diff --git a/addons/hr_contract/models/hr_employee.py b/addons/hr_contract/models/hr_employee.py
index ba1536f4e99..1c4d12c2234 100644
--- a/addons/hr_contract/models/hr_employee.py
+++ b/addons/hr_contract/models/hr_employee.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Employee(models.Model):
     contract_ids = fields.One2many('hr.contract', 'employee_id', string='Employee Contracts')
     contract_id = fields.Many2one(
         'hr.contract', string='Current Contract', groups="hr.group_hr_user",
-        domain="[('company_id', '=', company_id), ('employee_id', '=', id)]", help='Current contract of the employee')
+        domain="[('company_id', '=', company_id), ('employee_id', '=', id)]", help='Current contract of the employee', copy=False)
     calendar_mismatch = fields.Boolean(related='contract_id.calendar_mismatch')
     contracts_count = fields.Integer(compute='_compute_contracts_count', string='Contract Count')
     contract_warning = fields.Boolean(string='Contract Warning', store=True, compute='_compute_contract_warning', groups="hr.group_hr_user")
diff --git a/addons/hr_contract/tests/test_contract.py b/addons/hr_contract/tests/test_contract.py
index 5cae97df191..55d9c4545e7 100644
--- a/addons/hr_contract/tests/test_contract.py
+++ b/addons/hr_contract/tests/test_contract.py
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ class TestHrContracts(TestContractCommon):
         draft_contract.state = 'draft'
         self.assertEqual(self.employee.contract_id, contract)
 
+    def test_copy_employee_contract_create(self):
+        contract = self.create_contract('open', 'normal', date(2018, 1, 1), date(2018, 1, 2))
+        duplicate_employee = self.employee.copy()
+        self.assertNotEqual(duplicate_employee.contract_id, contract)
+
     def test_check_multi_company_contract_expiration(self):
         """
             Check that the expiration warnings for contracts and work permits are posted based on the res settings.