diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/models/hr_department.py b/addons/hr_holidays/models/hr_department.py
index 8893eb4520b..ddc6ef46da4 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/models/hr_department.py
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/models/hr_department.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import datetime
 from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta
 
 from odoo import api, fields, models
+from odoo.osv import expression
+import ast
 
 
 class Department(models.Model):
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ class Department(models.Model):
             'search_default_active_employee': 2,
             'search_default_department_id': self.id,
             'default_department_id': self.id,
+            'searchpanel_default_department_id': self.id,
         }
 
     def action_open_leave_department(self):
@@ -69,4 +72,5 @@ class Department(models.Model):
         action = self.env["ir.actions.actions"]._for_xml_id("hr_holidays.hr_leave_allocation_action_approve_department")
         action['context'] = self._get_action_context()
         action['context']['search_default_second_approval'] = 3
+        action['domain'] = expression.AND([ast.literal_eval(action['domain']), [('state', '=', 'confirm')]])
         return action
diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_views.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_views.xml
index 499485d75a7..33815e954c1 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_views.xml
@@ -708,8 +708,7 @@
             'search_default_waiting_for_me': 1,
             'search_default_waiting_for_me_manager': 2,
             'hide_employee_name': 1,
-            'holiday_status_display_name': False}
-        </field>
+            'holiday_status_display_name': False}</field>
         <field name="domain">['|', ('employee_id.company_id', 'in', allowed_company_ids),
                                     '&amp;', ('multi_employee', '=', True),
                                     '&amp;', ('state', 'in', ['draft', 'confirm', 'validate1']),