diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail_followers.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail_followers.js
index 7db1ba96d9b..1e481271eda 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail_followers.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail_followers.js
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ openerp_mail_followers = function(session, mail) {
 
             this.value = [];
             this.followers = [];
+            
+            this.view_is_editable = this.__parentedParent.is_action_enabled('edit');
         },
 
         start: function() {
@@ -43,7 +45,6 @@ openerp_mail_followers = function(session, mail) {
             this.reinit();
             this.bind_events();
             this._super();
-            this.view_is_editable = this.__parentedParent.is_action_enabled('edit');
         },
 
         on_check_visibility_mode: function () {
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail_followers.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail_followers.xml
index cc6d0531b36..584fd94662c 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail_followers.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail_followers.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         </t>
         <div class='oe_follower_title_box'>
             <h4 class='oe_follower_title'>Followers</h4>
-            <a href='#' class="oe_invite">Invite others</a>
+            <a t-if="widget.view_is_editable" href='#' class="oe_invite">Invite others</a>
         </div>
         <div class="oe_follower_list"></div>
     </div>
diff --git a/addons/mail/wizard/invite_view.xml b/addons/mail/wizard/invite_view.xml
index b932f96dfe7..65463529948 100644
--- a/addons/mail/wizard/invite_view.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/wizard/invite_view.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
                     <group>
                         <field name="res_model" invisible="1"/>
                         <field name="res_id" invisible="1"/>
-                        <field name="partner_ids" widget="many2many_tags"
-                            on_change="onchange_partner_ids(partner_ids)" />
+                        <field name="partner_ids" widget="many2many_tags_email" placeholder="Add contacts to notify..."
+                            context="{'force_email':True}"/>
                         <field name="message"/>
                     </group>
                     <footer>