diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/user/user_private_messages_view.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/user/user_private_messages_view.js.coffee
index 15199f132f6..9abcae50d58 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/user/user_private_messages_view.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/user/user_private_messages_view.js.coffee
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ window.Discourse.UserPrivateMessagesView = Ember.View.extend
 
   inbox: (evt)->
     @selectCurrent(evt)
-    @set('controller.filter', 13)
+    @set('controller.filter', Discourse.UserAction.GOT_PRIVATE_MESSAGE)
 
   sentMessages: (evt) ->
     @selectCurrent(evt)
-    @set('controller.filter', 12)
+    @set('controller.filter', Discourse.UserAction.NEW_PRIVATE_MESSAGE)