diff --git a/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequests/ChangeRequestFilters/ChangeRequestFilters.tsx b/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequests/ChangeRequestFilters/ChangeRequestFilters.tsx
index 73e246bf2e..49c0218483 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequests/ChangeRequestFilters/ChangeRequestFilters.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequests/ChangeRequestFilters/ChangeRequestFilters.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export const ChangeRequestFilters: FC<ChangeRequestFiltersProps> = ({
     ariaControlTarget,
 }) => {
     const updateTableState = (update: Partial<TableState>) => {
-        setTableState({ ...tableState, ...update, offset: 0 });
+        setTableState({ ...update, offset: 0 });
     };
 
     const StyledChip = makeStyledChip(ariaControlTarget);
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequests/ChangeRequests.tsx b/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequests/ChangeRequests.tsx
index d0d41580b5..a7d3a6a3bd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequests/ChangeRequests.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequests/ChangeRequests.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { styles as themeStyles } from 'component/common';
 import { ChangeRequestFilters } from './ChangeRequestFilters/ChangeRequestFilters.js';
 import { useAuthUser } from 'hooks/api/getters/useAuth/useAuthUser.js';
 import type { IUser } from 'interfaces/user.js';
-import { stateConfig } from './ChangeRequests.types.js';
+import { stateConfig, type TableState } from './ChangeRequests.types.js';
 
 const columnHelper = createColumnHelper<ChangeRequestSearchItemSchema>();
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ const ChangeRequestsInner = ({ user }: { user: IUser }) => {
 
     const initialState = shouldApplyDefaults ? defaultTableState(user) : {};
 
-    const [tableState, setTableState] = useQueryParams(stateConfig, {
+    const [tableState, setTableStateRaw] = useQueryParams(stateConfig, {
         updateType: 'replaceIn',
     });
 
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ const ChangeRequestsInner = ({ user }: { user: IUser }) => {
           }
         : tableState;
 
+    const setTableState = (newState: Partial<TableState>) => {
+        setTableStateRaw({
+            ...effectiveTableState,
+            ...newState,
+        });
+    };
+
     const {
         changeRequests: data,
         total,