diff --git a/addons/calendar/models/mail_activity.py b/addons/calendar/models/mail_activity.py
index 3efcea70a3b..4cf142ed42d 100644
--- a/addons/calendar/models/mail_activity.py
+++ b/addons/calendar/models/mail_activity.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class MailActivity(models.Model):
             'default_activity_type_id': self.activity_type_id.id,
             'default_res_id': self.env.context.get('default_res_id'),
             'default_res_model': self.env.context.get('default_res_model'),
-            'default_name': self.summary,
+            'default_name': self.summary or self.res_name,
             'default_description': self.note and tools.html2plaintext(self.note) or '',
             'default_activity_ids': [(6, 0, self.ids)],
         }
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/web_kanban_activity.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/web_kanban_activity.xml
index 72ea47103c0..dff33f6465a 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/web_kanban_activity.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/web_kanban_activity.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <t t-name="mail.KanbanActivity">
     <div class="o_kanban_inline_block dropdown o_kanban_selection o_mail_activity">
         <a class="dropdown-toggle o_activity_btn" data-toggle="dropdown">
-            <span class="fa fa-clock-o fa-lg fa-fw"/>
+            <span class="fa fa-clock-o fa-lg fa-fw" t-att-title="widget.selection[widget.activity_state]"/>
         </a>
         <ul class="dropdown-menu o_activity" role="menu">
         </ul>
diff --git a/addons/mail/views/mail_activity_views.xml b/addons/mail/views/mail_activity_views.xml
index 1d09f8baedf..cc02fd80df3 100644
--- a/addons/mail/views/mail_activity_views.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/views/mail_activity_views.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
                             <label for="days"/>
                             <div>
                                 <field name="days" class="oe_inline"/>
-                                <span class="oe_inline">days</span>
+                                <span class="oe_inline ml4">days</span>
                             </div>
                         </group>
                         <group>
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
                 <field name="sequence" widget="handle"/>
                 <field name="name"/>
                 <field name="summary"/>
-                <field name="days"/>
+                <field name="days" string="Planned in (days)"/>
                 <field name="res_model_id" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
                 <field name="icon" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
             </tree>