diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/views/res_users_views.xml b/odoo/addons/base/views/res_users_views.xml
index cc84ef1ff17..90d6a587fd9 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/views/res_users_views.xml
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/views/res_users_views.xml
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
                                     </group>
                                 </group>
                                 <group name="messaging">
-                                    <field name="signature" options="{'style-inline': true}"/>
+                                    <field name="signature" options="{'style-inline': true, 'codeview': true}"/>
                                 </group>
                             </page>
                         </notebook>