diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml b/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
index 5ff1bc15f69..d257c8780a4 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
                             <label for="section_id"/>
                             <div>
                                 <field name="section_id"/>
-                                <button name="case_escalate" string="Escalate" type="object" states="draft,open,pending"/>
+                                <button name="case_escalate" string="Escalate" type="object" attrs="{'invisible': ['|', ('section_id','=',False), ('state', 'not in', ['draft','open','pending'])]}"/>
                             </div>
                             <field name="type" invisible="1"/>
                         </group>
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@
                                 <label for="section_id"/>
                                 <div>
                                     <field name="section_id" widget="selection"/>
-                                    <button name="case_escalate" string="Escalate" type="object" states="draft,open,pending" />
+                                    <button name="case_escalate" string="Escalate" type="object" attrs="{'invisible': ['|', ('section_id','=',False), ('state', 'not in', ['draft','open','pending'])]}"/>
                                 </div>
                             </group>
                             <group>