diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
index 97ba8983b73..7c24e5208ae 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
@@ -45,6 +45,43 @@
     # Jobs
     # ------------------------------------------------------
 
+    <!-- Applicant Read/Unread actions -->
+    <record id="actions_server_applicant_unread" model="ir.actions.server">
+        <field name="name">Mark unread</field>
+        <field name="condition">True</field>
+        <field name="type">ir.actions.server</field>
+        <field name="model_id" ref="model_hr_applicant"/>
+        <field name="state">code</field>
+        <field name="code">self.message_check_and_set_unread(cr, uid, context.get('active_ids'), context=context)</field>
+    </record>
+    <record id="action_applicant_unread" model="ir.values">
+        <field name="name">action_project_unread</field>
+        <field name="action_id" ref="actions_server_applicant_unread"/>
+        <field name="value" eval="'ir.actions.server,' + str(ref('actions_server_applicant_unread'))" />
+        <field name="key">action</field>
+        <field name="model_id" ref="model_hr_applicant" />
+        <field name="model">hr.applicant</field>
+        <field name="key2">client_action_multi</field>
+    </record>
+
+    <record id="actions_server_applicant_read" model="ir.actions.server">
+        <field name="name">Mark read</field>
+        <field name="condition">True</field>
+        <field name="type">ir.actions.server</field>
+        <field name="model_id" ref="model_hr_applicant"/>
+        <field name="state">code</field>
+        <field name="code">self.message_check_and_set_read(cr, uid, context.get('active_ids'), context=context)</field>
+    </record>
+    <record id="action_applicant_read" model="ir.values">
+        <field name="name">action_project_read</field>
+        <field name="action_id" ref="actions_server_applicant_read"/>
+        <field name="value" eval="'ir.actions.server,' + str(ref('actions_server_applicant_read'))" />
+        <field name="key">action</field>
+        <field name="model_id" ref="model_hr_applicant" />
+        <field name="model">hr.applicant</field>
+        <field name="key2">client_action_multi</field>
+    </record>
+
     <record model="ir.ui.view" id="crm_case_tree_view_job">
         <field name="name">Applicants</field>
         <field name="model">hr.applicant</field>
@@ -197,7 +234,7 @@
                    name="needaction_pending"
                    domain="[('needaction_pending','=',True)]"/>
                <separator orientation="vertical"/>
-               <filter icon="terp-document-new" string="New" name="filter_new" 
+               <filter icon="terp-document-new" string="New" name="filter_new"/>
                <field name="partner_name" filter_domain="['|','|',('name','ilike',self),('partner_name','ilike',self),('email_from','ilike',self)]" string="Subject / Applicant"/>
                <separator orientation="vertical"/>
                <filter icon="terp-document-new" string="New"