diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7b17116..2d5234d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -667,7 +667,37 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
       data : 'status'
     }]
   });
-}
+});
+```
+
+With the [`searchPanes.cascadePanes`](https://datatables.net/reference/feature/searchPanes.cascadePanes) feature:
+
+```js
+$(document).ready(function() {
+  var table = $('table#sample').DataTable({
+    ajax : '/data/users',
+    serverSide: true,
+    dom: 'Pfrtip',
+    columns : [{
+      data : 'id'
+    }, {
+      data : 'mail'
+    }, {
+      data : 'position',
+      searchPanes: {
+        show: true,
+      }
+    }, {
+      data : 'status',
+      searchPanes: {
+        show: true,
+      }
+    }],
+    searchPanes: {
+      cascadePanes: true,
+    },
+  });
+});
 ```
 
 Regarding the deserialization issue detailed [above](#step-6---fix-the-serialization--deserialization-of-the-query-parameters), here is the compatibility matrix:
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/datatables/repository/DataTablesRepositoryImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/datatables/repository/DataTablesRepositoryImpl.java
index 0c955d9..b1bb1dc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/datatables/repository/DataTablesRepositoryImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/datatables/repository/DataTablesRepositoryImpl.java
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ private SearchPanes computeSearchPanes(DataTablesInput input, Specification<T> s
       this.entityManager.createQuery(query).getResultList().forEach(objects -> {
         String value = String.valueOf(objects[0]);
         long count = (long) objects[1];
+        // FIXME the number of items after filtering is the same as the total number of items, so the 'searchPanes.viewTotal'
+        //  feature will not work properly. Fixing this would require two distinct queries, one with filtering and the other
+        //  without. Reference: https://datatables.net/reference/feature/searchPanes.viewTotal
         items.add(new SearchPanes.Item(value, value, count, count));
       });