diff --git a/app/helpers/my_helper.rb b/app/helpers/my_helper.rb
index aece653b2d..9668c9a442 100644
--- a/app/helpers/my_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/my_helper.rb
@@ -163,6 +163,19 @@ module MyHelper
     render :partial => 'my/blocks/news', :locals => {:block => block, :news => news}
   end
 
+  def render_forum_block(block, settings)
+    messages = Message.visible.
+      joins(:board).
+      where("#{Board.table_name}.project_id" => User.current.projects).
+      limit(5).
+      includes(:author).
+      references(:author).
+      order("#{Message.table_name}.created_on DESC").
+      to_a
+
+    render :partial => 'my/blocks/forum', :locals => {:block => block, :messages => messages}
+  end
+
   def render_timelog_block(block, settings)
     days = settings[:days].to_i
     days = 7 if days < 1 || days > 365
diff --git a/app/views/messages/_latest_messages.html.erb b/app/views/messages/_latest_messages.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e21c3548f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/messages/_latest_messages.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<% if messages && messages.any? %>
+  <table id="latest_message" class="list messages">
+    <thead><tr>
+      <th><%= l(:label_board) %></th>
+      <th><%= l(:field_subject) %></th>
+      <th><%= l(:field_content) %></th>
+      <th><%= l(:field_author) %></th>
+      <th><%= l(:field_created_on) %></th>
+    </tr></thead>
+    <tbody>
+    <% messages.each do |message| %>
+      <tr id="message-<%= message.id %>" class="message">
+        <td class="board"><%= link_to message.board.name, project_board_path(message.board.project, message.board), :class => "board" %>
+        <td class="subject"><%= link_to message.subject, board_message_path(message.board, message) %></td>
+        <td class="content"><%=  message.content %></td>
+        <td class="author"><%= link_to_user(message.author) %></td>
+        <td class="created_on"><%= format_time(message.created_on) %></td>
+      </tr>
+    <% end %>
+    </tbody>
+  </table>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/my/blocks/_forum.html.erb b/app/views/my/blocks/_forum.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b064852b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/my/blocks/_forum.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<h3><%=l(:label_message_latest)%></h3>
+
+<%= render :partial => 'messages/latest_messages', :locals => {:messages => messages} %>
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 0aeafe516b..3c99288c3d 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -902,6 +902,7 @@ en:
   label_topic_plural: Topics
   label_message_plural: Messages
   label_message_last: Last message
+  label_message_latest: Latest Message
   label_message_new: New message
   label_message_posted: Message added
   label_reply_plural: Replies
diff --git a/lib/redmine/my_page.rb b/lib/redmine/my_page.rb
index 4f42344dad..6b609533bf 100644
--- a/lib/redmine/my_page.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine/my_page.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ module Redmine
       'issueswatched' => {:label => :label_watched_issues},
       'issuequery' => {:label => :label_issue_plural, :max_occurs => 3},
       'news' => {:label => :label_news_latest},
+      'forum' => {:label => :label_message_latest},
       'calendar' => {:label => :label_calendar},
       'documents' => {:label => :label_document_plural},
       'timelog' => {:label => :label_spent_time},
diff --git a/test/functional/my_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/my_controller_test.rb
index 2bf8b3516f..bd65464228 100644
--- a/test/functional/my_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/my_controller_test.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class MyControllerTest < Redmine::ControllerTest
            :roles, :projects, :members, :member_roles,
            :issues, :issue_statuses, :trackers, :enumerations,
            :custom_fields, :auth_sources, :queries, :enabled_modules,
-           :journals, :projects_trackers
+           :journals, :projects_trackers, :boards, :messages
 
   def setup
     @request.session[:user_id] = 2
@@ -459,6 +459,23 @@ class MyControllerTest < Redmine::ControllerTest
     end
   end
 
+  def test_page_with_forum
+    user = User.find(2)
+    user.pref.my_page_layout = {'top' => ['forum']}
+    user.pref.time_zone = 'UTC'
+    user.pref.save!
+
+    get :page
+    assert_response :success
+
+    assert_select 'div#block-forum' do
+      assert_select 'h3', :text => /Latest Message/
+      assert_select 'table#latest_message' do
+        assert_select 'tbody tr', 5
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   def test_update_account
     put(
       :account,