diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml b/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
index 0bc41dd3b8d..cb21d0d07e3 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,35 @@
 <openerp>
     <data>
 
+        <record id="actions_server_crm_unread" model="ir.actions.server">
+            <field name="name">Mark unread</field>
+            <field name="condition">True</field>
+            <field name="type">ir.actions.server</field>
+            <field name="model_id" ref="model_crm_lead"/>
+            <field name="state">code</field>
+            <field name="code">object.message_mark_as_unread()</field>
+        </record>
+
+        <record id="act_multi_crm_lead_mark_unread" model="ir.values">
+            <field name="name">actions_server_crm_unread</field>
+            <field name="action_id" ref="actions_server_crm_unread"/>
+            <field name="key">action</field>
+            <field name="model_id" ref="model_crm_lead" />
+            <field name="model">crm.lead</field>
+            <field name="key2">client_action_multi</field>
+        </record>
+
+<!--
+        <record id="act_multi_hr_holidays_mark_unread" model="ir.values">
+            <field name="name">Hr holidays Mark unread</field>
+            <field name="value" eval="'ir.actions.server,' + str(ref('mail.actions_server_mail_thread_unread'))" />
+            <field name="key">action</field>
+            <field name="model_id" ref="hr_holidays.model_hr_holidays" />
+            <field name="model">hr_holidays</field>
+            <field name="key2">client_action_multi</field>
+        </record>
+-->
+
         <!--
             CRM CASE STAGE
             -->
diff --git a/addons/mail/mail_thread_view.xml b/addons/mail/mail_thread_view.xml
index 6bac1a49f2e..5b256c5cc42 100644
--- a/addons/mail/mail_thread_view.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/mail_thread_view.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,30 @@
 <openerp>
     <data>
 
+        <!-- Server action: mark as unread -->
+<!--
+        <record id="actions_server_mail_thread_unread" model="ir.actions.server">
+            <field name="name">Mark unread</field>
+            <field name="condition" eval="True"/>
+            <field name="type">ir.actions.server</field>
+            <field name="model_id" ref="crm.model_crm_lead"/>
+            <field name="state">code</field>
+            <field name="code" eval="&quot;&quot;&quot;self.message_mark_as_unread(cr, uid, [object.id], context=context)&quot;&quot;&quot;"/>
+        </record>
+-->
+
+        <!-- Server action: mark as read -->
+<!--
+        <record id="actions_server_mail_thread_read" model="ir.actions.server">
+            <field name="name">Mark read</field>
+            <field name="condition" eval="True"/>
+            <field name="type">ir.actions.server</field>
+            <field name="model_id" ref="mail.model_mail_thread"/>
+            <field name="state">code</field>
+            <field name="code" eval="&quot;&quot;&quot;self.message_mark_as_read(cr, uid, [object.id], context=context)&quot;&quot;&quot;"/>
+        </record>
+-->
+
         <!-- toplevel menu -->
         <menuitem id="mail_feeds_main" name="Feeds" sequence="0"
             web_icon="static/src/img/feeds.png"