diff --git a/addons/project/project.py b/addons/project/project.py
index 0b23196a67f..cc5da2c15dc 100644
--- a/addons/project/project.py
+++ b/addons/project/project.py
@@ -67,6 +67,35 @@ class project(osv.osv):
         return super(project, self).search(cr, user, args, offset=offset, limit=limit, order=order,
             context=context, count=count)
 
+    def write(self, cr, uid, ids, vals, context=None):
+        if context is None:
+            context = {}
+        list = []
+        project_ids = self.browse(cr, uid, ids)
+        groups = self.pool.get('res.groups')
+        group_id = groups.search(cr, uid, [('name', '=', 'Followers')], context=context)
+        groups_users = groups.browse(cr, uid, group_id)[0].users
+        for project_id in project_ids:
+           select = vals.get('privacy_visility') or project_id.privacy_visility or False
+           members = vals.get('members') or project_id.members or False
+           if select=='follower':
+             if members:
+               for member in members:
+                   list.append(member.id)
+               followers = self.find_followers(cr, uid, ids, context)
+               for member_id in list:
+                   if not member_id in followers:
+                      self.message_subscribe(cr, uid, ids, [member_id], context=context)
+        return super(project, self).write(cr, uid, ids, vals, context=context)
+
+    def find_followers(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
+    	user=[]
+        sub_obj = self.pool.get('mail.subscription')
+        sub_id = sub_obj.search(cr, uid, [('res_model','=','project.project'),('res_id','in',ids)], context=context)
+        for follower_id in sub_obj.browse(cr, uid, sub_id):
+            user.append(follower_id.user_id.id)
+        return user
+
     def _complete_name(self, cr, uid, ids, name, args, context=None):
         res = {}
         for m in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context):
@@ -202,11 +231,20 @@ class project(osv.osv):
         'task_count': fields.function(_task_count, type='integer', string="Open Tasks"),
         'color': fields.integer('Color Index'),
         'company_uom_id': fields.related('company_id', 'project_time_mode_id', type='many2one', relation='product.uom'),
+        'privacy_visility': fields.selection([('public','Public'), ('follower','Followers Only')], 'Privacy / Visility', select=True),
      }
     
     def dummy(self, cr, uid, ids, context):
         return True
-       
+
+    def message_thread_followers(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
+        followers = super(project,self).message_thread_followers(cr, uid, ids, context=context)
+        for project in self.browse(cr, uid, followers.keys(), context=context):
+            project_followers = set(followers[project.id])
+            project_followers.add(project.user_id.user_email)
+            followers[project.id] = filter(None, project_followers)
+        return followers
+
     def _get_type_common(self, cr, uid, context):
         ids = self.pool.get('project.task.type').search(cr, uid, [('project_default','=',1)], context=context)
         return ids
diff --git a/addons/project/project_view.xml b/addons/project/project_view.xml
index 70cdac1efa0..5d2d29fb5d5 100644
--- a/addons/project/project_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project/project_view.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
                         <field name="date_start" string="Start Date" attrs="{'readonly':[('state','in',['close', 'cancelled'])]}"/>
                         <field name="date" string="End Date" attrs="{'readonly':[('state','in',['close', 'cancelled'])]}"/>
                         <field name="progress_rate" widget="progressbar"/>
+                        <field name="privacy_visility"/>
                     </group>
                     <notebook colspan="4">
                         <page string="Administration">
diff --git a/addons/project/security/project_security.xml b/addons/project/security/project_security.xml
index 2bfe967e675..fb9041681f2 100644
--- a/addons/project/security/project_security.xml
+++ b/addons/project/security/project_security.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
         <field name="users" eval="[(4, ref('base.user_root'))]"/>
     </record>
 
+    <record id="group_project_followers" model="res.groups">
+        <field name="name">Followers</field>
+        <field name="category_id" ref="base.module_category_project_management"/>
+    </record>
+
     <record model="ir.ui.menu" id="menu_definitions">
         <field name="groups_id" eval="[(6,0,[ref('group_project_manager')])]"/>
     </record>