diff --git a/addons/account/views/account_account_views.xml b/addons/account/views/account_account_views.xml
index 7bd0635f47a..257e0ee169e 100644
--- a/addons/account/views/account_account_views.xml
+++ b/addons/account/views/account_account_views.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
                         <filter string="Account Type" name="accounttype" domain="" context="{'group_by':'user_type_id'}"/>
                     </group>
                     <searchpanel class="account_root">
-                        <field name="root_id" icon="fa-filter"/>
+                        <field name="root_id" icon="fa-filter" limit="0"/>
                     </searchpanel>
                 </search>
             </field>
diff --git a/addons/account/views/account_move_views.xml b/addons/account/views/account_move_views.xml
index aa5fefbfc44..503fbbdf346 100644
--- a/addons/account/views/account_move_views.xml
+++ b/addons/account/views/account_move_views.xml
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <xpath expr="//group" position="after">
                     <searchpanel class="account_root">
-                        <field name="account_root_id" icon="fa-filter"/>
+                        <field name="account_root_id" icon="fa-filter" limit="0"/>
                     </searchpanel>
                 </xpath>
             </field>
diff --git a/addons/web/models/models.py b/addons/web/models/models.py
index 99ea40c2caf..ddb99b2ef72 100644
--- a/addons/web/models/models.py
+++ b/addons/web/models/models.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from odoo.tools.misc import get_lang
 from odoo.exceptions import UserError
 from collections import defaultdict
 
+SEARCH_PANEL_ERROR_MESSAGE = "Too many items to display."
 
 class lazymapping(defaultdict):
     def __missing__(self, key):
@@ -223,13 +224,14 @@ class Base(models.AbstractModel):
 
 
     @api.model
-    def _search_panel_domain_image(self, field_name, domain, set_count=False):
+    def _search_panel_domain_image(self, field_name, domain, set_count=False, limit=False):
         """
         Return the values in the image of the provided domain by field_name.
 
         :param domain: domain whose image is returned
         :param field_name: the name of a field (type many2one or selection)
         :param set_count: whether to set the key '__count' in image values. Default is False.
+        :param limit: integer, maximal number of values to fetch. Default is False.
         :return: a dict of the form
                     {
                         id: { 'id': id, 'display_name': display_name, ('__count': c,) },
@@ -253,7 +255,8 @@ class Base(models.AbstractModel):
             domain,
             [(field_name, '!=', False)],
         ])
-        groups = self.read_group(domain, [field_name], [field_name])
+        groups = self.read_group(domain, [field_name], [field_name], limit=limit)
+
         domain_image = {}
         for group in groups:
             id, display_name = group_id_name(group[field_name])
@@ -312,7 +315,7 @@ class Base(models.AbstractModel):
                         { 'id': id, parent_name: False or (id, display_name),... }
         :param parent_name, string, indicates which key determines the parent
         :param ids: list of record ids
-        :return: the sublist (as a filter object) of records with the above properties
+        :return: the sublist of records with the above properties
         }
         """
         def get_parent_id(record):
@@ -342,7 +345,7 @@ class Base(models.AbstractModel):
                 records_to_keep[id] = chain_is_fully_included
 
         # we keep initial order
-        return filter(lambda rec: records_to_keep.get(rec['id']), records)
+        return [rec for rec in records if records_to_keep.get(rec['id'])]
 
 
     @api.model
@@ -412,7 +415,9 @@ class Base(models.AbstractModel):
                             (if possible). If set to true and _parent_name is set on the
                             comodel field, the information necessary for the hierarchization will
                             be returned. Default is True.
+        :param limit: integer, maximal number of values to fetch. Default is None.
         :param search_domain: base domain of search. Default is [].
+                        with parents if hierarchize is set)
         :return: {
             'parent_field': parent field on the comodel of field, or False
             'values': array of dictionaries containing some info on the records
@@ -420,6 +425,7 @@ class Base(models.AbstractModel):
                         The display name, the __count (how many records with that value)
                         and possibly parent_field are fetched.
         }
+        or an object with an error message when limit is defined and is reached.
         """
         field = self._fields[field_name]
         supported_types = ['many2one', 'selection']
@@ -439,12 +445,6 @@ class Base(models.AbstractModel):
                 'values': self._search_panel_selection_range(field_name, model_domain=model_domain,**kwargs),
             }
 
-        enable_counters = kwargs.get('enable_counters')
-        expand = kwargs.get('expand')
-        domain_image = {}
-        if enable_counters or not expand:
-            domain_image = self._search_panel_domain_image(field_name, model_domain, enable_counters)
-
         Comodel = self.env[field.comodel_name].with_context(hierarchical_naming=False)
         field_names = ['display_name']
         hierarchize = kwargs.get('hierarchize', True)
@@ -460,10 +460,21 @@ class Base(models.AbstractModel):
             hierarchize = False
 
         comodel_domain = kwargs.get('comodel_domain', [])
+        enable_counters = kwargs.get('enable_counters')
+        expand = kwargs.get('expand')
+        limit = kwargs.get('limit')
+        domain_image = {}
+        if enable_counters or not expand:
+            domain_image = self._search_panel_domain_image(field_name, model_domain, enable_counters,
+                                    limit if not (expand or hierarchize or comodel_domain) else False
+                                )
         if not (expand or hierarchize or comodel_domain):
+            values = list(domain_image.values())
+            if limit and len(values) == limit:
+                return {'error_msg': _(SEARCH_PANEL_ERROR_MESSAGE)}
             return {
                 'parent_field': parent_name,
-                'values': list(domain_image.values()),
+                'values': values,
             }
 
         if not expand:
@@ -473,12 +484,15 @@ class Base(models.AbstractModel):
             else:
                 condition = [('id', 'in', image_element_ids)]
             comodel_domain = AND([comodel_domain, condition])
-        comodel_records = Comodel.search_read(comodel_domain, field_names)
+        comodel_records = Comodel.search_read(comodel_domain, field_names, limit=limit)
 
         if hierarchize:
             ids = [rec['id'] for rec in comodel_records] if expand else image_element_ids
             comodel_records = self._search_panel_sanitized_parent_hierarchy(comodel_records, parent_name, ids)
 
+        if limit and len(comodel_records) == limit:
+            return {'error_msg': _(SEARCH_PANEL_ERROR_MESSAGE)}
+
         field_range = {}
         for record in comodel_records:
             record_id = record['id']
@@ -522,13 +536,17 @@ class Base(models.AbstractModel):
                                 for the group_by (if any). Those domains are
                                 used to fech accurate counters for values in each group.
                                 Default is [] (many2one case) or None.
+        :param limit: integer, maximal number of values to fetch. Default is None.
         :param search_domain: base domain of search. Default is [].
-        :return: a list of possible values, each being a dict with keys
-            'id' (value),
-            'name' (value label),
-            '__count' (how many records with that value),
-            'group_id' (value of group), set if a group_by has been provided,
-            'group_name' (label of group), set if a group_by has been provided
+        :return: {
+            'values': a list of possible values, each being a dict with keys
+                'id' (value),
+                'name' (value label),
+                '__count' (how many records with that value),
+                'group_id' (value of group), set if a group_by has been provided,
+                'group_name' (label of group), set if a group_by has been provided
+        }
+        or an object with an error message when limit is defined and reached.
         """
         field = self._fields[field_name]
         supported_types = ['many2one', 'many2many', 'selection']
@@ -544,11 +562,14 @@ class Base(models.AbstractModel):
         ])
 
         if field.type == 'selection':
-            return self._search_panel_selection_range(field_name, model_domain=model_domain, **kwargs)
+            return {
+                'values': self._search_panel_selection_range(field_name, model_domain=model_domain, **kwargs)
+            }
 
         Comodel = self.env.get(field.comodel_name).with_context(hierarchical_naming=False)
         field_names = ['display_name']
         group_by = kwargs.get('group_by')
+        limit = kwargs.get('limit')
         if group_by:
             group_by_field = Comodel._fields[group_by]
 
@@ -575,7 +596,9 @@ class Base(models.AbstractModel):
         expand = kwargs.get('expand')
 
         if field.type == 'many2many':
-            comodel_records = Comodel.search_read(comodel_domain, field_names)
+            comodel_records = Comodel.search_read(comodel_domain, field_names, limit=limit)
+            if expand and limit and len(comodel_records) == limit:
+                return {'error_msg': _(SEARCH_PANEL_ERROR_MESSAGE)}
 
             group_domain = kwargs.get('group_domain')
             field_range = []
@@ -608,7 +631,10 @@ class Base(models.AbstractModel):
                         values['__count'] = count
                     field_range.append(values)
 
-            return field_range
+            if not expand and limit and len(field_range) == limit:
+                return {'error_msg': _(SEARCH_PANEL_ERROR_MESSAGE)}
+
+            return { 'values': field_range, }
 
         if field.type == 'many2one':
             domain_image = {}
@@ -617,10 +643,15 @@ class Base(models.AbstractModel):
                     model_domain,
                     kwargs.get('group_domain', []),
                 ])
-                domain_image = self._search_panel_domain_image(field_name, model_domain, enable_counters)
+                domain_image = self._search_panel_domain_image(field_name, model_domain, enable_counters,
+                                    limit if not (expand or group_by or comodel_domain) else False
+                                )
 
             if not (expand or group_by or comodel_domain):
-                return list(domain_image.values())
+                values = list(domain_image.values())
+                if limit and len(values) == limit:
+                    return {'error_msg': _(SEARCH_PANEL_ERROR_MESSAGE)}
+                return {'values': values, }
 
             if not expand:
                 image_element_ids = list(domain_image.keys())
@@ -628,7 +659,9 @@ class Base(models.AbstractModel):
                     comodel_domain,
                     [('id', 'in', image_element_ids)],
                 ])
-            comodel_records = Comodel.search_read(comodel_domain, field_names)
+            comodel_records = Comodel.search_read(comodel_domain, field_names, limit=limit)
+            if limit and len(comodel_records) == limit:
+                return {'error_msg': _(SEARCH_PANEL_ERROR_MESSAGE)}
 
             field_range = []
             for record in comodel_records:
@@ -649,7 +682,7 @@ class Base(models.AbstractModel):
 
                 field_range.append(values)
 
-            return field_range
+            return { 'values': field_range, }
 
 
 class ResCompany(models.Model):
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search_panel.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search_panel.js
index 7aaeb99b648..81698a46c56 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search_panel.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search_panel.js
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ const qweb = core.qweb;
 const defaultViewTypes = ['kanban', 'tree'];
 let nextSectionId = 1;
 
+const SEARCH_PANEL_DEFAULT_LIMIT = 200;
+
 /**
  * Given a <searchpanel> arch node, iterate over its children to generate the
  * description of each section (being either a category or a filter).
@@ -31,31 +33,34 @@ let nextSectionId = 1;
  */
 function _processSearchPanelNode(node, fields) {
     const sections = {};
-    node.children.forEach((childNode, index) => {
-        if (childNode.tag !== 'field' || childNode.attrs.invisible === "1") {
+    node.children.forEach(({ attrs, tag }, index) => {
+        if (tag !== 'field' || attrs.invisible === "1") {
             return;
         }
-        const fieldName = childNode.attrs.name;
-        const type = childNode.attrs.select === 'multi' ? 'filter' : 'category';
+        const fieldName = attrs.name;
+        const type = attrs.select === 'multi' ? 'filter' : 'category';
 
         const sectionId = `section_${nextSectionId++}`;
         const section = {
-            color: childNode.attrs.color,
-            description: childNode.attrs.string || fields[fieldName].string,
-            enableCounters: !!pyUtils.py_eval(childNode.attrs.enable_counters || '0'),
-            expand: !!pyUtils.py_eval(childNode.attrs.expand || '0'),
+            color: attrs.color,
+            description: attrs.string || fields[fieldName].string,
+            enableCounters: !!pyUtils.py_eval(attrs.enable_counters || '0'),
+            expand: !!pyUtils.py_eval(attrs.expand || '0'),
             fieldName,
-            icon: childNode.attrs.icon,
+            icon: attrs.icon,
             id: sectionId,
             index,
+            limit: attrs.limit ?
+                pyUtils.py_eval(attrs.limit) :
+                SEARCH_PANEL_DEFAULT_LIMIT,
             type,
         };
         if (section.type === 'category') {
             section.icon = section.icon || 'fa-folder';
-            section.hierarchize = !!pyUtils.py_eval(childNode.attrs.hierarchize || '1');
+            section.hierarchize = !!pyUtils.py_eval(attrs.hierarchize || '1');
         } else if (section.type === 'filter') {
-            section.domain = childNode.attrs.domain || '[]';
-            section.groupBy = childNode.attrs.groupby;
+            section.domain = attrs.domain || '[]';
+            section.groupBy = attrs.groupby;
             section.icon = section.icon || 'fa-filter';
         }
         sections[sectionId] = section;
@@ -267,11 +272,18 @@ const SearchPanel = Widget.extend({
     /**
      * @private
      * @param {string} categoryId
-     * @param {Object[]} values
+     * @param {Object} result
      */
-    _createCategoryTree(categoryId, values) {
+    _createCategoryTree(categoryId, result) {
         const category = this.categories[categoryId];
-        const parentField = category.parentField;
+        let { error_msg, parent_field: parentField, values } = result;
+        if (error_msg) {
+            category.errorMsg = error_msg;
+            values = [];
+        }
+        if (category.hierarchize) {
+            category.parentField = parentField;
+        }
 
         const unfoldedIds = Object.values(category.values || {})
             .filter(c => c.folded === false)
@@ -315,10 +327,15 @@ const SearchPanel = Widget.extend({
     /**
      * @private
      * @param {string} filterId
-     * @param {Object[]} values
+     * @param {Object} result
      */
-    _createFilterTree(filterId, values) {
+    _createFilterTree(filterId, result) {
         const filter = this.filters[filterId];
+        let { error_msg, values } = result;
+        if (error_msg) {
+            filter.errorMsg = error_msg;
+            values = [];
+        }
 
         // restore checked property
         values.forEach(value => {
@@ -379,8 +396,7 @@ const SearchPanel = Widget.extend({
     _fetchCategories(force) {
         const proms = [];
         for (const category of Object.values(this.categories)) {
-            const { enableCounters, expand, hierarchize } = category;
-            const field = this.fields[category.fieldName];
+            const { enableCounters, expand, hierarchize, limit } = category;
             if (force || enableCounters || !expand) {
                 const prom = this._rpc({
                     method: 'search_panel_select_range',
@@ -391,14 +407,12 @@ const SearchPanel = Widget.extend({
                         enable_counters: enableCounters,
                         expand,
                         hierarchize,
+                        limit,
                         search_domain: this.searchDomain,
                     },
-                }).then(({ parent_field, values }) => {
-                    if (field.type === 'many2one' && hierarchize) {
-                        category.parentField = parent_field;
-                    }
-                    this._createCategoryTree(category.id, values);
-                });
+                }).then(
+                    (result) => this._createCategoryTree(category.id, result)
+                );
                 proms.push(prom);
             }
         }
@@ -419,7 +433,7 @@ const SearchPanel = Widget.extend({
         const categoryDomain = this._getCategoryDomain();
         const proms = [];
         for (const filter of Object.values(this.filters)) {
-            const { enableCounters, expand, groupBy } = filter;
+            const { enableCounters, expand, groupBy, limit } = filter;
             const prom = this._rpc({
                 method: 'search_panel_select_multi_range',
                 model: this.model,
@@ -432,9 +446,12 @@ const SearchPanel = Widget.extend({
                     expand,
                     group_by: groupBy || false,
                     group_domain: this._getGroupDomain(filter),
+                    limit,
                     search_domain: [...this.searchDomain, ...this.viewDomain],
                 },
-            }).then(values => { this._createFilterTree(filter.id, values); });
+            }).then(
+                (result) => this._createFilterTree(filter.id, result)
+            );
             proms.push(prom);
         }
         return Promise.all(proms);
@@ -646,7 +663,7 @@ const SearchPanel = Widget.extend({
         const sections = categories.concat(filters).sort((s1, s2) => s1.index - s2.index);
 
         sections.forEach(section => {
-            if (Object.keys(section.values).length) {
+            if (Object.keys(section.values).length || section.errorMsg) {
                 if (section.type === 'category') {
                     this.$el.append(this._renderCategory(section));
                 } else {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/kanban.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/kanban.xml
index 114f0ccd876..f4657d4b3a3 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/kanban.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/kanban.xml
@@ -222,7 +222,10 @@
         <t t-call="SearchPanel.SectionHeader">
             <t t-set="section" t-value="category"/>
         </t>
-        <ul class="list-group d-block o_search_panel_field" t-att-data-field-name="category.fieldName">
+        <div t-if="category.errorMsg" class="alert alert-warning">
+            <span><t t-esc="category.errorMsg"/></span>
+        </div>
+        <ul t-else="" class="list-group d-block o_search_panel_field" t-att-data-field-name="category.fieldName">
             <li class="o_search_panel_category_value border-0 list-group-item" t-att-data-category-id="category.id">
                 <header t-att-class="'list-group-item-action' + (!category.activeValueId ? ' active' : '')">
                     <label class="o_search_panel_label mb0">
@@ -267,7 +270,10 @@
         <t t-call="SearchPanel.SectionHeader">
             <t t-set="section" t-value="filter"/>
         </t>
-        <ul class="list-group d-block o_search_panel_field" t-att-data-field-name="filter.fieldName">
+        <div t-if="filter.errorMsg" class="alert alert-warning">
+            <span><t t-esc="filter.errorMsg"/></span>
+        </div>
+        <ul t-else="" class="list-group d-block o_search_panel_field" t-att-data-field-name="filter.fieldName">
             <t t-if="filter.groups" t-call="SearchPanel.FilterGroups">
                 <t t-set="groups" t-value="filter.groups"/>
             </t>
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/helpers/mock_server.js b/addons/web/static/tests/helpers/mock_server.js
index 575752a8698..451743c8318 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/helpers/mock_server.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/helpers/mock_server.js
@@ -539,15 +539,16 @@ var MockServer = Class.extend({
         return modelFields;
     },
     /**
-     * Simulate a call to the server '_search_panel_domain_image' method.
+     * Simulates a call to the server '_search_panel_domain_image' method.
      *
+     * @private
      * @param {string} model
      * @param {Array[]} domain
      * @param {string} fieldName
      * @param {boolean} setCount
      * @returns {Map}
      */
-    _mockSearchPanelDomainImage: function (model, fieldName, domain, setCount=false) {
+    _mockSearchPanelDomainImage: function (model, fieldName, domain, setCount=false, limit=false) {
         const field = this.data[model].fields[fieldName];
         let groupIdName;
         if (field.type === 'many2one') {
@@ -569,6 +570,7 @@ var MockServer = Class.extend({
             domain,
             fields: [fieldName],
             groupby: [fieldName],
+            limit,
         });
         const domainImage = new Map();
         for (const group of groups) {
@@ -582,8 +584,9 @@ var MockServer = Class.extend({
         return domainImage;
     },
     /**
-     * Simulate a call to the server '_search_panel_global_counters' method.
+     * Simulates a call to the server '_search_panel_global_counters' method.
      *
+     * @private
      * @param {Map} valuesRange
      * @param {(string|boolean)} parentName 'parent_id' or false
      */
@@ -602,8 +605,9 @@ var MockServer = Class.extend({
         }
     },
     /**
-     * Simulate a call to the server '_search_panel_sanitized_parent_hierarchy' method.
+     * Simulates a call to the server '_search_panel_sanitized_parent_hierarchy' method.
      *
+     * @private
      * @param {Object[]} records
      * @param {(string|boolean)} parentName 'parent_id' or false
      * @param {number[]} ids
@@ -641,8 +645,9 @@ var MockServer = Class.extend({
         return records.filter(rec => recordsToKeep[rec.id]);
     },
     /**
-     * Simulate a call to the server 'search_panel_selection_range' method.
+     * Simulates a call to the server 'search_panel_selection_range' method.
      *
+     * @private
      * @param {string} model
      * @param {string} fieldName
      * @param {Object} kwargs
@@ -677,8 +682,9 @@ var MockServer = Class.extend({
         return selectionRange;
     },
     /**
-     * Simulate a call to the server 'search_panel_select_range' method.
+     * Simulates a call to the server 'search_panel_select_range' method.
      *
+     * @private
      * @param {string} model
      * @param {string[]} args
      * @param {string} args[fieldName]
@@ -688,6 +694,7 @@ var MockServer = Class.extend({
      * @param {Array[]} [kwargs.comodel_domain] domain of field values (if relational)
      *      (this parameter is used in _search_panel_range)
      * @param {boolean} [kwargs.enable_counters] whether to count records by value
+     * @param {integer} [kwargs.limit] maximal number of values to fetch
      * @param {Array[]} [kwargs.search_domain] base domain of search (this parameter
      *      is used in _search_panel_range)
      * @returns {Object}
@@ -710,12 +717,7 @@ var MockServer = Class.extend({
                 values: this._mockSearchPanelSelectionRange(model, fieldName, kwargs),
             };
         }
-        const enableCounters = kwargs.enable_counters;
-        const expand = kwargs.expand;
-        let domainImage = new Map();
-        if (enableCounters || !expand) {
-            domainImage = this._mockSearchPanelDomainImage(model, fieldName, modelDomain, enableCounters);
-        }
+
         const fieldNames = ['display_name'];
         let hierarchize = 'hierarchize' in kwargs ? kwargs.hierarchize : true;
         let getParentId;
@@ -728,7 +730,20 @@ var MockServer = Class.extend({
             hierarchize = false;
         }
         let comodelDomain = kwargs.comodel_domain || [];
+        const enableCounters = kwargs.enable_counters;
+        const expand = kwargs.expand;
+        const limit = kwargs.limit;
+        let domainImage = new Map();
+        if (enableCounters || !expand) {
+            domainImage = this._mockSearchPanelDomainImage(
+                model, fieldName, modelDomain, enableCounters,
+                !expand && !hierarchize && !comodelDomain.length ? limit : false
+            );
+        }
         if (!expand && !hierarchize && !comodelDomain.length) {
+            if (limit && domainImage.size === limit) {
+                return { error_msg: "Too many items to display." };
+            }
             return {
                 parent_field: parentName,
                 values: [...domainImage.values()],
@@ -759,11 +774,16 @@ var MockServer = Class.extend({
                 condition,
             ]);
         }
-        let comodelRecords = this._mockSearchRead(field.relation, [comodelDomain, fieldNames], {});
+        let comodelRecords = this._mockSearchRead(field.relation, [comodelDomain, fieldNames], { limit });
+
         if (hierarchize) {
             const ids = expand ? comodelRecords.map(rec => rec.id) : imageElementIds;
             comodelRecords = this._mockSearchPanelSanitizedParentHierarchy(comodelRecords, parentName, ids);
         }
+
+        if (limit && comodelRecords.length === limit) {
+            return { error_msg: "Too many items to display." };
+        }
         // A map is used to keep the initial order.
         const fieldRange = new Map();
         for (const record of comodelRecords) {
@@ -790,8 +810,9 @@ var MockServer = Class.extend({
         };
     },
     /**
-     * Simulate a call to the server 'search_panel_select_multi_range' method.
+     * Simulates a call to the server 'search_panel_select_multi_range' method.
      *
+     * @private
      * @param {string} model
      * @param {string[]} args
      * @param {string} args[fieldName]
@@ -806,8 +827,9 @@ var MockServer = Class.extend({
      * @param {Array[]} [kwargs.group_domain] dict, one domain for each activated
      *      group for the group_by (if any). Those domains are used to fech accurate
      *      counters for values in each group
+     * @param {integer} [kwargs.limit] maximal number of values to fetch
      * @param {Array[]} [kwargs.search_domain] base domain of search
-     * @returns {Object[]}
+     * @returns {Object}
      */
     _mockSearchPanelSelectMultiRange: function (model, [fieldName], kwargs) {
         const field = this.data[model].fields[fieldName];
@@ -823,7 +845,9 @@ var MockServer = Class.extend({
         ]);
         if (field.type === 'selection') {
             kwargs.model_domain = modelDomain;
-            return this._mockSearchPanelSelectionRange(model, fieldName, kwargs);
+            return {
+                values: this._mockSearchPanelSelectionRange(model, fieldName, kwargs),
+            };
         }
         const fieldNames = ['display_name'];
         const groupBy = kwargs.group_by;
@@ -844,8 +868,13 @@ var MockServer = Class.extend({
         let comodelDomain = kwargs.comodel_domain || [];
         const enableCounters = kwargs.enable_counters;
         const expand = kwargs.expand;
+        const limit = kwargs.limit;
         if (field.type === 'many2many') {
-            const comodelRecords = this._mockSearchRead(field.relation, [comodelDomain, fieldNames], {});
+            const comodelRecords = this._mockSearchRead(field.relation, [comodelDomain, fieldNames], { limit });
+            if (expand && limit && comodelRecords.length === limit) {
+                return { error_msg: "Too many items to display." };
+            }
+
             const groupDomain = kwargs.group_domain;
             const fieldRange = [];
             for (const record of comodelRecords) {
@@ -881,7 +910,12 @@ var MockServer = Class.extend({
                     fieldRange.push(values);
                 }
             }
-            return fieldRange;
+
+            if (!expand && limit && fieldRange.length === limit) {
+                return { error_msg: "Too many items to display." };
+            }
+
+            return { values: fieldRange };
         }
 
         if (field.type === 'many2one') {
@@ -891,10 +925,16 @@ var MockServer = Class.extend({
                     ...modelDomain,
                     ...(kwargs.group_domain || []),
                 ]);
-                domainImage = this._mockSearchPanelDomainImage(model, fieldName, modelDomain, enableCounters);
+                domainImage = this._mockSearchPanelDomainImage(
+                    model, fieldName, modelDomain, enableCounters,
+                    !expand && !groupBy && !comodelDomain.length ? limit : false,
+                );
             }
             if (!expand && !groupBy && !comodelDomain.length) {
-                return [...domainImage.values()];
+                if (limit && domainImage.size === limit) {
+                    return { error_msg: "Too many items to display." };
+                }
+                return { values: [...domainImage.values()] };
             }
             if (!expand) {
                 const imageElementIds = [...domainImage.keys()].map(Number);
@@ -903,7 +943,11 @@ var MockServer = Class.extend({
                     ['id', 'in', imageElementIds],
                 ]);
             }
-            const comodelRecords = this._mockSearchRead(field.relation, [comodelDomain, fieldNames], {});
+            const comodelRecords = this._mockSearchRead(field.relation, [comodelDomain, fieldNames], { limit });
+            if (limit && comodelRecords.length === limit) {
+                return { error_msg: "Too many items to display." };
+            }
+
             const fieldRange = [];
             for (const record of comodelRecords) {
                 const values= {
@@ -920,7 +964,7 @@ var MockServer = Class.extend({
                 }
                 fieldRange.push(values);
             }
-            return fieldRange;
+            return { values: fieldRange };
         }
     },
     /**
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/search_panel_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/search_panel_tests.js
index 065d0ae310d..d2b303b9ec0 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/search_panel_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/search_panel_tests.js
@@ -1948,6 +1948,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                         comodel_domain: [['parent_id', '=', false]],
                         group_domain: [],
                         enable_counters: true,
+                        limit: 200,
                     });
                 }
                 return result;
@@ -3834,5 +3835,81 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
 
         kanban.destroy();
     });
+
+    QUnit.test("reached limit for a category", async function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(6);
+
+        const kanban = await createView({
+            arch: `
+                <kanban>
+                    <templates>
+                        <t t-name="kanban-box">
+                            <div>
+                                <field name="foo"/>
+                            </div>
+                        </t>
+                    </templates>
+                </kanban>`,
+            archs: {
+                'partner,false,search': `
+                    <search>
+                        <searchpanel>
+                            <field name="company_id" limit="2"/>
+                        </searchpanel>
+                    </search>`,
+            },
+            data: this.data,
+            model: 'partner',
+            services: this.services,
+            View: KanbanView,
+        });
+
+        assert.containsOnce(kanban, '.o_search_panel_section');
+        assert.containsOnce(kanban, '.o_search_panel_section_header');
+        assert.strictEqual(kanban.el.querySelector('.o_search_panel_section_header').innerText, " COMPANY");
+        assert.containsOnce(kanban, 'section div.alert.alert-warning');
+        assert.strictEqual(kanban.el.querySelector('section div.alert.alert-warning').innerText, "Too many items to display.");
+        assert.containsNone(kanban, '.o_search_panel_category_value');
+
+        kanban.destroy();
+    });
+
+    QUnit.test("reached limit for a filter", async function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(6);
+
+        const kanban = await createView({
+            arch: `
+                <kanban>
+                    <templates>
+                        <t t-name="kanban-box">
+                            <div>
+                                <field name="foo"/>
+                            </div>
+                        </t>
+                    </templates>
+                </kanban>`,
+            archs: {
+                'partner,false,search': `
+                    <search>
+                        <searchpanel>
+                            <field name="company_id" select="multi" limit="2"/>
+                        </searchpanel>
+                    </search>`,
+            },
+            data: this.data,
+            model: 'partner',
+            services: this.services,
+            View: KanbanView,
+        });
+
+        assert.containsOnce(kanban, '.o_search_panel_section');
+        assert.containsOnce(kanban, '.o_search_panel_section_header');
+        assert.strictEqual(kanban.el.querySelector('.o_search_panel_section_header').innerText, " COMPANY");
+        assert.containsOnce(kanban, 'section div.alert.alert-warning');
+        assert.strictEqual(kanban.el.querySelector('section div.alert.alert-warning').innerText, "Too many items to display.");
+        assert.containsNone(kanban, '.o_search_panel_filter_value');
+
+        kanban.destroy();
+    });
 });
 });
diff --git a/doc/reference/views.rst b/doc/reference/views.rst
index 3f46422a966..79bd92b5a73 100644
--- a/doc/reference/views.rst
+++ b/doc/reference/views.rst
@@ -2005,6 +2005,11 @@ Possible children elements of the search view are:
 
   * ``expand``: default is false. If set to false categories or filters with 0 records will be hidden.
 
+  * ``limit``: default is 200. Integer determining the maximal number of values to fetch for the field.
+    If the limit is reached, no values will be displayed in the search panel and an error message will
+    appear instead because we consider that is useless / bad performance-wise. All values will be
+    fetched if set to 0.
+
   Additional optional attributes are available according to the chosen case:
 
   For the ``one`` case:
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/rng/common.rng b/odoo/addons/base/rng/common.rng
index 497cdbe0680..e2f2b05d39a 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/rng/common.rng
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/rng/common.rng
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@
             <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="color"/></rng:optional>
             <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="groupby"/></rng:optional>
             <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="enable_counters"/></rng:optional>
+            <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="limit"/></rng:optional>
             <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="operator"/></rng:optional>
             <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="colspan"/></rng:optional>
             <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="nolabel"/></rng:optional>
diff --git a/odoo/addons/test_search_panel/tests/test_search_panel_select_multi_range.py b/odoo/addons/test_search_panel/tests/test_search_panel_select_multi_range.py
index 73813fa82eb..1908af7864c 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/test_search_panel/tests/test_search_panel_select_multi_range.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/test_search_panel/tests/test_search_panel_select_multi_range.py
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 import odoo.tests
 import json
 
+SEARCH_PANEL_ERROR = {'error_msg': "Too many items to display.", }
+
+
 @odoo.tests.tagged('post_install', '-at_install')
 class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
 
@@ -16,7 +19,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
     def test_many2one_empty(self):
         result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range('tag_id')
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [],
         )
 
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             group_by='folder_id'
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'__count': 2, 'display_name': 'Tag 1', 'id': t1_id,
                     'group_id': f2_id, 'group_name': 'Folder 2', },
@@ -74,7 +77,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             group_by='status'
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'__count': 2, 'display_name': 'Tag 1', 'id': t1_id,
                     'group_id': 'cool', 'group_name': 'Cool', },
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             group_by='color'
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'__count': 2, 'display_name': 'Tag 1', 'id': t1_id,
                     'group_id': 'Red', 'group_name': 'Red', },
@@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             expand=True,
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'__count': 2, 'display_name': 'Tag 1', 'id': t1_id, },
                 {'__count': 1, 'display_name': 'Tag 2', 'id': t2_id, },
@@ -127,7 +130,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             search_domain=[['id', 'in', [r1_id, r2_id]]],
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'__count': 2, 'display_name': 'Tag 1', 'id': t1_id, },
                 {'__count': 0, 'display_name': 'Tag 2', 'id': t2_id, },
@@ -135,6 +138,15 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             ],
         )
 
+        # counters, expand, no group_by, and limit
+        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range(
+            'tag_id',
+            enable_counters=True,
+            expand=True,
+            limit=2,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(result, SEARCH_PANEL_ERROR, )
+
         # no counters, expand, and group_by (many2one case)
         result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range(
             'tag_id',
@@ -142,7 +154,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             group_by='folder_id',
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'display_name': 'Tag 1', 'id': t1_id,
                     'group_id': f2_id, 'group_name': 'Folder 2', },
@@ -159,7 +171,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             expand=True,
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'display_name': 'Tag 1', 'id': t1_id, },
                 {'display_name': 'Tag 2', 'id': t2_id, },
@@ -174,7 +186,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             search_domain=[['id', 'in', [r1_id, r2_id]]],
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'display_name': 'Tag 1', 'id': t1_id, },
                 {'display_name': 'Tag 2', 'id': t2_id, },
@@ -189,7 +201,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             group_by='folder_id',
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'__count': 2, 'display_name': 'Tag 1', 'id': t1_id,
                     'group_id': f2_id, 'group_name': 'Folder 2', },
@@ -205,19 +217,27 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             search_domain=[['id', 'in', [r1_id, r2_id]]],
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'__count': 2, 'display_name': 'Tag 1', 'id': t1_id, },
             ]
         )
 
+        # counters, no expand, no group_by, and limit
+        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range(
+            'tag_id',
+            enable_counters=True,
+            limit=2,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(result, SEARCH_PANEL_ERROR, )
+
         # no counters, no expand, group_by (many2one case), and search domain
         result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range(
             'tag_id',
             group_by='folder_id',
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'display_name': 'Tag 1', 'id': t1_id,
                     'group_id': f2_id, 'group_name': 'Folder 2', },
@@ -232,7 +252,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             search_domain=[['id', 'in', [r1_id, r2_id]]],
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'display_name': 'Tag 1', 'id': t1_id, },
             ]
@@ -244,7 +264,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             comodel_domain=[['id', 'in', [t2_id, t3_id]]],
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'display_name': 'Tag 2', 'id': t2_id, },
             ]
@@ -255,7 +275,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
     def test_many2many_empty(self):
         result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range('tag_ids')
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [],
         )
 
@@ -294,7 +314,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             group_by='folder_id'
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'__count': 2, 'display_name': 'Tag 1', 'id': t1_id,
                     'group_id': f2_id, 'group_name': 'Folder 2', },
@@ -313,7 +333,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             group_by='status'
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'__count': 2, 'display_name': 'Tag 1', 'id': t1_id,
                     'group_id': 'cool', 'group_name': 'Cool', },
@@ -332,7 +352,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             group_by='color'
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'__count': 2, 'display_name': 'Tag 1', 'id': t1_id,
                     'group_id': 'Red', 'group_name': 'Red', },
@@ -356,7 +376,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             }
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'__count': 1, 'display_name': 'Tag 1', 'id': t1_id,
                     'group_id': f2_id, 'group_name': 'Folder 2', },
@@ -379,7 +399,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             }
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'__count': 2, 'display_name': 'Tag 1', 'id': t1_id,
                     'group_id': 'Red', 'group_name': 'Red', },
@@ -397,7 +417,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             expand=True,
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'__count': 2, 'display_name': 'Tag 1', 'id': t1_id, },
                 {'__count': 2, 'display_name': 'Tag 2', 'id': t2_id, },
@@ -413,7 +433,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             search_domain=[['id', 'in', [r1_id, r2_id]]],
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'__count': 2, 'display_name': 'Tag 1', 'id': t1_id, },
                 {'__count': 1, 'display_name': 'Tag 2', 'id': t2_id, },
@@ -428,7 +448,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             group_by='folder_id',
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'display_name': 'Tag 1', 'id': t1_id,
                     'group_id': f2_id, 'group_name': 'Folder 2', },
@@ -445,7 +465,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             expand=True,
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'display_name': 'Tag 1', 'id': t1_id, },
                 {'display_name': 'Tag 2', 'id': t2_id, },
@@ -460,7 +480,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             search_domain=[['id', 'in', [r1_id, r2_id]]],
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'display_name': 'Tag 1', 'id': t1_id, },
                 {'display_name': 'Tag 2', 'id': t2_id, },
@@ -476,7 +496,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             search_domain=[['id', '=', r2_id]],
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'__count': 1, 'display_name': 'Tag 1', 'id': t1_id,
                     'group_id': f2_id, 'group_name': 'Folder 2', },
@@ -490,7 +510,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             search_domain=[['id', '=', r2_id]],
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'__count': 1, 'display_name': 'Tag 1', 'id': t1_id, },
             ]
@@ -503,7 +523,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             search_domain=[['id', '=', r2_id]],
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'display_name': 'Tag 1', 'id': t1_id,
                     'group_id': f2_id, 'group_name': 'Folder 2', },
@@ -516,12 +536,20 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             search_domain=[['id', '=', r2_id]],
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'display_name': 'Tag 1', 'id': t1_id, },
             ]
         )
 
+        # no counters, no expand, no group_by, and search_domain
+        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range(
+            'tag_ids',
+            limit=2,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(result, SEARCH_PANEL_ERROR, )
+
+
     # Selection case
 
     def test_selection_empty(self):
@@ -530,7 +558,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             expand=True,
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'display_name': 'A', 'id': 'a', },
                 {'display_name': 'B', 'id': 'b', },
@@ -553,7 +581,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             group_by='not_possible_to_group',  # no impact expected
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'display_name': 'A', 'id': 'a', '__count': 2, },
                 {'display_name': 'B', 'id': 'b', '__count': 0, },
@@ -567,7 +595,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             expand=True,
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'display_name': 'A', 'id': 'a', '__count': 2, },
                 {'display_name': 'B', 'id': 'b', '__count': 0, },
@@ -582,7 +610,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             search_domain=[['id', '=', r1_id]],  # impact expected
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'display_name': 'A', 'id': 'a', '__count': 1, },
                 {'display_name': 'B', 'id': 'b', '__count': 0, },
@@ -595,7 +623,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             expand=True,
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'display_name': 'A', 'id': 'a', },
                 {'display_name': 'B', 'id': 'b', },
@@ -609,7 +637,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             search_domain=[['id', '=', r1_id]],  # no impact expected
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'display_name': 'A', 'id': 'a', },
                 {'display_name': 'B', 'id': 'b', },
@@ -622,7 +650,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             enable_counters=True,
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'__count': 2, 'display_name': 'A', 'id': 'a', },
             ]
@@ -633,7 +661,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             'state',
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            result,
+            result['values'],
             [
                 {'display_name': 'A', 'id': 'a', },
             ]
diff --git a/odoo/addons/test_search_panel/tests/test_search_panel_select_range.py b/odoo/addons/test_search_panel/tests/test_search_panel_select_range.py
index 640217a6408..f189c4f9fc9 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/test_search_panel/tests/test_search_panel_select_range.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/test_search_panel/tests/test_search_panel_select_range.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import odoo.tests
 
+SEARCH_PANEL_ERROR = {'error_msg': "Too many items to display.", }
+
 
 @odoo.tests.tagged('post_install', '-at_install')
 class TestSelectRange(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
@@ -88,6 +90,39 @@ class TestSelectRange(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             ]
         )
 
+        # counters, expand, hierarchization, and reached limit
+        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_range(
+            'folder_id',
+            enable_counters=True,
+            expand=True,
+            limit=2,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(result, SEARCH_PANEL_ERROR, )
+
+        # counters, expand, hierarchization, and unreached limit
+        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_range(
+            'folder_id',
+            enable_counters=True,
+            expand=True,
+            limit=200,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            result,
+            {
+                'parent_field': 'parent_name_id',
+                'values': [
+                    {'__count': 2, 'display_name': 'Folder 1',
+                        'id': f1_id, 'parent_name_id': False, },
+                    {'__count': 1, 'display_name': 'Folder 2',
+                        'id': f2_id, 'parent_name_id': False, },
+                    {'__count': 1, 'display_name': 'Folder 3',
+                        'id': f3_id, 'parent_name_id': f1_id, },
+                    {'__count': 1, 'display_name': 'Folder 4',
+                        'id': f4_id, 'parent_name_id': f2_id, },
+                ],
+            }
+        )
+
         # counters, expand, and no hierarchization
         result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_range(
             'folder_id',
@@ -210,6 +245,15 @@ class TestSelectRange(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             False
         )
 
+        # counters, no expand, no hierarchization, and limit
+        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_range(
+            'folder_id',
+            enable_counters=True,
+            hierarchize=False,
+            limit=2,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(result, SEARCH_PANEL_ERROR, )
+
         # no counters, no expand, and hierarchization
         result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_range(
             'folder_id',
@@ -233,6 +277,16 @@ class TestSelectRange(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             'parent_name_id'
         )
 
+        # no counters, no expand, and hierarchization
+        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_range(
+            'folder_id',
+            search_domain=[(0, '=', 1)],
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            result,
+            {'parent_field': 'parent_name_id', 'values': [], } # should not be a SEARCH_PANEL_ERROR
+        )
+
         # no counters, no expand, and no hierarchization
         result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_range(
             'folder_id',