diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/search.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/search.js
index 902217bbbda..24edb59a811 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/search.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/search.js
@@ -315,23 +315,17 @@ openerp.base.SearchView = openerp.base.Widget.extend({
         this.notification.notify("Invalid Search", "triggered from search view");
     },
     do_clear: function () {
-        this.$element.find(':input').each(function(){
-            switch(this.type) {
-                case 'text':
-                case 'select-one':
-                    $(this).val('');
-                break;
-            }
-        });
         $('.filter_label').removeClass('enabled');
-        var string = $('a.searchview_group_string');
+        var string = $('a.searchview_group_string'), self = this;
         _.each(string, function(str){
             $(str).closest('div.searchview_group').removeClass("expanded").addClass('folded');
          });
         this.$element.find('table:last').hide();
 
         $('.searchview_extended_groups_list').empty();
-        this.do_search();
+        setTimeout(function () {
+            self.do_search();
+        });
     },
     /**
      * Triggered when the search view gets cleared