diff --git a/src/components/data-entry/QueryItem/Cascader.stories.tsx b/src/components/data-entry/QueryItem/Cascader.stories.tsx
index e46f39077..5d6d42dbe 100644
--- a/src/components/data-entry/QueryItem/Cascader.stories.tsx
+++ b/src/components/data-entry/QueryItem/Cascader.stories.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { type Meta, type StoryObj } from '@storybook/react'
-import { type IQueryItemCascaderProps, QueryItem } from 'src/components'
+import { Flex, Icon, type IQueryItemCascaderProps, QueryItem, Typography } from 'src/components'
 
 const options: IQueryItemCascaderProps['options'] = [
   {
@@ -151,3 +151,35 @@ export const Loading: Story = {
     },
   },
 }
+
+export const SearchLabel: Story = {
+  args: {
+    options: [
+      ...options,
+      {
+        value: 'G',
+        label: 'G',
+        children: [
+          {
+            value: 'H',
+            label: 'H',
+            children: [
+              {
+                value: 'IJK',
+                label: (
+                  <>
+                    <Flex>
+                      <Icon name="alicorn" />
+                      <Typography.Text>IJK</Typography.Text>
+                    </Flex>
+                  </>
+                ),
+                searchLabel: 'IJK',
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+}
diff --git a/src/components/data-entry/QueryItem/Cascader.tsx b/src/components/data-entry/QueryItem/Cascader.tsx
index 7582fce0f..69dee0452 100644
--- a/src/components/data-entry/QueryItem/Cascader.tsx
+++ b/src/components/data-entry/QueryItem/Cascader.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-use-before-define */
 import './query-item.css'
 import { type GetProp } from 'antd'
+import { type DefaultOptionType } from 'antd/es/select'
 import { type ReactNode, useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import {
   Cascader as BaseCascader,
@@ -15,9 +16,10 @@ import { type Icons } from 'src/constants/Icons'
 import { useMount } from 'src/hooks/useMount'
 import { debounce } from 'src/utils/utils'
 
-export interface ICascaderOption {
+export interface ICascaderOption extends DefaultOptionType {
   value: string
-  label: string
+  label: ReactNode
+  searchLabel?: string // useful when label is a reactNode and not a string
   children?: ICascaderOption[]
   disabled?: boolean
 }
@@ -31,18 +33,20 @@ export interface IQueryItemCascaderProps {
   loadData?: (value: string) => Promise<void>
   value?: Array<number | string>
   disabled?: boolean
+  placement?: IBaseCascaderProps['placement']
+  defaultOpen?: IBaseCascaderProps['defaultOpen']
 }
 
 const Cascader = (props: IQueryItemCascaderProps) => {
-  type DefaultOptionType = GetProp<IBaseCascaderProps, 'options'>[number]
+  type ICascaderOption = GetProp<IBaseCascaderProps, 'options'>[number]
 
   const options: ICascaderOption[] = []
   const [items, setItems] = useState(props.options ?? options)
   const [searchValue, setSearchValue] = useState('')
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(false)
   const [selectedValue, setSelectedValue] = useState<Array<number | string>>(props.value ?? [])
-  const [selectedDisplayValue, setSelectedDisplayValue] = useState(
-    props.value && props.value.length > 0 ? (props.value.slice(-1)[0] as any).label : '',
+  const [selectedOption, setSelectedOption] = useState<ICascaderOption>(
+    props.value?.length ? props.value.slice(-1)[0] : undefined,
   )
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false)
 
@@ -79,9 +83,11 @@ const Cascader = (props: IQueryItemCascaderProps) => {
     setSearchValue(value)
   }
 
-  const filter = (inputValue: string, path: DefaultOptionType[]) => {
-    return path.some(option => (option.label as string).toLowerCase().includes(inputValue.toLowerCase()))
-  }
+  const getSearchValue = (option: ICascaderOption): string =>
+    option.searchLabel ?? (typeof option.label === 'string' ? (option.label as string) : '')
+
+  const filter = (inputValue: string, path: ICascaderOption[]) =>
+    path.some(option => getSearchValue(option).toLowerCase().includes(inputValue.toLowerCase()))
 
   let debouncedLoadData: (value: string) => void
   if (props.loadData) {
@@ -98,9 +104,11 @@ const Cascader = (props: IQueryItemCascaderProps) => {
     searchValue,
     disabled: props.disabled,
     value: selectedValue,
+    defaultOpen: props.defaultOpen,
+    placement: props.placement ?? 'bottomLeft',
     onChange: (values: Array<number | string>, selectedOptions: any): void => {
       setSelectedValue(values as string[])
-      setSelectedDisplayValue(selectedOptions.slice(-1)[0].label)
+      setSelectedOption(selectedOptions.slice(-1)[0])
       void props.onChange?.(values, selectedOptions)
     },
     dropdownRender: menu => (
@@ -111,6 +119,7 @@ const Cascader = (props: IQueryItemCascaderProps) => {
           <>
             <Input
               allowClear
+              autoFocus
               value={searchValue}
               className="query-item__input-search"
               placeholder="Search"
@@ -125,18 +134,16 @@ const Cascader = (props: IQueryItemCascaderProps) => {
     ),
     showSearch: {
       filter,
-      render: (inputValue: string, paths: ICascaderOption[]): ReactNode => {
-        return (
-          <>
-            {paths.map((path: ICascaderOption, index) => (
-              <>
-                {highlightMatches(path.label, inputValue.toLowerCase())}
-                {index < paths.length - 1 ? ' > ' : ''}
-              </>
-            ))}
-          </>
-        )
-      },
+      render: (inputValue: string, options: ICascaderOption[]): ReactNode => (
+        <>
+          {options.map((option: ICascaderOption, index) => (
+            <>
+              {highlightMatches(getSearchValue(option), inputValue.toLowerCase())}
+              {index < options.length - 1 ? ' > ' : ''}
+            </>
+          ))}
+        </>
+      ),
     },
     options: items,
     onDropdownVisibleChange: value => {
@@ -149,7 +156,7 @@ const Cascader = (props: IQueryItemCascaderProps) => {
   if (isOpen) inputClasses += ' query-item--open'
   if (selectedValue && selectedValue.length !== 0) inputClasses += ' query-item--selected'
   if (props.errorMessage) inputClasses += ' query-item--error'
-  const displayValue = selectedDisplayValue ?? selectedValue.slice(-1)
+  const displayValue = (selectedOption ? getSearchValue(selectedOption) : selectedValue.slice(-1)) as string
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -164,7 +171,7 @@ const Cascader = (props: IQueryItemCascaderProps) => {
           prefix={getIcon()}
         />
       </BaseCascader>
-      {props.errorMessage && <Typography.Text type={'danger'}>{props.errorMessage}</Typography.Text>}
+      {props.errorMessage && <Typography.Text type="danger">{props.errorMessage}</Typography.Text>}
     </>
   )
 
@@ -189,11 +196,8 @@ const Cascader = (props: IQueryItemCascaderProps) => {
     )
   }
 
-  function transformOptionsToPaths(
-    options: DefaultOptionType[],
-    prefixPath: DefaultOptionType[],
-  ): DefaultOptionType[][] {
-    let result: DefaultOptionType[][] = []
+  function transformOptionsToPaths(options: ICascaderOption[], prefixPath: ICascaderOption[]): ICascaderOption[][] {
+    let result: ICascaderOption[][] = []
     options.forEach(option => {
       if (option.children && option.children.length > 0) {
         const newPrefix = prefixPath.concat([{ label: option.label, value: option.value }])