diff --git a/addons/project/board_project_view.xml b/addons/project/board_project_view.xml
index 8126018d3a5..2475e95cf80 100644
--- a/addons/project/board_project_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project/board_project_view.xml
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
                     <field name="planned_hours" widget="float_time"/>
                     <field name="effective_hours" widget="float_time"/>
                     <field name="progress" widget="progressbar"/>
-                    <field name="state" invisible="context.get('set_visible',False)"/>
-                    <button name="do_cancel" states="draft,open,pending" string="Cancel" type="object" icon="gtk-cancel" help="For cancelling the task"/>
-                    <button name="do_open" states="pending,draft,done,cancel" string="Start Task" type="object" icon="gtk-execute" help="For changing to open state" invisible="context.get('set_visible',False)"/>
+                    <field name="state" invisible="context.get('set_visible',False)" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
+                    <button name="do_cancel" states="draft,open,pending" string="Cancel" type="object" icon="gtk-cancel" help="For cancelling the task" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
+                    <button name="do_open" states="pending,draft,done,cancel" string="Start Task" type="object" icon="gtk-execute" help="For changing to open state" invisible="context.get('set_visible',False)" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
                     <button name="%(action_project_task_delegate)d" states="pending,open,draft" string="Delegate" type="action" icon="gtk-sort-descending" help="For changing to delegate state"/>
-                    <button name="action_close" states="draft,pending,open" string="Done" type="object" icon="terp-dialog-close" help="For changing to done state"/>
+                    <button name="action_close" states="draft,pending,open" string="Done" type="object" icon="terp-dialog-close" help="For changing to done state" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
                 </tree>
             </field>
         </record>
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@
                     <field name="date_deadline"/>
                     <field name="total_hours" widget="float_time"/>
                     <field name="progress" widget="progressbar"/>
-                    <field name="state" invisible="context.get('set_visible',False)"/>
-                    <button name="do_cancel" states="draft,open,pending" string="Cancel" type="object" icon="gtk-cancel" help="For cancelling the task"/>
-                    <button name="do_open" states="pending,draft,done,cancel" string="Start Task" type="object" icon="gtk-execute" help="For changing to open state" invisible="context.get('set_visible',False)"/>
-                    <button name="action_close" states="draft,pending,open" string="Done" type="object" icon="gtk-apply" help="For changing to done state"/>
+                    <field name="state" invisible="context.get('set_visible',False)" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
+                    <button name="do_cancel" states="draft,open,pending" string="Cancel" type="object" icon="gtk-cancel" help="For cancelling the task" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
+                    <button name="do_open" states="pending,draft,done,cancel" string="Start Task" type="object" icon="gtk-execute" help="For changing to open state" invisible="context.get('set_visible',False)" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
+                    <button name="action_close" states="draft,pending,open" string="Done" type="object" icon="gtk-apply" help="For changing to done state" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
                 </tree>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/project/report/project_cumulative.xml b/addons/project/report/project_cumulative.xml
index 89667992f0a..0d86cf09b0b 100644
--- a/addons/project/report/project_cumulative.xml
+++ b/addons/project/report/project_cumulative.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
                     <field name="user_id"/>
                     <field name="remaining_hours"/>
                     <field name="kanban_state"/>
-                    <field name="state"/>
+                    <field name="state" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
                 </tree>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/project/report/project_report_view.xml b/addons/project/report/project_report_view.xml
index a4aec16ddfe..e799e83f46b 100644
--- a/addons/project/report/project_report_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project/report/project_report_view.xml
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
             <tree string="Task By Days" >
                 <field name="day"/>
                 <field name="total_task"/>
-                <field name="state"/>
+                <field name="state" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
             </tree>
         </field>
     </record>