diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/security/ir_rule.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/security/ir_rule.xml
index 9a56336dcdc..a184ac072ab 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/security/ir_rule.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/security/ir_rule.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
         <field name="domain_force">[('employee_id.user_id','=',user.id)]</field>
         <field name="groups" eval="[(4,ref('base.group_user'))]"/>
     </record>
+    <record id="property_rule_holidays_department" model="ir.rule">
+        <field name="name">Department Holidays</field>
+        <field model="ir.model" name="model_id" ref="model_hr_holidays"/>
+        <field name="domain_force">[('department_id.manager_id.user_id','=',user.id)]</field>
+        <field name="groups" eval="[(6,0,[ref('base.group_hr_manager')])]"/>
+    </record>
 
   </data>
 </openerp>