diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/css/mail.css b/addons/mail/static/src/css/mail.css
index 50e7fed78b0..e191e881543 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/css/mail.css
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/css/mail.css
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
     word-spacing: 3px;
     cursor: text;
 }
-.openerp .oe_mail .oe_msg.oe_msg_composer_compact .oe_compact_record{
+.openerp .oe_mail .oe_msg.oe_msg_composer_compact .oe_compact_record {
     font-size: 13px;
     font-style: bold;
     text-align: center;
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js
index bb200aedf95..9d9f07671e6 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js
@@ -545,6 +545,9 @@ openerp.mail = function (session) {
                     'default_attachment_ids': self.attachment_ids,
                     'default_partner_ids': partner_ids,
                 };
+                if (self.is_log) {
+                    _.extend(context, {'mail_compose_log': true});
+                }
                 if (default_composition_mode != 'reply' && self.context.default_model && self.context.default_res_id) {
                     context.default_model = self.context.default_model;
                     context.default_res_id = self.context.default_res_id;
diff --git a/addons/mail/wizard/mail_compose_message.py b/addons/mail/wizard/mail_compose_message.py
index 3617bd76463..5776a8e46c5 100644
--- a/addons/mail/wizard/mail_compose_message.py
+++ b/addons/mail/wizard/mail_compose_message.py
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ class mail_compose_message(osv.TransientModel):
         if context is None:
             context = {}
         active_ids = context.get('active_ids')
+        is_log = context.get('mail_compose_log', False)
 
         for wizard in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context):
             mass_mail_mode = wizard.composition_mode == 'mass_mail'
@@ -216,7 +217,10 @@ class mail_compose_message(osv.TransientModel):
                     post_values['attachments'] += new_attachments
                     post_values.update(email_dict)
                 # post the message
-                active_model_pool.message_post(cr, uid, [res_id], type='comment', subtype='mt_comment', context=context, **post_values)
+                subtype = 'mail.mt_comment'
+                if is_log:
+                    subtype = False
+                active_model_pool.message_post(cr, uid, [res_id], type='comment', subtype=subtype, context=context, **post_values)
 
         return {'type': 'ir.actions.act_window_close'}
 
diff --git a/addons/mail/wizard/mail_compose_message_view.xml b/addons/mail/wizard/mail_compose_message_view.xml
index fca5ec65ca0..00ba33a6d6f 100644
--- a/addons/mail/wizard/mail_compose_message_view.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/wizard/mail_compose_message_view.xml
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@
                         <field name="res_id" invisible="1"/>
                         <field name="parent_id" invisible="1"/>
                         <!-- visible wizard -->
-                        <label for="partner_ids" string="Recipients"/>
-                        <div groups="base.group_user">
+                        <label for="partner_ids" string="Recipients"
+                             invisible="context.get('mail_compose_log', False)"/>
+                        <div groups="base.group_user" invisible="context.get('mail_compose_log', False)">
                             <span attrs="{'invisible':['|', ('model', '=', False), ('composition_mode', '!=', 'mass_mail')]}">
                                 Followers of selected items and
                             </span>