diff --git a/addons/test_mass_mailing/__init__.py b/addons/test_mass_mailing/__init__.py
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+++ b/addons/test_mass_mailing/__init__.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Part of Odoo. See LICENSE file for full copyright and licensing details.
+
+from . import models
diff --git a/addons/test_mass_mailing/__manifest__.py b/addons/test_mass_mailing/__manifest__.py
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+++ b/addons/test_mass_mailing/__manifest__.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+{
+    'name': 'Mass Mail Tests',
+    'version': '1.0',
+    'category': 'Hidden',
+    'sequence': 8765,
+    'summary': 'Mass Mail Tests: feature and performance tests for mass mailing',
+    'description': """This module contains tests related to mass mailing. Those
+are contained in a separate module to use specific test models defined in
+test_mail. """,
+    'depends': ['test_mail', 'mass_mailing'],
+    'data': [
+        'security/ir.model.access.csv',
+    ],
+    'demo': [
+    ],
+    'installable': True,
+    'application': False,
+}
diff --git a/addons/test_mass_mailing/models/__init__.py b/addons/test_mass_mailing/models/__init__.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Part of Odoo. See LICENSE file for full copyright and licensing details.
+
+from . import mass_mail_test
diff --git a/addons/test_mass_mailing/models/mass_mail_test.py b/addons/test_mass_mailing/models/mass_mail_test.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Part of Odoo. See LICENSE file for full copyright and licensing details.
+
+from odoo import api, fields, models
+
+
+class MassMailTest(models.Model):
+    """ A very simple model only inheriting from mail.thread to test pure mass
+    mailing features and base performances. """
+    _description = 'Simple Mass Mailing Model'
+    _name = 'mass.mail.test'
+    _inherit = ['mail.thread']
+
+    name = fields.Char()
+    email_from = fields.Char()
+
+
+class MassMailTestBlacklist(models.Model):
+    """ Model using blacklist mechanism for mass mailing. """
+    _description = 'Mass Mailing Model w Blacklist'
+    _name = 'mass.mail.test.bl'
+    _inherit = ['mail.thread', 'mail.blacklist.mixin']
+
+    _primary_email = ['email_from']  # blacklist field to check
+
+    name = fields.Char()
+    email_from = fields.Char()
+    user_id = fields.Many2one(
+        'res.users', 'Responsible',
+        track_visibility='onchange')
+    umbrella_id = fields.Many2one(
+        'mail.test', 'Meta Umbrella Record',
+        track_visibility='onchange')
diff --git a/addons/test_mass_mailing/security/ir.model.access.csv b/addons/test_mass_mailing/security/ir.model.access.csv
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+++ b/addons/test_mass_mailing/security/ir.model.access.csv
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+id,name,model_id:id,group_id:id,perm_read,perm_write,perm_create,perm_unlink
+access_mass_mail_test_all,mass.mail.test.all,model_mass_mail_test,,0,0,0,0
+access_mass_mail_test_user,mass.mail.test.user,model_mass_mail_test,base.group_user,1,1,1,1
+access_mass_mail_test_bl_all,mass.mail.test.bl.all,model_mass_mail_test_bl,,0,0,0,0
+access_mass_mail_test_bl_user,mass.mail.test.bl.user,model_mass_mail_test_bl,base.group_user,1,1,1,1
diff --git a/addons/test_mass_mailing/tests/__init__.py b/addons/test_mass_mailing/tests/__init__.py
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+++ b/addons/test_mass_mailing/tests/__init__.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Part of Odoo. See LICENSE file for full copyright and licensing details.
diff --git a/addons/test_mass_mailing/tests/common.py b/addons/test_mass_mailing/tests/common.py
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+++ b/addons/test_mass_mailing/tests/common.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Part of Odoo. See LICENSE file for full copyright and licensing details.
+
+from odoo.addons.test_mail.tests import common
+from odoo.tests import tagged
+
+
+@tagged('mass_mail')
+class MassMailingCase(common.MockEmails, common.BaseFunctionalTest):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(MassMailingCase, cls).setUpClass()
+
+        # be sure for some common data
+        cls.user_employee.write({
+            'login': 'emp',
+        })
+
+        cls.user_marketing = cls.env['res.users'].with_context(cls._quick_create_user_ctx).create({
+            'name': 'Ernest Employee',
+            'login': 'marketing',
+            'email': 'e.e@example.com',
+            'signature': '--\nErnest',
+            'notification_type': 'email',
+            'groups_id': [
+                (6, 0, [cls.env.ref('base.group_user').id]),
+                (6, 0, [cls.env.ref('mass_mailing.group_mass_mailing_user').id])
+            ],
+        })