diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_controller.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_controller.js
index 653596f5127..d34893cb2e3 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_controller.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_controller.js
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ var ActivityController = BasicController.extend({
             title: _.str.sprintf(_t("Search: %s"), this.renderer.arch.attrs.string),
             no_create: !this.activeActions.create,
             disable_multiple_selection: true,
+            context: state.context,
             on_selected: function (record) {
                 var fakeRecord = self.renderer.getKanbanActivityData({}, record[0]);
                 var widget = new KanbanActivity(self, 'activity_ids', fakeRecord, {});