diff --git a/addons/project/res_partner_view.xml b/addons/project/res_partner_view.xml
index 31c88377ddb..341b086b978 100644
--- a/addons/project/res_partner_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project/res_partner_view.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
                             <field name="name"/>
                             <field name="user_id"/>
                             <field name="date_deadline"/>
+                            <field name="state" invisible="1"/>
 			    <button name="do_open" states="pending,draft,done,cancelled" string="Start Task" type="object" icon="gtk-media-play" help="For changing to open state" invisible="context.get('set_visible',False)"/>
 			    <button name="action_close" states="draft,pending,open" string="Done" type="object" icon="terp-dialog-close" help="For changing to done state"/>
                         </tree>