diff --git a/addons/crm/views/crm_team_views.xml b/addons/crm/views/crm_team_views.xml
index 6f2c0240484..63dd5506084 100644
--- a/addons/crm/views/crm_team_views.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/views/crm_team_views.xml
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@
 
         <record id="sales_team.mail_activity_type_action_config_sales" model="ir.actions.act_window">
             <field name="domain">['|', ('res_model_id', '=', False), ('res_model_id.model', 'in', ['crm.lead', 'res.partner'])]</field>
+            <field name="context">{'default_res_model': 'crm.lead'}</field>
         </record>
 
 </odoo>
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/views/mail_activity_views.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/views/mail_activity_views.xml
index 2d4f0139fa2..139372c6f8e 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/views/mail_activity_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/views/mail_activity_views.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
         <field name="view_type">form</field>
         <field name="view_mode">tree,form</field>
         <field name="domain">['|', ('res_model_id', '=', False), ('res_model_id.model', '=', 'hr.applicant')]</field>
+        <field name="context">{'default_res_model': 'hr.applicant'}</field>
     </record>
     <menuitem id="hr_recruitment_menu_config_activity_type"
         action="mail_activity_type_action_config_hr_applicant"