diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
index 08f20cd3722..004799b7fe3 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
                 <field name="availability" invisible="1"/>
                 <field name="department_id" invisible="context.get('invisible_department', True)"/>
                 <field name="user_id"/>
-                <field name="state"/>
+                <field name="state" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
                 <button name="case_open" string="In Progress" states="draft,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-go-forward" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
                 <button name="case_pending" string="Pending" states="draft,open" type="object" icon="gtk-media-pause" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
             </tree>