diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml b/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
index 3d7bd45a209..e0e8cdc5028 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
                             -->
                         </group>
                         <group>
-                            <field name="user_id"/>
+                            <field name="user_id" context="{'simple_mode': True, 'default_groups_ref': ['base.group_sale_salesman_all_leads', 'base.group_user']}"/>
                             <label for="section_id"/>
                             <div>
                                 <field name="section_id"/>
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@
                             </group>
 
                             <group>
-                                <field name="user_id"/>
+                                <field name="user_id" context="{'simple_mode': True, 'default_groups_ref': ['base.group_sale_salesman_all_leads', 'base.group_user']}"/>
                                 <label for="section_id"/>
                                 <div>
                                     <field name="section_id" widget="selection"/>
diff --git a/addons/project/project_view.xml b/addons/project/project_view.xml
index b102c01193d..ef1f4382358 100644
--- a/addons/project/project_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project/project_view.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@
                     <group>
                         <group>
                             <field name="privacy_visibility"/>
-                            <field name="user_id" string="Project Manager" attrs="{'readonly':[('state','in',['close', 'cancelled'])]}"/>
+                            <field name="user_id" string="Project Manager" 
+                                attrs="{'readonly':[('state','in',['close', 'cancelled'])]}" 
+                                context="{'simple_mode': True, 'default_groups_ref': ['project.group_project_user', 'base.group_user']}"/>
                         </group>
                         <group>
                             <field name="partner_id" on_change="onchange_partner_id(partner_id)"/>
@@ -377,7 +379,8 @@
                     <group>
                         <group>
                             <field name="project_id"  on_change="onchange_project(project_id)" context="{'default_use_tasks':1}"/>
-                            <field name="user_id" attrs="{'readonly':[('state','in',['done', 'cancelled'])]}" options='{"no_open": True}'/>
+                            <field name="user_id" attrs="{'readonly':[('state','in',['done', 'cancelled'])]}" options='{"no_open": True}'
+                                context="{'simple_mode': True, 'default_groups_ref': ['project.group_project_user', 'base.group_user']}"/>
                             <field name="planned_hours" widget="float_time"
                                     groups="project.group_time_work_estimation_tasks"
                                     on_change="onchange_planned(planned_hours, effective_hours)"/>