diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_action_list/call_action_list.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_action_list/call_action_list.xml
index 9908d394ef0..0fdb5db1d27 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_action_list/call_action_list.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_action_list/call_action_list.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         <t t-if="callActionListView">
             <div class="o_CallActionList d-flex justify-content-between" t-attf-class="{{ className }}" t-ref="root">
                 <div class="o_CallActionList_buttons d-flex align-items-center flex-wrap">
-                    <t t-if="callActionListView.callView.threadView.thread.rtc and messaging.rtc.currentRtcSession">
+                    <t t-if="callActionListView.channel.rtc and messaging.rtc.currentRtcSession">
                         <button class="o_CallActionList_button btn d-flex m-1 border-0 rounded-circle bg-800 shadow-none"
                             t-att-class="{ 'o-isActive': !messaging.rtc.currentRtcSession.isMute, 'o-isSmall p-2': callActionListView.isSmall, 'p-3': !callActionListView.isSmall }"
                             t-att-aria-label="callActionListView.microphoneButtonTitle"
@@ -75,25 +75,25 @@
                             </t>
                         </Popover>
                     </t>
-                    <t t-if="!callActionListView.callView.threadView.thread.rtc">
+                    <t t-if="!callActionListView.channel">
                         <button class="o_CallActionList_button o_CallActionList_callToggle btn btn-success d-flex m-1 border-0 rounded-circle shadow-none"
                             t-att-class="{ 'o-isSmall p-2': callActionListView.isSmall, 'p-3': !callActionListView.isSmall }"
                             aria-label="Join Video Call"
                             title="Join Video Call"
-                            t-att-disabled="callActionListView.callView.threadView.thread.hasPendingRtcRequest"
+                            t-att-disabled="callActionListView.channel.hasPendingRtcRequest"
                             t-on-click="callActionListView.onClickToggleVideoCall">
                             <div class="o_CallActionList_buttonIconWrapper fa-stack" t-att-class="{ 'o-isSmall': callActionListView.isSmall }">
                                 <i class="fa fa-video-camera fa-stack-1x" t-att-class="{ 'fa-lg': !callActionListView.isSmall }"/>
                             </div>
                         </button>
                     </t>
-                    <t t-if="callActionListView.callView.threadView.thread">
-                        <t t-if="callActionListView.callView.threadView.thread.rtcInvitingSession and !callActionListView.callView.threadView.thread.rtc">
+                    <t t-if="callActionListView.channel">
+                        <t t-if="callActionListView.channel.rtcInvitingSession and !callActionListView.channel.rtc">
                             <button class="o_CallActionList_button o_CallActionList_callToggle o-isActive btn btn-danger d-flex m-1 border-0 rounded-circle shadow-none"
                                 t-att-class="{ 'o-isSmall p-2': callActionListView.isSmall, 'p-3': !callActionListView.isSmall }"
                                 aria-label="Reject"
                                 title="Reject"
-                                t-att-disabled="callActionListView.callView.threadView.thread.hasPendingRtcRequest"
+                                t-att-disabled="callActionListView.channel.hasPendingRtcRequest"
                                 t-on-click="callActionListView.onClickRejectCall">
                                 <div class="o_CallActionList_buttonIconWrapper fa-stack" t-att-class="{ 'o-isSmall': callActionListView.isSmall }">
                                     <i class="fa fa-phone fa-stack-1x" t-att-class="{ 'fa-lg': !callActionListView.isSmall }"/>
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@
                         </t>
                         <button class="o_CallActionList_button o_CallActionList_callToggle btn d-flex m-1 border-0 rounded-circle shadow-none"
                             t-att-aria-label="callActionListView.callButtonTitle"
-                            t-att-class="{ 'o-isActive btn-danger': !!callActionListView.callView.threadView.thread.rtc, 'o-isSmall p-2': callActionListView.isSmall, 'p-3': !callActionListView.isSmall, 'btn-success': !callActionListView.callView.threadView.thread.rtc }"
-                            t-att-disabled="callActionListView.callView.threadView.thread.hasPendingRtcRequest"
+                            t-att-class="{ 'o-isActive btn-danger': !!callActionListView.channel.rtc, 'o-isSmall p-2': callActionListView.isSmall, 'p-3': !callActionListView.isSmall, 'btn-success': !callActionListView.channel.rtc }"
+                            t-att-disabled="callActionListView.channel.hasPendingRtcRequest"
                             t-att-title="callActionListView.callButtonTitle"
                             t-on-click="callActionListView.onClickToggleAudioCall">
                             <div class="o_CallActionList_buttonIconWrapper fa-stack" t-att-class="{ 'o-isSmall': callActionListView.isSmall }">
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_main_view/call_main_view.js b/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_main_view/call_main_view.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d4e3c492656
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_main_view/call_main_view.js
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/** @odoo-module **/
+
+import { useRefToModel } from '@mail/component_hooks/use_ref_to_model';
+import { useUpdate } from '@mail/component_hooks/use_update';
+import { registerMessagingComponent } from '@mail/utils/messaging_component';
+
+const { Component } = owl;
+
+export class CallMainView extends Component {
+
+    /**
+     * @override
+     */
+    setup() {
+        super.setup();
+        useRefToModel({ fieldName: 'tileContainerRef', refName: 'tileContainer', });
+        useUpdate({ func: () => this._update() });
+    }
+
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Getters / Setters
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /**
+     * @returns {CallMainView}
+     */
+    get callMainView() {
+        return this.props.record;
+    }
+
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Private
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /**
+     * @private
+     */
+    _setTileLayout() {
+        if (!this.root.el) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (!this.callMainView.tileContainerRef.el) {
+            return;
+        }
+        const { width, height } = this.callMainView.tileContainerRef.el.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+        const { tileWidth, tileHeight } = this.callMainView.calculateTessellation({
+            aspectRatio: this.callMainView.callView.aspectRatio,
+            containerHeight: height,
+            containerWidth: width,
+            tileCount: this.callMainView.tileContainerRef.el.children.length,
+        });
+
+        this.callMainView.update({
+            tileHeight,
+            tileWidth,
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @private
+     */
+    _update() {
+        this._setTileLayout();
+    }
+}
+
+Object.assign(CallMainView, {
+    props: { record: Object },
+    template: 'mail.CallMainView',
+});
+
+registerMessagingComponent(CallMainView);
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_main_view/call_main_view.scss b/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_main_view/call_main_view.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8d66edee7e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_main_view/call_main_view.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Layout
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.o_CallMainView {
+    min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.o_CallMainView_mainParticipantContainer {
+    min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.o_CallMainView_gridParticipantCard {
+    width: var(--width);
+    height: var(--height);
+    min-width: var(--width);
+    min-height: var(--height);
+    aspect-ratio: 16/9;
+}
+
+.o_CallMainView_sidebarButton {
+    font-size: 1.2rem;
+    padding: map-get($spacers, 2);
+    top: 50%;
+    transform: translateY(-50%);
+    right: 0;
+}
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Style
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.o_CallMainView_mainParticipantContainer {
+    background-color: black;
+}
+
+.o_CallMainView_sidebarButton {
+    color: white;
+    border-radius: 10px 0px 0px 10px;
+    border-right: 0px;
+    background-color: lighten(black, 10%);
+}
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_main_view/call_main_view.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_main_view/call_main_view.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3e9521c5fc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_main_view/call_main_view.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<templates xml:space="preserve">
+
+<t t-name="mail.CallMainView" owl="1">
+    <t t-if="callMainView">
+        <div class="o_CallMainView d-flex flex-grow-1 flex-column align-items-center justify-content-center" t-ref="root" t-on-mouseleave="callMainView.onMouseleave">
+            <t t-set="dummy" t-value="messaging and messaging.device and messaging.device.globalWindowInnerHeight and messaging.device.globalWindowInnerWidth"/>
+
+            <div class="o_CallMainView_participantContainer d-flex justify-content-between w-100 h-100 overflow-hidden" t-on-click="callMainView.onClick" t-on-mousemove="callMainView.onMouseMove">
+                <t t-if="callMainView.callView.mainParticipantCard">
+                    <div class="o_CallMainView_mainParticipantContainer d-flex flex-grow-1 justify-content-center position-relative mw-100 mh-100">
+                        <CallParticipantCard className="'o_CallMainView_participantCard'" record="callMainView.callView.mainParticipantCard"/>
+                        <t t-if="callMainView.showOverlay and !callMainView.callView.threadView.compact">
+                            <i t-if="callMainView.callView.hasSidebar" class="o_CallMainView_sidebarButton o_cursor_pointer position-absolute fa fa-arrow-right" title="Hide sidebar" t-on-click="callMainView.onClickHideSidebar"/>
+                            <i t-else="" class="o_CallMainView_sidebarButton o_cursor_pointer position-absolute fa fa-arrow-left" title="Show sidebar" t-on-click="callMainView.onClickShowSidebar"/>
+                        </t>
+                    </div>
+                </t>
+                <t t-elif="callMainView.callView.tileParticipantCards.length > 0">
+                    <div
+                        class="o_CallMainView_grid d-flex align-items-center overflow-hidden h-100 w-100 flex-wrap justify-content-center"
+                        t-ref="tileContainer"
+                        t-attf-style="--height:{{callMainView.tileHeight}}px; --width:{{callMainView.tileWidth}}px;"
+                    >
+                        <t t-foreach="callMainView.callView.tileParticipantCards" t-as="participantCard" t-key="'grid_tile_'+participantCard.localId">
+                            <CallParticipantCard
+                                className="'o_CallMainView_gridParticipantCard'"
+                                record="participantCard"
+                            />
+                        </t>
+                    </div>
+                </t>
+            </div>
+
+            <!-- Buttons -->
+            <t t-if="callMainView.showOverlay or !callMainView.isControllerFloating">
+                <div class="o_CallMainView_controls d-flex justify-content-center w-100 pb-1" t-att-class="{ 'o-isFloating position-absolute bottom-0 pb-3': callMainView.isControllerFloating }">
+                    <div class="o_CallMainView_controlsOverlayContainer" t-on-mousemove="callMainView.onMouseMoveOverlay">
+                        <CallActionList record="callMainView.callActionListView"/>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </t>
+        </div>
+    </t>
+</t>
+
+</templates>
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_option_menu/call_option_menu.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_option_menu/call_option_menu.xml
index ea77fd4a78c..7331197c3bf 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_option_menu/call_option_menu.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_option_menu/call_option_menu.xml
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@
     <t t-name="mail.CallOptionMenu" owl="1">
         <t t-if="callOptionMenu">
             <div class="o_CallOptionMenu d-flex flex-column" t-attf-class="{{ className }}" t-ref="root">
-                <t t-if="callOptionMenu.callActionListView.callView.threadView.thread.videoCount > 0">
+                <t t-if="callOptionMenu.callActionListView.channel.videoCount > 0">
                     <div class="o_CallOptionMenu_button btn d-flex align-items-center border-0 rounded">
                         <label class="o_CallOptionMenu_checkBoxLabel o_cursor_pointer d-flex align-items-center mb-0 text-800 font-weight-normal">
-                            <input class="o_CallOptionMenu_checkBox mx-2 p-1" type="checkbox" t-on-change="callOptionMenu.onChangeVideoFilterCheckbox" t-att-checked="callOptionMenu.callActionListView.callView.filterVideoGrid"/>
+                            <input class="o_CallOptionMenu_checkBox mx-2 p-1" type="checkbox" t-on-change="callOptionMenu.onChangeVideoFilterCheckbox" t-att-checked="callOptionMenu.callView.filterVideoGrid"/>
                             <span class="o_CallOptionMenu_buttonText py-1 pl-1 text-truncate">Video only</span>
                         </label>
                     </div>
                     <hr class="o_CallOptionMenu_separator w-100 my-1 bg-300"/>
                 </t>
-                <t t-if="callOptionMenu.callActionListView.callView.isFullScreen">
+                <t t-if="callOptionMenu.callView.isFullScreen">
                     <button class="o_CallOptionMenu_button btn d-flex align-items-center border-0 rounded text-800 font-weight-normal" t-on-click="callOptionMenu.onClickDeactivateFullScreen">
                         <i class="o_CallOptionMenu_buttonIcon fa fa-lg fa-compress m-1 p-1"/>
                         <span class="o_CallOptionMenu_buttonText text-truncate">Exit full screen</span>
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_view/call_view.js b/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_view/call_view.js
index c1ce1fea89f..93013bee406 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_view/call_view.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_view/call_view.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 /** @odoo-module **/
 
-import { useRefToModel } from '@mail/component_hooks/use_ref_to_model';
-import { useUpdate } from '@mail/component_hooks/use_update';
 import { registerMessagingComponent } from '@mail/utils/messaging_component';
 
 import Dialog from 'web.OwlDialog';
@@ -16,15 +14,6 @@ const components = {
 
 export class CallView extends Component {
 
-    /**
-     * @override
-     */
-    setup() {
-        super.setup();
-        useRefToModel({ fieldName: 'tileContainerRef', refName: 'tileContainer', });
-        useUpdate({ func: () => this._update() });
-    }
-
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Getters / Setters
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -36,42 +25,6 @@ export class CallView extends Component {
         return this.props.record;
     }
 
-    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    // Private
-    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    /**
-     * @private
-     */
-    _setTileLayout() {
-        if (!this.root.el) {
-            return;
-        }
-        if (!this.callView.tileContainerRef.el) {
-            return;
-        }
-        const { width, height } = this.callView.tileContainerRef.el.getBoundingClientRect();
-
-        const { tileWidth, tileHeight } = this.callView.calculateTessellation({
-            aspectRatio: this.callView.aspectRatio,
-            containerHeight: height,
-            containerWidth: width,
-            tileCount: this.callView.tileContainerRef.el.children.length,
-        });
-
-        this.callView.update({
-            tileHeight,
-            tileWidth,
-        });
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @private
-     */
-    _update() {
-        this._setTileLayout();
-    }
-
 }
 
 Object.assign(CallView, {
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_view/call_view.scss b/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_view/call_view.scss
index 8e9d7ebcd38..ba18b6862a0 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_view/call_view.scss
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_view/call_view.scss
@@ -10,42 +10,3 @@
         min-height: 20%;
     }
 }
-
-.o_CallView_mainView {
-    min-width: 0;
-}
-
-.o_CallView_mainParticipantContainer {
-    min-width: 0;
-}
-
-.o_CallView_gridParticipantCard {
-    width: var(--width);
-    height: var(--height);
-    min-width: var(--width);
-    min-height: var(--height);
-    aspect-ratio: 16/9;
-}
-
-.o_CallView_sidebarButton {
-    font-size: 1.2rem;
-    padding: map-get($spacers, 2);
-    top: 50%;
-    transform: translateY(-50%);
-    right: 0;
-}
-
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Style
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-.o_CallView_mainParticipantContainer {
-    background-color: black;
-}
-
-.o_CallView_sidebarButton {
-    color: white;
-    border-radius: 10px 0px 0px 10px;
-    border-right: 0px;
-    background-color: lighten(black, 10%);
-}
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_view/call_view.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_view/call_view.xml
index b2be881280d..68a7ce9b2c0 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_view/call_view.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/components/call_view/call_view.xml
@@ -3,49 +3,12 @@
 
 <t t-name="mail.CallView" owl="1">
     <t t-if="callView">
-        <div class="o_CallView d-flex bg-dark" t-att-class="{'o-fullScreen fixed-top vw-100 vh-100': callView.isFullScreen, 'o-isMinimized': callView.isMinimized, 'h-50': !callView.isMinimized and !callView.isFullScreen, 'position-relative': !callView.isFullScreen }" t-attf-class="{{ className }}" t-on-mouseleave="callView.onMouseleave" t-ref="root">
+        <div class="o_CallView d-flex bg-dark" t-att-class="{'o-fullScreen fixed-top vw-100 vh-100': callView.isFullScreen, 'o-isMinimized': callView.isMinimized, 'h-50': !callView.isMinimized and !callView.isFullScreen, 'position-relative': !callView.isFullScreen }" t-attf-class="{{ className }}" t-ref="root">
             <!-- Used to make the component depend on the window size and trigger an update when the window size changes. -->
-            <t t-set="dummy" t-value="messaging and messaging.device and messaging.device.globalWindowInnerHeight and messaging.device.globalWindowInnerWidth"/>
-            <div class="o_CallView_mainView d-flex flex-grow-1 flex-column align-items-center justify-content-center">
-                <!-- Call members display -->
-                <div class="o_CallView_participantContainer d-flex justify-content-between w-100 h-100 overflow-hidden" t-on-click="callView.onClick" t-on-mousemove="callView.onMouseMove">
-                    <t t-if="callView.mainParticipantCard">
-                        <div class="o_CallView_mainParticipantContainer d-flex flex-grow-1 justify-content-center position-relative mw-100 mh-100">
-                            <CallParticipantCard className="'o_CallView_participantCard'" record="callView.mainParticipantCard"/>
-                            <t t-if="callView.showOverlay and !callView.threadView.compact">
-                                <i t-if="callView.hasSidebar" class="o_CallView_sidebarButton o_cursor_pointer position-absolute fa fa-arrow-right" title="Hide sidebar" t-on-click="callView.onClickHideSidebar"/>
-                                <i t-else="" class="o_CallView_sidebarButton o_cursor_pointer position-absolute fa fa-arrow-left" title="Show sidebar" t-on-click="callView.onClickShowSidebar"/>
-                            </t>
-                        </div>
-                    </t>
-                    <t t-elif="callView.tileParticipantCards.length > 0">
-                        <div
-                            class="o_CallView_grid d-flex align-items-center overflow-hidden h-100 w-100 flex-wrap justify-content-center"
-                            t-ref="tileContainer"
-                            t-attf-style="--height:{{callView.tileHeight}}px; --width:{{callView.tileWidth}}px;"
-                        >
-                            <t t-foreach="callView.tileParticipantCards" t-as="participantCard" t-key="'grid_tile_'+participantCard.localId">
-                                <CallParticipantCard
-                                    className="'o_CallView_gridParticipantCard'"
-                                    record="participantCard"
-                                />
-                            </t>
-                        </div>
-                    </t>
-                </div>
-
-                <!-- Buttons -->
-                <t t-if="callView.showOverlay or !callView.isControllerFloating">
-                    <div class="o_CallView_controls d-flex justify-content-center w-100 pb-1" t-att-class="{ 'o-isFloating position-absolute bottom-0 pb-3': callView.isControllerFloating }">
-                        <div class="o_CallView_controlsOverlayContainer" t-on-mousemove="callView.onMouseMoveOverlay">
-                            <CallActionList record="callView.callActionListView"/>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </t>
-
-            </div>
 
+            <CallMainView record="callView.callMainView"/>
             <CallSidebarView t-if="callView.callSidebarView" record="callView.callSidebarView"/>
+
             <!-- Dialogs -->
             <t t-if="messaging.userSetting.callSettingsMenu.isOpen">
                 <Dialog size="'small'" title="callView.settingsTitle" onClosed="callView.onRtcSettingsDialogClosed">
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/models/call_action_list_view.js b/addons/mail/static/src/models/call_action_list_view.js
index 00fb2c3d915..b1ce54e8aba 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/models/call_action_list_view.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/models/call_action_list_view.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { clear, insertAndReplace } from '@mail/model/model_field_command';
 
 registerModel({
     name: 'CallActionListView',
-    identifyingFields: ['callView'],
+    identifyingFields: ['callMainView'],
     recordMethods: {
         /**
          * @param {MouseEvent} ev
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ registerModel({
          * @param {MouseEvent} ev
          */
         async onClickRejectCall(ev) {
-            if (this.callView.threadView.thread.hasPendingRtcRequest) {
+            if (this.channel.hasPendingRtcRequest) {
                 return;
             }
-            await this.callView.threadView.thread.leaveCall();
+            await this.channel.leaveCall();
         },
         /**
          * @param {MouseEvent} ev
@@ -58,19 +58,19 @@ registerModel({
          * @param {MouseEvent} ev
          */
         async onClickToggleAudioCall(ev) {
-            if (this.callView.threadView.thread.hasPendingRtcRequest) {
+            if (this.channel.hasPendingRtcRequest) {
                 return;
             }
-            await this.callView.threadView.thread.toggleCall();
+            await this.channel.toggleCall();
         },
         /**
          * @param {MouseEvent} ev
          */
         async onClickToggleVideoCall(ev) {
-            if (this.callView.threadView.thread.hasPendingRtcRequest) {
+            if (this.channel.hasPendingRtcRequest) {
                 return;
             }
-            await this.callView.threadView.thread.toggleCall({
+            await this.channel.toggleCall({
                 startWithVideo: true,
             });
         },
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ registerModel({
          * @returns {string|FieldCommand}
          */
         _computeCallButtonTitle() {
-            if (!this.callView.threadView.thread) {
+            if (!this.channel) {
                 return clear();
             }
-            if (this.callView.threadView.thread.rtc) {
+            if (this.channel.rtc) {
                 return this.env._t("Disconnect");
             } else {
                 return this.env._t("Join Call");
@@ -149,15 +149,23 @@ registerModel({
             compute: '_computeCallButtonTitle',
             default: '',
         }),
-        callView: one('CallView', {
+        callMainView: one('CallMainView', {
             inverse: 'callActionListView',
             readonly: true,
             required: true,
         }),
+        callView: one('CallView', {
+            related: 'callMainView.callView',
+            required: true,
+        }),
         cameraButtonTitle: attr({
             compute: '_computeCameraButtonTitle',
             default: '',
         }),
+        channel: one('Thread', {
+            related: 'callMainView.channel',
+            required: true,
+        }),
         headphoneButtonTitle: attr({
             compute: '_computeHeadphoneButtonTitle',
             default: '',
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/models/call_main_view.js b/addons/mail/static/src/models/call_main_view.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..82a85c703ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/models/call_main_view.js
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+/** @odoo-module **/
+
+import { registerModel } from '@mail/model/model_core';
+import { attr, one } from '@mail/model/model_field';
+import { clear, insertAndReplace } from '@mail/model/model_field_command';
+
+import { isEventHandled, markEventHandled } from '@mail/utils/utils';
+
+registerModel({
+    name: 'CallMainView',
+    identifyingFields: ['callView'],
+    recordMethods: {
+        /**
+         * Finds a tile layout and dimensions that respects param0.aspectRatio while maximizing
+         * the total area covered by the tiles within the specified container dimensions.
+         *
+         * @param {Object} param0
+         * @param {number} [param0.aspectRatio]
+         * @param {number} param0.containerHeight
+         * @param {number} param0.containerWidth
+         * @param {number} param0.tileCount
+         */
+        calculateTessellation({ aspectRatio = 1, containerHeight, containerWidth, tileCount }) {
+            let optimalLayout = {
+                area: 0,
+                cols: 0,
+                tileHeight: 0,
+                tileWidth: 0,
+            };
+
+            for (let columnCount = 1; columnCount <= tileCount; columnCount++) {
+                const rowCount = Math.ceil(tileCount / columnCount);
+                const potentialHeight = containerWidth / (columnCount * aspectRatio);
+                const potentialWidth = containerHeight / rowCount;
+                let tileHeight;
+                let tileWidth;
+                if (potentialHeight > potentialWidth) {
+                    tileHeight = Math.floor(potentialWidth);
+                    tileWidth = Math.floor(tileHeight * aspectRatio);
+                } else {
+                    tileWidth = Math.floor(containerWidth / columnCount);
+                    tileHeight = Math.floor(tileWidth / aspectRatio);
+                }
+                const area = tileHeight * tileWidth;
+                if (area <= optimalLayout.area) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                optimalLayout = {
+                    area,
+                    tileHeight,
+                    tileWidth,
+                };
+            }
+            return optimalLayout;
+        },
+        /**
+         * @param {MouseEvent} ev
+         */
+        onClick(ev) {
+            this._showOverlay();
+        },
+        /**
+         * @param {MouseEvent} ev
+         */
+        onClickHideSidebar(ev) {
+            this.callView.update({ hasSidebar: false });
+        },
+        /**
+         * @param {MouseEvent} ev
+         */
+        onClickShowSidebar(ev) {
+            this.callView.update({ hasSidebar: true });
+        },
+        /**
+         * @param {MouseEvent} ev
+         */
+        onMouseleave(ev) {
+            if (ev.relatedTarget && ev.relatedTarget.closest('.o_CallActionList_popover')) {
+                // the overlay should not be hidden when the cursor leaves to enter the controller popover
+                return;
+            }
+            if (!this.exists()) {
+                return;
+            }
+            this.update({ showOverlay: false });
+        },
+        /**
+         * @param {MouseEvent} ev
+         */
+        onMouseMove(ev) {
+            if (!this.exists()) {
+                return;
+            }
+            if (isEventHandled(ev, 'CallMainView.MouseMoveOverlay')) {
+                return;
+            }
+            this._showOverlay();
+        },
+        /**
+         * @param {MouseEvent} ev
+         */
+        onMouseMoveOverlay(ev) {
+            if (!this.exists()) {
+                return;
+            }
+            markEventHandled(ev, 'CallMainView.MouseMoveOverlay');
+            this.update({
+                showOverlay: true,
+                showOverlayTimer: clear(),
+            });
+        },
+        onShowOverlayTimeout() {
+            this.update({ showOverlay: false });
+        },
+
+        //----------------------------------------------------------------------
+        // Private
+        //----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+        /**
+         * @private
+         */
+        _computeIsControllerFloating() {
+            return Boolean(this.callView.isFullScreen || this.callView.activeRtcSession && !this.callView.threadView.compact);
+        },
+        /**
+         * Shows the overlay (buttons) for a set a mount of time.
+         *
+         * @private
+         */
+        _showOverlay() {
+            this.update({
+                showOverlay: true,
+                showOverlayTimer: [clear(), insertAndReplace()],
+            });
+        },
+    },
+    fields: {
+        /**
+         * The model for the controller (buttons).
+         */
+        callActionListView: one('CallActionListView', {
+            default: insertAndReplace(),
+            inverse: 'callMainView',
+            isCausal: true,
+            readonly: true,
+        }),
+        callView: one('CallView', {
+            inverse: 'callMainView',
+            required: true,
+            readonly: true,
+        }),
+        channel: one('Thread', {
+            related: 'callView.channel',
+            required: true,
+        }),
+        /**
+         * Determines if the controller is an overlay or a bottom bar.
+         */
+        isControllerFloating: attr({
+            default: false,
+            compute: '_computeIsControllerFloating',
+        }),
+        /**
+         * Determines if we show the overlay with the control buttons.
+         */
+        showOverlay: attr({
+            default: true,
+        }),
+        showOverlayTimer: one('Timer', {
+            inverse: 'callMainViewAsShowOverlay',
+            isCausal: true,
+        }),
+        tileContainerRef: attr(),
+        tileHeight: attr({
+            default: 0,
+        }),
+        tileWidth: attr({
+            default: 0,
+        }),
+    },
+});
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/models/call_option_menu.js b/addons/mail/static/src/models/call_option_menu.js
index 07d29407921..90f8635c32c 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/models/call_option_menu.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/models/call_option_menu.js
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ registerModel({
          */
         onChangeVideoFilterCheckbox(ev) {
             const filterVideoGrid = ev.target.checked;
-            const activeRtcSession = this.callActionListView.callView.activeRtcSession;
+            const activeRtcSession = this.callView.activeRtcSession;
             if (filterVideoGrid && activeRtcSession && !activeRtcSession.videoStream) {
-                this.callActionListView.callView.update({ activeRtcSession: clear() });
+                this.callView.update({ activeRtcSession: clear() });
             }
-            this.callActionListView.callView.update({ filterVideoGrid });
+            this.callView.update({ filterVideoGrid });
         },
         /**
          * Creates and download a file that contains the logs of the current RTC call.
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ registerModel({
          * @param {MouseEvent} ev
          */
         async onClickDownloadLogs(ev) {
-            const channel = this.callActionListView.callView.threadView.thread;
+            const channel = this.callActionListView.channel;
             if (!channel.rtc) {
                 return;
             }
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ registerModel({
          * @param {MouseEvent} ev
          */
         onClickActivateFullScreen(ev) {
-            this.callActionListView.callView.activateFullScreen();
+            this.callView.activateFullScreen();
             this.component.trigger('o-popover-close');
         },
         /**
          * @param {MouseEvent} ev
          */
         onClickDeactivateFullScreen(ev) {
-            this.callActionListView.callView.deactivateFullScreen();
+            this.callView.deactivateFullScreen();
             this.component.trigger('o-popover-close');
         },
         /**
@@ -71,5 +71,9 @@ registerModel({
             readonly: true,
             required: true,
         }),
+        callView: one('CallView', {
+            related: 'callActionListView.callView',
+            required: true,
+        }),
     },
 });
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/models/call_view.js b/addons/mail/static/src/models/call_view.js
index ceddd92468c..025a814ecbe 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/models/call_view.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/models/call_view.js
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import { attr, many, one } from '@mail/model/model_field';
 import { OnChange } from '@mail/model/model_onchange';
 import { clear, insert, insertAndReplace, replace } from '@mail/model/model_field_command';
 
-import { isEventHandled, markEventHandled } from '@mail/utils/utils';
-
 registerModel({
     name: 'CallView',
     identifyingFields: ['threadView'],
@@ -21,114 +19,12 @@ registerModel({
         },
     },
     recordMethods: {
-        /**
-         * Finds a tile layout and dimensions that respects param0.aspectRatio while maximizing
-         * the total area covered by the tiles within the specified container dimensions.
-         *
-         * @param {Object} param0
-         * @param {number} [param0.aspectRatio]
-         * @param {number} param0.containerHeight
-         * @param {number} param0.containerWidth
-         * @param {number} param0.tileCount
-         */
-        calculateTessellation({ aspectRatio = 1, containerHeight, containerWidth, tileCount }) {
-            let optimalLayout = {
-                area: 0,
-                cols: 0,
-                tileHeight: 0,
-                tileWidth: 0,
-            };
-
-            for (let columnCount = 1; columnCount <= tileCount; columnCount++) {
-                const rowCount = Math.ceil(tileCount / columnCount);
-                const potentialHeight = containerWidth / (columnCount * aspectRatio);
-                const potentialWidth = containerHeight / rowCount;
-                let tileHeight;
-                let tileWidth;
-                if (potentialHeight > potentialWidth) {
-                    tileHeight = Math.floor(potentialWidth);
-                    tileWidth = Math.floor(tileHeight * aspectRatio);
-                } else {
-                    tileWidth = Math.floor(containerWidth / columnCount);
-                    tileHeight = Math.floor(tileWidth / aspectRatio);
-                }
-                const area = tileHeight * tileWidth;
-                if (area <= optimalLayout.area) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-                optimalLayout = {
-                    area,
-                    tileHeight,
-                    tileWidth,
-                };
-            }
-            return optimalLayout;
-        },
-        /**
-         * @param {MouseEvent} ev
-         */
-        onClick(ev) {
-            this._showOverlay();
-        },
-        /**
-         * @param {MouseEvent} ev
-         */
-        onClickHideSidebar(ev) {
-            this.update({ hasSidebar: false });
-        },
-        /**
-         * @param {MouseEvent} ev
-         */
-        onClickShowSidebar(ev) {
-            this.update({ hasSidebar: true });
-        },
-        /**
-         * @param {MouseEvent} ev
-         */
-        onMouseleave(ev) {
-            if (ev.relatedTarget && ev.relatedTarget.closest('.o_CallActionList_popover')) {
-                // the overlay should not be hidden when the cursor leaves to enter the controller popover
-                return;
-            }
-            if (!this.exists()) {
-                return;
-            }
-            this.update({ showOverlay: false });
-        },
-        /**
-         * @param {MouseEvent} ev
-         */
-        onMouseMove(ev) {
-            if (!this.exists()) {
-                return;
-            }
-            if (isEventHandled(ev, 'CallView.MouseMoveOverlay')) {
-                return;
-            }
-            this._showOverlay();
-        },
-        /**
-         * @param {MouseEvent} ev
-         */
-        onMouseMoveOverlay(ev) {
-            if (!this.exists()) {
-                return;
-            }
-            markEventHandled(ev, 'CallView.MouseMoveOverlay');
-            this.update({
-                showOverlay: true,
-                showOverlayTimer: clear(),
-            });
-        },
         /**
          * @param {MouseEvent} ev
          */
         onRtcSettingsDialogClosed(ev) {
             this.messaging.userSetting.callSettingsMenu.toggle();
         },
-        onShowOverlayTimeout() {
-            this.update({ showOverlay: false });
-        },
         async activateFullScreen() {
             const el = document.body;
             try {
@@ -189,12 +85,6 @@ registerModel({
             }
             return clear();
         },
-        /**
-         * @private
-         */
-        _computeIsControllerFloating() {
-            return Boolean(this.isFullScreen || this.activeRtcSession && !this.threadView.compact);
-        },
         /**
          * @private
          */
@@ -208,7 +98,7 @@ registerModel({
             if (this.mainParticipantCard) {
                 return false;
             }
-            return !this.threadView.thread.rtc || this.threadView.thread.videoCount === 0;
+            return !this.channel.rtc || this.channel.videoCount === 0;
         },
         /**
          * @private
@@ -226,7 +116,7 @@ registerModel({
             }
             return insert({
                 rtcSession: replace(this.activeRtcSession),
-                channel: replace(this.threadView.thread),
+                channel: replace(this.channel),
             });
         },
         /**
@@ -249,7 +139,7 @@ registerModel({
             const tileCards = [];
             const sessionPartners = new Set();
             const sessionGuests = new Set();
-            for (const rtcSession of this.threadView.thread.rtcSessions) {
+            for (const rtcSession of this.channel.rtcSessions) {
                 if (this.filterVideoGrid && !rtcSession.videoStream) {
                     continue;
                 }
@@ -257,25 +147,25 @@ registerModel({
                 rtcSession.guest && sessionPartners.add(rtcSession.guest.id);
                 tileCards.push({
                     rtcSession: replace(rtcSession),
-                    channel: replace(this.threadView.thread),
+                    channel: replace(this.channel),
                 });
             }
-            for (const partner of this.threadView.thread.invitedPartners) {
+            for (const partner of this.channel.invitedPartners) {
                 if (sessionPartners.has(partner.id)) {
                     continue;
                 }
                 tileCards.push({
                     invitedPartner: replace(partner),
-                    channel: replace(this.threadView.thread),
+                    channel: replace(this.channel),
                 });
             }
-            for (const guest of this.threadView.thread.invitedGuests) {
+            for (const guest of this.channel.invitedGuests) {
                 if (sessionGuests.has(guest.id)) {
                     continue;
                 }
                 tileCards.push({
                     invitedGuest: replace(guest),
-                    channel: replace(this.threadView.thread),
+                    channel: replace(this.channel),
                 });
             }
             return insertAndReplace(tileCards);
@@ -291,21 +181,10 @@ registerModel({
          * @private
          */
         _onChangeVideoCount() {
-            if (this.threadView.thread.videoCount === 0) {
+            if (this.channel.videoCount === 0) {
                 this.update({ filterVideoGrid: false });
             }
         },
-        /**
-         * Shows the overlay (buttons) for a set a mount of time.
-         *
-         * @private
-         */
-        _showOverlay() {
-            this.update({
-                showOverlay: true,
-                showOverlayTimer: [clear(), insertAndReplace()],
-            });
-        },
         /**
          * @private
          */
@@ -330,13 +209,22 @@ registerModel({
             default: 16 / 9,
             compute: '_computeAspectRatio',
         }),
+        callMainView: one('CallMainView', {
+            default: insertAndReplace(),
+            inverse: 'callView',
+            isCausal: true,
+            readonly: true,
+        }),
         callSidebarView: one('CallSidebarView', {
             compute: '_computeCallSideBarView',
             inverse: 'callView',
             isCausal: true,
             readonly: true,
         }),
-        tileContainerRef: attr(),
+        channel: one('Thread', {
+            related: 'threadView.thread',
+            required: true,
+        }),
         /**
          * Determines whether we only display the videos or all the participants
          */
@@ -349,13 +237,6 @@ registerModel({
         hasSidebar: attr({
             default: true,
         }),
-        /**
-         * Determines if the controller is an overlay or a bottom bar.
-         */
-        isControllerFloating: attr({
-            default: false,
-            compute: '_computeIsControllerFloating',
-        }),
         /**
          * Determines if the viewer should be displayed fullScreen.
          */
@@ -392,31 +273,12 @@ registerModel({
             inverse: 'callView',
             isCausal: true,
         }),
-        /**
-         * The model for the controller (buttons).
-         */
-        callActionListView: one('CallActionListView', {
-            default: insertAndReplace(),
-            readonly: true,
-            inverse: 'callView',
-            isCausal: true,
-        }),
         /**
          * Text content that is displayed on title of the settings dialog.
          */
         settingsTitle: attr({
             compute: '_computeSettingsTitle',
         }),
-        /**
-         * Determines if we show the overlay with the control buttons.
-         */
-        showOverlay: attr({
-            default: true,
-        }),
-        showOverlayTimer: one('Timer', {
-            inverse: 'callViewAsShowOverlay',
-            isCausal: true,
-        }),
         /**
          * ThreadView on which the call view is attached.
          */
@@ -425,9 +287,6 @@ registerModel({
             readonly: true,
             required: true,
         }),
-        tileHeight: attr({
-            default: 0,
-        }),
         /**
          * List of all participant cards (can either be invitations or rtcSessions).
          */
@@ -436,17 +295,14 @@ registerModel({
             inverse: 'callViewAsTile',
             isCausal: true,
         }),
-        tileWidth: attr({
-            default: 0,
-        }),
     },
     onChanges: [
         new OnChange({
-            dependencies: ['threadView.thread.rtc'],
+            dependencies: ['channel.rtc'],
             methodName: '_onChangeRtcChannel',
         }),
         new OnChange({
-            dependencies: ['threadView.thread.videoCount'],
+            dependencies: ['channel.videoCount'],
             methodName: '_onChangeVideoCount',
         }),
     ],
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/models/timer.js b/addons/mail/static/src/models/timer.js
index 3b9813be4e8..f37389dae4e 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/models/timer.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/models/timer.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { clear } from '@mail/model/model_field_command';
 registerModel({
     name: 'Timer',
     identifyingFields: [[
-        'callViewAsShowOverlay',
+        'callMainViewAsShowOverlay',
         'chatterOwnerAsAttachmentsLoader',
         'messagingOwnerAsFetchImStatusTimer',
         'messageViewOwnerAsHighlight',
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ registerModel({
          * @returns {integer|FieldCommand}
          */
         _computeDuration() {
-            if (this.callViewAsShowOverlay) {
+            if (this.callMainViewAsShowOverlay) {
                 return 3 * 1000;
             }
             if (this.chatterOwnerAsAttachmentsLoader) {
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ registerModel({
          * @private
          */
         _onTimeoutOwner() {
-            if (this.callViewAsShowOverlay) {
-                this.callViewAsShowOverlay.onShowOverlayTimeout();
+            if (this.callMainViewAsShowOverlay) {
+                this.callMainViewAsShowOverlay.onShowOverlayTimeout();
                 return;
             }
             if (this.chatterOwnerAsAttachmentsLoader) {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ registerModel({
         },
     },
     fields: {
-        callViewAsShowOverlay: one('CallView', {
+        callMainViewAsShowOverlay: one('CallMainView', {
             inverse: 'showOverlayTimer',
             readonly: true,
         }),