diff --git a/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense.py b/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense.py
index 0e413c8e1fe..ee2c92cf483 100644
--- a/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense.py
+++ b/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense.py
@@ -212,6 +212,25 @@ class hr_expense_expense(osv.osv):
             self.write(cr, uid, [exp.id], {'voucher_id': voucher_id, 'state': 'receipted'}, context=context)
             res = voucher_id
         return res
+    
+    def action_view_receipt(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
+        '''
+        This function returns an action that display existing receipt of given expense ids.
+        '''
+        voucher_id = self.browse(cr, uid, ids[0], context=context).voucher_id.id
+        res = self.pool.get('ir.model.data').get_object_reference(cr, uid, 'account_voucher', 'view_purchase_receipt_form')
+        result = {
+            'name': _('Expense Receipt'),
+            'view_type': 'form',
+            'view_mode': 'form',
+            'view_id': res and res[1] or False,
+            'res_model': 'account.voucher',
+            'type': 'ir.actions.act_window',
+            'nodestroy': True,
+            'target': 'current',
+            'res_id': voucher_id,
+        }
+        return result
 
 hr_expense_expense()
 
diff --git a/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense_view.xml b/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense_view.xml
index c45c743c1c8..78fa22db4d4 100644
--- a/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense_view.xml
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
                     <button name="validate" states="confirm" string="Approve" type="workflow" groups="base.group_hr_user" class="oe_highlight"/>
                     <button name="draft" states="confirm,cancelled" string="Set to Draft" type="workflow" groups="base.group_hr_user" />
                     <button name="receipt" states="accepted" string="Issue Receipt" type="object" groups="base.group_hr_user" class="oe_highlight"/>
+                    <button name="action_view_receipt" states="receipted" string="Open Receipt" type="object" class="oe_highlight"/>
                     <button name="refuse" states="confirm,accepted" string="Refuse" type="workflow" groups="base.group_hr_user" />
                     <field name="state" widget="statusbar" statusbar_visible="draft,confirm,accepted" statusbar_colors='{"confirm":"blue","cancelled":"red"}'/>
                 </header>