diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_lead.py b/addons/crm/crm_lead.py
index d82bc0e5c29..3d9c14bb860 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_lead.py
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_lead.py
@@ -82,14 +82,17 @@ class crm_lead(base_stage, osv.osv):
         # lame hack to allow reverting search, should just work in the trivial case
         if read_group_order == 'stage_id desc':
             order = "%s desc" % order
-        # retrieve type from the context (if set: choose 'type' or 'both')
-        type = self._resolve_type_from_context(cr, uid, context=context)
         # retrieve section_id from the context and write the domain
+        # - ('id', 'in', 'ids'): add columns that should be present
+        # - OR ('case_default', '=', True), ('fold', '=', False): add default columns that are not folded
+        # - OR ('section_ids', '=', section_id), ('fold', '=', False) if section_id: add section columns that are not folded
         search_domain = []
         section_id = self._resolve_section_id_from_context(cr, uid, context=context)
         if section_id:
             search_domain += ['|', '&', ('section_ids', '=', section_id), ('fold', '=', False)]
-        search_domain += ['|', ('id', 'in', ids), '&', ('case_default', '=', 1), ('fold', '=', False)]
+        search_domain += ['|', ('id', 'in', ids), '&', ('case_default', '=', True), ('fold', '=', False)]
+        # retrieve type from the context (if set: choose 'type' or 'both')
+        type = self._resolve_type_from_context(cr, uid, context=context)
         if type:
             search_domain += ['|', ('type', '=', type), ('type', '=', 'both')]
         # perform search
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py
index 6c361cf0bfd..d4fe6325917 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py
@@ -131,7 +131,10 @@ class hr_applicant(base_stage, osv.Model):
         # lame hack to allow reverting search, should just work in the trivial case
         if read_group_order == 'stage_id desc':
             order = "%s desc" % order
-        # get department_id from context
+        # retrieve section_id from the context and write the domain
+        # - ('id', 'in', 'ids'): add columns that should be present
+        # - OR ('department_id', '=', False), ('fold', '=', False): add default columns that are not folded
+        # - OR ('department_id', 'in', department_id), ('fold', '=', False) if department_id: add department columns that are not folded
         department_id = self._resolve_department_id_from_context(cr, uid, context=context)
         search_domain = []
         if department_id:
diff --git a/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py b/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
index 2aa9195ce19..a94a12add6e 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
+++ b/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
@@ -84,11 +84,14 @@ class project_issue(base_stage, osv.osv):
         if read_group_order == 'stage_id desc':
             order = "%s desc" % order
         # retrieve section_id from the context and write the domain
+        # - ('id', 'in', 'ids'): add columns that should be present
+        # - OR ('case_default', '=', True), ('fold', '=', False): add default columns that are not folded
+        # - OR ('project_ids', 'in', project_id), ('fold', '=', False) if project_id: add project columns that are not folded
         search_domain = []
         project_id = self._resolve_project_id_from_context(cr, uid, context=context)
         if project_id:
-            search_domain += ['|', '&', ('project_ids', '=', project_id), ('fold', '=', True)]
-        search_domain += ['|', ('id', 'in', ids), '&', ('case_default', '=', 1), ('fold', '=', False)]
+            search_domain += ['|', '&', ('project_ids', '=', project_id), ('fold', '=', False)]
+        search_domain += ['|', ('id', 'in', ids), '&', ('case_default', '=', True), ('fold', '=', False)]
         # perform search
         stage_ids = stage_obj._search(cr, uid, search_domain, order=order, access_rights_uid=access_rights_uid, context=context)
         result = stage_obj.name_get(cr, access_rights_uid, stage_ids, context=context)