diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index e92021e1d5..ea43cf5fa2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+* Prevent creating fiscal year before closed one
 * Add automatic reconciliation of suggestions
 * Prevent to change the type of journal with posted moves
 * Mute reconciled payable/receivable lines
diff --git a/fiscalyear.py b/fiscalyear.py
index 715db956a1..9208e1ce49 100644
--- a/fiscalyear.py
+++ b/fiscalyear.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class FiscalYear(Workflow, ModelSQL, ModelView):
     @classmethod
     def check_dates(cls, fiscalyears, field_names=None):
         if field_names and not (field_names & {
-                    'start_date', 'end_date', 'company'}):
+                    'start_date', 'end_date', 'state', 'company'}):
             return
         transaction = Transaction()
         connection = transaction.connection
@@ -132,6 +132,20 @@ class FiscalYear(Workflow, ModelSQL, ModelView):
                     gettext('account.msg_fiscalyear_overlap',
                         first=year.rec_name,
                         second=second.rec_name))
+            if year.state == 'open':
+                fiscalyears = cls.search([
+                        ('start_date', '>=', year.end_date),
+                        ('state', 'in', ['close', 'locked']),
+                        ('company', '=', year.company.id),
+                        ],
+                    limit=1,
+                    order=[('start_date', 'ASC')])
+                if fiscalyears:
+                    fiscalyear, = fiscalyears
+                    raise FiscalYearDatesError(
+                        gettext('account.msg_open_fiscalyear_earlier',
+                            open=year.rec_name,
+                            close=fiscalyear.rec_name))
 
     @classmethod
     def check_post_move_sequence(cls, fiscalyears, field_names=None):
@@ -277,7 +291,8 @@ class FiscalYear(Workflow, ModelSQL, ModelView):
         Account = pool.get('account.account')
         Deferral = pool.get('account.account.deferral')
 
-        # Lock period to be sure no new period will be created in between.
+        # Prevent create new fiscal year or period
+        cls.lock()
         Period.lock()
 
         deferrals = []
diff --git a/message.xml b/message.xml
index 28dc059e48..4e29843d4b 100644
--- a/message.xml
+++ b/message.xml
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ this repository contains the full copyright notices and license terms. -->
         <record model="ir.message" id="msg_fiscalyear_overlap">
             <field name="text">The fiscal years "%(first)s" and "%(second)s" overlap, you must use different dates.</field>
         </record>
+        <record model="ir.message" id="msg_open_fiscalyear_earlier">
+            <field name="text">The open fiscal year "%(open)s" can not be before the close fiscal year "%(closed)s".</field>
+        </record>
         <record model="ir.message" id="msg_fiscalyear_different_post_move_sequence">
             <field name="text">The fiscal years "%(first)s" and "%(second)s" cannot have the same post move sequence, you must use different sequences.</field>
         </record>
diff --git a/tests/test_account.py b/tests/test_account.py
index 9037a20710..b649316d63 100644
--- a/tests/test_account.py
+++ b/tests/test_account.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ from trytond.tests.test_tryton import (
     ModuleTestCase, doctest_checker, doctest_teardown, with_transaction)
 from trytond.transaction import Transaction
 
+from ..exceptions import FiscalYearDatesError
+
 
 def create_chart(company, tax=False, chart='account.account_template_root_en'):
     pool = Pool()
@@ -274,6 +276,44 @@ class AccountTestCase(
                     for p1, p2 in zip(
                         fiscalyear.periods[:-1], fiscalyear.periods[1:])))
 
+    @with_transaction()
+    def test_open_fiscalyear_before_open(self):
+        "Test create open fiscal year before an open one"
+        company = create_company()
+        with set_company(company):
+            create_chart(company)
+            fiscalyear = get_fiscalyear(
+                company,
+                start_date=datetime.date(2022, 1, 1),
+                end_date=datetime.date(2022, 12, 31))
+            fiscalyear.save()
+
+            earlier_fiscalyear = get_fiscalyear(
+                company,
+                start_date=datetime.date(2021, 1, 1),
+                end_date=datetime.date(2021, 12, 31))
+            earlier_fiscalyear.save()
+
+    @with_transaction()
+    def test_open_fiscalyear_before_close(self):
+        "Test create open fiscal year before a close one"
+        company = create_company()
+        with set_company(company):
+            create_chart(company)
+            fiscalyear = get_fiscalyear(
+                company,
+                start_date=datetime.date(2022, 1, 1),
+                end_date=datetime.date(2022, 12, 31))
+            fiscalyear.save()
+            close_fiscalyear(fiscalyear)
+
+            earlier_fiscalyear = get_fiscalyear(
+                company,
+                start_date=datetime.date(2021, 1, 1),
+                end_date=datetime.date(2021, 12, 31))
+            with self.assertRaises(FiscalYearDatesError):
+                earlier_fiscalyear.save()
+
     @with_transaction()
     def test_account_debit_credit(self):
         'Test account debit/credit'