diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/thread_field.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/thread_field.js
index 481dc49af36..0d7635cae8b 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/thread_field.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/thread_field.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ var ThreadField = AbstractField.extend(chat_mixin, {
         this.msgIDs = this.value.res_ids;
     },
     willStart: function () {
-        return this._chatReady();
+        return this.alive(this._chatReady());
     },
     start: function () {
         var self = this;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ var ThreadField = AbstractField.extend(chat_mixin, {
         var def1 = this.thread.appendTo(this.$el);
         var def2 = this._super.apply(this, arguments);
 
-        return $.when(def1, def2).then(function () {
+        return this.alive($.when(def1, def2)).then(function () {
             // unwrap the thread to remove an unnecessary level on div
             self.setElement(self.thread.$el);
 
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/tests/chatter_tests.js b/addons/mail/static/tests/chatter_tests.js
index 030539a72b9..d0b685ebbec 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/tests/chatter_tests.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/tests/chatter_tests.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ var BasicComposer = Composers.BasicComposer;
 
 var createAsyncView = testUtils.createAsyncView;
 var createView = testUtils.createView;
+var createAsyncView = testUtils.createAsyncView;
 
 QUnit.module('mail', {}, function () {
 
@@ -944,5 +945,69 @@ QUnit.test('fieldmany2many tags email', function (assert) {
     $('.modal-footer .btn-primary').click();
 });
 
+QUnit.test('does not render and crash when destroyed before chat system is ready', function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(0);
+
+    var def = $.Deferred();
+
+    var form = createView({
+        View: FormView,
+        model: 'partner',
+        data: this.data,
+        arch: '<form string="Partners">' +
+                '<sheet>' +
+                    '<field name="foo"/>' +
+                '</sheet>' +
+                '<div class="oe_chatter">' +
+                    '<field name="message_follower_ids" widget="mail_followers"/>' +
+                    '<field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>' +
+                    '<field name="activity_ids" widget="mail_activity"/>' +
+                '</div>' +
+            '</form>',
+        res_id: 2,
+        mockRPC: function (route, args) {
+            if (route === '/mail/read_followers') {
+                return $.when({
+                    followers: [],
+                    subtypes: [],
+                });
+            }
+            return this._super(route, args);
+        },
+        intercepts: {
+            chat_manager_ready: function (event) {
+                // we delay the return of the chat_manager ready event
+                event.data.callback(def);
+            },
+            get_messages: function (event) {
+                event.stopPropagation();
+                event.data.callback($.when([{
+                    attachment_ids: [],
+                    body: "",
+                    date: moment("2016-12-20 09:35:40"),
+                    id: 34,
+                    res_id: 3,
+                    author_id: ["3", "Fu Ck Mil Grom"],
+                }]));
+            },
+            get_bus: function (event) {
+                event.stopPropagation();
+                event.data.callback(new Bus());
+            },
+            get_session: function (event) {
+                event.stopPropagation();
+                event.data.callback({uid: 1});
+            },
+        },
+    });
+
+    form.destroy();
+    // here, the chat_manager system is ready, and the chatter can try to render
+    // itself. We simply make sure here that no crashes occur (since the form
+    // view is destroyed, all rpcs will be dropped, and many other mechanisms
+    // relying on events will not work, such as _getBus)
+    def.resolve();
+});
+
 });
 });