diff --git a/src/lib/filter.js b/src/lib/filter.js
index 5e03a7a..874227a 100644
--- a/src/lib/filter.js
+++ b/src/lib/filter.js
@@ -149,10 +149,10 @@ function formatTerm(uri) {
 /**
  * Generate a human-readable description for a search settings.
  * @param {SearchSettings} searchSettings
- * @param {Map<String,Array<String>>} inferredTermsByCategory
+ * @param {Map<String,Map<String,String>>} inferredTermLabelsByCategory
  * @returns {String}
  */
-export function generateFilterDescription(searchSettings, inferredTermsByCategory) {
+export function generateFilterDescription(searchSettings,inferredTermLabelsByCategory) {
   const filter = [];
   if (searchSettings.query) {
     filter.push({ key: "Query", value: `"${searchSettings.query}"` });
@@ -198,14 +198,15 @@ export function generateFilterDescription(searchSettings, inferredTermsByCategor
         acc[className].push(capitalizeFirstLetter(termName));
       }
       // drop the term from inferred annotations
-      let i;
-      if (inferredTermsByCategory[classUri] && (i = inferredTermsByCategory[classUri].indexOf(termUri)) !== -1) {
-        inferredTermsByCategory[classUri].splice(i, 1);
+      // annotations/children endpoint does not return itself so this part isn't really needed
+      // here in case that behaviour changes
+      if(inferredTermLabelsByCategory[classUri] && termUri in inferredTermLabelsByCategory[classUri]){
+        delete inferredTermLabelsByCategory[classUri][termUri]
       }
       return acc;
     }, {});
-    for (let classUri in inferredTermsByCategory) {
-      const inferredTerms = inferredTermsByCategory[classUri];
+    for (let classUri in inferredTermLabelsByCategory) {
+      const inferredTerms = Object.values(inferredTermLabelsByCategory[classUri]);
       if (inferredTerms) {
         let className = searchSettings.annotations.filter(a => a.classUri === classUri)[0]?.className;
         if (className) {
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ export function generateFilterDescription(searchSettings, inferredTermsByCategor
         const annotations = annotationGroups[className];
         const maxTermsToDisplay = 6 - annotations.length;
         if (maxTermsToDisplay > 0) {
-          annotations.push(...inferredTerms.slice(0, maxTermsToDisplay).map(formatTerm));
+          annotations.push(...inferredTerms.slice(0, maxTermsToDisplay).map(capitalizeFirstLetter));
         }
         if (inferredTerms.length > maxTermsToDisplay) {
           annotations.push((inferredTerms.length - maxTermsToDisplay) + " more terms...");
diff --git a/src/views/Browser.vue b/src/views/Browser.vue
index 94c6f43..427e3a1 100644
--- a/src/views/Browser.vue
+++ b/src/views/Browser.vue
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ import { generateFilter, generateFilterDescription, generateFilterSummary } from
 import Error from "@/components/Error.vue";
 import { mapMutations, mapState } from "vuex";
 import CodeSnippet from "@/components/CodeSnippet.vue";
+import axios from "axios";
 
 const MAX_CATEGORIES = 20;
 const MAX_TERMS_PER_CATEGORY = 200;
@@ -217,7 +218,8 @@ export default {
       },
       downloadProgress: null,
       expansionToggle: [],
-      tableWidth: ""
+      tableWidth: "",
+      inferredTermLabelsByCategory:{}
     };
   },
   computed: {
@@ -378,32 +380,19 @@ export default {
         return state.api.myself.code === 401 ? null : state.api.myself.data;
       }
     }),
+    annotations(){
+      return this.searchSettings.annotations
+    },
     filterSummary() {
       return generateFilterSummary(this.searchSettings);
     },
     filterDescription() {
-      return generateFilterDescription(this.searchSettings, this.inferredTermsByCategory);
+      return generateFilterDescription(this.searchSettings,this.inferredTermLabelsByCategory);
     },
     datasetsAllExpanded() {
       return this.datasets.every(dataset => {
         return !this.expansionToggle.some(item => item.accession === dataset.accession);
       });
-    },
-    /**
-     * Inferred terms by category.
-     */
-    inferredTermsByCategory() {
-      if (this.appliedFilter) {
-        return [
-          ...this.appliedFilter.matchAll("allCharacteristics\\.categoryUri = (.+?) and allCharacteristics\\.valueUri in \\((.+?)\\)"),
-          ...this.appliedFilter.matchAll("allCharacteristics\\.categoryUri = (.+?) and allCharacteristics\\.valueUri = (\\S+)")]
-          .reduce((acc, [_, category, terms]) => {
-            acc[category] = terms.split(", ");
-            return acc;
-          }, {});
-      } else {
-        return {};
-      }
     }
   },
   methods: {
@@ -743,6 +732,32 @@ export default {
             this.setLastError(err);
           });
       }
+    },
+    annotations: function(newVal){
+      // clear inferred terms of the previous call
+      this.inferredTermLabelsByCategory = {}
+
+      // updates inferredTemsLabelsByCategory
+      let url = baseUrl + "/rest/v2/annotations/children/"
+
+      newVal.forEach(value => {
+        let hede = axios.get(url,{
+          params: {uri:value.termUri, direct:false}
+        }).then(res => {
+          let inferredTerms = Object.fromEntries(res.data.map(value=>{
+            return [value.valueUri,value.value]
+          }))
+          this.$set(this.inferredTermLabelsByCategory,value.classUri, Object.assign({},this.inferredTermLabelsByCategory[value.classUri], inferredTerms))
+          //this.inferredTermLabelsByCategory[value.classUri] = Object.assign({},this.inferredTermLabelsByCategory[value.classUri], inferredTerms)
+        })
+        .catch(swallowCancellation)
+        .catch(err => {
+          if(err.message != 'Request failed with status code 404'){
+            console.error(`Error when requesting child terms: ${err.message}.`, err);
+            this.setLastError(err)
+          }
+        })
+      })
     }
   }
 };