diff --git a/lib/AcqList/hooks/useFilters.js b/lib/AcqList/hooks/useFilters.js
index 167c39d9..e266baa5 100644
--- a/lib/AcqList/hooks/useFilters.js
+++ b/lib/AcqList/hooks/useFilters.js
@@ -8,18 +8,21 @@ import {
   SEARCH_PARAMETER,
 } from '../constants';
 
-const useFilters = (resetData, initialFilters = {}, options) => {
+const INITIAL_FILTERS = {};
+const OPTIONS = {};
+
+const useFilters = (resetData, initialFilters = INITIAL_FILTERS, options = OPTIONS) => {
   const [filters, setFilters] = useState(initialFilters);
   const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState('');
   const [searchIndex, setSearchIndex] = useState('');
 
   const {
     skipTrimOnChange = false,
-  } = options || {};
+  } = options;
 
   const applyFilters = useCallback(
     (type, value) => {
-      const newFilters = { ...filters };
+      const newFilters = {};
 
       if (Array.isArray(value) && value.length === 0) {
         newFilters[type] = undefined;
@@ -27,13 +30,16 @@ const useFilters = (resetData, initialFilters = {}, options) => {
         newFilters[type] = value;
       }
 
-      setFilters(newFilters);
+      setFilters((currentFilters) => ({
+        ...currentFilters,
+        ...newFilters,
+      }));
 
       resetData();
 
       return newFilters;
     },
-    [filters, resetData],
+    [resetData],
   );
 
   const applySearch = useCallback(
diff --git a/lib/AcqList/hooks/useLocationFilters.js b/lib/AcqList/hooks/useLocationFilters.js
index b28e5d29..1ef43145 100644
--- a/lib/AcqList/hooks/useLocationFilters.js
+++ b/lib/AcqList/hooks/useLocationFilters.js
@@ -11,10 +11,19 @@ import {
 import {
   buildFiltersObj,
   buildSearch,
+  getFiltersCount,
 } from '../utils';
 import useFilters from './useFilters';
 
-const useLocationFilters = (location, history, resetData, options) => {
+const DEFAULT_FILTERS = {};
+
+const useLocationFilters = (
+  location,
+  history,
+  resetData,
+  options,
+  defaultFilters = DEFAULT_FILTERS,
+) => {
   const {
     filters,
     searchQuery,
@@ -32,7 +41,23 @@ const useLocationFilters = (location, history, resetData, options) => {
     () => {
       const initialFilters = buildFiltersObj(location.search);
 
-      setFilters(initialFilters);
+      setFilters((currentFilters) => {
+        const _defaultFilters = getFiltersCount(initialFilters) === 0 ? defaultFilters : {};
+
+        // If there are no filters in the URL, we need to add the default filters to the URL
+        if (Object.keys(_defaultFilters).length) {
+          history.push({
+            pathname: '',
+            search: `${buildSearch(_defaultFilters, location.search)}`,
+          });
+        }
+
+        return {
+          ...currentFilters,
+          ..._defaultFilters,
+          ...initialFilters,
+        };
+      });
       setSearchQuery(initialFilters[SEARCH_PARAMETER] || '');
       setSearchIndex(initialFilters[SEARCH_INDEX_PARAMETER] || '');
     },