diff --git a/admin/themes/default/js/user_list.js b/admin/themes/default/js/user_list.js
index af31f4f26..9a7adbbbd 100644
--- a/admin/themes/default/js/user_list.js
+++ b/admin/themes/default/js/user_list.js
@@ -228,17 +228,6 @@ $( document ).ready(function() {
     $(".advanced-filter-select").change(update_user_list);
     $("#user_search").on("input", update_user_list);
 
-    // disables certain status, level and group filters if they do not have users
-    $(`
-        .advanced-filter-select[name="filter_status"] option:not(:selected), 
-        .advanced-filter-select[name="filter_level"] option:not(:selected),
-        .advanced-filter-select[name="filter_group"] option:not(:selected)
-    `).each(function() {
-        if (!this.textContent.split(' ')[1]){
-            $(this).prop('disabled', true);
-        }
-    });
-
     /*View manager*/
 
     if ($("#displayCompact").is(":checked")) {
diff --git a/admin/themes/default/template/user_list.tpl b/admin/themes/default/template/user_list.tpl
index 28dc90120..4de98dec3 100644
--- a/admin/themes/default/template/user_list.tpl
+++ b/admin/themes/default/template/user_list.tpl
@@ -293,7 +293,13 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
           <div class="advanced-filter-select-container advanced-filter-item-container">
             <select class="user-action-select advanced-filter-select" name="filter_status">
               <option value="" label="" selected></option>
-              {html_options options=$nb_users_by_status}
+              {foreach from=$nb_users_by_status key=status_value item=status}
+                {if isset($status.name) and isset($status.counter)}
+                  <option value="{$status_value}">{$status.name} ({$status.counter})</option>
+                {else}
+                  <option value="{$status_value}" disabled>{$status}</option>
+                {/if}
+              {/foreach}
             </select>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -302,7 +308,13 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
           <div class="advanced-filter-select-container advanced-filter-item-container">
             <select class="user-action-select advanced-filter-select" name="filter_level" size="1">
               <option value="" label="" selected></option>
-              {html_options options=$nb_users_by_level}
+              {foreach from=$nb_users_by_level key=level_value item=level}
+                {if isset($level.name) and isset($level.counter)}
+                  <option value="{$level_value}">{$level.name} ({$level.counter})</option>
+                {else}
+                  <option value="{$level_value}" disabled>{$level}</option>
+                {/if}
+              {/foreach}
             </select>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -311,7 +323,11 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
           <div class="advanced-filter-select-container advanced-filter-item-container">
             <select class="user-action-select advanced-filter-select" name="filter_group">
               <option value="" label="" selected></option>
-              {html_options options=$groups_for_filter}
+              {foreach from=$groups_for_filter item=group}
+                <option value="{$group.id}" {if 0 == $group.counter}disabled{/if}>
+                  {$group.name}{if $group.counter > 0} ({$group.counter}){/if}
+                </option>
+              {/foreach}
             </select>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/admin/user_list.php b/admin/user_list.php
index 13904f028..eab181180 100644
--- a/admin/user_list.php
+++ b/admin/user_list.php
@@ -37,7 +37,11 @@ $result = pwg_query($query);
 while ($row = pwg_db_fetch_assoc($result))
 {
   $groups[$row['id']] = $row['name'];
-  $groups_for_filter[$row['id']] = $row['nb_users_of'] ? $row['name'] . ' ('. $row['nb_users_of'] .')' : $row['name'];
+  $groups_for_filter[] = array(
+    'id' => $row['id'],
+    'name' => $row['name'],
+    'counter' => $row['nb_users_of']
+  );
 }
 
 $template->assign('groups_for_filter', $groups_for_filter);
@@ -159,7 +163,10 @@ SELECT
 $result = pwg_query($query);
 while($row = pwg_db_fetch_assoc($result))
 {
-  $nb_users_by_status[$row['status']] = l10n('user_status_'.$row['status']) . ' ('. $row['nb_users_of'] .')';
+  $nb_users_by_status[$row['status']] = array(
+    'name' => l10n('user_status_'.$row['status']),
+    'counter' => $row['nb_users_of'],
+  );
 }
 
 $nb_users_by_status = array_merge($label_of_status, $nb_users_by_status);
@@ -197,7 +204,10 @@ $result = pwg_query($query);
 $nb_users_by_level = $level_options;
 while($row = pwg_db_fetch_assoc($result))
 {
-  $nb_users_by_level[$row['level']] = l10n(sprintf('Level %d', $row['level'])) . ' ('. $row['nb_users_of'] .')';
+  $nb_users_by_level[$row['level']] = array(
+    'name' => l10n(sprintf('Level %d', $row['level'])),
+    'counter' => $row['nb_users_of']
+  );
 }
 
 $template->assign('level_options', $level_options);