diff --git a/htdocs/expensereport/card.php b/htdocs/expensereport/card.php
index 9112f8ee99b..3f827de3540 100644
--- a/htdocs/expensereport/card.php
+++ b/htdocs/expensereport/card.php
@@ -1117,11 +1117,15 @@ if ($action == 'create')
 	print '<td>';
 	$object = new ExpenseReport($db);
 	$include_users = $object->fetch_users_approver_expensereport();
-	$defaultselectuser=$user->fk_user;	// Will work only if supervisor has permission to approve so is inside include_users
-	if (! empty($conf->global->EXPENSEREPORT_DEFAULT_VALIDATOR)) $defaultselectuser=$conf->global->EXPENSEREPORT_DEFAULT_VALIDATOR;
-	if (GETPOST('fk_user_validator') > 0) $defaultselectuser=GETPOST('fk_user_validator');
-	$s=$form->select_dolusers($defaultselectuser, "fk_user_validator", 1, "", 0, $include_users);
-	print $form->textwithpicto($s, $langs->trans("AnyOtherInThisListCanValidate"));
+	if (empty($include_users)) print img_warning().' '.$langs->trans("NobodyHasPermissionToValidateExpenseReport");
+	else
+	{
+    	$defaultselectuser=$user->fk_user;	// Will work only if supervisor has permission to approve so is inside include_users
+    	if (! empty($conf->global->EXPENSEREPORT_DEFAULT_VALIDATOR)) $defaultselectuser=$conf->global->EXPENSEREPORT_DEFAULT_VALIDATOR;   // Can force default approver
+    	if (GETPOST('fk_user_validator') > 0) $defaultselectuser=GETPOST('fk_user_validator');
+    	$s=$form->select_dolusers($defaultselectuser, "fk_user_validator", 1, "", 0, $include_users);
+    	print $form->textwithpicto($s, $langs->trans("AnyOtherInThisListCanValidate"));
+	}
 	print '</td>';
 	print '</tr>';
 	if (! empty($conf->global->EXPENSEREPORT_ASK_PAYMENTMODE_ON_CREATION))
diff --git a/htdocs/expensereport/class/expensereport.class.php b/htdocs/expensereport/class/expensereport.class.php
index a05805c7f74..9349e0e72e0 100644
--- a/htdocs/expensereport/class/expensereport.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/expensereport/class/expensereport.class.php
@@ -1411,7 +1411,8 @@ class ExpenseReport extends CommonObject
 
 
     /**
-     * Return list of people with permission to validate trips and expenses
+     * Return list of people with permission to validate expense reports.
+     * Search for permission "approve expense report"
      *
      * @return  array       Array of user ids
      */
@@ -1419,10 +1420,15 @@ class ExpenseReport extends CommonObject
     {
         $users_validator=array();
 
-        $sql = "SELECT fk_user";
+        $sql = "SELECT DISTINCT ur.fk_user";
         $sql.= " FROM ".MAIN_DB_PREFIX."user_rights as ur, ".MAIN_DB_PREFIX."rights_def as rd";
-        $sql.= " WHERE ur.fk_id = rd.id and module = 'expensereport' AND perms = 'approve'";                    // Permission 'Approve';
-
+        $sql.= " WHERE ur.fk_id = rd.id and rd.module = 'expensereport' AND rd.perms = 'approve'";                                              // Permission 'Approve';
+        $sql.= "UNION";
+        $sql.= " SELECT DISTINCT ugu.fk_user";
+        $sql.= " FROM ".MAIN_DB_PREFIX."usergroup_user as ugu, ".MAIN_DB_PREFIX."usergroup_rights as ur, ".MAIN_DB_PREFIX."rights_def as rd";
+        $sql.= " WHERE ugu.fk_usergroup = ur.fk_usergroup AND ur.fk_id = rd.id and rd.module = 'expensereport' AND rd.perms = 'approve'";       // Permission 'Approve';
+        //print $sql;
+        
         dol_syslog(get_class($this)."::fetch_users_approver_expensereport sql=".$sql);
         $result = $this->db->query($sql);
         if($result)