diff --git a/addons/sale/models/product_template.py b/addons/sale/models/product_template.py
index 3f380d4b3b5..7e84b35ff85 100644
--- a/addons/sale/models/product_template.py
+++ b/addons/sale/models/product_template.py
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ class ProductTemplate(models.Model):
         default='no',
         help="Expenses and vendor bills can be re-invoiced to a customer."
              "With this option, a validated expense can be re-invoice to a customer at its cost or sales price.")
+    visible_expense_policy = fields.Boolean("Re-Invoice Policy visible", compute='_compute_visible_expense_policy')
     sales_count = fields.Float(compute='_compute_sales_count', string='Sold')
-    hide_expense_policy = fields.Boolean(compute='_compute_hide_expense_policy')
     invoice_policy = fields.Selection([
         ('order', 'Ordered quantities'),
         ('delivery', 'Delivered quantities')], string='Invoicing Policy',
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ class ProductTemplate(models.Model):
 
     @api.multi
     @api.depends('name')
-    def _compute_hide_expense_policy(self):
-        hide_expense_policy = self.user_has_groups('!analytic.group_analytic_accounting,!project.group_project_user,!hr_expense.group_hr_expense_user')
-        for template in self:
-            template.hide_expense_policy = hide_expense_policy
+    def _compute_visible_expense_policy(self):
+        visibility = self.user_has_groups('analytic.group_analytic_accounting')
+        for product_template in self:
+            product_template.visible_expense_policy = visibility
 
     @api.multi
     @api.depends('product_variant_ids.sales_count')
diff --git a/addons/sale/views/sale_views.xml b/addons/sale/views/sale_views.xml
index 3d44b907d73..3b6372a111e 100644
--- a/addons/sale/views/sale_views.xml
+++ b/addons/sale/views/sale_views.xml
@@ -1015,8 +1015,8 @@
                     <group string="Invoicing" name="invoicing" invisible="1">
                         <field name="invoice_policy" widget="radio"/>
                         <field name="service_type" widget="radio" invisible="True"/>
-                        <field name="hide_expense_policy" invisible="1"/>
-                        <field name="expense_policy" widget="radio" attrs="{'invisible': [('hide_expense_policy', '=', True)]}"/>
+                        <field name="visible_expense_policy" invisible="1"/>
+                        <field name="expense_policy" widget="radio" attrs="{'invisible': [('visible_expense_policy', '=', False)]}"/>
                     </group>
                 </xpath>
             </field>
diff --git a/addons/sale_expense/models/__init__.py b/addons/sale_expense/models/__init__.py
index cf2318e7b88..2848316b086 100644
--- a/addons/sale_expense/models/__init__.py
+++ b/addons/sale_expense/models/__init__.py
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 from . import analytic
 from . import hr_expense
 from . import sale_order
+from . import product_template
diff --git a/addons/sale_expense/models/product_template.py b/addons/sale_expense/models/product_template.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..58089a8378d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/sale_expense/models/product_template.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Part of Odoo. See LICENSE file for full copyright and licensing details.
+
+from odoo import api, models
+
+
+class ProductTemplate(models.Model):
+    _inherit = 'product.template'
+
+    @api.multi
+    def _compute_visible_expense_policy(self):
+        super(ProductTemplate, self)._compute_visible_expense_policy()
+
+        visibility = self.user_has_groups('hr_expense.group_hr_expense_user')
+        for product_template in self:
+            if not product_template.visible_expense_policy:
+                product_template.visible_expense_policy = visibility
diff --git a/addons/sale_timesheet/models/product.py b/addons/sale_timesheet/models/product.py
index 1d269f1267a..4057b628ae7 100644
--- a/addons/sale_timesheet/models/product.py
+++ b/addons/sale_timesheet/models/product.py
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ class ProductTemplate(models.Model):
         'project.project', 'Project Template', company_dependent=True, domain=[('billable_type', '=', 'no')], copy=True,
         help='Select a non billable project to be the skeleton of the new created project when selling the current product. Its stages and tasks will be duplicated.')
 
+    @api.multi
+    def _compute_visible_expense_policy(self):
+        super(ProductTemplate, self)._compute_visible_expense_policy()
+
+        visibility = self.user_has_groups('project.group_project_user')
+        for product_template in self:
+            if not product_template.visible_expense_policy:
+                product_template.visible_expense_policy = visibility
+
     @api.depends('invoice_policy', 'service_type')
     def _compute_service_policy(self):
         for product in self: