diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
index 65f1d510a20..52c179ec344 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@
                         <field name="state" colspan="2"/>
                         <group colspan="2" col="6">
                             <button string="Cancel" name="cancel" states="validate,refuse" type="workflow" icon="gtk-cancel" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
+                            <button string="Refuse" name="refuse" states="confirm,validate1" type="workflow" icon="gtk-no" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
                             <button string="Confirm" name="confirm" states="draft" type="workflow" icon="gtk-yes" groups="base.group_hr_user,base.group_hr_manager"/>
                             <button string="Approve" name="validate" states="confirm" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
                             <button string="Approved" name="second_validate" states="validate1" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
-                            <button string="Refuse" name="refuse" states="confirm,validate1" type="workflow" icon="gtk-no" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
                             <button string="Set to Draft" name="set_to_draft" states="cancel" type="object" icon="gtk-convert" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
                         </group>
                     </page>
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
                     <button string="Confirm" name="confirm" states="draft" type="workflow" icon="gtk-yes" groups="base.group_hr_user,base.group_hr_manager"/>
                     <button string="Approve" name="validate" states="confirm" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
                     <button string="Approved" name="second_validate" states="validate1" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
-                    <button string="Refuse" name="refuse" states="confirm" type="workflow" icon="gtk-no" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
+                    <button string="Refuse" name="refuse" states="confirm,validate1" type="workflow" icon="gtk-no" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
                     <button string="Set to Draft" name="set_to_draft" states="cancel" type="object" icon="gtk-convert" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
                 </tree>
             </field>