diff --git a/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml b/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
index 140fa921219..45141786a15 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
@@ -114,12 +114,13 @@
                             <field name="partner_id"  on_change="onchange_partner_id(partner_id, email_from)"/>
                             <field name="email_from"/>
                         </group>
-                        <group col="2" colspan="1">
+                        <group>
                             <field name="priority"/>
-                            <group col="3" colspan="2">
-                                <field name="project_id" required="True" on_change="on_change_project(project_id)" context="{'default_use_issues':1}"/>
-                                <button name="case_escalate" string="Escalate" type="object" states="draft,open,pending"/>
-                            </group>
+                            <label for="project_id"/>
+                            <div>
+                                <field name="project_id" required="True" on_change="on_change_project(project_id)" class="oe_inline" context="{'default_use_issues':1}"/>
+                                <button name="case_escalate" string="Escalate" type="object" states="draft,open,pending" class="oe_inline"/>
+                            </div>
                             <label for="task_id"/>
                             <div>
                                 <field name="task_id" on_change="onchange_task_id(task_id)" class="oe_inline" context="{'default_project_id':project_id}"/>