diff --git a/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml b/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml
index c77e23841dd..10d5ae7bcfa 100644
--- a/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@
             <field name="view_mode">tree,kanban,form</field>
             <field name="search_view_id" ref="view_employee_filter"/>
             <field name="context">{
+                "searchpanel_default_department_id": active_id,
                 "default_department_id": active_id,
                 "search_default_group_department": 1,
                 "search_default_department_id": active_id,