diff --git a/frontend/src/component/application/ApplicationList/ApplicationList.tsx b/frontend/src/component/application/ApplicationList/ApplicationList.tsx
index a7eae9f593..db6c5416f3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/application/ApplicationList/ApplicationList.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/application/ApplicationList/ApplicationList.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export const ApplicationList = () => {
     return (
         <>
             <div className={commonStyles.searchField}>
-                <SearchField value={filter} updateValue={setFilter} />
+                <SearchField initialValue={filter} updateValue={setFilter} />
             </div>
             <PageContent headerContent={<HeaderTitle title="Applications" />}>
                 <div className={commonStyles.fullwidth}>
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/common/SearchField/SearchField.jsx b/frontend/src/component/common/SearchField/SearchField.jsx
index 3345293569..87f7980e69 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/common/SearchField/SearchField.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/common/SearchField/SearchField.jsx
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import SearchIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Search';
 
 import { useStyles } from './styles';
 
-function SearchField({ updateValue, className = '' }) {
+function SearchField({ initialValue = '', updateValue, className = '' }) {
     const styles = useStyles();
 
-    const [localValue, setLocalValue] = useState('');
+    const [localValue, setLocalValue] = useState(initialValue);
     const debounceUpdateValue = debounce(updateValue, 500);
 
     const handleChange = e => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/feature/FeatureToggleList/FeatureToggleList.jsx b/frontend/src/component/feature/FeatureToggleList/FeatureToggleList.jsx
index 1bd1d1701f..7c5ea29409 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/feature/FeatureToggleList/FeatureToggleList.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/feature/FeatureToggleList/FeatureToggleList.jsx
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ const FeatureToggleList = ({
         <div className={styles.featureContainer}>
             <div className={styles.searchBarContainer}>
                 <SearchField
+                    initialValue={filter.query}
                     updateValue={setFilterQuery}
                     className={classnames(styles.searchBar, {
                         skeleton: loading,