diff --git a/addons/project_long_term/project_long_term_view.xml b/addons/project_long_term/project_long_term_view.xml
index 7231395a2a9..219cccae6e2 100644
--- a/addons/project_long_term/project_long_term_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project_long_term/project_long_term_view.xml
@@ -103,7 +103,18 @@
             <field name="model">project.phase</field>
             <field name="type">form</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <form string="Project Phase">
+                <form layout="manual">
+                <div class="oe_form_topbar">
+                    <button string="Draft" name="set_draft" states="open" icon="gtk-indent"/>
+                    <button string="Pending" name="set_pending" states="open" icon="gtk-media-pause"/>
+                    <button string="Done" name="set_done" states="pending,open" icon="terp-dialog-close"/>
+                    <button string="Start Phase" name="set_open" states="pending,draft" icon="gtk-execute"/>
+                    <button string="Cancel" name="set_cancel" states="draft,open,pending" icon="gtk-cancel"/>
+                    <div class="oe_right">
+                        <field name="state" nolabel="1" widget="statusbar" statusbar_visible="draft,open,done" statusbar_colors='{"pending":"blue"}' select="1"/>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <sheet string="Project Phase" layout="auto">
                     <group colspan="6" col="6">
                         <group colspan="6" col="7" >
                             <field name="name" colspan="4"/>
@@ -128,15 +139,6 @@
                                     <field name="date_end"/>
                                   </form>
                              </field>
-                            <separator string="" colspan="4"/>
-                            <group col="12" colspan="4">
-                                <field name="state" widget="statusbar" statusbar_visible="draft,open,done" statusbar_colors='{"pending":"blue"}' select="1"/>
-                                <button string="Cancel" name="set_cancel" states="draft,open,pending" icon="gtk-cancel"/>
-                                <button string="Draft" name="set_draft" states="open" icon="gtk-indent"/>
-                                <button string="Pending" name="set_pending" states="open" icon="gtk-media-pause"/>
-                                <button string="Done" name="set_done" states="pending,open" icon="terp-dialog-close"/>
-                                <button string="Start Phase" name="set_open" states="pending,draft" icon="gtk-execute"/>
-                            </group>
                         </page>
                         <page string="Tasks Details">
                             <field colspan="4" name="task_ids" readonly="1" context="{'default_project_id' :project_id}" nolabel="1">
@@ -173,6 +175,7 @@
                         </page>
                     </notebook>
                     <newline/>
+                </sheet>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>