diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays.py b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays.py
index 1af2fc00193..682508e0ca0 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays.py
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays.py
@@ -145,7 +145,9 @@ class hr_holidays(osv.osv):
 
     def _check_date(self, cr, uid, ids):
         for holiday in self.browse(cr, uid, ids):
-            holiday_ids = self.search(cr, uid, [('date_from', '<=', holiday.date_to), ('date_to', '>=', holiday.date_from), ('employee_id', '=', holiday.employee_id.id), ('id', '<>', holiday.id)])
+            holiday_ids = self.search(cr, uid, [('date_from', '<=', holiday.date_to), ('date_to', '>=', holiday.date_from),
+                                                ('employee_id', '=', holiday.employee_id.id), ('id', '<>', holiday.id),
+                                                ('state', 'not in', ['cancel', 'refuse'])])
             if holiday_ids:
                 return False
         return True