diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
index 2515045a7d3..1c11bf7375d 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
@@ -339,9 +339,9 @@
                                         <a t-if="record.survey.raw_value" name="action_print_survey" type="object" string="Print Interview" icon="gtk-print" />
                                     </div>
                                     <div class="oe_kanban_right">
-                                        <a name="case_cancel" string="Refuse" states="open,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-cancel"/>
+                                        <a name="case_cancel" string="Refuse" states="draft,open,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-cancel"/>
                                         <a name="case_open" string="In Progress" states="draft,pending" type="object" icon="kanban-apply"/>
-                                        <a name="case_pending" string="Pending" states="draft,open" type="object" icon="kanban-pause"/>
+                                        <a name="case_pending" string="Pending" states="open" type="object" icon="kanban-pause"/>
                                         <a name="%(action_hr_recruitment_hired_employee)d" string="Hire" states="open,pending" type="action" icon="terp-partner"/>
                                     </div>
                                     <br class="oe_kanban_clear"/>