diff --git a/trytond/ir/message.xml b/trytond/ir/message.xml
index 59d1beb3e3..c1da086888 100644
--- a/trytond/ir/message.xml
+++ b/trytond/ir/message.xml
@@ -387,5 +387,8 @@ this repository contains the full copyright notices and license terms. -->
         <record model="ir.message" id="msg_button_name_unique">
             <field name="text">The name of the button must be unique per model.</field>
         </record>
+        <record model="ir.message" id="msg_view_search_invalid_domain">
+            <field name="text">Invalid domain or search criteria "%(domain)s" for search "%(search)s".</field>
+        </record>
     </data>
 </tryton>
diff --git a/trytond/ir/ui/view.py b/trytond/ir/ui/view.py
index f7b22c0d4c..2f96d16283 100644
--- a/trytond/ir/ui/view.py
+++ b/trytond/ir/ui/view.py
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@ from trytond.i18n import gettext
 from trytond.model import ModelSQL, ModelView, fields
 from trytond.model.exceptions import ValidationError
 from trytond.pool import Pool
-from trytond.pyson import Bool, Eval, If, PYSONDecoder
+from trytond.pyson import PYSON, Bool, Eval, If, PYSONDecoder
 from trytond.rpc import RPC
 from trytond.tools import file_open
 from trytond.transaction import Transaction
 from trytond.wizard import Button, StateView, Wizard
 
+from ..action import DomainError
+
 
 class XMLError(ValidationError):
     pass
@@ -572,6 +574,44 @@ class ViewSearch(ModelSQL, ModelView):
     def default_user():
         return Transaction().user
 
+    @classmethod
+    def validate_fields(cls, searches, field_names):
+        super().validate_fields(searches, field_names)
+        cls.check_domain(searches, field_names)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def check_domain(cls, searches, field_names):
+        decoder = PYSONDecoder()
+        if field_names and 'domain' not in field_names:
+            return
+        for search in searches:
+            try:
+                value = decoder.decode(search.domain)
+            except Exception as exception:
+                raise DomainError(
+                    gettext('ir.msg_view_search_invalid_domain',
+                        domain=search.domain,
+                        search=search.rec_name)) from exception
+            if isinstance(value, PYSON):
+                if not value.types() == set([list]):
+                    raise DomainError(
+                        gettext('ir.msg_view_search_invalid_domain',
+                            domain=search.domain,
+                            search=search.rec_name))
+            elif not isinstance(value, list):
+                raise DomainError(
+                    gettext('ir.msg_view_search_invalid_domain',
+                        domain=search.domain,
+                        search=search.rec_name))
+            else:
+                try:
+                    fields.domain_validate(value)
+                except Exception as exception:
+                    raise DomainError(
+                        gettext('ir.msg_view_search_invalid_domain',
+                            domain=search.domain,
+                            search=search.rec_name)) from exception
+
     @classmethod
     def get_search(cls):
         decoder = PYSONDecoder()
diff --git a/trytond/ir/view/ui_view_search_form.xml b/trytond/ir/view/ui_view_search_form.xml
index 1c3809cdeb..8f376d79a4 100644
--- a/trytond/ir/view/ui_view_search_form.xml
+++ b/trytond/ir/view/ui_view_search_form.xml
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@ this repository contains the full copyright notices and license terms. -->
     <field name="name"/>
     <label name="user"/>
     <field name="user"/>
+
     <label name="model"/>
     <field name="model"/>
+    <newline/>
+
     <label name="domain"/>
-    <field name="domain"/>
+    <field name="domain" colspan="3" widget="pyson"/>
 </form>