diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py
index 97fc2eeba3f..bcb71040a8a 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py
@@ -240,6 +240,16 @@ class hr_applicant(osv.Model):
         'stage_id': _read_group_stage_ids
     }
 
+    def default_get(self, cr, uid, fields, context=None):
+        if context is None:
+            context = {}
+        res = super(hr_applicant, self).default_get(cr, uid, fields, context=context)
+        #NOTE:to set default user_id in applicant if applicant directly created from kanban action of job because currently web is not parsing value in context on action.
+        if context.get('active_model') == "hr.job" and context.get('active_id'):
+            job = self.pool.get('hr.job').browse(cr, uid, context.get('active_id'), context=context)
+            res.update({'user_id': job.user_id.id})
+        return res
+
     def onchange_job(self, cr, uid, ids, job_id=False, context=None):
         department_id = False
         if job_id:
@@ -553,13 +563,6 @@ class hr_job(osv.osv):
             'nodestroy': True,
         }
 
-    def open_applicants(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
-        model, action_id = self.pool.get('ir.model.data').get_object_reference(cr, uid, 'hr_recruitment','action_hr_job_applications')
-        action = self.pool.get(model).read(cr, uid, action_id, context=context)
-        job = self.browse(cr, uid, ids[0], context=context)
-        action['context'] = str({'search_default_job_id': [job.id], 'default_job_id': job.id, 'default_user_id': job.user_id.id})
-        return action
-
     def open_attachments(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
         #open attachments of job and related applicantions.
         model, action_id = self.pool.get('ir.model.data').get_object_reference(cr, uid, 'base','action_attachment')
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_data.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_data.xml
index 0a259b7e4c4..0a8935cac2b 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_data.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_data.xml
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@
         <field name="alias_name">jobs</field>
         <field name="alias_model_id" ref="model_hr_applicant"/>
         <field name="alias_user_id" ref="base.user_root"/>
+        <field name="alias_parent_model_id" ref="model_hr_job"/>
     </record>
 
     <!-- Applicant-related subtypes for messaging / Chatter -->
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
index 26229a3e542..637913127ae 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
         <field name="name">Applications</field>
         <field name="res_model">hr.applicant</field>
         <field name="view_mode">kanban,tree,form,graph,calendar</field>
-        <field name="context">{'search_default_job_id': [active_id], 'default_job_id': active_id}</field>
+        <field name="context">{'search_default_job_id': [active_id], 'default_job_id': active_id, 'empty_list_help_model': 'hr.job'}</field>
         <field name="help" type="html">
               <p>
                 OpenERP helps you track applicants in the recruitment
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@
                                     </div>
                                     <t t-if="record.state.raw_value == 'recruit'">
                                         <div class="oe_applications">
-                                            <a name="open_applicants" type="object">
+                                            <a name="%(action_hr_job_applications)d" type="action">
                                                 <span t-if="record.application_ids.raw_value.length gt 1"><t t-esc="record.application_ids.raw_value.length"/> Applications</span>
                                                 <span t-if="record.application_ids.raw_value.length lt 2"><t t-esc="record.application_ids.raw_value.length"/> Application</span>
                                             </a>
diff --git a/addons/mail/mail_thread.py b/addons/mail/mail_thread.py
index d338a134c16..ec813455898 100644
--- a/addons/mail/mail_thread.py
+++ b/addons/mail/mail_thread.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class mail_thread(osv.AbstractModel):
                 alias = object_id.alias_id
         if catchall_domain and model and not alias:  #check for example alias if res_id not given or given res_id dose not contain alias-> generic help message, take an example alias (i.e. alias of some section_id)
             alias_obj = self.pool.get('mail.alias')
-            alias_ids = alias_obj.search(cr, uid, [("alias_parent_model_id.model", "=", model), ("alias_name", "!=", False), ('alias_force_thread_id', '=', False)], context=context, order='id ASC')
+            alias_ids = alias_obj.search(cr, uid, [("alias_parent_model_id.model", "=", model), ("alias_name", "!=", False), ('alias_force_thread_id', '=', False), ('alias_parent_thread_id', '=', False)], context=context, order='id ASC')
             if alias_ids and len(alias_ids) == 1:
                 alias = alias_obj.browse(cr, uid, alias_ids[0], context=context)