diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js
index 21b0f5a9a87..5d54a6acc48 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js
@@ -967,6 +967,24 @@ openerp.mail = function (session) {
             this.$('.oe_reply').on('click', this.on_message_reply);
             this.$('.oe_star').on('click', this.on_star);
             this.$('.oe_msg_vote').on('click', this.on_vote);
+            this.$('.oe_mail_action_model').on('click', this.on_record_clicked);
+        },
+
+        on_record_clicked: function  (event) {
+            event.stopPropagation();
+            var state = {
+                'model': this.model,
+                'id': this.res_id,
+                'title': this.record_name
+            };
+            session.webclient.action_manager.do_push_state(state);
+            this.do_action({
+                res_model: state.model,
+                res_id: state.id,
+                type: 'ir.actions.act_window',
+                views: [[false, 'form']]
+            });
+            return false;
         },
 
         /* Call the on_compose_message on the thread of this message. */