diff --git a/addons/contacts/models/res_users.py b/addons/contacts/models/res_users.py
index 04e16b713c6..3a42daaa007 100644
--- a/addons/contacts/models/res_users.py
+++ b/addons/contacts/models/res_users.py
@@ -17,4 +17,9 @@ class Users(models.Model):
             if activity['model'] != 'res.partner':
                 continue
             activity['icon'] = modules.module.get_module_icon('contacts')
+            activity['actions'] = [{
+                'icon': 'fa-clock-o',
+                'name': 'Summary',
+                'action_xmlid': 'contacts.action_contacts_summary'
+            }]
         return activities
diff --git a/addons/contacts/views/contact_views.xml b/addons/contacts/views/contact_views.xml
index 82da7aaca6b..efedaa7b393 100644
--- a/addons/contacts/views/contact_views.xml
+++ b/addons/contacts/views/contact_views.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,22 @@
         <field name="act_window_id" ref="action_contacts"/>
     </record>
 
+    <record id="action_contacts_summary" model="ir.actions.act_window">
+        <field name="name">Contacts</field>
+        <field name="type">ir.actions.act_window</field>
+        <field name="res_model">res.partner</field>
+        <field name="view_type">form</field>
+        <field name="view_mode">activity,kanban,tree,form</field>
+        <field name="search_view_id" ref="base.view_res_partner_filter"/>
+        <field name="help" type="html">
+            <p class="o_view_nocontent_smiling_face">
+                Create a contact in your address book
+            </p><p>
+                Odoo helps you to easily track all activities related to a customer.
+            </p>
+        </field>
+    </record>
+
     <menuitem name="Contacts"
         id="menu_contacts"
         sequence="4"
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/systray/systray_activity_menu.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/systray/systray_activity_menu.js
index cf052438749..4f0b5cff535 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/systray/systray_activity_menu.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/systray/systray_activity_menu.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ var ActivityMenu = Widget.extend({
     name: 'activity_menu',
     template:'mail.systray.ActivityMenu',
     events: {
+        'click .o_mail_activity_action': '_onActivityActionClick',
         'click .o_mail_preview': '_onActivityFilterClick',
         'show.bs.dropdown': '_onActivityMenuShow',
     },
@@ -98,6 +99,17 @@ var ActivityMenu = Widget.extend({
     // Handlers
     //------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    /**
+     * Redirect to specific action given its xml id
+     * @private
+     * @param {MouseEvent} ev
+     */
+    _onActivityActionClick: function (ev) {
+        ev.stopPropagation();
+        var actionXmlid = $(ev.currentTarget).data('action_xmlid');
+        this.do_action(actionXmlid);
+    },
+
     /**
      * Redirect to particular model view
      * @private
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/scss/discuss.scss b/addons/mail/static/src/scss/discuss.scss
index bd702e1cec9..73207ac6d62 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/scss/discuss.scss
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/scss/discuss.scss
@@ -327,9 +327,19 @@
         .o_preview_title {
             display: flex;
             .o_preview_name {
-                flex: 0 1 auto;
+                flex: 0 0 auto;
                 @include o-text-overflow;
             }
+            .o_mail_activity_action_buttons {
+                display: flex;
+                flex: 1 1 auto;
+                flex-flow: row-reverse wrap;
+            }
+            .o_mail_activity_action {
+                padding-top: 0px;
+                padding-bottom: 0px;
+                padding-right: 0px;
+            }
             .o_preview_counter {
                 flex: 1 1 auto;
             }
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/systray.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/systray.xml
index 49d6095d647..95b7845ba16 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/systray.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/systray.xml
@@ -78,6 +78,17 @@
                         <span class="o_preview_name">
                             <t t-esc="activity.name"/>
                         </span>
+                        <div t-if="activity.actions" class="o_mail_activity_action_buttons">
+                            <t t-foreach="activity.actions" t-as="action">
+                                <button type="button"
+                                    t-att-title="action.name"
+                                    t-att-class="'o_mail_activity_action btn btn-link fa ' + action.icon"
+                                    t-att-data-action_xmlid="action.action_xmlid"
+                                    t-att-data-res_model="activity.model"
+                                    t-att-data-model_name="activity.name">
+                                </button>
+                            </t>
+                        </div>
                     </div>
                     <div t-if="activity and activity.type == 'activity'">
                         <button t-if="activity.overdue_count" type="button" class="btn btn-link o_activity_filter_button mr16" t-att-data-res_model="activity.model" t-att-data-model_name="activity.name" data-filter='overdue'><t t-esc="activity.overdue_count"/> Late </button>