diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/followers.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/followers.js
index acc20b1ffc0..fbe27c066a3 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/followers.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/followers.js
@@ -268,9 +268,11 @@ var Followers = form_common.AbstractField.extend({
         if (this.message_is_follower) {
             this.$('button.o_followers_follow_button').removeClass('o_followers_notfollow').addClass('o_followers_following');
             this.$('.o_subtypes_list > .dropdown-toggle').attr('disabled', false);
+            this.$('.o_followers_actions .dropdown-toggle').addClass('o_followers_following')
         } else {
             this.$('button.o_followers_follow_button').removeClass('o_followers_following').addClass('o_followers_notfollow');
             this.$('.o_subtypes_list > .dropdown-toggle').attr('disabled', true);
+            this.$('.o_followers_actions .dropdown-toggle').removeClass('o_followers_following')
         }
     },
 
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/less/followers.less b/addons/mail/static/src/less/followers.less
index 25bd7be1f9a..4057450c2f7 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/less/followers.less
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/less/followers.less
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
         .dropdown-toggle {
             opacity: 0.3;
             border: none;
+            display: none;
 
             &:hover, &:focus, &[aria-expanded="true"] {
                 opacity: 1;
@@ -24,6 +25,10 @@
             > .fa {
                 font-size: inherit;
             }
+
+            &.o_followers_following {
+                display: block;
+            }
         }
 
         &:hover .dropdown-toggle {
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/followers.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/followers.xml
index 939cb531626..24b99241d47 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/followers.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/followers.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
                         <span class="fa fa-check o_followers_following"/>
                         <span class="o_followers_following"> Following</span>
                     </button><button class="btn btn-sm btn-link dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
-                        <span class="fa fa-cog"/>
+                        <span class="fa fa-bell"/>
                     </button>
                     <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu"/>
                 </div>