diff --git a/modules/document_incoming/document.py b/modules/document_incoming/document.py
index 5bf678a104..acfbc0edc4 100644
--- a/modules/document_incoming/document.py
+++ b/modules/document_incoming/document.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Incoming(DeactivableMixin, Workflow, ModelSQL, ModelView):
             ('document_incoming', "Unknown"),
             ], "Type",
         states={
-            'required': Eval('state') == 'done',
+            'required': Eval('active', True) & (Eval('state') == 'done'),
             'readonly': _states['readonly'],
             })
     source = fields.Char("Source", states=_states)
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class Incoming(DeactivableMixin, Workflow, ModelSQL, ModelView):
     result = fields.Reference(
         "Result", selection='get_results', readonly=True,
         states={
-            'required': Eval('state') == 'done',
+            'required': Eval('active', True) & (Eval('state') == 'done'),
             'invisible': ~Eval('result'),
             })
     state = fields.Selection([
diff --git a/modules/document_incoming/tests/scenario_document_incoming_split.rst b/modules/document_incoming/tests/scenario_document_incoming_split.rst
index 2dfb96de1c..e7d84c6f3d 100644
--- a/modules/document_incoming/tests/scenario_document_incoming_split.rst
+++ b/modules/document_incoming/tests/scenario_document_incoming_split.rst
@@ -37,3 +37,11 @@ Split in 2::
 
     >>> len(document.children)
     2
+
+Process parent document::
+
+    >>> document.click('process')
+    >>> document.state
+    'done'
+    >>> bool(document.result)
+    False