diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/css/mail.css b/addons/mail/static/src/css/mail.css
index 19b33e06261..50e7fed78b0 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/css/mail.css
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/css/mail.css
@@ -231,18 +231,24 @@
     height: 24px;
     width: 100%;
     padding: 2px 4px;
-    /*border: 1px solid #CCC;*/
-    /*-moz-border-radius: 3px;*/
-    /*-webkit-border-radius: 3px;*/
-    /*border-radius: 3px;*/
-    /*background: white;*/
-    font-size: 13px;
     color: #AAA;
-    font-style: bold;
-    text-align: center;
     word-spacing: 3px;
     cursor: text;
 }
+.openerp .oe_mail .oe_msg.oe_msg_composer_compact .oe_compact_record{
+    font-size: 13px;
+    font-style: bold;
+    text-align: center;
+}
+.openerp .oe_mail .oe_msg.oe_msg_composer_compact .oe_compact_inbox {
+    border: 1px solid #CCC;
+    -moz-border-radius: 3px;
+    -webkit-border-radius: 3px;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    background: white;
+    font-size: 14px;
+    font-style: italic;
+}
 
 /* d) I.E. tweaks for Message action icons */
 
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js
index 86fe0203d0a..4449a73b1a8 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js
@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@ openerp.mail = function (session) {
 
         bind_events: function () {
             var self = this;
+            this.$('.oe_compact_inbox').on('click', self.on_toggle_quick_composer);
             this.$('.oe_compose_post').on('click', self.on_toggle_quick_composer);
             this.$('.oe_compose_log').on('click', self.on_toggle_quick_composer);
             this.$('input.oe_form_binary_file').on('change', _.bind( this.on_attachment_change, this));
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail.xml
index 260b51c5406..a1ad3b7253f 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail.xml
@@ -41,15 +41,22 @@
             </div>
         </div>
         <div t-if="widget.show_compact_message and !widget.show_composer and !widget.options.readonly" t-attf-class="oe_msg oe_msg_composer_compact #{widget.thread_level and widget.options.display_indented_thread > -1 ? 'oe_msg_indented' : ''}">
-            <div class="field_text oe_compact">
-                <a class="oe_compose_post">
+            <t t-if="widget.options.view_mailbox">
+                <div class="field_text oe_compact oe_compact_inbox">
                     <t t-if="widget.options.compose_placeholder" t-raw="widget.options.compose_placeholder"/>
-                    <t t-if="!widget.options.compose_placeholder and !widget.options.view_mailbox">Share a message</t>
-                    <t t-if="!widget.options.compose_placeholder and widget.options.view_mailbox">Share with my followers</t>
-                </a>
-                <span class="oe_grey">or</span>
-                <a class="oe_compose_log">Log a note</a>
-            </div>
+                    <t t-if="!widget.options.compose_placeholder and widget.options.view_mailbox">Share with my followers...</t>
+                </div>
+            </t>
+            <t t-if="!widget.options.view_mailbox">
+                <div class="field_text oe_compact oe_compact_record">
+                    <a class="oe_compose_post">
+                        <t t-if="widget.options.compose_placeholder" t-raw="widget.options.compose_placeholder"/>
+                        <t t-if="!widget.options.compose_placeholder and !widget.options.view_mailbox">Share a message</t>
+                    </a>
+                    <span class="oe_grey">or</span>
+                    <a class="oe_compose_log">Log a note</a>
+                </div>
+            </t>
         </div>
         <span t-if="!(widget.show_compact_message and !widget.show_composer) and !widget.show_composer" class="oe_placeholder_compose"></span>
     </t>