diff --git a/addons/account/account_view.xml b/addons/account/account_view.xml
index a7e64be146e..aab63cb6e50 100644
--- a/addons/account/account_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account/account_view.xml
@@ -2255,7 +2255,7 @@
                     <group>
                         <group>
                             <field name="journal_id" on_change="onchange_journal_id(journal_id)" widget="selection" domain="[('type', '=', 'cash')]" />
-                            <field name="user_id" readonly="1" string="Responsible"/>
+                            <field name="user_id" attrs="{'readonly':[('state','!=','draft')]}" string="Responsible"/>
                             <field name="total_entry_encoding"/>
                             <field name='company_id' widget="selection" groups="base.group_multi_company" />
                         </group>