diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js
index 17dd4b57cd0..9bc3957f339 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js
@@ -922,15 +922,45 @@ openerp.mail = function (session) {
             this.$('.oe_mail_expand').on('click', this.on_expand);
             this.$('.oe_mail_reduce').on('click', this.on_expand);
             this.$('.oe_mail_action_model').on('click', this.on_record_clicked);
+            this.$('.oe_mail_action_author').on('click', this.on_record_author_clicked);
         },
 
         on_record_clicked: function  (event) {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            var self = this;
             var state = {
                 'model': this.model,
                 'id': this.res_id,
                 'title': this.record_name
             };
             session.webclient.action_manager.do_push_state(state);
+            this.context.params = {
+                model: this.model,
+                res_id: this.res_id,
+            };
+            this.thread.ds_thread.call("message_redirect_action", {context: this.context}).then(function(action){
+                self.do_action(action); 
+            });
+        },
+
+        on_record_author_clicked: function  (event) {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            var partner_id = $(event.target).data('partner');
+            var state = {
+                'model': 'res.partner',
+                'id': partner_id,
+                'title': this.record_name
+            };
+            session.webclient.action_manager.do_push_state(state);
+            var action = {
+                type:'ir.actions.act_window',
+                view_type: 'form',
+                view_mode: 'form',
+                res_model: 'res.partner',
+                views: [[false, 'form']],
+                res_id: partner_id,
+            }
+            this.do_action(action);
         },
 
         /* Call the on_compose_message on the thread of this message. */
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail.xml
index 28cbbca1f2c..2a4ac8d1bf9 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail.xml
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
                     <t t-if="widget.attachment_ids.length > 0">
                         <div class="oe_msg_attachment_list"></div>
                     </t>
-                    <a t-if="widget.author_id and widget.options.show_link and widget.author_id[0]" t-attf-href="#model=res.partner&amp;id=#{widget.author_id[0]}"><t t-esc="widget.author_id[2]"/></a>
+                    <a t-if="widget.author_id and widget.options.show_link and widget.author_id[0]" t-attf-href="#model=res.partner&amp;id=#{widget.author_id[0]}" t-att-data-partner="widget.author_id[0]" class="oe_mail_action_author"><t t-esc="widget.author_id[2]"/></a>
                     <span t-if="widget.author_id and (!widget.options.show_link or !widget.author_id[0])"><t t-esc="widget.author_id[2]"/></span>
                     <t t-if="widget.type == 'notification'">
                         updated document
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
                     <t t-if="widget.type == 'notification' or ( (widget.type == 'email' or widget.type == 'comment') and (widget.subtype or widget.partner_ids.length > 0))"
                             t-foreach="widget.partner_ids.slice(0, 3)" t-as="partner">
                         <span t-attf-class="oe_partner_follower">
-                        <a t-if="widget.options.show_link" t-attf-href="#model=res.partner&amp;id=#{partner[0]}"><t t-esc="partner[1]"/></a>
+                        <a t-if="widget.options.show_link" t-attf-href="#model=res.partner&amp;id=#{partner[0]}" t-att-data-partner="partner[0]" class="oe_mail_action_author"><t t-esc="partner[1]"/></a>
                         <t t-if="!widget.options.show_link" t-esc="partner[1]"/>
                         </span>
                         <t t-if="!partner_last">,</t>