diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/composer.js b/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/composer.js
index 91d68d0e075..f2bd6cbb62b 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/composer.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/composer.js
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ export class Composer extends Component {
         mode: "normal",
         className: "",
         sidebar: true,
+        showFullComposer: true,
+        allowUpload: true
     };
     static props = [
         "composer",
@@ -73,6 +75,8 @@ export class Composer extends Component {
         "className?",
         "sidebar?",
         "type?",
+        "showFullComposer?",
+        "allowUpload?"
     ];
     static template = "mail.Composer";
 
@@ -233,7 +237,7 @@ export class Composer extends Component {
     }
 
     get allowUpload() {
-        return true;
+        return this.props.allowUpload;
     }
 
     get message() {
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/composer.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/composer.xml
index a63f9339813..34baf398fac 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/composer.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/composer.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
                                 </t>
                             </FileUploader>
                         </div>
-                        <button t-if="thread and thread.type === 'chatter'" class="o-mail-Composer-fullComposer btn fa fa-expand m-1 border-0 rounded-pill" title="Full composer" aria-label="Full composer" type="button" t-on-click="onClickFullComposer"/>
+                        <button t-if="props.showFullComposer and thread and thread.type === 'chatter'" class="o-mail-Composer-fullComposer btn fa fa-expand m-1 border-0 rounded-pill" title="Full composer" aria-label="Full composer" type="button" t-on-click="onClickFullComposer"/>
                     </div>
                     <t t-if="!extended" t-call="mail.Composer.sendButton"/>
                 </div>
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/message.js b/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/message.js
index 7ff72a9fcdb..e95f2822e5c 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/message.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/message.js
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export class Message extends Component {
     static defaultProps = {
         hasActions: true,
         isInChatWindow: false,
+        showDates: true,
     };
     static props = [
         "hasActions?",
@@ -83,6 +84,8 @@ export class Message extends Component {
         "thread?",
         "messageSearch?",
         "className?",
+        "showDates?",
+        "isFirstMessage?"
     ];
     static template = "mail.Message";
 
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/message.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/message.xml
index 666aa820395..16837a22d1f 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/message.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/message.xml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
                         <div t-if="!props.squashed" class="o-mail-Message-avatarContainer position-relative bg-view">
                             <img class="o-mail-Message-avatar w-100 h-100 rounded" t-att-src="authorAvatarUrl" t-att-class="authorAvatarAttClass"/>
                         </div>
-                        <t t-elif="!message.is_transient">
-                            <small t-if="isActive" class="o-mail-Message-date text-muted opacity-50 ms-2">
+                        <t t-elif="!message.isTransient">
+                            <small t-if="isActive and props.showDates" class="o-mail-Message-date text-muted opacity-50 ms-2">
                                 <t t-esc="messageService.dateSimple(message)"/>
                             </small>
                             <div t-else="" class="ms-2">
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
     </t>
 
 <t t-name="mail.Message.actions">
-    <div t-if="props.hasActions and message.hasActions" class="o-mail-Message-actions"
+    <div t-if="props.hasActions and message.hasActions and !state.isEditing" class="o-mail-Message-actions"
         t-att-class="{
             'start-0 ms-3': isAlignedRight,
             'end-0 me-3': (env.inChatWindow or ui.isSmall) and !isAlignedRight,
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/thread.js b/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/thread.js
index 66db6864e5f..af0dd3b110f 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/thread.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/thread.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export const PRESENT_THRESHOLD = 2500;
 export class Thread extends Component {
     static components = { Message, Transition, DateSection };
     static props = [
+        "showDates?",
         "isInChatWindow?",
         "jumpPresent?",
         "thread",
@@ -39,11 +40,18 @@ export class Thread extends Component {
         "messageToReplyTo?",
         "order?",
         "scrollRef?",
+        "showEmptyMessage?",
+        "showJumpPresent?",
+        "messageActions?",
     ];
     static defaultProps = {
         isInChatWindow: false,
         jumpPresent: 0,
         order: "asc",
+        showDates: true,
+        showEmptyMessage: true,
+        showJumpPresent: true,
+        messageActions: true
     };
     static template = "mail.Thread";
 
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/thread.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/thread.xml
index 6ee521e01ea..590b26a6627 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/thread.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/core/common/thread.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 <t t-name="mail.Thread">
     <t t-if="env.inChatter" t-call="mail.Thread.jumpPresent"/> <!-- chatter has its own scrollable, this ensures proper sticky showing -->
-    <div class="o-mail-Thread position-relative flex-grow-1 d-flex flex-column overflow-auto" t-att-class="{ 'pb-4': !state.showJumpPresent }" t-ref="messages" tabindex="-1">
+    <div class="o-mail-Thread position-relative flex-grow-1 d-flex flex-column overflow-auto" t-att-class="{ 'pb-4':  props.showJumpPresent and !state.showJumpPresent }" t-ref="messages" tabindex="-1">
         <t t-if="!props.thread.isEmpty or props.thread.loadOlder or props.thread.hasLoadingFailed" name="content">
             <div class="d-flex flex-column position-relative flex-grow-1" t-att-class="{'justify-content-end': !env.inChatter and props.thread.type !== 'mailbox'}">
                 <span class="position-absolute w-100 invisible" t-att-class="props.order === 'asc' ? 'bottom-0' : 'top-0'" t-ref="present-treshold" t-att-style="`height: Min(${PRESENT_THRESHOLD}px, 100%)`"/>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                     <t t-if="!env.inChatter" t-call="mail.Thread.jumpPresent"/>
                 </t>
                 <t t-foreach="props.order === 'asc' ? props.thread.nonEmptyMessages : [...props.thread.nonEmptyMessages].reverse()" t-as="msg" t-key="msg.id">
-                    <t t-if="msg.dateDay !== currentDay">
+                    <t t-if="msg.dateDay !== currentDay and props.showDates">
                         <DateSection date="msg.dateDay" className="'pt-4'"/>
                         <t t-set="currentDay" t-value="msg.dateDay"/>
                     </t>
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
                         onParentMessageClick="() => msg.parentMessage and env.messageHighlight?.highlightMessage(msg.parentMessage, props.thread)"
                         thread="props.thread"
                         messageEdition="props.messageEdition"
+                        isFirstMessage="msg_first"
+                        hasActions="props.messageActions"
+                        showDates="props.showDates"
                     />
                     <t t-set="prevMsg" t-value="msg"/>
                 </t>
@@ -53,7 +56,7 @@
             </div>
         </t>
         <t t-else="">
-            <div class="o-mail-Thread-empty d-flex flex-column align-items-center justify-content-center p-4 text-muted fst-italic h-100">
+            <div class="o-mail-Thread-empty d-flex flex-column align-items-center justify-content-center text-muted fst-italic h-100" t-att-class="{'p-4': props.showEmptyMessage}">
                 <t t-if="props.thread.isLoaded">
                     <t t-if="props.thread.isEmpty and props.thread.type === 'mailbox'">
                     <t t-if="props.thread.id === 'inbox'">
@@ -76,7 +79,7 @@
                         Messages marked as read will appear in the history.
                     </t>
                     </t>
-                    <t t-else="">
+                    <t t-elif="props.showEmptyMessage">
                         There are no messages in this conversation.
                     </t>
                 </t>
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@
 </t>
 
 <t t-name="mail.Thread.jumpPresent">
-    <span t-if="state.showJumpPresent" class="o-mail-Thread-jumpPresent position-sticky btn btn-link alert alert-info d-flex cursor-pointer align-items-center py-2 m-0" t-att-class="{ 'px-4': !env.inChatWindow, 'px-2': env.inChatWindow, 'top-0': props.order !== 'asc', 'bottom-0': props.order === 'asc' }" role="button" t-on-click="() => this.jumpToPresent()">
+    <span t-if="props.showJumpPresent and state.showJumpPresent" class="o-mail-Thread-jumpPresent position-sticky btn btn-link alert alert-info d-flex cursor-pointer align-items-center py-2 m-0" t-att-class="{ 'px-4': !env.inChatWindow, 'px-2': env.inChatWindow, 'top-0': props.order !== 'asc', 'bottom-0': props.order === 'asc' }" role="button" t-on-click="() => this.jumpToPresent()">
         <span class="small">You're viewing older messages</span>
         <span class="flex-grow-1"/>
         <span class="fw-bolder small pe-2">Jump to Present</span>
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/views/web/composer_patch.js b/addons/mail/static/src/views/web/composer_patch.js
index 119c6d16efe..19b2912b059 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/views/web/composer_patch.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/views/web/composer_patch.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { patch } from "@web/core/utils/patch";
 
 patch(Composer.prototype, {
     get placeholder() {
-        if (this.thread && this.thread.model !== "discuss.channel") {
+        if (this.thread && this.thread.model !== "discuss.channel" && !this.props.placeholder) {
             if (this.props.type === "message") {
                 return _t("Send a message to followers…");
             } else {