diff --git a/umap/static/umap/base.css b/umap/static/umap/base.css
index 32ddccdb..6e3828f7 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/base.css
+++ b/umap/static/umap/base.css
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ i.info {
 .umap-datalayer-container,
 .umap-layer-properties-container,
 .umap-browse-data,
-.umap-filter-data,
+.umap-facet-search,
 .umap-browse-datalayers {
     padding: 0 10px;
 }
diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.controls.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.controls.js
index 2b8d20f0..43260c1f 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.controls.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.controls.js
@@ -753,11 +753,7 @@ L.U.Map.include({
       const build = () => {
         ul.innerHTML = ''
         datalayer.eachFeature((feature) => {
-          if (
-            (filterValue && !feature.matchFilter(filterValue, filterKeys)) ||
-            feature.properties.isVisible === false
-          )
-            return
+          if (filterValue && !feature.matchFilter(filterValue, filterKeys)) return
           ul.appendChild(addFeature(feature))
         })
       }
@@ -788,148 +784,72 @@ L.U.Map.include({
     L.bind(appendAll, this)()
     L.DomEvent.on(filter, 'input', appendAll, this)
     L.DomEvent.on(filter, 'input', resetLayers, this)
-    const link = L.DomUtil.create('li', '')
-    L.DomUtil.create('i', 'umap-icon-16 umap-caption', link)
-    const label = L.DomUtil.create('span', '', link)
-    label.textContent = label.title = L._('About')
-    L.DomEvent.on(link, 'click', this.displayCaption, this)
-    this.ui.openPanel({ data: { html: browserContainer }, actions: [link] })
+
+    this.ui.openPanel({
+      data: { html: browserContainer },
+      actions: [this._aboutLink()],
+    })
   },
 
-  _openFilter: function () {
-    const filterContainer = L.DomUtil.create('div', 'umap-filter-data'),
-      title = L.DomUtil.add(
-        'h3',
-        'umap-filter-title',
-        filterContainer,
-        this.options.name
-      ),
-      propertiesContainer = L.DomUtil.create(
-        'div',
-        'umap-filter-properties',
-        filterContainer
-      ),
-      advancedFilterKeys = this.getAdvancedFilterKeys()
+  _openFacet: function () {
+    const container = L.DomUtil.create('div', 'umap-facet-search'),
+      title = L.DomUtil.add('h3', 'umap-filter-title', container, L._('Facet search')),
+      keys = Object.keys(this.getFacetKeys())
 
-    const advancedFiltersFull = {}
-    let filtersAlreadyLoaded = true
-    if (!this.getMap().options.advancedFilters) {
-      this.getMap().options.advancedFilters = {}
-      filtersAlreadyLoaded = false
-    }
-    advancedFilterKeys.forEach((property) => {
-      advancedFiltersFull[property] = []
-      if (!filtersAlreadyLoaded || !this.getMap().options.advancedFilters[property]) {
-        this.getMap().options.advancedFilters[property] = []
-      }
+    const knownValues = {}
+
+    keys.forEach((key) => {
+      knownValues[key] = []
+      if (!this.facets[key]) this.facets[key] = []
     })
+
     this.eachBrowsableDataLayer((datalayer) => {
       datalayer.eachFeature((feature) => {
-        advancedFilterKeys.forEach((property) => {
-          if (feature.properties[property]) {
-            if (!advancedFiltersFull[property].includes(feature.properties[property])) {
-              advancedFiltersFull[property].push(feature.properties[property])
-            }
+        keys.forEach((key) => {
+          let value = feature.properties[key]
+          if (typeof value !== 'undefined' && !knownValues[key].includes(value)) {
+            knownValues[key].push(value)
           }
         })
       })
     })
 
-    const addPropertyValue = function (property, value) {
-      const property_li = L.DomUtil.create('li', ''),
-        filter_check = L.DomUtil.create('input', '', property_li),
-        filter_label = L.DomUtil.create('label', '', property_li)
-      filter_check.type = 'checkbox'
-      filter_check.id = `checkbox_${property}_${value}`
-      filter_check.checked =
-        this.getMap().options.advancedFilters[property] &&
-        this.getMap().options.advancedFilters[property].includes(value)
-      filter_check.setAttribute('data-property', property)
-      filter_check.setAttribute('data-value', value)
-      filter_label.htmlFor = `checkbox_${property}_${value}`
-      filter_label.innerHTML = value
-      L.DomEvent.on(
-        filter_check,
-        'change',
-        function (e) {
-          const property = e.srcElement.dataset.property
-          const value = e.srcElement.dataset.value
-          if (e.srcElement.checked) {
-            this.getMap().options.advancedFilters[property].push(value)
-          } else {
-            this.getMap().options.advancedFilters[property].splice(
-              this.getMap().options.advancedFilters[property].indexOf(value),
-              1
-            )
-          }
-          L.bind(filterFeatures, this)()
-        },
-        this
-      )
-      return property_li
-    }
-
-    const addProperty = function (property) {
-      const container = L.DomUtil.create(
-          'div',
-          'property-container',
-          propertiesContainer
-        ),
-        headline = L.DomUtil.add('h5', '', container, property)
-      const ul = L.DomUtil.create('ul', '', container)
-      const orderedValues = advancedFiltersFull[property]
-      orderedValues.sort()
-      orderedValues.forEach((value) => {
-        ul.appendChild(L.bind(addPropertyValue, this)(property, value))
-      })
-    }
-
     const filterFeatures = function () {
-      let noResults = true
+      let found = false
       this.eachBrowsableDataLayer((datalayer) => {
-        datalayer.eachFeature(function (feature) {
-          feature.properties.isVisible = true
-          for (const [property, values] of Object.entries(
-            this.map.options.advancedFilters
-          )) {
-            if (values.length > 0) {
-              if (
-                !feature.properties[property] ||
-                !values.includes(feature.properties[property])
-              ) {
-                feature.properties.isVisible = false
-              }
-            }
-          }
-          if (feature.properties.isVisible) {
-            noResults = false
-            if (!this.isLoaded()) this.fetchData()
-            this.map.addLayer(feature)
-            this.fire('show')
-          } else {
-            this.map.removeLayer(feature)
-            this.fire('hide')
-          }
-        })
+        datalayer.resetLayer(true)
+        if (datalayer.hasDataVisible()) found = true
       })
-      if (noResults) {
-        this.help.show('advancedFiltersNoResults')
-      } else {
-        this.help.hide()
-      }
+      // TODO: display a results counter in the panel instead.
+      if (!found)
+        this.ui.alert({ content: L._('No results for these facets'), level: 'info' })
     }
 
-    propertiesContainer.innerHTML = ''
-    advancedFilterKeys.forEach((property) => {
-      L.bind(addProperty, this)(property)
+    const fields = keys.map((current) => [
+      `facets.${current}`,
+      {
+        handler: 'FacetSearch',
+        choices: knownValues[current],
+        label: this.getFacetKeys()[current],
+      },
+    ])
+    const builder = new L.U.FormBuilder(this, fields, {
+      makeDirty: false,
+      callback: filterFeatures,
+      callbackContext: this,
     })
+    container.appendChild(builder.build())
 
+    this.ui.openPanel({ data: { html: container }, actions: [this._aboutLink()] })
+  },
+
+  _aboutLink: function () {
     const link = L.DomUtil.create('li', '')
     L.DomUtil.create('i', 'umap-icon-16 umap-caption', link)
     const label = L.DomUtil.create('span', '', link)
     label.textContent = label.title = L._('About')
     L.DomEvent.on(link, 'click', this.displayCaption, this)
-    this.ui.openPanel({ data: { html: filterContainer }, actions: [link] })
+    return link
   },
 
   displayCaption: function () {
@@ -1011,11 +931,11 @@ L.U.Map.include({
     labelBrowser.textContent = labelBrowser.title = L._('Browse data')
     L.DomEvent.on(browser, 'click', this.openBrowser, this)
     const actions = [browser]
-    if (this.options.advancedFilterKey) {
+    if (this.options.facetKey) {
       const filter = L.DomUtil.create('li', '')
       L.DomUtil.create('i', 'umap-icon-16 umap-add', filter)
       const labelFilter = L.DomUtil.create('span', '', filter)
-      labelFilter.textContent = labelFilter.title = L._('Select data')
+      labelFilter.textContent = labelFilter.title = L._('Facet search')
       L.DomEvent.on(filter, 'click', this.openFilter, this)
       actions.push(filter)
     }
diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.core.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.core.js
index 0a3cb7ac..2a9aeb03 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.core.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.core.js
@@ -568,10 +568,9 @@ L.U.Help = L.Class.extend({
   ),
   slugKey: L._('The name of the property to use as feature unique identifier.'),
   filterKey: L._('Comma separated list of properties to use when filtering features'),
-  advancedFilterKey: L._(
-    'Comma separated list of properties to use for checkbox filtering'
+  facetKey: L._(
+    'Comma separated list of properties to use for facet search (eg.: mykey,otherkey). To control label, add it after a | (eg.: mykey|My Key,otherkey|Other Key)'
   ),
-  advancedFiltersNoResults: L._('No results for these filters'),
   interactive: L._('If false, the polygon will act as a part of the underlying map.'),
   outlink: L._('Define link to open in a new window on polygon click.'),
   dynamicRemoteData: L._('Fetch data each time map view changes.'),
diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.features.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.features.js
index 56cd620e..b22e1491 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.features.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.features.js
@@ -87,7 +87,12 @@ L.U.FeatureMixin = {
   edit: function (e) {
     if (!this.map.editEnabled || this.isReadOnly()) return
     const container = L.DomUtil.create('div', 'umap-feature-container')
-    L.DomUtil.add('h3', `umap-feature-properties ${this.getClassName()}`, container, L._('Feature properties'))
+    L.DomUtil.add(
+      'h3',
+      `umap-feature-properties ${this.getClassName()}`,
+      container,
+      L._('Feature properties')
+    )
 
     let builder = new L.U.FormBuilder(this, ['datalayer'], {
       callback: function () {
@@ -469,6 +474,17 @@ L.U.FeatureMixin = {
     return false
   },
 
+  matchFacets: function () {
+    const facets = this.map.facets
+    for (const [property, expected] of Object.entries(facets)) {
+      if (expected.length) {
+        let value = this.properties[property]
+        if (!value || !expected.includes(value)) return false
+      }
+    }
+    return true
+  },
+
   onVertexRawClick: function (e) {
     new L.Toolbar.Popup(e.latlng, {
       className: 'leaflet-inplace-toolbar',
diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.forms.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.forms.js
index bb8e73a4..e3569a2d 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.forms.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.forms.js
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ L.FormBuilder.OnLoadPanel = L.FormBuilder.Select.extend({
     ['none', L._('None')],
     ['caption', L._('Caption')],
     ['databrowser', L._('Data browser')],
-    ['datafilters', L._('Data filters')],
+    ['facet', L._('Facet search')],
   ],
 })
 
@@ -684,6 +684,37 @@ L.FormBuilder.Switch = L.FormBuilder.CheckBox.extend({
   },
 })
 
+L.FormBuilder.FacetSearch = L.FormBuilder.Element.extend({
+  build: function () {
+    this.container = L.DomUtil.create('div', 'umap-facet', this.parentNode)
+    this.ul = L.DomUtil.create('ul', '', this.container)
+    const choices = this.options.choices
+    choices.sort()
+    choices.forEach((value) => this.buildLi(value))
+  },
+
+  buildLabel: function () {
+      this.label = L.DomUtil.add('h5', '', this.parentNode, this.options.label);
+  },
+
+  buildLi: function (value) {
+    const property_li = L.DomUtil.create('li', '', this.ul),
+      input = L.DomUtil.create('input', '', property_li),
+      label = L.DomUtil.create('label', '', property_li)
+    input.type = 'checkbox'
+    input.id = `checkbox_${this.name}_${value}`
+    input.checked = this.get().includes(value)
+    input.dataset.value = value
+    label.htmlFor = `checkbox_${this.name}_${value}`
+    label.innerHTML = value
+    L.DomEvent.on(input, 'change', (e) => this.sync())
+  },
+
+  toJS: function () {
+    return [...this.ul.querySelectorAll('input:checked')].map(i => i.dataset.value)
+  },
+})
+
 L.FormBuilder.MultiChoice = L.FormBuilder.Element.extend({
   default: 'null',
   className: 'umap-multiplechoice',
@@ -1125,7 +1156,7 @@ L.U.FormBuilder = L.FormBuilder.extend({
 
   setter: function (field, value) {
     L.FormBuilder.prototype.setter.call(this, field, value)
-    this.obj.isDirty = true
+    if (this.options.makeDirty !== false) this.obj.isDirty = true
   },
 
   finish: function () {
diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js
index 10f82db3..184e33e9 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js
@@ -151,12 +151,14 @@ L.U.Map.include({
       this.options.slideshow.active === undefined
     )
       this.options.slideshow.active = true
+    if (this.options.advancedFilterKey) this.options.facetKey = this.options.advancedFilterKey
 
     // Global storage for retrieving datalayers and features
     this.datalayers = {}
     this.datalayers_index = []
     this.dirty_datalayers = []
     this.features_index = {}
+    this.facets = {}
 
     if (this.options.hash) this.addHash()
     this.initControls()
@@ -250,7 +252,7 @@ L.U.Map.include({
       if (L.Util.queryString('share')) this.renderShareBox()
       else if (this.options.onLoadPanel === 'databrowser') this.openBrowser()
       else if (this.options.onLoadPanel === 'caption') this.displayCaption()
-      else if (this.options.onLoadPanel === 'datafilters') this.openFilter()
+      else if (this.options.onLoadPanel === 'facet' || this.options.onLoadPanel === 'datafilters') this.openFacet()
     })
     this.onceDataLoaded(function () {
       const slug = L.Util.queryString('feature')
@@ -953,9 +955,9 @@ L.U.Map.include({
     })
   },
 
-  openFilter: function () {
+  openFacet: function () {
     this.onceDatalayersLoaded(function () {
-      this._openFilter()
+      this._openFacet()
     })
   },
 
@@ -1067,7 +1069,7 @@ L.U.Map.include({
     'sortKey',
     'labelKey',
     'filterKey',
-    'advancedFilterKey',
+    'facetKey',
     'slugKey',
     'showLabel',
     'labelDirection',
@@ -1394,13 +1396,12 @@ L.U.Map.include({
         },
       ],
       [
-        'options.advancedFilterKey',
+        'options.facetKey',
         {
           handler: 'Input',
-          helpEntries: 'advancedFilterKey',
+          helpEntries: 'facetKey',
           placeholder: L._('Example: key1,key2,key3'),
-          label: L._('Advanced filter keys'),
-          inheritable: true,
+          label: L._('Facet keys')
         },
       ],
       [
@@ -1785,7 +1786,7 @@ L.U.Map.include({
         this.openBrowser,
         this
       )
-      if (this.options.advancedFilterKey) {
+      if (this.options.facetKey) {
         const filter = L.DomUtil.add(
           'a',
           'umap-open-filter-link',
@@ -1796,7 +1797,7 @@ L.U.Map.include({
         L.DomEvent.on(filter, 'click', L.DomEvent.stop).on(
           filter,
           'click',
-          this.openFilter,
+          this.openFacet,
           this
         )
       }
@@ -2014,10 +2015,10 @@ L.U.Map.include({
       text: L._('Browse data'),
       callback: this.openBrowser,
     })
-    if (this.options.advancedFilterKey) {
+    if (this.options.facetKey) {
       items.push({
-        text: L._('Select data'),
-        callback: this.openFilter,
+        text: L._('Facet search'),
+        callback: this.openFacet,
       })
     }
     items.push(
@@ -2102,8 +2103,12 @@ L.U.Map.include({
     return (this.options.filterKey || this.options.sortKey || 'name').split(',')
   },
 
-  getAdvancedFilterKeys: function () {
-    return (this.options.advancedFilterKey || '').split(',')
+  getFacetKeys: function () {
+    return (this.options.facetKey || '').split(',').reduce((acc, curr) => {
+      const els = curr.split("|")
+      acc[els[0]] = els[1] || els[0]
+      return acc
+    }, {})
   },
 
   getLayersBounds: function () {
diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.layer.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.layer.js
index 09317e7e..590d69d3 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.layer.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.layer.js
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ L.U.Layer = {
   },
 
   postUpdate: function () {},
+
+  hasDataVisible: function () {
+    return !!Object.keys(this._layers).length
+  },
 }
 
 L.U.Layer.Default = L.FeatureGroup.extend({
@@ -53,6 +57,17 @@ L.U.Layer.Cluster = L.MarkerClusterGroup.extend({
     }
     L.MarkerClusterGroup.prototype.initialize.call(this, options)
     this._markerCluster = L.U.MarkerCluster
+    this._layers = []
+  },
+
+  addLayer: function (layer) {
+    this._layers.push(layer)
+    return L.MarkerClusterGroup.prototype.addLayer.call(this, layer)
+  },
+
+  removeLayer: function (layer) {
+    this._layers.splice(this._layers.indexOf(layer), 1)
+    return L.MarkerClusterGroup.prototype.removeLayer.call(this, layer)
   },
 
   getEditableOptions: function () {
@@ -285,6 +300,10 @@ L.U.DataLayer = L.Evented.extend({
     this.parentPane.appendChild(this.pane)
   },
 
+  hasDataVisible: function () {
+    return this.layer.hasDataVisible()
+  },
+
   resetLayer: function (force) {
     if (this.layer && this.options.type === this.layer._type && !force) return
     const visible = this.isVisible()
@@ -293,12 +312,7 @@ L.U.DataLayer = L.Evented.extend({
     if (visible) this.map.removeLayer(this.layer)
     const Class = L.U.Layer[this.options.type] || L.U.Layer.Default
     this.layer = new Class(this)
-    const filterKeys = this.map.getFilterKeys(),
-      filter = this.map.options.filter
-    this.eachLayer(function (layer) {
-      if (filter && !layer.matchFilter(filter, filterKeys)) return
-      this.layer.addLayer(layer)
-    })
+    this.eachLayer((feature) => this.showFeature(feature))
     if (visible) this.map.addLayer(this.layer)
     this.propagateRemote()
   },
@@ -478,15 +492,23 @@ L.U.DataLayer = L.Evented.extend({
     return this.options.type === 'Cluster'
   },
 
+  showFeature: function (feature) {
+    const filterKeys = this.map.getFilterKeys(),
+      filter = this.map.options.filter
+    if (filter && !feature.matchFilter(filter, filterKeys)) return
+    if (!feature.matchFacets()) return
+    this.layer.addLayer(feature)
+  },
+
   addLayer: function (feature) {
     const id = L.stamp(feature)
     feature.connectToDataLayer(this)
     this._index.push(id)
     this._layers[id] = feature
-    this.layer.addLayer(feature)
     this.indexProperties(feature)
-    if (this.hasDataLoaded()) this.fire('datachanged')
     this.map.features_index[feature.getSlug()] = feature
+    this.showFeature(feature)
+    if (this.hasDataLoaded()) this.fire('datachanged')
   },
 
   removeLayer: function (feature) {
diff --git a/umap/static/umap/map.css b/umap/static/umap/map.css
index ef430474..852e4bdc 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/map.css
+++ b/umap/static/umap/map.css
@@ -800,17 +800,16 @@ a.add-datalayer:hover,
 /*   Features browser panel          */
 /* ********************************* */
 
+.umap-facet-search .formbox,
 .umap-browse-features > div {
     border: 1px solid #d3d3d3;
     margin-bottom: 14px;
     border-radius: 2px;
 }
-.umap-browse-features h5, .umap-filter-data h5 {
+.umap-browse-features h5, .umap-facet-search h5 {
     margin-bottom: 0;
     overflow: hidden;
     padding-left: 5px;
-}
-.umap-browse-features h5 {
     height: 30px;
     line-height: 30px;
     background-color: #eeeee0;
@@ -819,14 +818,13 @@ a.add-datalayer:hover,
 .umap-browse-features h5 span {
     margin-left: 10px;
 }
-.umap-browse-features li {
+.umap-browse-features li, .umap-facet-search li {
     padding: 2px 0;
-}
-.umap-browse-features li, .umap-filter-data li {
     white-space: nowrap;
     overflow: hidden;
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
 }
+.umap-facet-search li:nth-child(even),
 .umap-browse-features li:nth-child(even) {
     background-color: #f8f8f3;
 }
@@ -855,9 +853,6 @@ a.add-datalayer:hover,
 .umap-browse-features .polygon .feature-color {
     background-position: -32px -16px;
 }
-.umap-filter-data .property-container:not(:first-child) {
-    margin-top: 14px;
-}
 .show-on-edit {
     display: none!important;
 }
diff --git a/umap/static/umap/test/DataLayer.js b/umap/static/umap/test/DataLayer.js
index 59d9b1ad..85c91628 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/test/DataLayer.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/test/DataLayer.js
@@ -403,22 +403,22 @@ describe('L.U.DataLayer', function () {
       assert.ok(qs('path[fill="DarkGoldenRod"]'))
     })
   })
-  describe('#advanced-filters()', function () {
+  describe('#facet-search()', function () {
     before(function () {
       this.server.respondWith(
         /\/datalayer\/63\/\?.*/,
         JSON.stringify(RESPONSES.datalayer63_GET)
       )
-      this.map.options.advancedFilterKey = 'name'
+      this.map.options.facetKey = 'name'
       this.map.createDataLayer(RESPONSES.datalayer63_GET._umap_options)
       this.server.respond()
     })
-    it('should show non browsable layer', function () {
+    it('should not impact non browsable layer', function () {
       assert.ok(qs('path[fill="SteelBlue"]'))
     })
     it('should allow advanced filter', function () {
-      this.map.openFilter()
-      assert.ok(qs('div.umap-filter-properties'))
+      this.map.openFacet()
+      assert.ok(qs('div.umap-facet-search'))
       // This one if from the normal datalayer
       // it's name is "test", so it should be hidden
       // by the filter
@@ -428,10 +428,15 @@ describe('L.U.DataLayer', function () {
       // This one comes from a non browsable layer
       // so it should not be affected by the filter
       assert.ok(qs('path[fill="SteelBlue"]'))
-      happen.click(qs('input[data-value="name poly"]'))  // Undo
+      happen.click(qs('input[data-value="name poly"]')) // Undo
+    })
+    it('should allow to control facet label', function () {
+      this.map.options.facetKey = 'name|Nom'
+      this.map.openFacet()
+      assert.ok(qs('div.umap-facet-search h5'))
+      assert.equal(qs('div.umap-facet-search h5').textContent, 'Nom')
     })
   })
-
   describe('#zoomEnd', function () {
     it('should honour the fromZoom option', function () {
       this.map.setZoom(6, {animate: false})
@@ -453,5 +458,4 @@ describe('L.U.DataLayer', function () {
       assert.ok(qs('path[fill="none"]'))
     })
   })
-
 })