diff --git a/module/productplan/view/browsebylist.html.php b/module/productplan/view/browsebylist.html.php
index c7fcbf092f..776abaaf9a 100644
--- a/module/productplan/view/browsebylist.html.php
+++ b/module/productplan/view/browsebylist.html.php
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
           common::printIcon('productplan', 'edit', "planID=$plan->id", $plan, 'list');
           if(common::hasPriv('productplan', 'create', $plan))
           {
-              if($plan->parent > 0)
+              if($plan->parent > 0 or strpos('done,closed', $plan->status) !== false)
               {
                   echo "<button type='button' class='disabled btn'><i class='disabled icon-split' title='{$this->lang->productplan->children}'></i></button> ";
               }
diff --git a/module/productplan/view/view.html.php b/module/productplan/view/view.html.php
index 2468ae1fd1..ebc4261f96 100644
--- a/module/productplan/view/view.html.php
+++ b/module/productplan/view/view.html.php
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@
             common::printLink('productplan', 'activate', "planID=$plan->id", "<i class='icon-magic'></i>{$lang->productplan->activateAB}", '', "class='btn btn-link {$class}' target='hiddenwin' title='{$lang->productplan->activate}'", '', false, $plan);
         }
 
-        $class= (isset($branchStatus) and $branchStatus == 'closed') ? 'disabled' : '';
-        if(common::hasPriv('productplan', 'create', $plan) and $plan->parent <= 0) echo html::a($this->createLink('productplan', 'create', "product={$plan->product}&branch={$plan->branch}&parent={$plan->id}"), "<i class='icon-split'></i> " . $this->lang->productplan->children , '', "class='btn btn-link {$class}' title='{$this->lang->productplan->children}'");
+        $class = (isset($branchStatus) and $branchStatus == 'closed') ? 'disabled' : '';
+        if(common::hasPriv('productplan', 'create', $plan) and $plan->parent <= 0 and strpos('wait,doing', $plan->status) !== false) echo html::a($this->createLink('productplan', 'create', "product={$plan->product}&branch={$plan->branch}&parent={$plan->id}"), "<i class='icon-split'></i> " . $this->lang->productplan->children , '', "class='btn btn-link {$class}' title='{$this->lang->productplan->children}'");
         if(common::hasPriv('productplan', 'edit', $plan)) echo html::a($this->createLink('productplan', 'edit', "planID=$plan->id"), "<i class='icon-common-edit icon-edit'></i> " . $this->lang->edit, '', "class='btn btn-link' title='{$this->lang->edit}'");
         if(common::hasPriv('productplan', 'delete', $plan) and $plan->parent >= 0) echo html::a($this->createLink('productplan', 'delete', "planID=$plan->id"), "<i class='icon-common-delete icon-trash'></i> " . $this->lang->delete, '', "class='btn btn-link' title='{$this->lang->delete}' target='hiddenwin'");
     }