diff --git a/src/gridz/GridCtrl.js b/src/gridz/GridCtrl.js
index a2ebc53a6..e3d4a4950 100644
--- a/src/gridz/GridCtrl.js
+++ b/src/gridz/GridCtrl.js
@@ -419,7 +419,8 @@ export default class GridCtrl {
       // to be able to set default filters on the first load
       const q = p.q ? JSON.parse(p.q): {}
       const permanentFilters = this.listCtrl?.permanentFilters || {}
-      p.q = JSON.stringify({ ...q, ...searchModel , ...permanentFilters})
+      const initSearch = this.listCtrl?.initSearch || {}
+      p.q = JSON.stringify({...initSearch, ...q,  ...searchModel, ...permanentFilters})
       const data = await this.dataApi.search(p)
       this.addJSONData(data)
     } catch (er) {
diff --git a/src/ng/gridz/list/BaseListCtrl.js b/src/ng/gridz/list/BaseListCtrl.js
index e5d7e0bec..b8e33a328 100644
--- a/src/ng/gridz/list/BaseListCtrl.js
+++ b/src/ng/gridz/list/BaseListCtrl.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export default class BaseListCtrl {
   }
 
   extendFilters(filters) {
-    return _.merge({}, filters || {}, this.permanentFilters)
+    return _.merge(this.initSearch || {}, filters || {}, this.permanentFilters)
   }
 
   async doConfig(cfg) {