diff --git a/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml b/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
index 4cd9e2c19ff..1fb18fbddef 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
@@ -95,14 +95,12 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <form string="Issue" version="7.0">
                 <header>
-                    <span groups="base.group_user">
-                        <button name="case_close" string="Done" type="object"
-                                states="open"/>
+                        <button name="case_close" string="Done" type="object" 
+                                states="open" groups="base.group_user"/>
                          <button name="case_close" string="Done" type="object"
-                                states="draft,pending"/>
+                                states="draft,pending" groups="base.group_user"/>
                         <button name="case_cancel" string="Cancel" type="object"
-                                states="draft,open,pending"/>
-                    </span>
+                                states="draft,open,pending" groups="base.group_user"/>
                     <field name="stage_id" widget="statusbar" clickable="True"/>
                 </header>
                 <sheet string="Issue">