diff --git a/addons/mail/mail_mail.py b/addons/mail/mail_mail.py
index 9811fcd6aef..65970265ce3 100644
--- a/addons/mail/mail_mail.py
+++ b/addons/mail/mail_mail.py
@@ -149,19 +149,9 @@ class mail_mail(osv.Model):
         link to action_mail_redirect action that will redirect to doc or Inbox """
         if partner and partner.user_ids:
             base_url = self.pool.get('ir.config_parameter').get_param(cr, uid, 'web.base.url')
-            # the parameters to encode for the query and fragment part of url
-            query = {'db': cr.dbname}
-            fragment = {
-                'login': partner.user_ids[0].login,
-                'action': 'mail.action_mail_redirect',
-            }
-            if mail.notification:
-                fragment['message_id'] = mail.mail_message_id.id
-            elif mail.model and mail.res_id:
-                fragment.update(model=mail.model, res_id=mail.res_id)
-
-            url = urljoin(base_url, "/web?%s#%s" % (urlencode(query), urlencode(fragment)))
-            return _("""<span class='oe_mail_footer_access'><small>Access your messages and documents <a style='color:inherit' href="%s">in OpenERP</a></small></span>""") % url
+            mail_model = mail.model or 'mail.thread'
+            url = urljoin(base_url, self.pool[mail_model]._get_access_link(cr, uid, mail, partner, context=context))
+            return _("""<span class='oe_mail_footer_access'><small>Access your messages and documents <a style='color:inherit' href="%s">in Odoo</a></small></span>""") % url
         else:
             return None
 
diff --git a/addons/mail/mail_thread.py b/addons/mail/mail_thread.py
index d2dcef4d85e..8cb735b047f 100644
--- a/addons/mail/mail_thread.py
+++ b/addons/mail/mail_thread.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import socket
 import time
 import xmlrpclib
 from email.message import Message
+from urllib import urlencode
 
 from openerp import tools
 from openerp import SUPERUSER_ID
@@ -641,6 +642,20 @@ class mail_thread(osv.AbstractModel):
             })
         return action
 
+    def _get_access_link(self, cr, uid, mail, partner, context=None):
+        # the parameters to encode for the query and fragment part of url
+        query = {'db': cr.dbname}
+        fragment = {
+            'login': partner.user_ids[0].login,
+            'action': 'mail.action_mail_redirect',
+        }
+        if mail.notification:
+            fragment['message_id'] = mail.mail_message_id.id
+        elif mail.model and mail.res_id:
+            fragment.update(model=mail.model, res_id=mail.res_id)
+
+        return "/web?%s#%s" % (urlencode(query), urlencode(fragment))
+
     #------------------------------------------------------
     # Email specific
     #------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/addons/website_forum/models/forum.py b/addons/website_forum/models/forum.py
index b1de4c001a5..8d56d416223 100644
--- a/addons/website_forum/models/forum.py
+++ b/addons/website_forum/models/forum.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-import openerp
+from urlparse import urljoin
 
+import openerp
 from openerp import SUPERUSER_ID
 from openerp.addons.website.models.website import slug
 from openerp.osv import osv, fields
@@ -272,6 +273,11 @@ class Post(osv.Model):
         cr.execute("""UPDATE forum_post SET views = views+1 WHERE id IN %s""", (tuple(ids),))
         return True
 
+    def _get_access_link(self, cr, uid, mail, partner, context=None):
+        post = self.pool['forum.post'].browse(cr, uid, mail.res_id, context=context)
+        res_id = post.parent_id and "%s#answer-%s" % (post.parent_id.id, post.id) or post.id
+        return "/forum/%s/question/%s" % (post.forum_id.id, res_id)
+
 
 class PostReason(osv.Model):
     _name = "forum.post.reason"