popover({
                 template: $(Popover.Default.template).addClass('o_mail_activity_feedback')[0].outerHTML, // Ugly but cannot find another way
@@ -279,7 +284,7 @@ var BasicActivity = AbstractField.extend({
                 trigger:'click',
                 placement: 'right', // FIXME: this should work, maybe a bug in the popper lib
                 content : function () {
-                    var $popover = $(QWeb.render('mail.activity_feedback_form', { previous_activity_type_id: previousActivityTypeID }));
+                    var $popover = $(QWeb.render('mail.activity_feedback_form', { previous_activity_type_id: previousActivityTypeID, force_next: forceNextActivity}));
                     $popover.find('#activity_feedback').val(self._draftFeedback[activityID]);
                     $popover.on('click', '.o_activity_popover_done', function (ev) {
                         ev.stopPropagation();
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_view.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_view.js
index e96248d41ed..084d40a15ac 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_view.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_view.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var _lt = core._lt;
 var ActivityView = AbstractView.extend({
     accesskey: "a",
     display_name: _lt('Activity'),
-    icon: 'fa-clock-o',
+    icon: 'fa-th',
     config: _.extend({}, AbstractView.prototype.config, {
         Controller: ActivityController,
         Model: ActivityModel,
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/scss/mail_activity.scss b/addons/mail/static/src/scss/mail_activity.scss
index d7970492949..cdd8bbe1cb5 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/scss/mail_activity.scss
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/scss/mail_activity.scss
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
                         background-color: $o-brand-lightsecondary;
                     }
 
-                    &.o_edit_activity {
+                    &.o_log_activity {
                         padding: 8px 10px 8px 0px;
                         vertical-align: middle;
                         &:hover {
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/activity.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/activity.xml
index 2ddcea9121f..cb7f8a5ae28 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/activity.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/activity.xml
@@ -75,9 +75,10 @@
                             </div>
                         </t>
                         <div class="o_thread_message_tools btn-group">
-                            <span class="o_mark_as_done" data-toggle="popover" t-att-data-activity-id="activity.id" t-att-data-previous-activity-type-id="activity.activity_type_id[0]"><a role="button" href="#" class="btn btn-link btn-success text-muted o_activity_link mr8">
-                                <i class="fa fa-check"/> Mark Done
-                            </a></span>
+                            <span class="o_mark_as_done" data-toggle="popover" t-att-data-activity-id="activity.id" t-att-data-force-next-activity="activity.force_next" t-att-data-previous-activity-type-id="activity.activity_type_id[0]">
+                                <a role="button" href="#" class="btn btn-link btn-success text-muted o_activity_link mr8">
+                                <i class="fa fa-check"/> Mark Done </a>
+                            </span>
                             <a role="button" href="#" class="btn btn-link btn-secondary text-muted o_edit_activity o_activity_link" t-att-data-activity-id="activity.id">
                                 <i class="fa fa-pencil"/> Edit
                             </a>
@@ -94,12 +95,18 @@
         <div>
             <textarea class="form-control" rows="3" id="activity_feedback" placeholder="Write Feedback"/>
             <div class="mt8">
-                <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-primary o_activity_popover_done_next" t-att-data-previous-activity-type-id="previous_activity_type_id">
-                    Done &amp; Schedule Next</button>
-                <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-primary o_activity_popover_done">
-                    Done</button>
-                <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-link o_activity_popover_discard">
-                    Discard</button>
+                <t t-if="!force_next">
+                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-primary o_activity_popover_done_next" t-att-data-previous-activity-type-id="previous_activity_type_id">
+                        Done &amp; Schedule Next</button>
+                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-primary o_activity_popover_done">
+                        Done</button>
+                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-link o_activity_popover_discard">
+                        Discard</button>
+                </t>
+                <t t-else="">
+                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-primary o_activity_popover_done_next">
+                        Done &amp; Launch Next</button>
+                </t>
             </div>
         </div>
     </t>
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/web_kanban_activity.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/web_kanban_activity.xml
index 31d23859488..25d25c1d09b 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/web_kanban_activity.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/web_kanban_activity.xml
@@ -29,38 +29,44 @@
                         <t t-esc="selection[key]" /> (<t t-esc="logs.length"/>)
                     </strong>
                 </li>
-                <li t-foreach="logs" t-as="log" t-att-data-activity-id="log.id" class="nav-item o_edit_activity" role="menuitem">
-                    <div class="o_activity_title float-left">
-                        <span t-attf-class="fa #{log.icon} fa-fw" role="img" aria-label="Log" title="Log"/>
-                        <strong>
-                            <t t-esc="log.title_action or log.activity_type_id[1]" />
-                        </strong>
-                        <div>
-                            <span class="fa fa-clock-o fa-fw" role="img" aria-label="Deadline" title="Deadline"/>
-                            <span t-att-title="log.date_deadline"><t t-esc="log.label_delay" /></span>
-                            <div class="mt16" t-att-data-activity-id="log.id" t-att-data-previous-activity-type-id="log.activity_type_id[0]">
-                                <t t-if="log.mail_template_ids">
-                                    <t t-foreach="log.mail_template_ids" t-as="mail_template">
-                                        <div>
-                                            <i class="fa fa-envelope-o" aria-label="Mail" title="Mail" role="img"></i>
-                                            <span t-esc="mail_template.name"/>:
-                                            <span class="o_activity_template_preview" t-att-data-template-id="mail_template.id">Preview</span>
-                                            <span class="text-muted">or</span>
-                                            <span class="o_activity_template_send" t-att-data-template-id="mail_template.id">Send Now</span>
-                                        </div>
+                <t t-foreach="logs" t-as="log">
+                    <t t-set="edit_class" t-value="'o_edit_activity'"/>
+                    <t t-if="log.force_next">
+                        <t t-set="edit_class" t-value=""/>
+                    </t>
+                    <li t-att-data-activity-id="log.id" t-attf-class="nav-item o_log_activity #{edit_class}" role="menuitem">
+                        <div class="o_activity_title float-left">
+                            <span t-attf-class="fa #{log.icon} fa-fw" role="img" aria-label="Log" title="Log"/>
+                            <strong>
+                                <t t-esc="log.title_action or log.activity_type_id[1]" />
+                            </strong>
+                            <div>
+                                <span class="fa fa-clock-o fa-fw" role="img" aria-label="Deadline" title="Deadline"/>
+                                <span t-att-title="log.date_deadline"><t t-esc="log.label_delay" /></span>
+                                <div class="mt16" t-att-data-activity-id="log.id" t-att-data-force-next-activity="log.force_next" t-att-data-previous-activity-type-id="log.activity_type_id[0]">
+                                    <t t-if="log.mail_template_ids">
+                                        <t t-foreach="log.mail_template_ids" t-as="mail_template">
+                                            <div>
+                                                <i class="fa fa-envelope-o" aria-label="Mail" title="Mail" role="img"></i>
+                                                <span t-esc="mail_template.name"/>:
+                                                <span class="o_activity_template_preview" t-att-data-template-id="mail_template.id">Preview</span>
+                                                <span class="text-muted">or</span>
+                                                <span class="o_activity_template_send" t-att-data-template-id="mail_template.id">Send Now</span>
+                                            </div>
+                                        </t>
                                     </t>
+                                </div>
+                                <t t-if="log.user_id[0] != uid">
+                                    <span class="ml4 fa fa-user" role="img" aria-label="User" title="User"/>
+                                    <span><t t-esc="log.user_id[1]" /></span>
                                 </t>
                             </div>
-                            <t t-if="log.user_id[0] != uid">
-                                <span class="ml4 fa fa-user" role="img" aria-label="User" title="User"/>
-                                <span><t t-esc="log.user_id[1]" /></span>
-                            </t>
                         </div>
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="float-right">
-                        <span class="o_mark_as_done o_activity_link o_activity_link_kanban fa fa-check-circle fa-2x mt4" t-att-data-previous-activity-type-id="log.activity_type_id[0]" t-att-data-activity-id="log.id" title="Mark as done" role="img" aria-label="Mark as done"/>
-                    </div>
-                </li>
+                        <div class="float-right">
+                            <span class="o_mark_as_done o_activity_link o_activity_link_kanban fa fa-check-circle fa-2x mt4" t-att-data-force-next-activity="log.force_next" t-att-data-previous-activity-type-id="log.activity_type_id[0]" t-att-data-activity-id="log.id" title="Mark as done" role="img" aria-label="Mark as done"/>
+                        </div>
+                    </li>
+                </t>
             </t>
         </ul>
     </div>
diff --git a/addons/mail/views/mail_activity_views.xml b/addons/mail/views/mail_activity_views.xml
index 7b92502934f..b4e1e782b0c 100644
--- a/addons/mail/views/mail_activity_views.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/views/mail_activity_views.xml
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@
                             </div>
                         </group>
                         <group>
+                            <field name="force_next"/>
+                            <field name="default_next_type_id" attrs="{'required': [('force_next', '=', True)]}" context="{'default_res_model_id': res_model_id}"/>
                             <field name="next_type_ids" widget="many2many_tags"
-                                context="{'default_res_model_id': res_model_id}"/>
-                            <field name="default_next_type_id" context="{'default_res_model_id': res_model_id}"/>
+                                attrs="{'invisible': [('force_next', '=', True)]}" context="{'default_res_model_id': res_model_id}"/>
                             <field name="mail_template_ids" widget="many2many_tags"
                                 domain="[('model_id', '=', res_model_id)]"
                                 attrs="{'invisible': [('res_model_id', '=', False)]}"
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@
                         <field name="res_model" invisible="1"/>
                         <field name="res_model_id" invisible="1"/>
                         <field name="res_id" invisible="1"/>
+                        <field name="force_next" invisible="1"/>
                         <field name="previous_activity_type_id"/>
                         <field name="has_recommended_activities"/>
                     </group>
@@ -125,10 +127,13 @@
                     <footer>
                         <button string="Schedule" name="action_close_dialog"
                             type="object" class="btn-primary"/>
-                        <button string="Mark as Done" name="action_done"
+                        <button attrs="{'invisible': [('force_next', '=', True)]}" string="Mark as Done" name="action_done"
                             type="object" class="btn-secondary"
                             context="{'mail_activity_quick_update': True}"/>
-                        <button string="Done &amp; Schedule Next" name="action_done_schedule_next"
+                        <button attrs="{'invisible': [('force_next', '=', True)]}" string="Done &amp; Schedule Next" name="action_done_schedule_next"
+                            type="object" class="btn-secondary"
+                            context="{'mail_activity_quick_update': True}"/>
+                        <button attrs="{'invisible': [('force_next', '=', False)]}" string="Done &amp; Launch Next" name="action_done_schedule_next"
                             type="object" class="btn-secondary"
                             context="{'mail_activity_quick_update': True}"/>
                         <button string="Discard" class="btn-secondary" special="cancel" />