diff --git a/addons/project/project_view.xml b/addons/project/project_view.xml
index 18ff634f796..5f5a36157ef 100644
--- a/addons/project/project_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project/project_view.xml
@@ -363,8 +363,8 @@
                                             <a string="Change Color" icon="color-picker" type="color" name="color"/>
                                         </div>
                                         <div class="oe_kanban_right">
-                                            <a name="do_pending" string="Set Pending" states="draft,open" type="object" icon="gtk-media-pause"/>
-                                            <a name="do_open" string="Open" states="pending" type="object" icon="gtk-media-play"/>
+                                            <a name="do_pending" string="Set Pending" states="open" type="object" icon="gtk-media-pause"/>
+                                            <a name="do_open" string="Open" states="draft,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-media-play"/>
                                         </div>
                                         <br class="oe_kanban_clear"/>
                                     </div>