diff --git a/frontend/src/component/feature/__tests__/__snapshots__/feature-list-item-component-test.jsx.snap b/frontend/src/component/feature/__tests__/__snapshots__/feature-list-item-component-test.jsx.snap
index f379b078d6..bcf0663e02 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/feature/__tests__/__snapshots__/feature-list-item-component-test.jsx.snap
+++ b/frontend/src/component/feature/__tests__/__snapshots__/feature-list-item-component-test.jsx.snap
@@ -60,11 +60,7 @@ exports[`renders correctly with one feature 1`] = `
   </span>
   <span
     className="listItemStrategies hideLt920"
-  >
-    <react-mdl-Chip
-      className="typeChip"
-    />
-  </span>
+  />
   <span />
 </react-mdl-ListItem>
 `;
@@ -128,11 +124,7 @@ exports[`renders correctly with one feature without permission 1`] = `
   </span>
   <span
     className="listItemStrategies hideLt920"
-  >
-    <react-mdl-Chip
-      className="typeChip"
-    />
-  </span>
+  />
   <span />
 </react-mdl-ListItem>
 `;
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/feature/__tests__/__snapshots__/list-component-test.jsx.snap b/frontend/src/component/feature/__tests__/__snapshots__/list-component-test.jsx.snap
index e445dfd8e7..e8573c6320 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/feature/__tests__/__snapshots__/list-component-test.jsx.snap
+++ b/frontend/src/component/feature/__tests__/__snapshots__/list-component-test.jsx.snap
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ exports[`renders correctly with one feature 1`] = `
           }
         }
         hasPermission={[Function]}
+        setFilter={[Function]}
         settings={
           Object {
             "sort": "name",
@@ -343,6 +344,7 @@ exports[`renders correctly with one feature without permissions 1`] = `
           }
         }
         hasPermission={[Function]}
+        setFilter={[Function]}
         settings={
           Object {
             "sort": "name",
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/feature/__tests__/feature-list-item-component-test.jsx b/frontend/src/component/feature/__tests__/feature-list-item-component-test.jsx
index f1fbc37825..add28bd054 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/feature/__tests__/feature-list-item-component-test.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/feature/__tests__/feature-list-item-component-test.jsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import renderer from 'react-test-renderer';
 import { UPDATE_FEATURE } from '../../../permissions';
 
 jest.mock('react-mdl');
+jest.mock('../feature-type-container');
 
 test('renders correctly with one feature', () => {
     const feature = {
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/feature/feature-list-item-component.jsx b/frontend/src/component/feature/feature-list-item-component.jsx
index 28cfe751a1..26eed3659a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/feature/feature-list-item-component.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/feature/feature-list-item-component.jsx
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { Switch, Chip, ListItem, ListItemAction, Icon } from 'react-mdl';
+import { Switch, ListItem, ListItemAction, Icon } from 'react-mdl';
 import TimeAgo from 'react-timeago';
 import Progress from './progress';
 import { UPDATE_FEATURE } from '../../permissions';
 import { calc, styles as commonStyles } from '../common';
-import StatusComponent from './status-component';
+import Status from './status-component';
+import FeatureType from './feature-type-container';
 
 import styles from './feature.scss';
 
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@ const Feature = ({
                 </Link>
             </span>
             <span className={[styles.listItemStrategies, commonStyles.hideLt920].join(' ')}>
-                <StatusComponent stale={stale} showActive={false} />
-                <Chip className={styles.typeChip}>{type}</Chip>
+                <Status stale={stale} showActive={false} />
+                <FeatureType type={type} />
             </span>
             {revive && hasPermission(UPDATE_FEATURE) ? (
                 <ListItemAction onClick={() => revive(feature.name)}>
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/feature/feature-type-component.jsx b/frontend/src/component/feature/feature-type-component.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d673e5a2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/component/feature/feature-type-component.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { Chip } from 'react-mdl';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import styles from './feature.scss';
+
+export default function StatusComponent({ type, types, onClick }) {
+    const typeObject = types.find(o => o.id === type) || { id: type, name: type };
+
+    return (
+        <Chip className={styles.typeChip} title={typeObject.description} onClick={onClick}>
+            {typeObject.name}
+        </Chip>
+    );
+}
+
+StatusComponent.propTypes = {
+    type: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    types: PropTypes.array,
+    onClick: PropTypes.func,
+};
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/feature/feature-type-container.jsx b/frontend/src/component/feature/feature-type-container.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..523506ed82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/component/feature/feature-type-container.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import Component from './feature-type-component';
+
+const mapStateToProps = state => ({
+    types: state.featureTypes.toJS(),
+});
+
+const FeatureType = connect(mapStateToProps)(Component);
+
+export default FeatureType;
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/feature/list-component.jsx b/frontend/src/component/feature/list-component.jsx
index 12563228ce..2f664f0b9d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/feature/list-component.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/feature/list-component.jsx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export default class FeatureListComponent extends React.Component {
         super();
         this.state = {
             filter: props.settings.filter,
-            updateFilter: debounce(props.updateSetting.bind(this, 'filter'), 250),
+            updateFilter: debounce(props.updateSetting.bind(this, 'filter'), 150),
         };
     }
 
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ export default class FeatureListComponent extends React.Component {
         this.props.updateSetting('showLastHour', !this.props.settings.showLastHour);
     }
 
-    setFilter(v) {
+    setFilter = v => {
         const value = typeof v === 'string' ? v : '';
         this.setState({ filter: value });
         this.state.updateFilter(value);
-    }
+    };
 
     setSort(v) {
         this.props.updateSetting('sort', typeof v === 'string' ? v.trim() : '');
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ export default class FeatureListComponent extends React.Component {
                                     toggleFeature={toggleFeature}
                                     revive={revive}
                                     hasPermission={hasPermission}
+                                    setFilter={this.setFilter}
                                 />
                             ))
                         ) : (
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/feature/list-container.jsx b/frontend/src/component/feature/list-container.jsx
index 47b5d6f9d6..b80db95cad 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/feature/list-container.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/feature/list-container.jsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export const mapStateToPropsConfigurable = isFeature => state => {
                     regex.test(feature.name) ||
                     regex.test(feature.description) ||
                     feature.strategies.some(s => s && s.name && regex.test(s.name)) ||
-                    regex.test(JSON.stringify(feature))
+                    (settings.filter.length > 1 && regex.test(JSON.stringify(feature)))
             );
         } catch (e) {
             // Invalid filter regex
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/menu/header.jsx b/frontend/src/component/menu/header.jsx
index 67e2be7afd..b61eee69a7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/menu/header.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/menu/header.jsx
@@ -6,20 +6,17 @@ import { Route } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { DrawerMenu } from './drawer';
 import Breadcrum from './breadcrumb';
 import ShowUserContainer from '../user/show-user-container';
-import { fetchUIConfig } from './../../store/ui-config/actions';
-import { fetchContext } from './../../store/context/actions';
+import { loadInitalData } from './../../store/loader';
 
 class HeaderComponent extends PureComponent {
     static propTypes = {
         uiConfig: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
-        fetchUIConfig: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-        fetchContext: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+        loadInitalData: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
         location: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     };
 
     componentDidMount() {
-        this.props.fetchUIConfig();
-        this.props.fetchContext();
+        this.props.loadInitalData();
     }
 
     // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
@@ -53,6 +50,4 @@ class HeaderComponent extends PureComponent {
     }
 }
 
-export default connect(state => ({ uiConfig: state.uiConfig.toJS() }), { fetchUIConfig, fetchContext })(
-    HeaderComponent
-);
+export default connect(state => ({ uiConfig: state.uiConfig.toJS() }), { loadInitalData })(HeaderComponent);
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/user/authentication-component.jsx b/frontend/src/component/user/authentication-component.jsx
index 260dc9c64e..470f9b8844 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/user/authentication-component.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/user/authentication-component.jsx
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ class AuthComponent extends React.Component {
         user: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
         unsecureLogin: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
         passwordLogin: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-        fetchFeatureToggles: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-        fetchUIConfig: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+        loadInitalData: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
         history: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     };
 
@@ -52,8 +51,7 @@ class AuthComponent extends React.Component {
                 <AuthenticationPasswordComponent
                     passwordLogin={this.props.passwordLogin}
                     authDetails={authDetails}
-                    fetchFeatureToggles={this.props.fetchFeatureToggles}
-                    fetchUIConfig={this.props.fetchUIConfig}
+                    loadInitalData={this.props.loadInitalData}
                     history={this.props.history}
                 />
             );
@@ -62,8 +60,7 @@ class AuthComponent extends React.Component {
                 <AuthenticationSimpleComponent
                     unsecureLogin={this.props.unsecureLogin}
                     authDetails={authDetails}
-                    fetchFeatureToggles={this.props.fetchFeatureToggles}
-                    fetchUIConfig={this.props.fetchUIConfig}
+                    loadInitalData={this.props.loadInitalData}
                     history={this.props.history}
                 />
             );
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/user/authentication-container.jsx b/frontend/src/component/user/authentication-container.jsx
index 1dee4e0885..e62202f35f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/user/authentication-container.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/user/authentication-container.jsx
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import AuthenticationComponent from './authentication-component';
 import { unsecureLogin, passwordLogin } from '../../store/user/actions';
-import { fetchFeatureToggles } from '../../store/feature-actions';
-import { fetchUIConfig } from '../../store/ui-config/actions';
+import { loadInitalData } from './../../store/loader';
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = {
     unsecureLogin,
     passwordLogin,
-    fetchFeatureToggles,
-    fetchUIConfig,
+    loadInitalData,
 };
 
 const mapStateToProps = state => ({
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/user/authentication-password-component.jsx b/frontend/src/component/user/authentication-password-component.jsx
index e600baa82a..a81004829b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/user/authentication-password-component.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/user/authentication-password-component.jsx
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ class EnterpriseAuthenticationComponent extends React.Component {
     static propTypes = {
         authDetails: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
         passwordLogin: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-        fetchFeatureToggles: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-        fetchUIConfig: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+        loadInitalData: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
         history: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     };
 
@@ -38,8 +37,7 @@ class EnterpriseAuthenticationComponent extends React.Component {
 
         try {
             await this.props.passwordLogin(path, user);
-            await this.props.fetchFeatureToggles();
-            await this.props.fetchUIConfig();
+            await this.props.loadInitalData();
             this.props.history.push(`/`);
         } catch (error) {
             if (error.statusCode === 404) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/user/authentication-simple-component.jsx b/frontend/src/component/user/authentication-simple-component.jsx
index 58aa648b1c..76d69db45d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/user/authentication-simple-component.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/user/authentication-simple-component.jsx
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ class SimpleAuthenticationComponent extends React.Component {
     static propTypes = {
         authDetails: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
         unsecureLogin: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-        fetchFeatureToggles: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-        fetchUIConfig: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+        loadInitalData: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
         history: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     };
 
@@ -19,8 +18,7 @@ class SimpleAuthenticationComponent extends React.Component {
 
         this.props
             .unsecureLogin(path, user)
-            .then(this.props.fetchFeatureToggles)
-            .then(this.props.fetchUIConfig)
+            .then(this.props.loadInitalData)
             .then(() => this.props.history.push(`/`));
     };
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/store/loader.js b/frontend/src/store/loader.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2aaad20d0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/store/loader.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { fetchUIConfig } from './ui-config/actions';
+import { fetchContext } from './context/actions';
+import { fetchFeatureTypes } from './feature-type/actions';
+
+export function loadInitalData() {
+    return dispatch => {
+        fetchUIConfig()(dispatch);
+        fetchContext()(dispatch);
+        fetchFeatureTypes()(dispatch);
+    };
+}