diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/chatter_composer.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/chatter_composer.js
index 0a8088d87ae..7365b89e19e 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/chatter_composer.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/chatter_composer.js
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ var ChatterComposer = composer.BasicComposer.extend({
res_model: 'res.partner',
res_id: partner_id,
context: {
+ active_model: self.model,
+ active_id: self.context.default_res_id,
force_email: true,
ref: "compound_context",
default_name: parsed_email[0],