diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/discuss.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/discuss.js
index 483a1e99d29..fa4eb62256d 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/discuss.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/discuss.js
@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@ var Discuss = AbstractAction.extend({
      */
     _initRender: function () {
         var self = this;
+        this.$('.o_mail_discuss_loading').remove();
         this._basicComposer = new BasicComposer(this, {
             mentionPartnersRestricted: true,
             showTyping: true,
@@ -1420,7 +1421,6 @@ var Discuss = AbstractAction.extend({
         if (!this._isStarted) {
             return;
         }
-        this.$('.o_mail_discuss_loading').remove();
         this._initRender();
     },
     /**
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/tests/discuss_tests.js b/addons/mail/static/tests/discuss_tests.js
index 54477874f44..7b18996b831 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/tests/discuss_tests.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/tests/discuss_tests.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 odoo.define('mail.discuss_test', function (require) {
 "use strict";
 
+const Discuss = require('mail.Discuss');
 var mailTestUtils = require('mail.testUtils');
 
-var concurrency = require('web.concurrency');
 var testUtils = require('web.test_utils');
 
 var createDiscuss = mailTestUtils.createDiscuss;
@@ -165,6 +165,59 @@ QUnit.test('messaging not ready', async function (assert) {
     discuss.destroy();
 });
 
+QUnit.test('messaging initially ready', async function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(7);
+
+    const startDiscussProm = testUtils.makeTestPromise();
+
+    testUtils.mock.patch(Discuss, {
+        /**
+         * @override
+         */
+        async start() {
+            const _super = this._super.bind(this, ...arguments); // due to limitation of class.js
+            assert.step('discuss:starting');
+            await startDiscussProm;
+            assert.step('discuss:started');
+            return _super();
+        },
+    });
+
+    const discussProm = createDiscuss({
+        id: 1,
+        context: {},
+        params: {},
+        data: this.data,
+        services: this.services,
+        mockRPC(route) {
+            if (route === '/mail/init_messaging') {
+                assert.step(route);
+            }
+            return this._super(...arguments);
+        }
+    });
+    await testUtils.nextTick();
+    assert.verifySteps([
+        '/mail/init_messaging',
+        'discuss:starting',
+    ]);
+
+    startDiscussProm.resolve();
+    await testUtils.nextTick();
+    assert.verifySteps(['discuss:started']);
+    const discuss = await discussProm;
+    assert.ok(
+        discuss.el,
+        "discuss should be rendered");
+    assert.containsNone(
+        discuss,
+        '.o_mail_discuss_loading',
+        "should not display sidebar or content is loading (messaging is ready)");
+
+    testUtils.mock.unpatch(Discuss);
+    discuss.destroy();
+});
+
 QUnit.test('searchview options visibility', async function (assert) {
     assert.expect(5);