diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
index 7740470ccc7..ed062a38502 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
                             <newline/>
                             <field name="state" colspan="2"/>
                             <group colspan="2" col="6">
-                                <button string="Refuse" name="refuse" states="confirm" type="workflow" icon="gtk-no" groups="base.group_hr_user,base.group_hr_manager"/>
+                                <button string="Refuse" name="refuse" states="confirm,validate1" type="workflow" icon="gtk-no" groups="base.group_hr_user,base.group_hr_manager"/>
                                 <button string="Confirm" name="confirm" states="draft" type="workflow" icon="gtk-yes"/>
                                 <button string="Approve" name="validate" states="confirm" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
                                 <button string="Approved" name="second_validate" states="validate1" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>