diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/components/activity/activity.js b/addons/mail/static/src/components/activity/activity.js
index 6c70f876160..45fb2d12a8e 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/components/activity/activity.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/components/activity/activity.js
@@ -130,6 +130,25 @@ class Activity extends Component {
         this.activity.markAsDone({ attachments: [ev.detail.attachment] });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @private
+     * @param {MouseEvent} ev
+     */
+    _onClick(ev) {
+        if (
+            ev.target.tagName === 'A' &&
+            ev.target.dataset.oeId &&
+            ev.target.dataset.oeModel
+        ) {
+            this.env.messaging.openProfile({
+                id: Number(ev.target.dataset.oeId),
+                model: ev.target.dataset.oeModel,
+            });
+            // avoid following dummy href
+            ev.preventDefault();
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * @private
      * @param {MouseEvent} ev
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/components/activity/activity.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/components/activity/activity.xml
index 41d284b9dd6..d8ae1808bf5 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/components/activity/activity.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/components/activity/activity.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <templates xml:space="preserve">
 
     <t t-name="mail.Activity" owl="1">
-        <div class="o_Activity">
+        <div class="o_Activity" t-on-click="_onClick">
             <t t-if="activity">
                 <div class="o_Activity_sidebar">
                     <div class="o_Activity_user">
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/components/activity/activity_tests.js b/addons/mail/static/src/components/activity/activity_tests.js
index 7c9b33ce385..dce0969159d 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/components/activity/activity_tests.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/components/activity/activity_tests.js
@@ -1069,6 +1069,54 @@ QUnit.test('activity mark done popover click on discard', async function (assert
     );
 });
 
+QUnit.test('data-oe-id & data-oe-model link redirection on click', async function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(7);
+
+    const bus = new Bus();
+    bus.on('do-action', null, payload => {
+        assert.strictEqual(
+            payload.action.type,
+            'ir.actions.act_window',
+            "action should open view"
+        );
+        assert.strictEqual(
+            payload.action.res_model,
+            'some.model',
+            "action should open view on 'some.model' model"
+        );
+        assert.strictEqual(
+            payload.action.res_id,
+            250,
+            "action should open view on 250"
+        );
+        assert.step('do-action:openFormView_some.model_250');
+    });
+    await this.start({ env: { bus } });
+    const activity = this.env.models['mail.activity'].create({
+        canWrite: true,
+        category: 'not_upload_file',
+        id: 12,
+        note: `<p><a href="#" data-oe-id="250" data-oe-model="some.model">some.model_250</a></p>`,
+    });
+    await this.createActivityComponent(activity);
+    assert.containsOnce(
+        document.body,
+        '.o_Activity_note',
+        "activity should have a note"
+    );
+    assert.containsOnce(
+        document.querySelector('.o_Activity_note'),
+        'a',
+        "activity note should have a link"
+    );
+
+    document.querySelector(`.o_Activity_note a`).click();
+    assert.verifySteps(
+        ['do-action:openFormView_some.model_250'],
+        "should have open form view on related record after click on link"
+    );
+});
+
 });
 });
 });
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/components/message/message.js b/addons/mail/static/src/components/message/message.js
index 7d314647bb2..499c462efe9 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/components/message/message.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/components/message/message.js
@@ -435,22 +435,15 @@ class Message extends Component {
             ev.preventDefault();
             return;
         }
-        if (ev.target.closest('.o_mention')) {
-            this.env.messaging.openProfile({
-                id: Number(ev.target.dataset.oeId),
-                model: ev.target.dataset.oeModel,
-            });
-            // avoid following dummy href
-            ev.preventDefault();
-            return;
-        }
-        if (ev.target.closest('.o_mail_redirect')) {
-            this.env.messaging.openProfile({
-                id: Number(ev.target.dataset.oeId),
-                model: ev.target.dataset.oeModel,
-            });
-            // avoid following dummy href
-            ev.preventDefault();
+        if (ev.target.tagName === 'A') {
+            if (ev.target.dataset.oeId && ev.target.dataset.oeModel) {
+                this.env.messaging.openProfile({
+                    id: Number(ev.target.dataset.oeId),
+                    model: ev.target.dataset.oeModel,
+                });
+                // avoid following dummy href
+                ev.preventDefault();
+            }
             return;
         }
         this.state.isClicked = !this.state.isClicked;
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/components/message/message_tests.js b/addons/mail/static/src/components/message/message_tests.js
index cc2764389f0..3d7bf1da396 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/components/message/message_tests.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/components/message/message_tests.js
@@ -783,6 +783,52 @@ QUnit.test('subtype description should not be displayed if it is similar to body
     );
 });
 
+QUnit.test('data-oe-id & data-oe-model link redirection on click', async function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(7);
+
+    const bus = new Bus();
+    bus.on('do-action', null, payload => {
+        assert.strictEqual(
+            payload.action.type,
+            'ir.actions.act_window',
+            "action should open view"
+        );
+        assert.strictEqual(
+            payload.action.res_model,
+            'some.model',
+            "action should open view on 'some.model' model"
+        );
+        assert.strictEqual(
+            payload.action.res_id,
+            250,
+            "action should open view on 250"
+        );
+        assert.step('do-action:openFormView_some.model_250');
+    });
+    await this.start({ env: { bus } });
+    const message = this.env.models['mail.message'].create({
+        body: `<p><a href="#" data-oe-id="250" data-oe-model="some.model">some.model_250</a></p>`,
+        id: 100,
+    });
+    await this.createMessageComponent(message);
+    assert.containsOnce(
+        document.body,
+        '.o_Message_content',
+        "message should have content"
+    );
+    assert.containsOnce(
+        document.querySelector('.o_Message_content'),
+        'a',
+        "message content should have a link"
+    );
+
+    document.querySelector(`.o_Message_content a`).click();
+    assert.verifySteps(
+        ['do-action:openFormView_some.model_250'],
+        "should have open form view on related record after click on link"
+    );
+});
+
 });
 });
 });
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/widgets/form_renderer/form_renderer_tests.js b/addons/mail/static/src/widgets/form_renderer/form_renderer_tests.js
index 465745feb41..235c95fb19d 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/widgets/form_renderer/form_renderer_tests.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/widgets/form_renderer/form_renderer_tests.js
@@ -739,9 +739,7 @@ QUnit.test('read more links becomes read less after being clicked', async functi
         "read more/less link should contain 'read more' as text"
     );
 
-    await afterNextRender(() => {
-        document.querySelector('.o_Message_readMoreLess').click();
-    });
+    document.querySelector('.o_Message_readMoreLess').click();
     assert.strictEqual(
         document.querySelector('.o_Message_readMoreLess').textContent,
         'read less',