diff --git a/addons/im_livechat/static/src/less/im_livechat.less b/addons/im_livechat/static/src/less/im_livechat.less
index ce1a25a02fc6218766d0aca0daffe4388f3b0d58..c0940977da29a786a63e23f7da177e4081619a62 100644
--- a/addons/im_livechat/static/src/less/im_livechat.less
+++ b/addons/im_livechat/static/src/less/im_livechat.less
@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@
 }
 
 .o_chat_window {
-    display: flex;
-    max-height: 100%;
-    max-width: 100%;
-    z-index: 1000; // to go over the navbar
+    z-index: 1002; // to go over the navbar
     .o_thread_date_separator {
         display: none;
     }
diff --git a/addons/mail/models/mail_thread.py b/addons/mail/models/mail_thread.py
index 9f9e7294146d603d61012157e306c046ece6c8be..ce91a0d81fe36f946d9844824fff9a5685e38945 100644
--- a/addons/mail/models/mail_thread.py
+++ b/addons/mail/models/mail_thread.py
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ class MailThread(models.AbstractModel):
         compute='_get_followers', search='_search_follower_channels')
     message_ids = fields.One2many(
         'mail.message', 'res_id', string='Messages',
-        domain=lambda self: [('model', '=', self._name)], auto_join=True,
-        help="Messages and communication history")
+        domain=lambda self: [('model', '=', self._name)], auto_join=True)
     message_last_post = fields.Datetime('Last Message Date', help='Date of the last message posted on the record.')
     message_unread = fields.Boolean(
         'Unread Messages', compute='_get_message_unread',
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/chat_window.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/chat_window.js
index 4edc8a23c44b8b0e16f5e9e06ee28617ac5b3625..ca36b4307911a53c2eef8275cc3602aba00585aa 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/chat_window.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/chat_window.js
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ var Widget = require('web.Widget');
 
 var _t = core._t;
 
+var HEIGHT_OPEN = '400px';
+var HEIGHT_FOLDED = '28px';
+
 return Widget.extend({
     template: "mail.ChatWindow",
     events: {
@@ -40,7 +43,9 @@ return Widget.extend({
         this.thread.on('redirect_to_channel', null, this.trigger.bind(this, 'redirect_to_channel'));
         this.thread.on('redirect', null, this.trigger.bind(this, 'redirect'));
 
-        this.fold();
+        if (this.folded) {
+            this.$el.css('height', HEIGHT_FOLDED);
+        }
         var def = this.thread.appendTo(this.$content);
         return $.when(this._super(), def);
     },
@@ -63,7 +68,7 @@ return Widget.extend({
     fold: function () {
         this.update_header();
         this.$el.animate({
-            height: this.folded ? "28px" : "400px"
+            height: this.folded ? HEIGHT_FOLDED : HEIGHT_OPEN
         });
     },
     toggle_fold: function (fold) {
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/chatter.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/chatter.js
index c99e958929edde397f04dd458d467c8622e71d03..94f3773258ba4239923fbe76f9f3b5d7fe95f25b 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/chatter.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/chatter.js
@@ -445,6 +445,9 @@ var ChatterComposer = ChatComposer.extend({
             is_log: false,
             internal_subtypes: [],
         });
+        if (this.options.is_log) {
+            this.options.send_text = _('Log');
+        }
         this.events = _.extend(this.events, {
             'click .o_composer_button_full_composer': 'on_open_full_composer',
         });
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/client_action.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/client_action.js
index 14682f49a4edac6c780e0c0d773b34cd77bbaa2a..1a12ff36912f6b8d1a9a01ed089fb385f727ce60 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/client_action.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/client_action.js
@@ -382,6 +382,8 @@ var ChatAction = Widget.extend(ControlPanelMixin, {
                 self.thread.scroll_to({offset: new_channel_scrolltop});
             }
 
+            // Update control panel before focusing the composer, otherwise focus is on the searchview
+            self.update_cp();
             if (!config.device.touch) {
                 self.composer.focus();
             }
@@ -389,7 +391,6 @@ var ChatAction = Widget.extend(ControlPanelMixin, {
                 self.$('.o_mail_chat_sidebar').hide();
             }
 
-            self.update_cp();
             self.action_manager.do_push_state({
                 action: self.action.id,
                 active_id: self.channel.id,
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/composer.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/composer.js
index 971c2e99c69dd9ba56311cc67e912d76e5c4cc32..4112a8498cf2e3944432db0f1fdbcc75bdbb4c97 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/composer.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/composer.js
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ var Composer = Widget.extend({
             input_max_height: 150,
             input_min_height: 28,
             mention_fetch_limit: 8,
+            send_text: _('Send'),
         });
         this.context = this.options.context;
 
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/less/chat_window.less b/addons/mail/static/src/less/chat_window.less
index f37b66f85ffc0f769a46120a02b5bd600ff543df..ca2e8ca74f1eaae69258a076b91b1f6e686caf07 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/less/chat_window.less
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/less/chat_window.less
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@
     .o-flex-flow(column, nowrap);
     position: fixed;
     width: 300px;
+    max-width: 100%;
     height: 400px;
+    max-height: 100%;
     font-size: 12px;
     background-color: @o-chat-window-bg;
     border: 1px solid gray;
     border-radius: 3px;
+    z-index: 2;
 
     @media (max-width: @screen-xs-max) {
         display:none;
@@ -56,8 +59,11 @@
         }
     }
 
-    .o_chat_input > input {
-        padding: 5px;
-        width: 100%;
+    .o_chat_input {
+        .o-flex(0, 0, auto);
+        > input {
+            padding: 5px;
+            width: 100%;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/less/client_action.less b/addons/mail/static/src/less/client_action.less
index b23d7d373aa24aabf7ed2efea2e975c961d879a4..408f3074311dc04fd7a200fbe70bacc6f1bee40b 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/less/client_action.less
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/less/client_action.less
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@
 
                 .o_composer_buttons {
                     .o-flex(0, 0, auto);
+                    .o_composer_button_send {
+                        float: right;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/composer.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/composer.xml
index d199c0d5fdf25abe87ce1c47b2470ddf8f38c3c6..71afe4d169579ea83b5c38e34edf2f96de80c062 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/composer.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/composer.xml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
         <div class="o_composer">
             <textarea class="o_composer_input" placeholder="Write something..."/>
             <div class="btn-group o_composer_buttons">
+                <button class="btn btn-sm btn-primary o_composer_button_send" type="button"><t t-esc="widget.options.send_text"/></button> 
                 <button class="btn btn-sm btn-icon fa fa-smile-o o_composer_button_emoji" type="button" data-toggle="popover"/>
                 <button class="btn btn-sm btn-icon fa fa-paperclip o_composer_button_add_attachment" type="button"/>
-                <button class="btn btn-sm btn-primary o_composer_button_send" type="button">Send</button> 
             </div>
         </div>