diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/hr.py b/addons/hr_holidays/hr.py
index 98a64c7518a..08eb7f476e0 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/hr.py
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/hr.py
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ class hr_holidays_per_user(osv.osv):
 
     def _get_remaining_leaves(self, cr, uid, ids, field_name, arg=None, context={}):
         obj_holiday = self.pool.get('hr.holidays')
-        days = 0.0
         result = {}
         for holiday_user in self.browse(cr, uid, ids):
+            days = 0.0
             ids_request = obj_holiday.search(cr, uid, [('employee_id', '=', holiday_user.employee_id.id),('state', '=', 'validate'),('holiday_status', '=', holiday_user.holiday_status.id)])
             if ids_request:
                 holidays = obj_holiday.browse(cr, uid, ids_request)
@@ -130,6 +130,16 @@ class hr_holidays(osv.osv):
     }
     _order = 'date_from desc'
 
+    def _check_date(self, cr, uid, ids):
+        if ids:
+            cr.execute('select number_of_days from hr_holidays where id in ('+','.join(map(str, ids))+')')
+            res =  cr.fetchall()
+            if res and res[0][0] < 0:
+                return False
+        return True
+
+    _constraints = [(_check_date, 'Start date should not be larger than end date! ', ['number_of_days'])]
+
     def create(self, cr, uid, vals, *args, **kwargs):
         id_holiday = super(hr_holidays, self).create(cr, uid, vals, *args, **kwargs)
         self._create_holiday(cr, uid, [id_holiday])