diff --git a/addons/project/project.py b/addons/project/project.py
index 739a54fe403..a5e540c8be7 100644
--- a/addons/project/project.py
+++ b/addons/project/project.py
@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@ class project(osv.osv):
         'sequence': 10,
         'type_ids': _get_type_common,
         'alias_model': 'project.task',
-        'privacy_visibility': 'public',
-        'alias_domain': False, # always hide alias during creation
+        'privacy_visibility': 'employees',
+        'alias_domain': False,  # always hide alias during creation
     }
 
     # TODO: Why not using a SQL contraints ?
diff --git a/addons/project/project_demo.xml b/addons/project/project_demo.xml
index f5fbf878fd0..b7dcc2bdb83 100644
--- a/addons/project/project_demo.xml
+++ b/addons/project/project_demo.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
             <field name="name">E-Learning Integration</field>
             <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_demo"/>
             <field name="alias_model">project.task</field>
-            <field name="privacy_visibility">public</field>
+            <field name="privacy_visibility">employees</field>
             <field name="members" eval="[(4, ref('base.user_root')), (4, ref('base.user_demo'))]"/>
         </record>
 
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
             <field name="name">Website Design Templates</field>
             <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_root"/>
             <field name="alias_model">project.task</field>
+            <field name="privacy_visibility">employees</field>
             <field name="members" eval="[(4, ref('base.user_root')), (4,ref('base.user_demo'))]"/>
         </record>
 
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@
             <field name="partner_id" ref="base.res_partner_7"/>
             <field name="name">Data Import/Export Plugin</field>
             <field name="alias_model">project.task</field>
+            <field name="privacy_visibility">followers</field>
             <field name="members" eval="[(6, 0, [
                     ref('base.user_root'),
                     ref('base.user_demo')])]"/>