diff --git a/addons/note/models/note.py b/addons/note/models/note.py
index c88b01a0ff1..4eec2eaec0a 100644
--- a/addons/note/models/note.py
+++ b/addons/note/models/note.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class Note(models.Model):
 
     @api.model
     def read_group(self, domain, fields, groupby, offset=0, limit=None, orderby=False, lazy=True):
-        if groupby and groupby[0] == "stage_id":
+        if groupby and groupby[0] == "stage_id" and (len(groupby) == 1 or lazy):
             stages = self.env['note.stage'].search([('user_id', '=', self.env.uid)])
             if stages:  # if the user has some stages
                 result = [{  # notes by stage for stages user