diff --git a/addons/web_im/static/src/js/im.js b/addons/web_im/static/src/js/im.js
index dd88d0a611e..cdeb7fc16e0 100644
--- a/addons/web_im/static/src/js/im.js
+++ b/addons/web_im/static/src/js/im.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ openerp.web_im = function(instance) {
             this.update_promise.then(function() {
                 var im = new instance.web_im.InstantMessaging(self);
                 im.appendTo(instance.client.$el);
-                var button = new instance.web.IMTopButton(self);
+                var button = new instance.web.ImTopButton(self);
                 button.im = im;
                 button.appendTo(instance.webclient.$el.find('.oe_systray'));
             });
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ openerp.web_im = function(instance) {
         },
     });
 
-    instance.web.IMTopButton = instance.web.Widget.extend({
-        template:'IMTopButton',
+    instance.web.ImTopButton = instance.web.Widget.extend({
+        template:'ImTopButton',
         events: {
             "click button": "clicked",
         },
@@ -27,28 +27,24 @@ openerp.web_im = function(instance) {
 
     instance.web_im.InstantMessaging = instance.web.Widget.extend({
         template: "InstantMessaging",
+        events: {
+            "keydown .oe_im_input": "search_users",
+        },
         init: function(parent) {
             this._super(parent);
             this.shown = false;
             this.set("right_offset", 0);
+            this.last = null;
+            this.users = [];
         },
         start: function() {
-            var self = this;
             this.$el.css("right", -this.$el.outerWidth());
-            self.poll();
-            self.last = null;
             $(window).scroll(_.bind(this.calc_box, this));
             $(window).resize(_.bind(this.calc_box, this));
-            self.calc_box();
-            self.$(".oe_im_input").keypress(function(e) {
-                if(e.which != 13) {
-                    return;
-                }
-                var mes = self.$(".oe_im_input").val();
-                self.$(".oe_im_input").val("");
-                var model = new instance.web.Model("im.message");
-                model.call("post", [mes], {context: new instance.web.CompoundContext()});
-            }).focus();
+            this.calc_box();
+
+            this.poll();
+            this.search_users();
         },
         calc_box: function() {
             var $topbar = instance.client.$(".oe_topbar");
@@ -57,6 +53,31 @@ openerp.web_im = function(instance) {
             this.$el.css("top", top);
             this.$el.css("bottom", 0);
         },
+        search_users: function(e) {
+            if(e && e.which !== 13) {
+                return;
+            }
+            var users = new instance.web.Model("res.users");
+            var self = this;
+            return users.query(["name"]).filter([["name", "ilike", this.$(".oe_im_input").val()]]).limit(20).all().then(function(result) {
+                _.each(self.users, function(user) {
+                    user.destroy();
+                });
+                self.users = [];
+                _.each(result, function(user) {
+                    var widget = new instance.web_im.ImUser(self, user);
+                    widget.appendTo(self.$(".oe_im_users"));
+                    self.users.push(widget);
+                });
+            });
+        },
+        send_message: function() {
+            // old code
+            var mes = self.$(".oe_im_input").val();
+            self.$(".oe_im_input").val("");
+            var model = new instance.web.Model("im.message");
+            model.call("post", [mes], {context: new instance.web.CompoundContext()});
+        },
         switch_display: function() {
             var fct =  _.bind(function() {
                 this.set("right_offset", $(window).width() - this.$el.offset().left);
@@ -94,4 +115,12 @@ openerp.web_im = function(instance) {
         }
     });
 
+    instance.web_im.ImUser = instance.web.Widget.extend({
+        "template": "ImUser",
+        init: function(parent, user_rec) {
+            this._super(parent);
+            this.user_rec = user_rec;
+        },
+    });
+
 }
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diff --git a/addons/web_im/static/src/xml/im.xml b/addons/web_im/static/src/xml/im.xml
index f87a0c1c531..c6b4f01b8e7 100644
--- a/addons/web_im/static/src/xml/im.xml
+++ b/addons/web_im/static/src/xml/im.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,19 @@
 <templates xml:space="preserve">
     <t t-name="InstantMessaging">
         <div class="oe_im">
-            <div class="oe_im_content"></div>
             <input class="oe_im_input" type="text"/>
+            <div class="oe_im_content"></div>
+            <div class="oe_im_users"></div>
         </div>
     </t>
-    <t t-name="IMTopButton">
+    <t t-name="ImTopButton">
         <div title='Display im' class="oe_topbar_item oe_topbar_imbutton">
             <button></button>
         </div>
     </t>
+    <t t-name="ImUser">
+        <div class="oe_im_user">
+            <t t-esc="widget.user_rec.name"/>
+        </div>
+    </t>
 </templates>
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