diff --git a/src/search/mod.rs b/src/search/mod.rs
index 8d190cf87..a7c83e79b 100644
--- a/src/search/mod.rs
+++ b/src/search/mod.rs
@@ -156,18 +156,16 @@ impl<'a> Search<'a> {
         field_id: FieldId,
         facet_type: FacetType,
         ascending: bool,
-        documents_ids: RoaringBitmap,
+        mut documents_ids: RoaringBitmap,
         limit: usize,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<DocumentId>>
     {
-        let mut limit_tmp = limit;
-        let mut output = Vec::new();
-        match facet_type {
+        let mut output: Vec<_> = match facet_type {
             FacetType::Float => {
                 if documents_ids.len() <= 1000 {
                     let db = self.index.field_id_docid_facet_values.remap_key_type::<FieldDocIdFacetF64Codec>();
                     let mut docids_values = Vec::with_capacity(documents_ids.len() as usize);
-                    for docid in documents_ids {
+                    for docid in documents_ids.iter() {
                         let left = (field_id, docid, f64::MIN);
                         let right = (field_id, docid, f64::MAX);
                         let mut iter = db.range(self.rtxn, &(left..=right))?;
@@ -179,9 +177,9 @@ impl<'a> Search<'a> {
                     docids_values.sort_unstable_by_key(|(_, value)| *value);
                     let iter = docids_values.into_iter().map(|(id, _)| id);
                     if ascending {
-                        Ok(iter.take(limit).collect())
+                        iter.take(limit).collect()
                     } else {
-                        Ok(iter.rev().take(limit).collect())
+                        iter.rev().take(limit).collect()
                     }
                 } else {
                     let facet_fn = if ascending {
@@ -189,20 +187,22 @@ impl<'a> Search<'a> {
                     } else {
                         FacetIter::<f64, FacetLevelValueF64Codec>::new_reverse
                     };
-                    for result in facet_fn(self.rtxn, self.index, field_id, documents_ids)? {
+                    let mut limit_tmp = limit;
+                    let mut output = Vec::new();
+                    for result in facet_fn(self.rtxn, self.index, field_id, documents_ids.clone())? {
                         let (_val, docids) = result?;
                         limit_tmp = limit_tmp.saturating_sub(docids.len() as usize);
                         output.push(docids);
                         if limit_tmp == 0 { break }
                     }
-                    Ok(output.into_iter().flatten().take(limit).collect())
+                    output.into_iter().flatten().take(limit).collect()
                 }
             },
             FacetType::Integer => {
                 if documents_ids.len() <= 1000 {
                     let db = self.index.field_id_docid_facet_values.remap_key_type::<FieldDocIdFacetI64Codec>();
                     let mut docids_values = Vec::with_capacity(documents_ids.len() as usize);
-                    for docid in documents_ids {
+                    for docid in documents_ids.iter() {
                         let left = (field_id, docid, i64::MIN);
                         let right = (field_id, docid, i64::MAX);
                         let mut iter = db.range(self.rtxn, &(left..=right))?;
@@ -214,9 +214,9 @@ impl<'a> Search<'a> {
                     docids_values.sort_unstable_by_key(|(_, value)| *value);
                     let iter = docids_values.into_iter().map(|(id, _)| id);
                     if ascending {
-                        Ok(iter.take(limit).collect())
+                        iter.take(limit).collect()
                     } else {
-                        Ok(iter.rev().take(limit).collect())
+                        iter.rev().take(limit).collect()
                     }
                 } else {
                     let facet_fn = if ascending {
@@ -224,17 +224,30 @@ impl<'a> Search<'a> {
                     } else {
                         FacetIter::<i64, FacetLevelValueI64Codec>::new_reverse
                     };
-                    for result in facet_fn(self.rtxn, self.index, field_id, documents_ids)? {
+                    let mut limit_tmp = limit;
+                    let mut output = Vec::new();
+                    for result in facet_fn(self.rtxn, self.index, field_id, documents_ids.clone())? {
                         let (_val, docids) = result?;
                         limit_tmp = limit_tmp.saturating_sub(docids.len() as usize);
                         output.push(docids);
                         if limit_tmp == 0 { break }
                     }
-                    Ok(output.into_iter().flatten().take(limit).collect())
+                    output.into_iter().flatten().take(limit).collect()
                 }
             },
             FacetType::String => bail!("criteria facet type must be a number"),
+        };
+
+        // if there isn't enough documents to return we try to complete that list
+        // with documents that are maybe not faceted under this field and therefore
+        // not returned by the previous facet iteration.
+        if output.len() < limit {
+            output.iter().for_each(|n| { documents_ids.remove(*n); });
+            let remaining = documents_ids.iter().take(limit - output.len());
+            output.extend(remaining);
         }
+
+        Ok(output)
     }
 
     pub fn execute(&self) -> anyhow::Result<SearchResult> {