diff --git a/addons/hr_expense/static/src/views/list.js b/addons/hr_expense/static/src/views/list.js
index 84ac47d980d..fb32960e111 100644
--- a/addons/hr_expense/static/src/views/list.js
+++ b/addons/hr_expense/static/src/views/list.js
@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@ export class ExpenseListController extends ExpenseDocumentUpload(ListController)
         const records = this.model.root.selection;
         const recordIds = records.map((a) => a.resId);
         const model = this.model.config.resModel;
-        const res = await this.orm.call(model, action, [recordIds]);
+        const context = {};
+        if (action === 'action_approve_expense_sheets') {
+            context['validate_analytic'] = true;
+        }
+        const res = await this.orm.call(model, action, [recordIds], {context: context});
         if (res) {
             await this.actionService.doAction(res, {
                 additionalContext: {