diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_view.xml b/addons/crm/crm_view.xml
index 373844a08af..63f709f1290 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_view.xml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
                     </notebook>
                     <div class="oe_chatter">
                         <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-                        <field name="message_follower_ids" widget="mail_followers"/>
+                        <field name="message_follower_ids" widget="mail_followers" context="{'followers_help': 'The User will automatically follow record created under this Sales team'}"/>
                     </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
diff --git a/addons/hr/hr_view.xml b/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
index 5d4c2ae9d45..556411fdab4 100644
--- a/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
                                         <field name="department_id" on_change="onchange_department_id(department_id)"/>
                                         <field name="job_id" options='{"no_open": true}' domain="[('state','!=','old')]" context="{'form_view_ref': 'hr.view_hr_job_employee_form'}"/>
                                         <field name="parent_id"/>
+                                        <span style='color: gray' colspan="2">As Manager of this employee, you will automatically follow all human resource request of this employee</span>
                                         <field name="coach_id"/>
                                     </group>
                                     <group>
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail_followers.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail_followers.js
index cf33bd64640..3527313a72c 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail_followers.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail_followers.js
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ openerp_mail_followers = function(session, mail) {
         template: 'mail.followers',
 
         init: function() {
+        	
             this._super.apply(this, arguments);
             this.options.image = this.node.attrs.image || 'image_small';
             this.options.title = this.node.attrs.title || 'Followers';
+            this.options.context = this.node.attrs.context;
             this.ds_model = new session.web.DataSetSearch(this, this.view.model);
             this.ds_follow = new session.web.DataSetSearch(this, this.field.relation);
         },
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail_followers.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail_followers.xml
index 32ce34d48d1..7b51404825a 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail_followers.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/mail_followers.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
             <button type="button" class="oe_mail_button_unfollow oe_mail_button_mouseout">Following</button>
         </div>
         <div class="oe_mail_recthread_followers">
+            <span style="color:gray">
+	            <t t-if='widget.options.context'>
+	                <h5><t t-raw="widget.options.context['followers_help']"/></h5>
+	            </t>
+	        </span>
             <t t-if="widget.options.title">
                 <h4><t t-raw="widget.options.title"/></h4>
             </t>
diff --git a/addons/project/project_view.xml b/addons/project/project_view.xml
index 93d01a5619b..462f622fa03 100644
--- a/addons/project/project_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project/project_view.xml
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
                 </sheet>
                 <div class="oe_chatter">
                     <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-                    <field name="message_follower_ids" widget="mail_followers"/>
+                    <field name="message_follower_ids" widget="mail_followers" context="{'followers_help': 'The User will automatically follow record created under this project'}"/>
                 </div>
                 </form>
             </field>