diff --git a/addons/hr_timesheet/models/project.py b/addons/hr_timesheet/models/project.py
index a79273a59bf..ed6ba246bcf 100644
--- a/addons/hr_timesheet/models/project.py
+++ b/addons/hr_timesheet/models/project.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class Project(models.Model):
     )
 
     timesheet_ids = fields.One2many('account.analytic.line', 'project_id', 'Associated Timesheets')
+    timesheet_count = fields.Boolean(compute="_compute_timesheet_count")
     timesheet_encode_uom_id = fields.Many2one('uom.uom', related='company_id.timesheet_encode_uom_id')
     total_timesheet_time = fields.Integer(
         compute='_compute_total_timesheet_time',
@@ -130,6 +131,17 @@ class Project(models.Model):
             total_time *= project.timesheet_encode_uom_id.factor
             project.total_timesheet_time = int(round(total_time))
 
+    @api.depends('timesheet_ids')
+    def _compute_timesheet_count(self):
+        timesheet_read_group = self.env['account.analytic.line'].read_group(
+            [('project_id', 'in', self.ids)],
+            ['project_id'],
+            ['project_id']
+        )
+        timesheet_project_map = {project_info['project_id'][0]: project_info['project_id_count'] for project_info in timesheet_read_group}
+        for project in self:
+            project.timesheet_count = timesheet_project_map.get(project.id, 0)
+
     @api.model_create_multi
     def create(self, vals_list):
         """ Create an analytic account if project allow timesheet and don't provide one
diff --git a/addons/hr_timesheet/views/project_views.xml b/addons/hr_timesheet/views/project_views.xml
index 8210a9ed4b3..4998ecadc77 100644
--- a/addons/hr_timesheet/views/project_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_timesheet/views/project_views.xml
@@ -274,13 +274,13 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <field name="partner_id" position="after">
                     <field name="allow_timesheets" invisible="1"/>
-                    <field name="total_timesheet_time" invisible="1"/>
+                    <field name="timesheet_count" invisible="1"/>
                     <field name="remaining_hours" invisible="1"/>
                     <field name="has_planned_hours_tasks" invisible="1"/>
                     <field name="encode_uom_in_days" invisible="1"/>
                 </field>
                 <xpath expr="//div[hasclass('o_kanban_manage_view')]" position="inside">
-                    <div role="menuitem" t-if="record.allow_timesheets.raw_value and record.total_timesheet_time.raw_value" groups="hr_timesheet.group_hr_timesheet_user">
+                    <div role="menuitem" t-if="record.allow_timesheets.raw_value and record.timesheet_count.raw_value" groups="hr_timesheet.group_hr_timesheet_user">
                         <a name="%(act_hr_timesheet_line_by_project)d" type="action">Timesheets</a>
                     </div>
                 </xpath>