diff --git a/addons/project/project_view.xml b/addons/project/project_view.xml
index 98fb9b1b993..6244c2ceca4 100644
--- a/addons/project/project_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project/project_view.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
                             <separator colspan="4" string="Project's members"/>
                             <field colspan="4" name="members" nolabel="1"/>
                             <group col="9" colspan="8">
-                                <field name="state"/>
+                                <field name="state" select="1"/>
                                 <button name="set_template" string="Set as Template" type="object" states="open" icon="gtk-convert"/>
                                 <button name="set_open" string="Reactivate Project" type="object" states="pending,cancelled,done" icon="gtk-ok"/>
                                 <button name="set_pending" string="Pending" type="object" states="open" icon="gtk-media-pause"/>