diff --git a/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml b/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
index 8860641d886..41f1cc1a9d2 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
                     <field name="version_id" widget="selection"/>
                     <field name="user_id"/>
                     <field name="progress" widget="progressbar" attrs="{'invisible':[('task_id','=',False)]}"/>
-                    <field name="state"/>
+                    <field name="state" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
                     <button name="case_cancel" string="Cancel" states="draft,open,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-cancel" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
                     <button name="case_close" string="Done" states="open,draft,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-jump-to" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
                     <button name="case_open" string="Open" states="draft,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-go-forward" help="To Do" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
                     <button name="next_type" string="Next" type="object" icon="gtk-go-forward" help="Change to Next Stage"/>
                     <field name="version_id"/>
                     <field name="user_id"/>
-                    <field name="state"/>
+                    <field name="state" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
                     <button name="case_cancel" string="Cancel" states="draft,open,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-cancel" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
                     <button name="case_close" string="Done" states="open,draft,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-jump-to" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
                     <button name="case_open" string="Open" states="draft,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-go-forward" groups="base.group_no_one"/>