diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/components/chat_window_header/chat_window_header.js b/addons/mail/static/src/components/chat_window_header/chat_window_header.js
index 7deb538f745..15c3dfa764f 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/components/chat_window_header/chat_window_header.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/components/chat_window_header/chat_window_header.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class ChatWindowHeader extends Component {
                 thread,
                 threadLocalMessageUnreadCounter: thread && thread.localMessageUnreadCounter,
                 threadMassMailing: thread && thread.mass_mailing,
+                threadModel: thread && thread.model,
             };
         });
     }
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/components/chat_window_header/chat_window_header.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/components/chat_window_header/chat_window_header.xml
index 5499fea1749..860a951a880 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/components/chat_window_header/chat_window_header.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/components/chat_window_header/chat_window_header.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                         <i class="fa fa-arrow-left"/>
                     </div>
                 </t>
-                <t t-if="chatWindow.thread">
+                <t t-if="chatWindow.thread and chatWindow.thread.model === 'mail.channel'">
                     <ThreadIcon
                         class="o_ChatWindowHeader_icon o_ChatWindowHeader_item"
                         threadLocalId="chatWindow.thread.localId"