diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/search_panel.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/search_panel.js
index d06eacbdb07..b7d2432426f 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/search_panel.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/search_panel.js
@@ -140,8 +140,9 @@ var SearchPanel = Widget.extend({
         });
         Object.keys(category.values).forEach(function (valueId) {
             var value = category.values[valueId];
-            if (value.parentId) {
-                category.values[value.parentId].childrenIds.push(value.id);
+            var parentCategoryId = value.parentId;
+            if (parentCategoryId && parentCategoryId in category.values) {
+                category.values[parentCategoryId].childrenIds.push(value.id);
             }
         });
         category.rootIds = Object.keys(category.values).filter(function (valueId) {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/search_panel_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/search_panel_tests.js
index f564ccc0d6b..0faf8cc34cf 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/search_panel_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/search_panel_tests.js
@@ -470,6 +470,61 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         kanban.destroy();
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('category has been archived', async function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(2);
+
+        this.data.company.fields.active = {type: 'boolean', string: 'Archived'};
+        this.data.company.records = [
+            {
+                name: 'Company 5',
+                id: 5,
+                active: true,
+            }, {
+                name: 'child of 5 archived',
+                parent_id: 5,
+                id: 666,
+                active: false,
+            }, {
+                name: 'child of 666',
+                parent_id: 666,
+                id: 777,
+                active: true,
+            }
+        ];
+
+        var kanban = await createView({
+            View: KanbanView,
+            model: 'partner',
+            data: this.data,
+            arch: '<kanban>' +
+                    '<templates><t t-name="kanban-box">' +
+                        '<div>' +
+                            '<field name="foo"/>' +
+                        '</div>' +
+                    '</t></templates>' +
+                    '<searchpanel>' +
+                        '<field name="company_id"/>' +
+                    '</searchpanel>' +
+                '</kanban>',
+            mockRPC: async function (route, args) {
+                if (route === '/web/dataset/call_kw/partner/search_panel_select_range') {
+                    var results = await this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+                    results.values = results.values.filter(rec => rec.active !== false);
+                    return Promise.resolve(results);
+                }
+                return this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+            },
+        });
+
+        assert.containsN(kanban, '.o_search_panel_category_value', 2,
+            'The number of categories shold be 2: All and Company 5');
+
+        assert.containsNone(kanban, '.o_toggle_fold',
+            'None of the categories should have children');
+
+        kanban.destroy();
+    });
+
     QUnit.test('use two categories to refine search', async function (assert) {
         assert.expect(14);