diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/client_action.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/client_action.js
index fe9ad84ba39..4f11030b92a 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/client_action.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/client_action.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ var Model = require('web.Model');
 
 var pyeval = require('web.pyeval');
 var SearchView = require('web.SearchView');
+var session = require('web.session');
 var Widget = require('web.Widget');
 
 var QWeb = core.qweb;
@@ -196,7 +197,17 @@ var ChatAction = Widget.extend(ControlPanelMixin, {
                                  'channel_inbox';
         var default_channel = chat_manager.get_channel(default_channel_id) ||
                               chat_manager.get_channel('channel_inbox');
-
+        var mention_filter = {
+            tag: 'filter',
+            children: [],
+            attrs:{
+                name: 'mentions',
+                string: _t('Has Mentions'),
+                domain: "[('partner_ids', 'in', " + session.partner_id + ")]"
+            }
+        };
+        this.fields_view = $.extend(true, {}, this.fields_view);
+        this.fields_view.arch.children.push(mention_filter);
         this.searchview = new SearchView(this, this.dataset, this.fields_view, options);
         this.searchview.on('search_data', this, this.on_search);