diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/models/threads/abstract_thread.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/models/threads/abstract_thread.js
index ed10e761d62..619bf95b8e3 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/models/threads/abstract_thread.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/models/threads/abstract_thread.js
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ var AbstractThread = Class.extend(Mixins.EventDispatcherMixin, {
     getTitle: function () {
         return this.getName();
     },
+    getType: function () {},
     /**
      * @returns {integer}
      */
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/scss/abstract_thread_window.scss b/addons/mail/static/src/scss/abstract_thread_window.scss
index ed001ab3562..3a7f028f2f2 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/scss/abstract_thread_window.scss
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/scss/abstract_thread_window.scss
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ $o-mail-thread-window-zindex: $zindex-modal + 1 !default;
     }
 
     .o_thread_window_header {
+        align-items: center;
         display: flex;
         flex: 0 0 auto;
         color: white;
@@ -55,6 +56,25 @@ $o-mail-thread-window-zindex: $zindex-modal + 1 !default;
                 color: white;
             }
         }
+        .o_thread_window_avatar {
+            margin: -6px 6px -6px 0;
+            position: relative;
+
+            img {
+                height: 25px;
+                width: 25px;
+                border-radius: 50%;
+            }
+            span {
+                bottom: -4px;
+                right: -2px;
+                position: absolute;
+
+                .fa-circle-o {
+                    display: none;
+                }
+            }
+        }
 
         .o_thread_window_title {
             cursor: pointer;
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/abstract_thread_window.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/abstract_thread_window.xml
index 9bc83b79242..ae29a21b5ba 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/abstract_thread_window.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/abstract_thread_window.xml
@@ -68,8 +68,11 @@
         <span t-if="widget.isMobile()">
             <a href="#" class="o_thread_window_close fa fa-1x fa-arrow-left" aria-label="Close chat window" title="Close chat window"/>
         </span>
+        <div t-if="thread and thread.getType() === 'dm_chat'" class="o_thread_window_avatar">
+            <img alt="" t-att-src="'/web/image/res.partner/' + thread.getDirectPartnerID() + '/image_128'"/>
+            <t t-call="mail.UserStatus"/>
+        </div>
         <span class="o_thread_window_title">
-            <t t-if="status" t-call="mail.UserStatus"/>
             <t t-esc="title"/>
             <span t-if="unreadCounter"> (<t t-esc="unreadCounter"/>)</span>
             <t t-if="thread and thread.hasTypingNotification() and thread.isSomeoneTyping()" t-call="mail.ThreadTypingIcon"/>