diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/components/composer/composer.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/components/composer/composer.xml
index 51445ac43f7..7f3ff5c612b 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/components/composer/composer.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/components/composer/composer.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@
                 <t t-if="composerView.hasHeader">
                     <div class="o_Composer_coreHeader text-truncate">
                         <t t-if="composerView.threadView and composerView.threadView.replyingToMessageView">
-                            Replying to <b t-esc="composerView.threadView.replyingToMessageView.message.authorName"/>
+                            <span class="o_cursor_pointer" t-on-click="composerView.onClickReplyingToMessage">
+                                Replying to <b t-esc="composerView.threadView.replyingToMessageView.message.authorName"/>
+                            </span>
                             <i t-if="composerView.threadView.thread !== messaging.inbox" class="o_Composer_cancelReply fa fa-lg fa-times-circle rounded-circle p-0 ml-1 o_cursor_pointer" title="Stop replying" t-on-click="composerView.onClickStopReplying"/>
                         </t>
                         <t t-if="composerView.hasThreadName">
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/models/composer_view.js b/addons/mail/static/src/models/composer_view.js
index 65d69f3afbf..91875bde0d6 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/models/composer_view.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/models/composer_view.js
@@ -225,6 +225,13 @@ registerModel({
         onClickFullComposer() {
             this.openFullComposer();
         },
+        /**
+         * @private
+         * @param {MouseEvent} ev
+         */
+        onClickReplyingToMessage(ev) {
+            this.threadView.replyingToMessageView.update({ doHighlight: true });
+        },
         /**
          * Handles click on the save link.
          *