diff --git a/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense.py b/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense.py
index 487e4f58782..ee79e03fa77 100644
--- a/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense.py
+++ b/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense.py
@@ -64,22 +64,22 @@ class hr_expense_expense(osv.osv):
     _description = "Expense"
     _order = "id desc"
     _columns = {
-        'name': fields.char('Description', size=128, required=True),
+        'name': fields.char('Description', size=128, required=True, readonly=True, states={'draft':[('readonly',False)], 'confirm':[('readonly',False)]}),
         'id': fields.integer('Sheet ID', readonly=True),
-        'date': fields.date('Date', select=True),
+        'date': fields.date('Date', select=True, readonly=True, states={'draft':[('readonly',False)], 'confirm':[('readonly',False)]}),
         'journal_id': fields.many2one('account.journal', 'Force Journal', help = "The journal used when the expense is done."),
-        'employee_id': fields.many2one('hr.employee', "Employee", required=True),
+        'employee_id': fields.many2one('hr.employee', "Employee", required=True, readonly=True, states={'draft':[('readonly',False)], 'confirm':[('readonly',False)]}),
         'user_id': fields.many2one('res.users', 'User', required=True),
         'date_confirm': fields.date('Confirmation Date', select=True, help = "Date of the confirmation of the sheet expense. It's filled when the button Confirm is pressed."),
         'date_valid': fields.date('Validation Date', select=True, help = "Date of the acceptation of the sheet expense. It's filled when the button Accept is pressed."),
-        'user_valid': fields.many2one('res.users', 'Validation User'),
+        'user_valid': fields.many2one('res.users', 'Validation User', readonly=True, states={'draft':[('readonly',False)], 'confirm':[('readonly',False)]}),
         'account_move_id': fields.many2one('account.move', 'Ledger Posting'),
         'line_ids': fields.one2many('hr.expense.line', 'expense_id', 'Expense Lines', readonly=True, states={'draft':[('readonly',False)]} ),
         'note': fields.text('Note'),
         'amount': fields.function(_amount, string='Total Amount', digits_compute= dp.get_precision('Account')),
         'voucher_id': fields.many2one('account.voucher', "Employee's Receipt"),
-        'currency_id': fields.many2one('res.currency', 'Currency', required=True),
-        'department_id':fields.many2one('hr.department','Department'),
+        'currency_id': fields.many2one('res.currency', 'Currency', required=True, readonly=True, states={'draft':[('readonly',False)], 'confirm':[('readonly',False)]}),
+        'department_id':fields.many2one('hr.department','Department', readonly=True, states={'draft':[('readonly',False)], 'confirm':[('readonly',False)]}),
         'company_id': fields.many2one('res.company', 'Company', required=True),
         'state': fields.selection([
             ('draft', 'New'),