diff --git a/addons/project/project_dashboard.xml b/addons/project/project_dashboard.xml
index 7245d739541..50b11d9223c 100644
--- a/addons/project/project_dashboard.xml
+++ b/addons/project/project_dashboard.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,34 @@
 <odoo>
+    <record id="edit_project_simplified" model="ir.ui.view">
+        <field name="name">project.project.form.popup</field>
+        <field name="model">project.project</field>
+        <field name="arch" type="xml">
+            <form string="Project">
+            <sheet string="Project">
+                <div class="oe_title">
+                    <h1>
+                        <field name="name" placeholder="Project Name"/>
+                    </h1>
+                </div>
+            </sheet>
+            </form>
+        </field>
+    </record>
+
+    <record id="open_create_project" model="ir.actions.act_window">
+        <field name="name">Create Project</field>
+        <field name="res_model">project.project</field>
+        <field name="view_type">form</field>
+        <field name="view_mode">form</field>
+        <field name="view_id" ref="edit_project_simplified"/>
+        <field name="target">new</field>
+    </record>
+
     <record model="ir.ui.view" id="view_project_kanban">
         <field name="name">project.project.kanban</field>
         <field name="model">project.project</field>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
-            <kanban class="oe_background_grey o_kanban_dashboard o_project_kanban">
+            <kanban class="oe_background_grey o_kanban_dashboard o_project_kanban" on_create="project.open_create_project">
                 <field name="name"/>
                 <field name="use_tasks"/>
                 <field name="user_id"/>
diff --git a/addons/project/project_view.xml b/addons/project/project_view.xml
index be98d54fdf9..709dc21b9e7 100644
--- a/addons/project/project_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project/project_view.xml
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@
                 </sheet>
                 <div class="oe_chatter">
                     <field name="message_follower_ids" widget="mail_followers" help="Follow this project to automatically track the events associated to tasks and issues of this project." groups="base.group_user"/>
-                    <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
                 </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
@@ -305,7 +304,7 @@
             <field name="name">project.task.kanban</field>
             <field name="model">project.task</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <kanban default_group_by="stage_id" class="o_kanban_small_column">
+                <kanban default_group_by="stage_id" class="o_kanban_small_column" on_create="quick_create">
                     <field name="color"/>
                     <field name="priority"/>
                     <field name="stage_id" options='{"group_by_tooltip": {"description": "Stage Description", "legend_priority": "Use of stars"}}'/>
diff --git a/addons/project/static/src/less/project_dashboard.less b/addons/project/static/src/less/project_dashboard.less
index bfc2d4d2b31..53f42785ccc 100644
--- a/addons/project/static/src/less/project_dashboard.less
+++ b/addons/project/static/src/less/project_dashboard.less
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
         .o_project_kanban_manage {
             .o-position-absolute(@bottom: 0, @left: 0);
             padding: @odoo-horizontal-padding/2 @odoo-horizontal-padding;
+            .o_kanban_manage_toggle_button:not(:hover) {
+                color: @odoo-main-text-color;
+            }
         }
         .o_kanban_card_manage_pane .o_kanban_card_manage_title {
             margin: 0;