diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/chat_window.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/chat_window.js
index 3a50082e017..73f2ffd7c56 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/chat_window.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/chat_window.js
@@ -16,12 +16,15 @@ return Widget.extend({
         "click .o_chat_title": "on_click_fold",
     },
 
-    init: function (parent, channel_id, title, is_folded) {
+    init: function (parent, channel_id, title, is_folded, options) {
         this._super(parent);
         this.title = title;
         this.channel_id = channel_id;
         this.placeholder = _t("Say something");
         this.folded = is_folded;
+        this.options = _.defaults(options || {}, {
+            display_stars: true,
+        });
     },
     start: function () {
         this.$content = this.$('.o_chat_content');
@@ -30,6 +33,7 @@ return Widget.extend({
         this.thread = new ChatThread(this, {
             display_avatar: false,
             display_needactions: false,
+            display_stars: this.options.display_stars,
         });
         this.thread.on('toggle_star_status', this, function (message_id) {
             this.trigger('toggle_star_status', message_id);
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/thread.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/thread.js
index 190391d94de..95f02f45077 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/thread.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/thread.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ var Thread = Widget.extend({
         this.options = _.defaults(options || {}, {
             display_order: ORDER.ASC,
             display_needactions: true,
+            display_stars: true,
             default_username: _t('Anonymous'),
             display_document_link: true,
             display_avatar: true,
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/thread.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/thread.xml
index da318464b71..1a0240282d4 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/thread.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/thread.xml
@@ -37,8 +37,12 @@
             </div>
             <div class="o_thread_message_core">
                 <span class="pull-right">
-                    <i t-if="message.is_needaction &amp;&amp; options.display_needactions" class="fa fa-check o_thread_message_needaction" t-att-data-message-id="message.id" t-att-title="_t('Mark as Done')"/>
-                    <i t-att-class="'fa fa-lg o_thread_message_star ' + (message.is_starred ? 'fa-star' : 'fa-star-o')" t-att-data-message-id="message.id" t-att-title="_t('Mark as Todo')"/>
+                    <i t-if="message.is_needaction &amp;&amp; options.display_needactions"
+                       class="fa fa-check o_thread_message_needaction"
+                       t-att-data-message-id="message.id" t-att-title="_t('Mark as Done')"/>
+                    <i t-if="options.display_stars"
+                        t-att-class="'fa fa-lg o_thread_message_star ' + (message.is_starred ? 'fa-star' : 'fa-star-o')"
+                        t-att-data-message-id="message.id" t-att-title="_t('Mark as Todo')"/>
                 </span>
                 <p class="text-muted">
                     <t t-if="message.is_note">