diff --git a/addons/project_issue/security/project_issue_security.xml b/addons/project_issue/security/project_issue_security.xml
index c8ed12086e4..ea7674ea794 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/security/project_issue_security.xml
+++ b/addons/project_issue/security/project_issue_security.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
                                             ('project_id.privacy_visibility', 'in', ['public', 'employees']),
                                             '&',
                                                 ('project_id.privacy_visibility', '=', 'followers'),
-                                                ('message_follower_ids', 'in', [user.id]),
+                                                ('message_follower_ids', 'in', [user.partner_id.id]),
                                         ]</field>
             <field name="groups" eval="[(4,ref('base.group_user'))]"/>
         </record>