diff --git a/addons/purchase_requisition/purchase_requisition_view.xml b/addons/purchase_requisition/purchase_requisition_view.xml
index aa8b99c9ea9..f92264a176a 100644
--- a/addons/purchase_requisition/purchase_requisition_view.xml
+++ b/addons/purchase_requisition/purchase_requisition_view.xml
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@
                         </field>
                     <separator colspan="4"/>
                     <group col="8" colspan="4">
-                        <field name="state" select="1" readonly ="1" widget="statusbar" statusbar_visible="draft,in_progress,done"/>
+                        <field name="state" select="1" readonly ="1" widget="statusbar" statusbar_visible="draft,in_progress,done" statusbar_colors="{'in_progress':'Blue'}"/>
                         <button name="tender_cancel" states="draft,in_progress" string="Cancel" type="object" icon="gtk-cancel" />
-                        <button name="tender_in_progress" states="draft" string="Confirm" type="object" icon="gtk-apply" />
+                        <button name="tender_in_progress" states="draft" string="Start" type="object" icon="gtk-apply" />
                         <button name="tender_reset" states="done,cancel" string="Reset to Draft" type="object" icon="gtk-convert" />
                         <button name="tender_done" states="in_progress" string="Done" type="object" icon="gtk-jump-to" />
                     </group>
diff --git a/addons/stock/stock_view.xml b/addons/stock/stock_view.xml
index 5531f86f84d..0ce4b6d31bd 100644
--- a/addons/stock/stock_view.xml
+++ b/addons/stock/stock_view.xml
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@
                                 </form>
                             </field>
                             <group col="12" colspan="4">
-                                <field name="state" readonly="1"/>
+                                <field name="state" readonly="1" widget="statusbar" statusbar_visible="draft,confirmed,assigned,done" statusbar_colors="{'auto':'Blue', 'confirmed':'Blue'}"/>
                                 <button name="button_cancel" states="assigned,confirmed,draft" string="_Cancel" icon="gtk-cancel"/>
                                 <button name="draft_force_assign" states="draft" string="Process Later" type="object" icon="gtk-ok"/>
                                 <button name="draft_validate" states="draft" string="Process Now" type="object" icon="gtk-yes"/>