diff --git a/src/pfwbged/policy/profiles/default/workflows/incomingmail_workflow/definition.xml b/src/pfwbged/policy/profiles/default/workflows/incomingmail_workflow/definition.xml
index 5c59027..a5e81d7 100644
--- a/src/pfwbged/policy/profiles/default/workflows/incomingmail_workflow/definition.xml
+++ b/src/pfwbged/policy/profiles/default/workflows/incomingmail_workflow/definition.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
  <permission>Modify portal content</permission>
  <permission>View</permission>
  <state state_id="answered" title="Answered" i18n:attributes="title">
+  <exit-transition transition_id="back_to_assigning"/>
   <permission-map name="Access contents information" acquired="False">
    <permission-role>Editor</permission-role>
    <permission-role>Manager</permission-role>
diff --git a/src/pfwbged/policy/profiles/default/workflows/outgoingmail_workflow/definition.xml b/src/pfwbged/policy/profiles/default/workflows/outgoingmail_workflow/definition.xml
index db8c895..7ab9af0 100644
--- a/src/pfwbged/policy/profiles/default/workflows/outgoingmail_workflow/definition.xml
+++ b/src/pfwbged/policy/profiles/default/workflows/outgoingmail_workflow/definition.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
   </permission-map>
  </state>
  <state state_id="sent" title="Sent" i18n:attributes="title">
+  <exit-transition transition_id="back_to_writing"/>
   <permission-map name="Access contents information" acquired="False">
    <permission-role>Editor</permission-role>
    <permission-role>Manager</permission-role>
@@ -86,6 +87,13 @@
    <guard-role>Manager</guard-role>
   </guard>
  </transition>
+ <transition transition_id="back_to_writing" title="Back to writing" new_state="writing" trigger="USER" before_script="" after_script="" i18n:attributes="title">
+  <action url="" category="workflow" icon="" i18n:translate="">Back to writing</action>
+  <guard>
+   <guard-role>Editor</guard-role>
+   <guard-role>Manager</guard-role>
+  </guard>
+ </transition>
  <variable variable_id="action" for_catalog="False" for_status="True" update_always="True">
   <description>Previous transition</description>
   <default>