diff --git a/addons/project_messages/project_messages_view.xml b/addons/project_messages/project_messages_view.xml
index e8a013cf2ae..bf269e427ed 100644
--- a/addons/project_messages/project_messages_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project_messages/project_messages_view.xml
@@ -109,6 +109,6 @@
             <field name="view_mode">tree,form</field>
             <field name="view_id" ref="project_messages.view_project_message_tree"/>
        </record>
-       <menuitem action="messages_form" id="menu_messages_form" parent="project.menu_project_management"/>
+       <menuitem action="messages_form" id="menu_messages_form" parent="project.menu_project_management" groups="project.group_project_user"/>
      </data>
 </openerp>