diff --git a/addons/note/models/note.py b/addons/note/models/note.py
index e5e8b471a10..dd89b29c693 100644
--- a/addons/note/models/note.py
+++ b/addons/note/models/note.py
@@ -92,15 +92,20 @@ class Note(models.Model):
     def read_group(self, domain, fields, groupby, offset=0, limit=None, orderby=False, lazy=True):
         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
-                    '__context': {'group_by': groupby[1:]},
-                    '__domain': domain + [('stage_ids.id', '=', stage.id)],
-                    'stage_id': (stage.id, stage.name),
-                    'stage_id_count': self.search_count(domain + [('stage_ids', '=', stage.id)]),
-                    '__fold': stage.fold,
-                } for stage in stages]
-
+            if stages:
+                # if the user has some stages
+                result = []
+                for stage in stages:
+                    # notes by stage for stages user
+                    nb_stage_counts = self.search_count(domain + [('stage_ids', '=', stage.id)])
+                    result.append({
+                        '__context': {'group_by': groupby[1:]},
+                        '__domain': domain + [('stage_ids.id', '=', stage.id)],
+                        'stage_id': (stage.id, stage.name),
+                        'stage_id_count': nb_stage_counts,
+                        '__count': nb_stage_counts,
+                        '__fold': stage.fold,
+                    })
                 # note without user's stage
                 nb_notes_ws = self.search_count(domain + [('stage_ids', 'not in', stages.ids)])
                 if nb_notes_ws:
@@ -110,6 +115,7 @@ class Note(models.Model):
                         dom_in = result[0]['__domain'].pop()
                         result[0]['__domain'] = domain + ['|', dom_in, dom_not_in]
                         result[0]['stage_id_count'] += nb_notes_ws
+                        result[0]['__count'] += nb_notes_ws
                     else:
                         # add the first stage column
                         result = [{
@@ -117,6 +123,7 @@ class Note(models.Model):
                             '__domain': domain + [dom_not_in],
                             'stage_id': (stages[0].id, stages[0].name),
                             'stage_id_count': nb_notes_ws,
+                            '__count': nb_notes_ws,
                             '__fold': stages[0].name,
                         }] + result
             else:  # if stage_ids is empty, get note without user's stage
@@ -126,7 +133,8 @@ class Note(models.Model):
                         '__context': {'group_by': groupby[1:]},
                         '__domain': domain,
                         'stage_id': False,
-                        'stage_id_count': nb_notes_ws
+                        'stage_id_count': nb_notes_ws,
+                        '__count': nb_notes_ws
                     }]
                 else:
                     result = []