diff --git a/addons/account/views/account_account_views.xml b/addons/account/views/account_account_views.xml
index 7dfed0fc2aa..7bd0635f47a 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" disable_counters="1" icon="fa-filter"/>
+                        <field name="root_id" icon="fa-filter"/>
                     </searchpanel>
                 </search>
             </field>
diff --git a/addons/account/views/account_move_views.xml b/addons/account/views/account_move_views.xml
index ca50b0d889c..aa5fefbfc44 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" disable_counters="1" icon="fa-filter"/>
+                        <field name="account_root_id" icon="fa-filter"/>
                     </searchpanel>
                 </xpath>
             </field>
diff --git a/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_public_views.xml b/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_public_views.xml
index 8016e5fd0de..4d8d9517a63 100644
--- a/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_public_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_public_views.xml
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
                         <filter name="group_company" string="Company" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'company_id'}"/>
                     </group>
                     <searchpanel>
-                        <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company" icon="fa-building"/>
-                        <field name="department_id" icon="fa-users"/>
+                        <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company" icon="fa-building" enable_counters="1"/>
+                        <field name="department_id" icon="fa-users" enable_counters="1"/>
                     </searchpanel>
                 </search>
              </field>
diff --git a/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml b/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml
index be6e198f362..0f10300a53d 100644
--- a/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
                         <filter name="group_job" string="Job" domain="[]" context="{'group_by': 'job_id'}"/>
                     </group>
                     <searchpanel>
-                        <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company" icon="fa-building"/>
-                        <field name="department_id" icon="fa-users"/>
+                        <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company" icon="fa-building" enable_counters="1"/>
+                        <field name="department_id" icon="fa-users" enable_counters="1"/>
                     </searchpanel>
                 </search>
              </field>
diff --git a/addons/lunch/static/tests/lunch_test_utils.js b/addons/lunch/static/tests/lunch_test_utils.js
index a59328a05dd..baa7f18904c 100644
--- a/addons/lunch/static/tests/lunch_test_utils.js
+++ b/addons/lunch/static/tests/lunch_test_utils.js
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ async function createLunchView(params) {
     var searchArch = params.archs[`${params.model},false,search`] || '<search></search>';
     var searchPanelArch = `
         <searchpanel>
-            <field name="category_id" select="multi" string="Categories"/>
-            <field name="supplier_id" select="multi" string="Vendors"/>
+            <field name="category_id" select="multi" string="Categories" enable_counters="1"/>
+            <field name="supplier_id" select="multi" string="Vendors" enable_counters="1"/>
         </searchpanel>
     `;
     searchArch = searchArch.split('</search>')[0] + searchPanelArch + '</search>';
diff --git a/addons/lunch/views/lunch_product_views.xml b/addons/lunch/views/lunch_product_views.xml
index 7764aa19b45..d7aa38839e3 100644
--- a/addons/lunch/views/lunch_product_views.xml
+++ b/addons/lunch/views/lunch_product_views.xml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
                     <filter name="group_by_category" string="Category" context="{'group_by': 'category_id'}"/>
                 </group>
                 <searchpanel>
-                    <field name="category_id" select="multi" string="Categories" icon="fa-cutlery" color="#875A7B"/>
-                    <field name="supplier_id" select="multi" string="Vendors" icon="fa-truck"/>
+                    <field name="category_id" select="multi" string="Categories" icon="fa-cutlery" color="#875A7B" enable_counters="1"/>
+                    <field name="supplier_id" select="multi" string="Vendors" icon="fa-truck" enable_counters="1"/>
                 </searchpanel>
             </search>
         </field>
diff --git a/addons/web/models/models.py b/addons/web/models/models.py
index 348fecb8cb1..714e7e30c63 100644
--- a/addons/web/models/models.py
+++ b/addons/web/models/models.py
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ class Base(models.AbstractModel):
                                     the values are functions used to process
                                     the field names values. They must accept the single
                                     parameter record (see below)
-        :param disable_counters: whether to count records by value. This is done in
+        :param enable_counters: whether to count records by value. This is done in
                                     search_panel_local_counters
         :param filter_domain: domain generated by filters
                                 (this parameter is used in search_panel_local_counters)
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ class Base(models.AbstractModel):
         field = self._fields[field_name]
 
         local_counters = {}
-        if field.type != 'many2many' and not kwargs.get('disable_counters'):
+        if field.type != 'many2many' and kwargs.get('enable_counters'):
             local_counters = self.search_panel_local_counters(field_name, **kwargs)
 
         if field.type in ['many2many', 'many2one']:
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ class Base(models.AbstractModel):
                                 (this parameter is used in _search_panel_range)
         :param comodel_domain: domain of field values (if relational)
                                 (this parameter is used in _search_panel_range)
-        :param disable_counters: whether to count records by value
+        :param enable_counters: whether to count records by value
         :param search_domain: base domain of search
                                 (this parameter is used in _search_panel_range)
         :return: {
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ class Base(models.AbstractModel):
         :param category_domain: domain generated by categories
         :param comodel_domain: domain of field values (if relational)
                                 (this parameter is used in _search_panel_range)
-        :param disable_counters: whether to count records by value
+        :param enable_counters: whether to count records by value
         :param filter_domain: domain generated by filters
         :param group_by: extra field to read on comodel, to group comodel records
         :param group_domain: dict, one domain for each activated group
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ class Base(models.AbstractModel):
 
         values_range = self._search_panel_range(field_name, comodel_field_names=field_names, **kwargs)
 
-        if field.type == 'many2many' and not kwargs.get('disable_counters'):
+        if field.type == 'many2many' and kwargs.get('enable_counters'):
             # fetch the counts
             model_domain = AND([
                 kwargs.get('search_domain', []),
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search_panel.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search_panel.js
index 38019fc01cd..5d45150266a 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search_panel.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/search_panel.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function _processSearchPanelNode(node, fields) {
         const section = {
             color: childNode.attrs.color,
             description: childNode.attrs.string || fields[fieldName].string,
-            disableCounters: !!pyUtils.py_eval(childNode.attrs.disable_counters || '0'),
+            enableCounters: !!pyUtils.py_eval(childNode.attrs.enable_counters || '0'),
             fieldName: fieldName,
             icon: childNode.attrs.icon,
             id: sectionId,
@@ -390,14 +390,14 @@ const SearchPanel = Widget.extend({
         const proms = [];
         for (const category of Object.values(this.categories)) {
             const field = this.fields[category.fieldName];
-            if (force || !category.disableCounters) {
+            if (force || category.enableCounters) {
                 const prom = this._rpc({
                     method: 'search_panel_select_range',
                     model: this.model,
                     args: [category.fieldName],
                     kwargs: {
                         category_domain: this._getCategoryDomain(category.id),
-                        disable_counters: category.disableCounters,
+                        enable_counters: category.enableCounters,
                         search_domain: this.searchDomain,
                     },
                 }).then(({ parent_field, values }) => {
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ const SearchPanel = Widget.extend({
                 kwargs: {
                     category_domain: categoryDomain,
                     comodel_domain: Domain.prototype.stringToArray(filter.domain, evalContext),
-                    disable_counters: filter.disableCounters,
+                    enable_counters: filter.enableCounters,
                     filter_domain: this._getFilterDomain(filter.id),
                     group_by: filter.groupBy || false,
                     group_domain: this._getGroupDomain(filter),
@@ -535,10 +535,10 @@ const SearchPanel = Widget.extend({
      * @returns {(Array{}|Array[]|undefined)}
      */
     _getGroupDomain(filter) {
-        const { fieldName, groups, disableCounters } = filter;
+        const { fieldName, groups, enableCounters } = filter;
         const { type: fieldType } = this.fields[fieldName];
 
-        if (disableCounters || !groups) {
+        if (!enableCounters || !groups) {
             switch (fieldType) {
                 case 'many2one': return [];
                 case 'many2many': return {};
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/kanban.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/kanban.xml
index 374ddf73353..f8e6781f6c3 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/kanban.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/kanban.xml
@@ -246,13 +246,13 @@
         <t t-set="value" t-value="category.values[valueId]"/>
         <li class="o_search_panel_category_value border-0 list-group-item" t-att-data-id="value.id" t-att-data-category-id="category.id">
             <header t-att-class="'list-group-item-action' + (value.id === category.activeValueId ? ' active' : '')">
-                <label t-attf-class="o_search_panel_label mb0{{ category.disableCounters ? '' : ' o_with_counters' }}">
+                <label t-attf-class="o_search_panel_label mb0{{ category.enableCounters ? ' o_with_counters' : '' }}">
                     <div class="o_toggle_fold">
                         <i t-if="value.childrenIds.length" t-attf-class="fa fa-caret-{{ value.folded ? 'right' : 'down' }}"/>
                     </div>
                     <span class="o_search_panel_label_title"><t t-esc="value.display_name"/></span>
                 </label>
-                <span t-if="!category.disableCounters and value.__count > 0"
+                <span t-if="category.enableCounters and value.__count > 0"
                     class="text-muted ml-2 small"
                     t-esc="value.__count"
                 />
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
         <header class="o_search_panel_group_header">
             <div class="custom-control custom-checkbox">
                 <input type="checkbox" t-att-id="inputId" t-att-checked="group.state === 'checked' ? 'checked' : undefined" class="custom-control-input"/>
-                <label t-att-for="inputId" t-attf-class="o_search_panel_label custom-control-label{{ group.disableCounters ? '' : ' o_with_counters' }}" t-att-title="group.tooltip">
+                <label t-att-for="inputId" t-attf-class="o_search_panel_label custom-control-label{{ group.enableCounters ? ' o_with_counters' : '' }}" t-att-title="group.tooltip">
                     <span class="o_search_panel_label_title">
                         <span t-if="group.hex_color" t-attf-style="color: {{ group.hex_color }};">●</span>
                         <t t-esc="group.name"/>
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
                 <input type="checkbox" t-att-id="inputId" t-att-checked="value.checked ? 'checked' : undefined" class="custom-control-input"/>
                 <label t-att-for="inputId" class="o_search_panel_label custom-control-label" t-att-title="group &amp;&amp; group.tooltip">
                     <span class="o_search_panel_label_title" t-esc="value.display_name"/>
-                    <span t-if="!filter.disableCounters and value.__count > 0"
+                    <span t-if="filter.enableCounters and value.__count > 0"
                         class="text-muted ml-2 small"
                         t-esc="value.__count"
                     />
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/helpers/mock_server.js b/addons/web/static/tests/helpers/mock_server.js
index 2b7bcec2014..1aebc075d65 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/helpers/mock_server.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/helpers/mock_server.js
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ var MockServer = Class.extend({
     _mockSearchPanelRange: function (model, fieldName, kwargs = {}) {
         const field = this.data[model].fields[fieldName];
         let localCounters = {};
-        if (field.type !== 'many2many' && !kwargs.disable_counters) {
+        if (field.type !== 'many2many' && kwargs.enable_counters) {
             localCounters = this._mockSearchPanelLocalCounters(model, fieldName, kwargs);
         }
         if (['many2one', 'many2many'].includes(field.type)) {
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ var MockServer = Class.extend({
         }
         const rangeKwargs = Object.assign({ comodelFieldNames }, kwargs);
         const valuesRange = this._mockSearchPanelRange(model, fieldName, rangeKwargs);
-        if (parentName && !kwargs.disable_counters) {
+        if (parentName && kwargs.enable_counters) {
             this._mockSearchPanelGlobalCounters(valuesRange, parentName);
         }
         return {
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ var MockServer = Class.extend({
         }
         const rangeKwargs = Object.assign({ comodelFieldNames }, kwargs);
         const valuesRange = this._mockSearchPanelRange(model, fieldName, rangeKwargs);
-        if (field.type === 'many2many' && !kwargs.disable_counters) {
+        if (field.type === 'many2many' && kwargs.enable_counters) {
             const modelDomain = Domain.prototype.normalizeArray([
                 ...(kwargs.search_domain || []),
                 ...(kwargs.category_domain || []),
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/search_panel_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/search_panel_tests.js
index 62fbbfbad84..356b489da01 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/search_panel_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/search_panel_tests.js
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
             'partner,false,search':
                 `<search>
                     <searchpanel>
-                        <field name="company_id"/>
-                        <field select="multi" name="category_id"/>
+                        <field name="company_id" enable_counters="1"/>
+                        <field name="category_id" select="multi" enable_counters="1"/>
                     </searchpanel>
                 </search>`,
         };
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 'partner,false,search': `
                     <search>
                         <searchpanel>
-                            <field name="company_id"/>
-                            <field select="multi" name="category_id"/>
+                            <field name="company_id" enable_counters="1"/>
+                            <field name="category_id" select="multi" enable_counters="1"/>
                         </searchpanel>
                     </search>`,
             },
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 'partner,false,search': `
                     <search>
                         <searchpanel>
-                            <field name="company_id" icon="fa-car" color="blue"/>
-                            <field select="multi" name="state" icon="fa-star" color="#000"/>
+                            <field name="company_id" icon="fa-car" color="blue" enable_counters="1"/>
+                            <field name="state" select="multi" icon="fa-star" color="#000" enable_counters="1"/>
                         </searchpanel>
                     </search>`,
             },
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 'partner,false,search': `
                     <search>
                         <searchpanel>
-                            <field name="company_id"/>
-                            <field select="multi" invisible="1" name="state"/>
+                            <field name="company_id" enable_counters="1"/>
+                            <field name="state" select="multi" invisible="1" enable_counters="1"/>
                         </searchpanel>
                     </search>`,
             },
@@ -267,9 +267,9 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 'partner,false,search': `
                     <search>
                         <searchpanel>
-                            <field name="company_id"/>
-                            <field select="multi" name="category_id"/>
-                            <field name="state"/>
+                            <field name="company_id" enable_counters="1"/>
+                            <field name="category_id" select="multi" enable_counters="1"/>
+                            <field name="state" enable_counters="1"/>
                         </searchpanel>
                     </search>`,
             }
@@ -308,8 +308,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 'partner,false,search': `
                     <search>
                         <searchpanel>
-                            <field name="company_id"/>
-                            <field name="state"/>
+                            <field name="company_id" enable_counters="1"/>
+                            <field name="state" enable_counters="1"/>
                         </searchpanel>
                     </search>`,
             },
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 'partner,false,search': `
                     <search>
                         <searchpanel>
-                            <field name="company_id"/>
+                            <field name="company_id" enable_counters="1"/>
                         </searchpanel>
                     </search>`,
             },
@@ -419,7 +419,12 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                     </templates>
                 </kanban>`,
             archs: {
-                'partner,false,search': `<search><searchpanel><field name="state"/></searchpanel></search>`,
+                'partner,false,search': `
+                    <search>
+                        <searchpanel>
+                            <field name="state" enable_counters="1"/>
+                        </searchpanel>
+                    </search>`,
             },
         });
 
@@ -492,7 +497,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 'partner,false,search': `
                     <seasrch>
                         <searchpanel>
-                            <field name="company_id"/>
+                            <field name="company_id" enable_counters="1"/>
                         </searchpanel>
                     </seasrch>`,
             },
@@ -553,7 +558,12 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                     </templates>
                 </kanban>`,
             archs: {
-                'partner,false,search': `<search><searchpanel><field name="company_id"/></searchpanel></search>`,
+                'partner,false,search': `
+                    <search>
+                        <searchpanel>
+                            <field name="company_id" enable_counters="1"/>
+                        </searchpanel>
+                    </search>`,
             },
             mockRPC: function (route, args) {
                 if (route === '/web/dataset/search_read') {
@@ -610,7 +620,12 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                   </templates>
                 </kanban>`,
             archs: {
-                'partner,false,search': `<search><searchpanel><field name="company_id"/></searchpanel></search>`,
+                'partner,false,search': `
+                    <search>
+                        <searchpanel>
+                            <field name="company_id" enable_counters="1"/>
+                        </searchpanel>
+                    </search>`,
             },
             mockRPC: async function (route, args) {
                 if (route === '/web/dataset/call_kw/partner/search_panel_select_range') {
@@ -659,8 +674,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 'partner,false,search': `
                     <search>
                         <searchpanel>
-                            <field name="company_id"/>
-                            <field name="state"/>
+                            <field name="company_id" enable_counters="1"/>
+                            <field name="state" enable_counters="1"/>
                         </searchpanel>
                     </search>`,
             },
@@ -731,7 +746,12 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                     </templates>
                 </kanban>`,
             archs: {
-                'partner,false,search': `<search><searchpanel><field name="company_id"/></searchpanel></search>`,
+                'partner,false,search': `
+                    <search>
+                        <searchpanel>
+                            <field name="company_id" enable_counters="1"/>
+                        </searchpanel>
+                    </search>`,
             },
         });
 
@@ -824,7 +844,12 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                     </templates>
                 </kanban>`,
             archs: {
-                'partner,false,search': `<search><searchpanel><field name="category_id"/></searchpanel></search>`,
+                'partner,false,search': `
+                    <search>
+                        <searchpanel>
+                            <field name="category_id" enable_counters="1"/>
+                        </searchpanel>
+                    </search>`,
             },
         });
 
@@ -872,7 +897,12 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                     </templates>
                 </kanban>`,
             archs: {
-                'partner,false,search': `<search><searchpanel><field name="company_id"/></searchpanel></search>`,
+                'partner,false,search': `
+                    <search>
+                        <searchpanel>
+                            <field name="company_id" enable_counters="1"/>
+                        </searchpanel>
+                    </search>`,
             },
         });
 
@@ -920,7 +950,12 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                     </templates>
                 </kanban>`,
             archs: {
-                'partner,false,search': `<search><searchpanel><field name="company_id"/></searchpanel></search>`,
+                'partner,false,search': `
+                    <search>
+                        <searchpanel>
+                            <field name="company_id" enable_counters="1"/>
+                        </searchpanel>
+                    </search>`,
             },
         });
 
@@ -967,7 +1002,12 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                     </templates>
                 </kanban>`,
             archs: {
-                'partner,false,search': `<search><searchpanel><field name="company_id"/></searchpanel></search>`,
+                'partner,false,search': `
+                    <search>
+                        <searchpanel>
+                            <field name="company_id" enable_counters="1"/>
+                        </searchpanel>
+                    </search>`,
             },
             domain: [['bar', '=', true]],
         });
@@ -1050,8 +1090,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 'partner,false,search': `
                     <search>
                         <searchpanel>
-                            <field name="state"/>
-                            <field select="multi" name="company_id"/>
+                            <field name="state" enable_counters="1"/>
+                            <field name="company_id" select="multi" enable_counters="1"/>
                         </searchpanel>
                     </search>`,
             },
@@ -1129,7 +1169,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 'partner,false,search': `
                     <search>
                         <searchpanel>
-                            <field select="multi" name="company_id"/>
+                            <field name="company_id" select="multi" enable_counters="1"/>
                         </searchpanel>
                     </search>`,
             },
@@ -1193,7 +1233,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 'partner,false,search': `
                     <search>
                         <searchpanel>
-                            <field select="multi" name="company_id"/>
+                            <field name="company_id" select="multi" enable_counters="1"/>
                         </searchpanel>
                     </search>`,
             },
@@ -1300,7 +1340,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 'partner,false,search': `
                     <search>
                         <searchpanel>
-                            <field select="multi" name="state"/>
+                            <field name="state" select="multi" enable_counters="1"/>
                         </searchpanel>
                     </search>`,
             },
@@ -1392,8 +1432,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 'partner,false,search': `
                     <search>
                         <searchpanel>
-                            <field name="state" disable_counters="1"/>
-                            <field select="multi" name="company_id"/>
+                            <field name="state"/>
+                            <field name="company_id" select="multi" enable_counters="1"/>
                         </searchpanel>
                     </search>`,
             },
@@ -1460,8 +1500,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 'partner,false,search': `
                     <search>
                         <searchpanel>
-                            <field name="category_id" disable_counters="1"/>
-                            <field select="multi" name="company_id"/>
+                            <field name="category_id"/>
+                            <field name="company_id" select="multi" enable_counters="1"/>
                         </searchpanel>
                     </search>`,
             },
@@ -1531,8 +1571,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 'partner,false,search': `
                     <search>
                         <searchpanel>
-                            <field name="state"/>
-                            <field name="company_id" disable_counters="1"/>
+                            <field name="state" enable_counters="1"/>
+                            <field name="company_id"/>
                         </searchpanel>
                     </search>`,
             },
@@ -1635,7 +1675,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 'partner,false,search': `
                     <search>
                         <searchpanel>
-                            <field name="state" disable_counters="1"/>
+                            <field name="state"/>
                         </searchpanel>
                     </search>`,
             },
@@ -1745,7 +1785,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 'partner,false,search': `
                     <search>
                         <searchpanel>
-                            <field select="multi" name="company_id" groupby="category_id"/>
+                            <field name="company_id" select="multi" groupby="category_id" enable_counters="1"/>
                         </searchpanel>
                     </search>`,
             },
@@ -1852,7 +1892,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                         search_domain: [],
                         comodel_domain: [['parent_id', '=', false]],
                         group_domain: [],
-                        disable_counters: false,
+                        enable_counters: true,
                     });
                 }
                 return result;
@@ -1872,7 +1912,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 'partner,false,search': `
                     <search>
                         <searchpanel>
-                            <field select="multi" name="company_id" domain="[('parent_id','=',False)]"/>
+                            <field name="company_id" select="multi" domain="[('parent_id','=',False)]" enable_counters="1"/>
                         </searchpanel>
                     </search>`,
             },
@@ -1922,8 +1962,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 'partner,false,search': `
                     <search>
                         <searchpanel>
-                            <field name="category_id"/>
-                            <field select="multi" name="company_id" domain="[['category_id', '=', category_id]]"/>
+                            <field name="category_id" enable_counters="1"/>
+                            <field name="company_id" select="multi" domain="[['category_id', '=', category_id]]" enable_counters="1"/>
                         </searchpanel>
                     </search>`,
             },
@@ -1992,8 +2032,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 'partner,false,search': `
                     <search>
                         <searchpanel>
-                            <field select="multi" name="company_id"/>
-                            <field select="multi" name="state"/>
+                            <field name="company_id" select="multi" enable_counters="1"/>
+                            <field name="state" select="multi" enable_counters="1"/>
                         </searchpanel>
                     </search>`,
             },
@@ -2042,7 +2082,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 'partner,false,search': `
                     <search>
                         <searchpanel>
-                            <field select="multi" name="company_id"/>
+                            <field name="company_id" select="multi" enable_counters="1"/>
                         </searchpanel>
                     </search>`,
             },
@@ -2084,7 +2124,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 'partner,false,search': `
                     <search>
                         <searchpanel>
-                            <field select="multi" name="company_id" groupby="category_id"/>
+                            <field name="company_id" select="multi" groupby="category_id" enable_counters="1"/>
                         </searchpanel>
                     </search>`,
             },
@@ -2143,14 +2183,14 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         // There should be a group 'false' displayed with only value B inside it.
         assert.containsOnce($firstSection, '.o_search_panel_filter_group');
         assert.strictEqual($firstSection.find('.o_search_panel_filter_group').text().replace(/\s/g, ''),
-            'falseB2');
+            'falseB');
         assert.containsOnce($firstSection.find('.o_search_panel_filter_group'), '.o_search_panel_filter_value');
 
         // Globally, there should be two values, one displayed in the group 'false', and one at the end of the section
         // (the group false is not displayed and its values are displayed at the first level)
         assert.containsN($firstSection, '.o_search_panel_filter_value', 2);
         assert.strictEqual($firstSection.find('.o_search_panel_filter_value').text().replace(/\s/g, ''),
-            'B2A2');
+            'BA');
 
         kanban.destroy();
     });
@@ -2180,8 +2220,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 'partner,false,search': `
                     <search>
                         <searchpanel>
-                            <field name="company_id"/>
-                            <field select="multi" name="category_id"/>
+                            <field name="company_id" enable_counters="1"/>
+                            <field name="category_id" select="multi" enable_counters="1"/>
                         </searchpanel>
                     </search>`,
             },
@@ -2228,8 +2268,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         this.archs['partner,false,search'] =
             `<search>
                 <searchpanel view_types="kanban,pivot">
-                    <field name="company_id"/>
-                    <field select="multi" name="category_id"/>
+                    <field name="company_id" enable_counters="1"/>
+                    <field name="category_id" select="multi" enable_counters="1"/>
                 </searchpanel>
             </search>`;
 
@@ -2537,7 +2577,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                     `<search>
                         <field name="name"/>
                         <searchpanel>
-                            <field name="category_id"/>
+                            <field name="category_id" enable_counters="1"/>
                         </searchpanel>
                     </search>`,
             },
diff --git a/doc/reference/views.rst b/doc/reference/views.rst
index a0e4011e1d6..22f3df5b932 100644
--- a/doc/reference/views.rst
+++ b/doc/reference/views.rst
@@ -1995,7 +1995,8 @@ Possible children elements of the search view are:
 
   * ``color``: determines the icon color
 
-  * ``disable_counters``: default is false. If set to true the counters won't be computed.
+  * ``enable_counters``: default is false. If set to true the record counters will be computed and
+    displayed if non-zero.
 
     This feature has been implemented in case performances would be too bad.
 
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/rng/common.rng b/odoo/addons/base/rng/common.rng
index a81a6e5761a..670cb33036d 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/rng/common.rng
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/rng/common.rng
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
             <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="group"/></rng:optional>
             <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="color"/></rng:optional>
             <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="groupby"/></rng:optional>
-            <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="disable_counters"/></rng:optional>
+            <rng:optional><rng:attribute name="enable_counters"/></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/base/tests/test_views.py b/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_views.py
index 97a4ac768ce..cee6d5980a2 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_views.py
@@ -1853,7 +1853,7 @@ class TestViews(ViewCase):
                 %s
                 <searchpanel>
                     %s
-                    <field select="multi" name="groups_id" domain="[['%s', '=', %s]]"/>
+                    <field name="groups_id" select="multi" domain="[['%s', '=', %s]]" enable_counters="1"/>
                 </searchpanel>
             </search>
         """
@@ -1878,10 +1878,10 @@ class TestViews(ViewCase):
         arch = """
             <search>
                 <searchpanel>
-                    <field name="inherit_id"/>
+                    <field name="inherit_id" enable_counters="1"/>
                 </searchpanel>
                 <searchpanel>
-                    <field name="inherit_id"/>
+                    <field name="inherit_id" enable_counters="1"/>
                 </searchpanel>
             </search>
         """
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/views/ir_module_views.xml b/odoo/addons/base/views/ir_module_views.xml
index 739c34444b5..f7c6855d2b9 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/views/ir_module_views.xml
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/views/ir_module_views.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
                         <filter string="State" name="state" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'state'}"/>
                     </group>
                     <searchpanel>
-                        <field name="category_id" groupby="parent_id" string="Categories"/>
+                        <field name="category_id" groupby="parent_id" string="Categories" enable_counters="1"/>
                     </searchpanel>
                </search>
             </field>
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 aaef9060d7e..099f6949c1f 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
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         r1_id, r2_id, _, _ = records.ids
 
         # counters
-        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range('tag_id')
+        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range(
+            'tag_id',
+            enable_counters=True,
+        )
         self.assertEqual(
             result,
             [
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         # counters and search domain
         result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range(
             'tag_id',
+            enable_counters=True,
             search_domain=[['id', 'in', [r1_id, r2_id]]],
         )
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -73,10 +77,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         )
 
         # no counters
-        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range(
-            'tag_id',
-            disable_counters=True,
-        )
+        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range('tag_id')
         self.assertEqual(
             result,
             [
@@ -86,10 +87,8 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             ],
         )
 
-        # no counters and search domain
         result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range(
             'tag_id',
-            disable_counters=True,
             search_domain=[['id', 'in', [r1_id, r2_id]]],
         )
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -101,10 +100,10 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
             ]
         )
 
-        # many2one group_by
         result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range(
             'tag_id',
-            group_by='folder_id'
+            enable_counters=True,
+            group_by='folder_id',
         )
         self.assertEqual(
             result,
@@ -121,6 +120,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         # selection group_by
         result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range(
             'tag_id',
+            enable_counters=True,
             group_by='status'
         )
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         # other group_by
         result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range(
             'tag_id',
+            enable_counters=True,
             group_by='color'
         )
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -189,7 +190,10 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         r1_id, r2_id, _, _ = records.ids
 
         # counters
-        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range('tag_ids')
+        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range(
+            'tag_ids',
+            enable_counters=True,
+        )
         self.assertEqual(
             result,
             [
@@ -202,6 +206,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         # counters and search domain
         result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range(
             'tag_ids',
+            enable_counters=True,
             search_domain=[['id', 'in', [r1_id, r2_id]]],
         )
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -214,10 +219,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         )
 
         # no counters
-        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range(
-            'tag_ids',
-            disable_counters=True,
-        )
+        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range('tag_ids')
         self.assertEqual(
             result,
             [
@@ -230,7 +232,6 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         # no counters and search domain
         result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range(
             'tag_ids',
-            disable_counters=True,
             search_domain=[['id', 'in', [r1_id, r2_id]]],
         )
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -245,6 +246,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         # many2one group_by
         result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range(
             'tag_ids',
+            enable_counters=True,
             group_by='folder_id'
         )
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -262,6 +264,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         # selection group_by
         result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range(
             'tag_ids',
+            enable_counters=True,
             group_by='status'
         )
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -279,6 +282,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         # other group_by
         result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range(
             'tag_ids',
+            enable_counters=True,
             group_by='color'
         )
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -296,6 +300,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         # group_domain and many2one groupby
         result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range(
             'tag_ids',
+            enable_counters=True,
             group_by='folder_id',
             group_domain={
                 json.dumps(f1_id): [('tag_ids', 'in', [t1_id]), ],
@@ -318,6 +323,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         # group_domain and other group_by
         result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range(
             'tag_ids',
+            enable_counters=True,
             group_by='color',
             group_domain={
                 json.dumps(False): [('tag_ids', 'in', [t1_id]), ],
@@ -357,7 +363,10 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         r1_id, _ = records.ids
 
         # counters
-        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range('state')
+        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range(
+            'state',
+            enable_counters=True,
+        )
         self.assertEqual(
             result,
             [
@@ -369,7 +378,6 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         # no counters
         result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range(
             'state',
-            disable_counters=True,
         )
         self.assertEqual(
             result,
@@ -382,6 +390,7 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         # counters and search domain
         result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range(
             'state',
+            enable_counters=True,
             search_domain=[['id', '=', r1_id]],
         )
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -395,7 +404,6 @@ class TestSelectRangeMulti(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         # no counters and search domain
         result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_multi_range(
             'state',
-            disable_counters=True,
             search_domain=[['id', '=', r1_id]],
         )
         self.assertEqual(
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 2f3afb7f692..2c5cb09821d 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
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ class TestSelectRange(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         r1_id, _, r3_id, _ = records.ids
 
         # counters
-        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_range('folder_id')
+        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_range(
+            'folder_id',
+            enable_counters=True,
+        )
         self.assertEqual(
             result['values'],
             [
@@ -66,6 +69,7 @@ class TestSelectRange(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         # counters and search domain
         result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_range(
             'folder_id',
+            enable_counters=True,
             search_domain=[['id', 'in', [r1_id, r3_id]]],
         )
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -83,10 +87,7 @@ class TestSelectRange(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         )
 
         # no counters
-        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_range(
-            'folder_id',
-            disable_counters=True,
-        )
+        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_range('folder_id')
         self.assertEqual(
             result['values'],
             [
@@ -104,7 +105,6 @@ class TestSelectRange(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         # no counters and search domain
         result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_range(
             'folder_id',
-            disable_counters=True,
             search_domain=[['id', 'in', [r1_id, r3_id]]],
         )
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -162,7 +162,10 @@ class TestSelectRange(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         ])
 
         # counters
-        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_range('folder_id')
+        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_range(
+            'folder_id',
+            enable_counters=True,
+        )
         self.assertEqual(
             result['values'],
             [
@@ -220,7 +223,10 @@ class TestSelectRange(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         r1_id, _, r3_id, _ = records.ids
 
         # counters
-        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_range('categ_id')
+        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_range(
+            'categ_id',
+            enable_counters=True,
+        )
         self.assertEqual(
             result['values'],
             [
@@ -233,6 +239,7 @@ class TestSelectRange(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         # counters and search domain
         result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_range(
             'categ_id',
+            enable_counters=True,
             search_domain=[['id', 'in', [r1_id, r3_id]]],
         )
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -245,10 +252,7 @@ class TestSelectRange(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         )
 
         # no counters
-        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_range(
-            'categ_id',
-            disable_counters=True,
-        )
+        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_range('categ_id')
         self.assertEqual(
             result['values'],
             [
@@ -261,7 +265,6 @@ class TestSelectRange(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         # no counters and search domain
         result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_range(
             'categ_id',
-            disable_counters=True,
             search_domain=[['id', 'in', [r1_id, r3_id]]],
         )
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -297,7 +300,10 @@ class TestSelectRange(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         r1_id, _ = records.ids
 
         # counters
-        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_range('state')
+        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_range(
+            'state',
+            enable_counters=True,
+        )
         self.assertEqual(
             result['values'],
             [
@@ -307,10 +313,7 @@ class TestSelectRange(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         )
 
         # no counters
-        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_range(
-            'state',
-            disable_counters=True,
-        )
+        result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_range('state')
         self.assertEqual(
             result['values'],
             [
@@ -322,6 +325,7 @@ class TestSelectRange(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         # counters and search domain
         result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_range(
             'state',
+            enable_counters=True,
             search_domain=[['id', '=', r1_id]],
         )
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -335,7 +339,6 @@ class TestSelectRange(odoo.tests.TransactionCase):
         # no counters and search domain
         result = self.SourceModel.search_panel_select_range(
             'state',
-            disable_counters=True,
             search_domain=[['id', '=', r1_id]],
         )
         self.assertEqual(