diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_claims_view.xml b/addons/crm/crm_claims_view.xml
index 181769c1bc1..a6080a18d7a 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_claims_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_claims_view.xml
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@
                                     icon="gtk-add" type="action"/>
                             </group>
                             <newline/>
-                            <field name="description" colspan="4" nolabel="1"/>
+                            <field name="description" colspan="4"
+                            	nolabel="1" widget="text_tag" readonly="1" />
                             <button colspan="4"
                             	string="Reply to Last Email"
                             	name="%(crm.action_crm_reply_mail)d"
diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_fund_view.xml b/addons/crm/crm_fund_view.xml
index e08f5f09413..0b8db88220b 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_fund_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_fund_view.xml
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@
 								    icon="gtk-add" type="action"/>
                             </group>
                             <newline/>
-                            <field name="description" colspan="4" nolabel="1"/>
+                            <field name="description" colspan="4"
+                            	nolabel="1" widget="text_tag" readonly="1" />
                             <button colspan="4"
                             	string="Reply to Last Email"
                             	name="%(crm.action_crm_reply_mail)d"
diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_helpdesk_view.xml b/addons/crm/crm_helpdesk_view.xml
index 87d0f6df757..2702f179395 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_helpdesk_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_helpdesk_view.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
                         </group>
 
                         <separator colspan="4" string="Details"/>
-                        <field name="description" colspan="4" nolabel="1"/>
+                        <field name="description" colspan="4"
+                            	nolabel="1" widget="text_tag" readonly="1" />
                         <separator colspan="4"/>
                         <group col="8" colspan="4">
                             <field name="state" select="1"/>
diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_opportunity_view.xml b/addons/crm/crm_opportunity_view.xml
index dfe02ff1eea..76399accba8 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_opportunity_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_opportunity_view.xml
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@
                                     icon="gtk-add" type="action"/>
                             </group>
                             <newline/>
-                            <field name="description" colspan="4" nolabel="1"/>
+                            <field name="description" colspan="4"
+                            	nolabel="1" widget="text_tag" readonly="1" />
                             <button colspan="4"
                             	string="Reply to Last Email"
                             	name="%(crm.action_crm_reply_mail)d"
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_hr_view.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_hr_view.xml
index 8e6cb840fb0..db4876dc547 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_hr_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_hr_view.xml
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@
                                    icon="gtk-add" type="action"/>
                             </group>
                             <newline/>
-                            <field name="description" colspan="4" nolabel="1"/>
+                            <field name="description" colspan="4"
+                            	nolabel="1" widget="text_tag" readonly="1" />
                             <button colspan="4"
                             	string="Reply to Last Email"
                             	name="%(crm.action_crm_reply_mail)d"
diff --git a/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml b/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
index 41a99f29afe..78ec171aee2 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@
                                             icon="gtk-add" type="action"/>
                                     </group>
                                     <newline/>
-                                    <field name="description" colspan="4" nolabel="1"/>
+                                    <field name="description" colspan="4" 
+                                    		nolabel="1" widget="text_tag" readonly="1" />
                                     <button colspan="4"
                                     	string="Reply to Last Email"
                                     	name="%(crm.action_crm_reply_mail)d"