diff --git a/message.xml b/message.xml
index fba11789ec..6f493980b5 100644
--- a/message.xml
+++ b/message.xml
@@ -6,5 +6,8 @@ this repository contains the full copyright notices and license terms. -->
         <record model="ir.message" id="msg_opportunity_delete_cancel">
             <field name="text">To delete opportunity "%(opportunity)s", you must cancel it.</field>
         </record>
+        <record model="ir.message" id="msg_modify_origin_opportunity">
+            <field name="text">You cannot modify the opportunity origin of the sale "%(sale)s".</field>
+        </record>
     </data>
 </tryton>
diff --git a/sale.py b/sale.py
index 5afb2ccd5e..9d221de108 100644
--- a/sale.py
+++ b/sale.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 # this repository contains the full copyright notices and license terms.
 from functools import wraps
 
+from trytond.i18n import gettext
+from trytond.model.exceptions import AccessError
 from trytond.pool import PoolMeta, Pool
 from trytond.transaction import Transaction
 
@@ -27,6 +29,21 @@ class Sale(metaclass=PoolMeta):
     def _get_origin(cls):
         return super(Sale, cls)._get_origin() + ['sale.opportunity']
 
+    @classmethod
+    def write(cls, *args):
+        pool = Pool()
+        Opportunity = pool.get('sale.opportunity')
+        actions = iter(args)
+        for sales, values in zip(actions, actions):
+            if 'origin' in values:
+                for sale in sales:
+                    if isinstance(sale.origin, Opportunity):
+                        raise AccessError(gettext(
+                                'sale_opportunity'
+                                '.msg_modify_origin_opportunity',
+                                sale=sale.rec_name))
+        super().write(*args)
+
     @classmethod
     @process_opportunity
     def delete(cls, sales):