diff --git a/addons/project/views/project_task_views.xml b/addons/project/views/project_task_views.xml
index f189d6d05ba..faca4c223b3 100644
--- a/addons/project/views/project_task_views.xml
+++ b/addons/project/views/project_task_views.xml
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@
                                    domain="[('active', '=', True), '|', ('company_id', '=', False), ('company_id', '=?', company_id)]"
                                    widget="project"
                             />
+                            <field name="display_in_project" invisible="True" force_save="1"/>
                             <field name="milestone_id"
                                 placeholder="e.g. Product Launch"
                                 context="{'default_project_id': project_id}"