diff --git a/maintenance_project/tests/test_maintenance_project.py b/maintenance_project/tests/test_maintenance_project.py
index 68f659b6c..90218bf06 100644
--- a/maintenance_project/tests/test_maintenance_project.py
+++ b/maintenance_project/tests/test_maintenance_project.py
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ def setUpClass(cls):
         cls.project1 = cls.env["project.project"].create({"name": "My project"})
         cls.project_demo = cls.env.ref("maintenance_project.project_project_1")
         new_test_user(
-            cls.env, login="test-user", groups="maintenance.group_equipment_manager"
+            cls.env,
+            login="test-user",
+            groups="maintenance.group_equipment_manager,project.group_project_user",
         )
         new_test_user(
             cls.env,
diff --git a/maintenance_project/views/maintenance_equipment_views.xml b/maintenance_project/views/maintenance_equipment_views.xml
index 48736f853..3707413f0 100644
--- a/maintenance_project/views/maintenance_equipment_views.xml
+++ b/maintenance_project/views/maintenance_equipment_views.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         <field name="inherit_id" ref="maintenance.hr_equipment_view_search" />
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <xpath expr="//field[@name='owner_user_id']" position="after">
-                <field name="project_id" />
+                <field name="project_id" groups="project.group_project_user" />
             </xpath>
         </field>
     </record>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         <field name="inherit_id" ref="maintenance.hr_equipment_view_tree" />
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <xpath expr="//field[@name='category_id']" position="after">
-                <field name="project_id" />
+                <field name="project_id" groups="project.group_project_user" />
             </xpath>
         </field>
     </record>
@@ -23,10 +23,13 @@
         <field name="inherit_id" ref="maintenance.hr_equipment_view_kanban" />
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <xpath expr="//field[@name='activity_state']" position="after">
-                <field name="project_id" />
+                <field name="project_id" groups="project.group_project_user" />
             </xpath>
             <xpath expr="//div[hasclass('o_kanban_record_body')]" position="inside">
-                <div t-if="record.project_id.raw_value">
+                <div
+                    t-if="record.project_id.raw_value"
+                    groups="project.group_project_user"
+                >
                     <small>Project: <t t-raw="record.project_id.value" /></small>
                 </div>
             </xpath>
@@ -38,11 +41,11 @@
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <xpath expr="//field[@name='location']" position="after">
                 <field name="project_id" invisible="1" />
-                <label for="project_id" />
+                <label for="project_id" groups="project.group_project_user" />
                 <div>
                     <field
                         name="project_id"
-                        groups="project.group_project_manager"
+                        groups="project.group_project_user"
                         class="oe_inline"
                     />
                     <button
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@
                         name="preventive_default_task_id"
                         domain="[('project_id', '=', project_id)]"
                         context="{'default_project_id': project_id}"
+                        groups="project.group_project_user"
                     />
                 </group>
             </xpath>
diff --git a/maintenance_project/views/maintenance_request_views.xml b/maintenance_project/views/maintenance_request_views.xml
index dadd5c9f6..a3f489bf1 100644
--- a/maintenance_project/views/maintenance_request_views.xml
+++ b/maintenance_project/views/maintenance_request_views.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         <field name="inherit_id" ref="maintenance.hr_equipment_request_view_search" />
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <xpath expr="//field[@name='maintenance_team_id']" position="after">
-                <field name="project_id" />
+                <field name="project_id" groups="project.group_project_user" />
             </xpath>
         </field>
     </record>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         <field name="inherit_id" ref="maintenance.hr_equipment_request_view_tree" />
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <xpath expr="//field[@name='category_id']" position="after">
-                <field name="project_id" />
+                <field name="project_id" groups="project.group_project_user" />
             </xpath>
         </field>
     </record>
@@ -23,10 +23,13 @@
         <field name="inherit_id" ref="maintenance.hr_equipment_request_view_kanban" />
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <xpath expr="//field[@name='activity_state']" position="after">
-                <field name="project_id" />
+                <field name="project_id" groups="project.group_project_user" />
             </xpath>
             <xpath expr="//div[hasclass('o_kanban_record_body')]" position="inside">
-                <div t-if="record.project_id.raw_value">
+                <div
+                    t-if="record.project_id.raw_value"
+                    groups="project.group_project_user"
+                >
                     <small>Project: <t t-raw="record.project_id.value" /></small>
                 </div>
             </xpath>
@@ -37,11 +40,14 @@
         <field name="inherit_id" ref="maintenance.hr_equipment_request_view_form" />
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <xpath expr="//field[@name='priority']" position="after">
-                <field name="project_id" />
+                <field name="project_id" invisible="1" />
+                <field name="project_id" groups="project.group_project_user" />
+                <field name="task_id" invisible="1" />
                 <field
                     name="task_id"
                     domain="[('project_id', '=', project_id)]"
                     context="{'default_project_id': project_id}"
+                    groups="project.group_project_user"
                 />
             </xpath>
         </field>