diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/chatter.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/chatter.js
index ec2723f7878..92dbe515a27 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/chatter.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/chatter.js
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ var Chatter = Widget.extend({
      */
     start: function () {
         this._$topbar = this.$('.o_chatter_topbar');
+        if(!this._disableAttachmentBox) {
+            this.$('.o_topbar_right_area').append(QWeb.render('mail.chatter.Attachment.Button', {
+                count: this.record.data.message_attachment_count || 0,
+            }));
+        }
         // render and append the buttons
         this._$topbar.prepend(this._renderButtons());
         // start and append the widgets
@@ -455,8 +460,6 @@ var Chatter = Widget.extend({
             logNoteButton: this.hasLogButton,
             scheduleActivityButton: !!this.fields.activity,
             isMobile: config.device.isMobile,
-            disableAttachmentBox: this._disableAttachmentBox,
-            count: this.record.data.message_attachment_count || 0,
         });
     },
     /**
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/chatter.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/chatter.xml
index 8a7de19eda0..40e26a811b0 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/chatter.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/chatter.xml
@@ -121,14 +121,20 @@
         <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">
-            <button class="btn btn-link o_chatter_button_attachment" title="View all the attachments of the current record">
-                <span>
-                    <i class="fa fa-paperclip"/>
-                    <span class="o_chatter_attachment_button_count" t-esc="count"/>
-                </span>
-            </button>
-        </t>
+    </t>
+
+    <!--
+        Chatter attachment paperclip button.
+
+        @param {integer} [count]
+    -->
+    <t t-name="mail.chatter.Attachment.Button">
+        <button class="btn btn-link o_chatter_button_attachment" title="View all the attachments of the current record">
+            <span>
+                <i class="fa fa-paperclip"/>
+                <span class="o_chatter_attachment_button_count" t-esc="count"/>
+            </span>
+        </button>
     </t>
 
     <!--