diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js
index 96236fd09b91be0cf1306db053832c177ea07114..e597e285bd230ed7b32e654ad1f3de962f888eba 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/mail.js
@@ -512,13 +512,11 @@ openerp.mail = function (session) {
                     'default_body': mail.ChatterUtils.get_text2html(self.$el ? (self.$el.find('textarea:not(.oe_compact)').val() || '') : ''),
                     'default_attachment_ids': _.map(self.attachment_ids, function (file) {return file.id;}),
                     'default_partner_ids': partner_ids,
+                    'default_is_log': self.is_log,
                     'mail_post_autofollow': true,
                     'mail_post_autofollow_partner_ids': partner_ids,
                     'is_private': self.is_private
                 };
-                if (self.is_log) {
-                    _.extend(context, {'mail_compose_log': true});
-                }
                 if (default_composition_mode != 'reply' && self.context.default_model && self.context.default_res_id) {
                     context.default_model = self.context.default_model;
                     context.default_res_id = self.context.default_res_id;
diff --git a/addons/mail/wizard/mail_compose_message.py b/addons/mail/wizard/mail_compose_message.py
index 7bdc344d28b83bf4fe3c807c3fead1b30ef0da24..5e235dd0010f7930d43fd71f02edbe22017ef89f 100644
--- a/addons/mail/wizard/mail_compose_message.py
+++ b/addons/mail/wizard/mail_compose_message.py
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ class mail_compose_message(osv.TransientModel):
         'attachment_ids': fields.many2many('ir.attachment',
             'mail_compose_message_ir_attachments_rel',
             'wizard_id', 'attachment_id', 'Attachments'),
+        'is_log': fields.boolean('Log an Internal Note',
+                                 help='Whether the message is an internal note (comment mode only)'),
         # mass mode options
         'notify': fields.boolean('Notify followers',
             help='Notify followers of the document (mass post only)'),
diff --git a/addons/mail/wizard/mail_compose_message_view.xml b/addons/mail/wizard/mail_compose_message_view.xml
index 4c539e426d90770e1560b203b38538d755e612c7..a2f723db99d47545794f02281c3c3c84a20cd58b 100644
--- a/addons/mail/wizard/mail_compose_message_view.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/wizard/mail_compose_message_view.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
                         <field name="composition_mode" invisible="1"/>
                         <field name="model" invisible="1"/>
                         <field name="res_id" invisible="1"/>
+                        <field name="is_log" invisible="1"/>
                         <field name="parent_id" invisible="1"/>
                         <field name="mail_server_id" invisible="1"/>
                         <!-- Various warnings -->
@@ -29,8 +30,8 @@
                             attrs="{'invisible':[('composition_mode', '!=', 'mass_mail')]}"/>
                         <field name="subject" placeholder="Subject..." required="True"/>
                         <!-- recipients -->
-                        <label for="partner_ids" string="Recipients" groups="base.group_user"/>
-                        <div groups="base.group_user">
+                        <label for="partner_ids" string="Recipients"  attrs="{'invisible': [('is_log', '=', True)]}" groups="base.group_user"/>
+                        <div groups="base.group_user" attrs="{'invisible': [('is_log', '=', True)]}">
                             <span attrs="{'invisible': [('composition_mode', '!=', 'mass_mail')]}">
                                 <strong>Email mass mailing</strong> on
                                 <span attrs="{'invisible': [('use_active_domain', '=', True)]}">the selected records</span>
@@ -48,12 +49,7 @@
                         <field name="notify"
                             attrs="{'invisible':['|', ('composition_mode', '!=', 'mass_post')]}"/>
                         <!-- mass mailing -->
-                        <label for="same_thread"/>
-                            <div>
-                                <field name="same_thread"
-                                    attrs="{'invisible':[('composition_mode', '!=', 'mass_mail')]}"/>
-                                (a copy of the message will be added in the Chatter of each document)
-                            </div>
+                        <field name="same_thread" attrs="{'invisible':[('composition_mode', '!=', 'mass_mail')]}"/>
                         <field name="reply_to" placeholder="Email address to redirect replies..."
                             attrs="{'invisible':['|', ('same_thread', '=', True), ('composition_mode', '!=', 'mass_mail')],
                                     'required':[('same_thread', '!=', True), ('composition_mode', '=', 'mass_mail')]}"/>