diff --git a/addons/event/models/event_ticket.py b/addons/event/models/event_ticket.py
index 598179d2070..b7358fef998 100644
--- a/addons/event/models/event_ticket.py
+++ b/addons/event/models/event_ticket.py
@@ -145,6 +145,6 @@ class EventTicket(models.Model):
         if self.start_sale_date:
             ticket = self._set_tz_context()
             current_date = fields.Date.context_today(ticket)
-            return ticket.start_sale_date < current_date
+            return ticket.start_sale_date <= current_date
         else:
             return True
diff --git a/addons/event/tests/test_event_internals.py b/addons/event/tests/test_event_internals.py
index 09a0f9f5a92..98f562f454e 100644
--- a/addons/event/tests/test_event_internals.py
+++ b/addons/event/tests/test_event_internals.py
@@ -348,6 +348,14 @@ class TestEventTicketData(TestEventCommon):
         })
         self.assertFalse(second_ticket.sale_available)
         self.assertFalse(second_ticket.is_expired)
+        # sale started today
+        second_ticket.write({
+            'start_sale_date': date(2020, 1, 31),
+            'end_sale_date': date(2020, 2, 20),
+        })
+        self.assertTrue(second_ticket.sale_available)
+        self.assertTrue(second_ticket.is_launched())
+        self.assertFalse(second_ticket.is_expired)
         # incoherent dates are invalid
         with self.assertRaises(exceptions.UserError):
             second_ticket.write({'end_sale_date': date(2020, 1, 20)})