diff --git a/addons/hr/hr.py b/addons/hr/hr.py
index 92bde22086e..4ec04b6ce6a 100644
--- a/addons/hr/hr.py
+++ b/addons/hr/hr.py
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ class hr_employee(osv.osv):
     _name = "hr.employee"
     _description = "Employee"
     _inherits = {'resource.resource': "resource_id"}
+    _inherit = ['mail.thread']
 
     def _get_image(self, cr, uid, ids, name, args, context=None):
         result = dict.fromkeys(ids, False)
diff --git a/addons/hr/hr_view.xml b/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
index dc65fa80e8b..8767da6bd63 100644
--- a/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@
                             </page>
                         </notebook>
                     </sheet>
+                    <div class="oe_chatter">
+                        <field name="message_follower_ids" widget="mail_followers"/>
+                        <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
+                    </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>