diff --git a/addons/account/account_invoice_view.xml b/addons/account/account_invoice_view.xml
index 20d8b72544a..2f0974f87a7 100644
--- a/addons/account/account_invoice_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account/account_invoice_view.xml
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@
                 </sheet>
                 <div class="oe_chatter">
                     <field name="message_follower_ids" widget="mail_followers" groups="base.group_user"/>
-                    <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread" placeholder="Share a note..."/>
+                    <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
                 </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
diff --git a/addons/crm_claim/crm_claim_view.xml b/addons/crm_claim/crm_claim_view.xml
index 8b6217b97e1..b1ab72e20f6 100644
--- a/addons/crm_claim/crm_claim_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm_claim/crm_claim_view.xml
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
                 </sheet>
                 <div class="oe_chatter">
                     <field name="message_follower_ids" widget="mail_followers" groups="base.group_user"/>
-                    <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread" placeholder="Share a note..."/>
+                    <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
                 </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
diff --git a/addons/crm_helpdesk/crm_helpdesk_view.xml b/addons/crm_helpdesk/crm_helpdesk_view.xml
index 1640b9d0318..52f006ca7b2 100644
--- a/addons/crm_helpdesk/crm_helpdesk_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm_helpdesk/crm_helpdesk_view.xml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
                     </notebook>
                 </sheet>
                 <div class="oe_chatter">
-                    <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread" placeholder="Share a note..."/>
+                    <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
                     <field name="message_follower_ids" widget="mail_followers"/>
                 </div>
                 </form>
diff --git a/addons/event/event_view.xml b/addons/event/event_view.xml
index 25329e4086a..8efae21f676 100644
--- a/addons/event/event_view.xml
+++ b/addons/event/event_view.xml
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
                     </sheet>
                     <div class="oe_chatter">
                         <field name="message_follower_ids" widget="mail_followers" groups="base.group_user"/>
-                        <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread" placeholder="Share a note..."/>
+                        <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
                     </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@
                     </sheet>
                     <div class="oe_chatter">
                         <field name="message_follower_ids" widget="mail_followers"/>
-                        <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread" placeholder="Share a note..."/>
+                        <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
                     </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
index 233f977e528..2299ca25e65 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
             </sheet>
             <div class="oe_chatter">
                 <field name="message_follower_ids" widget="mail_followers"/>
-                <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread" placeholder="Share a message..."/>
+                <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
             </div>
           </form>
         </field>
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail.xml
index 2b63865ce8d..52c144e7146 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail.xml
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@
                 </label>
             </t>
         </div>
+        <div t-if="widget.is_log">
+            <span>Attach a note that will not be send to the followers</span>
+        </div>
     </t>
 
     <!-- 
diff --git a/addons/sale/sale_view.xml b/addons/sale/sale_view.xml
index 18fdb739923..96dc9e1488e 100644
--- a/addons/sale/sale_view.xml
+++ b/addons/sale/sale_view.xml
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
                 </sheet>
                 <div class="oe_chatter">
                     <field name="message_follower_ids" widget="mail_followers" groups="base.group_user"/>
-                    <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread" placeholder="Share a message..."/>
+                    <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
                 </div>
                 </form>
             </field>