diff --git a/addons/crm/views/crm_lead_views.xml b/addons/crm/views/crm_lead_views.xml
index 913eef34b9a..bbb39ac4426 100644
--- a/addons/crm/views/crm_lead_views.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/views/crm_lead_views.xml
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@
             <field name="state">code</field>
             <field name="code">
 if record:
-    action_values = env.ref('crm.crm_lead_lost_action').read()[0]
+    action_values = env.ref('crm.crm_lead_lost_action').sudo().read()[0]
     action_values.update({'context': env.context})
     action = action_values
             </field>