diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/components/channel_member/channel_member.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/components/channel_member/channel_member.xml
index 6ce857ded8d..1caa9928a94 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/components/channel_member/channel_member.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/components/channel_member/channel_member.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
                             'o-isDeviceSmall': messaging.device.isSmall,
                             'small': !messaging.device.isSmall,
                         }"
-                        hasOpenChat="channelMemberView.hasOpenChat"
                         record="channelMemberView.personaImStatusIconView"
                     />
                 </t>
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/components/composer_suggestion_view/composer_suggestion_view.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/components/composer_suggestion_view/composer_suggestion_view.xml
index 8e3206c6350..b69aba08d11 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/components/composer_suggestion_view/composer_suggestion_view.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/components/composer_suggestion_view/composer_suggestion_view.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
                     <t t-if="composerSuggestionView.personaImStatusIconView">
                         <PersonaImStatusIcon
                             className="'o_ComposerSuggestionView_personaImStatusIcon flex-shrink-0 me-1'"
-                            hasBackground="false"
                             record="composerSuggestionView.personaImStatusIconView"
                         />
                     </t>
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/components/message/message.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/components/message/message.xml
index c88a02819d0..9c1d123f783 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/components/message/message.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/components/message/message.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
                                             'small': !messaging.device.isSmall,
                                             'text-100': messageView.message.is_note and !messageView.isSelected,
                                         }"
-                                        hasOpenChat="messageView.hasAuthorOpenChat"
                                         record="messageView.personaImStatusIconView"
                                     />
                                 </t>
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/components/persona_im_status_icon/persona_im_status_icon.js b/addons/mail/static/src/components/persona_im_status_icon/persona_im_status_icon.js
index 31f20650eda..d1e21f710ab 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/components/persona_im_status_icon/persona_im_status_icon.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/components/persona_im_status_icon/persona_im_status_icon.js
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
 /** @odoo-module **/
 
 import { registerMessagingComponent } from '@mail/utils/messaging_component';
-import { markEventHandled } from '@mail/utils/utils';
 
 const { Component } = owl;
 
 export class PersonaImStatusIcon extends Component {
 
-    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    // Public
-    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
     /**
      * @returns {PersonaImStatusIconView}
      */
@@ -18,38 +13,10 @@ export class PersonaImStatusIcon extends Component {
         return this.props.record;
     }
 
-    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    // Handlers
-    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    /**
-     * @private
-     * @param {MouseEvent} ev
-     */
-    _onClick(ev) {
-        markEventHandled(ev, 'PersonaImStatusIcon.Click');
-        if (!this.props.hasOpenChat || !this.personaImStatusIconView.persona.partner) {
-            return;
-        }
-        this.personaImStatusIconView.persona.partner.openChat();
-    }
-
 }
 
 Object.assign(PersonaImStatusIcon, {
-    defaultProps: {
-        hasBackground: true,
-        hasOpenChat: false,
-    },
-    props: {
-        hasBackground: { type: Boolean, optional: true },
-        /**
-         * Determines whether a click on `this` should open a chat with
-         * `this.partner`.
-         */
-        hasOpenChat: { type: Boolean, optional: true },
-        record: Object,
-    },
+    props: { record: Object },
     template: 'mail.PersonaImStatusIcon',
 });
 
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/components/persona_im_status_icon/persona_im_status_icon.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/components/persona_im_status_icon/persona_im_status_icon.xml
index af1adae48ea..8507972d937 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/components/persona_im_status_icon/persona_im_status_icon.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/components/persona_im_status_icon/persona_im_status_icon.xml
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@
                 t-att-class="{
                     'o-away': personaImStatusIconView.persona.im_status === 'away',
                     'o-bot': messaging.partnerRoot.persona === personaImStatusIconView.persona,
-                    'o-has-open-chat cursor-pointer': props.hasOpenChat,
+                    'o-has-open-chat cursor-pointer': personaImStatusIconView.hasOpenChat,
                     'o-offline': personaImStatusIconView.persona.im_status === 'offline',
                     'o-online': personaImStatusIconView.persona.im_status === 'online',
                 }"
                 t-attf-class="{{ className }}"
-                t-on-click="_onClick"
+                t-on-click="personaImStatusIconView.onClick"
                 t-ref="root"
                 name="root"
             >
-                <t t-if="props.hasBackground">
+                <t t-if="personaImStatusIconView.hasBackground">
                     <i class="o_PersonaImStatusIcon_outerBackground fa fa-circle fa-stack-1x"/>
                     <i class="o_PersonaImStatusIcon_innerBackground fa fa-circle fa-stack-1x text-white"/>
                 </t>
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/models/persona_im_status_icon_view.js b/addons/mail/static/src/models/persona_im_status_icon_view.js
index 823c2600cfb..dc944f14080 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/models/persona_im_status_icon_view.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/models/persona_im_status_icon_view.js
@@ -1,12 +1,25 @@
 /** @odoo-module **/
 
-import { one } from '@mail/model/model_field';
+import { attr, one } from '@mail/model/model_field';
 import { registerModel } from '@mail/model/model_core';
 import { clear } from '@mail/model/model_field_command';
+import { markEventHandled } from '@mail/utils/utils';
 
 registerModel({
     name: 'PersonaImStatusIconView',
     identifyingMode: 'xor',
+    recordMethods: {
+        /**
+         * @param {MouseEvent} ev
+         */
+        onClick(ev) {
+            markEventHandled(ev, 'PersonaImStatusIcon.Click');
+            if (!this.hasOpenChat || !this.persona.partner) {
+                return;
+            }
+            this.persona.partner.openChat();
+        },
+    },
     fields: {
         channelInvitationFormSelectablePartnerViewOwner: one('ChannelInvitationFormSelectablePartnerView', {
             identifying: true,
@@ -24,6 +37,31 @@ registerModel({
             identifying: true,
             inverse: 'personaImStatusIconView',
         }),
+        hasBackground: attr({
+            compute() {
+                if (this.composerSuggestionViewOwner) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                return clear();
+            },
+            default: true,
+        }),
+        /**
+         * Determines whether a click on this view should open a chat with the
+         * corresponding persona.
+         */
+        hasOpenChat: attr({
+            compute() {
+                if (this.channelMemberViewOwner) {
+                    return this.channelMemberViewOwner.hasOpenChat;
+                }
+                if (this.messageViewOwner) {
+                    return this.messageViewOwner.hasAuthorOpenChat;
+                }
+                return clear();
+            },
+            default: false,
+        }),
         messageViewOwner: one('MessageView', {
             identifying: true,
             inverse: 'personaImStatusIconView',