diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/chatter.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/chatter.js
index 7cabe960cdb..164a24cd7b8 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/chatter.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/chatter.js
@@ -89,18 +89,15 @@ var Chatter = Widget.extend({
      */
     start: function () {
         this._$topbar = this.$('.o_chatter_topbar');
-        if(!this._disableAttachmentBox) {
-            this.$('.o_topbar_right_area').append(QWeb.render('mail.chatter.Attachment.Button', {
-                displayCounter: !!this.fields.thread,
-                count: this.record.data.message_attachment_count || 0,
-            }));
-        }
         // render and append the buttons
         this._$topbar.prepend(QWeb.render('mail.chatter.Buttons', {
             newMessageButton: !!this.fields.thread,
             logNoteButton: this.hasLogButton,
             scheduleActivityButton: !!this.fields.activity,
             isMobile: config.device.isMobile,
+            disableAttachmentBox: this._disableAttachmentBox,
+            displayCounter: !!this.fields.thread,
+            count: this.record.data.message_attachment_count || 0,
         }));
         // start and append the widgets
         var fieldDefs = _.invoke(this.fields, 'appendTo', $('<div>'));
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/chatter.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/chatter.xml
index 23202f608b9..c302320302c 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/chatter.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/chatter.xml
@@ -110,7 +110,12 @@
         <button t-if="scheduleActivityButton" class="btn btn-link o_chatter_button_schedule_activity" title="Log or schedule an activity" disabled="disabled">
             <i class="fa fa-clock-o" role="img" aria-label="Dates" title="Dates"/> <t t-if="isMobile">Activity</t><t t-else="">Schedule activity</t>
         </button>
-
+        <t t-if="!disableAttachmentBox">
+            <t t-call="mail.chatter.Attachment.Button">
+                <t t-set="displayCounter" t-value="displayCounter"/>
+                <t t-set="count" t-value="count"/>
+            </t>
+        </t>
     </t>
 
     <!--