diff --git a/addons/project/views/project_views.xml b/addons/project/views/project_views.xml
index ea7d69ad89d..09bfe76d64c 100644
--- a/addons/project/views/project_views.xml
+++ b/addons/project/views/project_views.xml
@@ -692,6 +692,8 @@
                             <field name="project_id" required="1" domain="[('active', '=', True), ('company_id', '=', company_id)]"/>
                             <field name="user_id"
                                 class="o_task_user_field"
+                                options="{'no_open': True}"
+                                widget="many2one_avatar_user"
                                 domain="[('share', '=', False)]"/>
                             <field
                                 name="parent_id"