diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_cron.py b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_cron.py
index 818a8e70d5d..a9c2a6ee6ca 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_cron.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_cron.py
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ class ir_cron(models.Model):
         values['usage'] = 'ir_cron'
         return super(ir_cron, self).create(values)
 
+    @api.model
+    def default_get(self, fields_list):
+        # only 'code' state is supported for cron job so set it as default
+        if not self._context.get('default_state'):
+            self = self.with_context(default_state='code')
+        return super(ir_cron, self).default_get(fields_list)
+
     def method_direct_trigger(self):
         self.check_access_rights('write')
         for cron in self:
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/views/ir_actions_views.xml b/odoo/addons/base/views/ir_actions_views.xml
index 4de186e287f..5cccc2d526f 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/views/ir_actions_views.xml
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/views/ir_actions_views.xml
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
                                 help="Remove 'More' top-menu contextual action related to this action"/>
                         <button name="run" string="Run" type="object"
                                 class="btn-primary"
-                                attrs="{'invisible':[('model_id', '!=', %(base.model_ir_actions_server)s)]}"
+                                attrs="{'invisible':['|', ('model_id', '!=', %(base.model_ir_actions_server)s), ('state', '!=', 'code')]}"
                                 help="Run this action manually."/>
                     </header>
                     <sheet>
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/views/ir_cron_views.xml b/odoo/addons/base/views/ir_cron_views.xml
index 3ffcdd565e3..a4e3aa3e39a 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/views/ir_cron_views.xml
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/views/ir_cron_views.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
             <field name="inherit_id" ref="base.view_server_action_form"/>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <xpath expr="//button[@name='create_action']" position="replace">
-                    <button name="method_direct_trigger" type="object" string="Run Manually" class="oe_highlight"/>
+                    <button name="method_direct_trigger" type="object" string="Run Manually" class="oe_highlight" attrs="{'invisible': [('state', '!=', 'code')]}"/>
                 </xpath>
                 <xpath expr="//button[@name='unlink_action']" position="replace">
                 </xpath>
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
                     <field name="priority"/>
                     <field name="doall"/>
                 </xpath>
+                <field name="state" position="attributes">
+                    <attribute name="invisible">1</attribute>
+                </field>
             </field>
         </record>