diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/models/hr_applicant.py b/addons/hr_recruitment/models/hr_applicant.py
index 791ff067661..583fb43b969 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/models/hr_applicant.py
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/models/hr_applicant.py
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ class Applicant(models.Model):
     delay_close = fields.Float(compute="_compute_day", string='Delay to Close', readonly=True, group_operator="avg", help="Number of days to close", store=True)
     color = fields.Integer("Color Index", default=0)
     emp_id = fields.Many2one('hr.employee', string="Employee", help="Employee linked to the applicant.", copy=False)
+    emp_is_active = fields.Boolean(string="Employee Active", related='emp_id.active')
     user_email = fields.Char(related='user_id.email', string="User Email", readonly=True)
     attachment_number = fields.Integer(compute='_get_attachment_number', string="Number of Attachments")
     employee_name = fields.Char(related='emp_id.name', string="Employee Name", readonly=False, tracking=False)
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/views/hr_applicant_views.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/views/hr_applicant_views.xml
index 9a6669fe932..a93a27b0ccd 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/views/hr_applicant_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/views/hr_applicant_views.xml
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
             <field name="email_normalized" invisible="1"/>
             <field name="partner_phone_sanitized" invisible="1"/>
             <field name="partner_mobile_sanitized" invisible="1"/>
+            <field name="emp_is_active" invisible="1"/>
             <header>
                 <button string="Create Employee" name="create_employee_from_applicant" type="object" data-hotkey="q" groups="hr_recruitment.group_hr_recruitment_user"
                         class="o_create_employee" invisible="emp_id or not active or not date_closed"/>
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@
                             class="oe_stat_button"
                             icon="fa-id-card-o"
                             groups="hr.group_hr_user"
-                            invisible="not emp_id">
+                            invisible="not (emp_id or emp_is_active)">
                         <div class="o_field_widget o_stat_info">
                             <span class="o_stat_value"><field name="employee_name" readonly="1"/></span>
                             <span class="o_stat_text">Employee</span>