diff --git a/plugins/search/src/components/SearchFilter/SearchFilter.Autocomplete.tsx b/plugins/search/src/components/SearchFilter/SearchFilter.Autocomplete.tsx
index bf0745864b..7a67bf3935 100644
--- a/plugins/search/src/components/SearchFilter/SearchFilter.Autocomplete.tsx
+++ b/plugins/search/src/components/SearchFilter/SearchFilter.Autocomplete.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import React, { ChangeEvent, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { ChangeEvent, useState } from 'react';
 import { Chip, TextField } from '@material-ui/core';
 import {
   Autocomplete,
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {
   AutocompleteRenderInputParams,
 } from '@material-ui/lab';
 import { useSearch } from '../SearchContext';
-import { useAsyncFilterValues } from './hooks';
+import { useAsyncFilterValues, useDefaultFilterValue } from './hooks';
 import { SearchFilterComponentProps } from './SearchFilter';
 
 /**
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export const AutocompleteFilter = (props: SearchAutocompleteFilterProps) => {
     limitTags,
   } = props;
   const [inputValue, setInputValue] = useState<string>('');
+  useDefaultFilterValue(name, defaultValue);
   const { value: values, loading } = useAsyncFilterValues(
     asyncValues,
     inputValue,
@@ -56,20 +57,6 @@ export const AutocompleteFilter = (props: SearchAutocompleteFilterProps) => {
   const filterValue =
     (filters[name] as string | string[] | undefined) || (multiple ? [] : null);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const defaultIsEmpty = !defaultValue;
-    const defaultIsEmptyArray =
-      Array.isArray(defaultValue) && defaultValue.length === 0;
-
-    if (!defaultIsEmpty && !defaultIsEmptyArray) {
-      setFilters(prevFilters => ({
-        ...prevFilters,
-        [name]: defaultValue,
-      }));
-    }
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, []);
-
   // Set new filter values on input change.
   const handleChange = (
     _: ChangeEvent<{}>,
diff --git a/plugins/search/src/components/SearchFilter/SearchFilter.tsx b/plugins/search/src/components/SearchFilter/SearchFilter.tsx
index 23761ee4a9..d08cac4cbe 100644
--- a/plugins/search/src/components/SearchFilter/SearchFilter.tsx
+++ b/plugins/search/src/components/SearchFilter/SearchFilter.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import React, { ReactElement, ChangeEvent, useEffect } from 'react';
+import React, { ReactElement, ChangeEvent } from 'react';
 import {
   makeStyles,
   FormControl,
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import {
   SearchAutocompleteFilterProps,
 } from './SearchFilter.Autocomplete';
 import { useSearch } from '../SearchContext';
-import { useAsyncFilterValues } from './hooks';
+import { useAsyncFilterValues, useDefaultFilterValue } from './hooks';
 
 const useStyles = makeStyles({
   label: {
@@ -64,16 +64,7 @@ const CheckboxFilter = (props: SearchFilterComponentProps) => {
   const { className, defaultValue, label, name, values = [] } = props;
   const classes = useStyles();
   const { filters, setFilters } = useSearch();
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (Array.isArray(defaultValue)) {
-      setFilters(prevFilters => ({
-        ...prevFilters,
-        [name]: defaultValue,
-      }));
-    }
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, []);
+  useDefaultFilterValue(name, defaultValue);
 
   const handleChange = (e: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
     const {
@@ -127,6 +118,7 @@ const SelectFilter = (props: SearchFilterComponentProps) => {
     values: givenValues,
   } = props;
   const classes = useStyles();
+  useDefaultFilterValue(name, defaultValue);
   const { value: values = [], loading } = useAsyncFilterValues(
     asyncValues,
     '',
@@ -135,16 +127,6 @@ const SelectFilter = (props: SearchFilterComponentProps) => {
   );
   const { filters, setFilters } = useSearch();
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (typeof defaultValue === 'string') {
-      setFilters(prevFilters => ({
-        ...prevFilters,
-        [name]: defaultValue,
-      }));
-    }
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, []);
-
   const handleChange = (e: ChangeEvent<{ value: unknown }>) => {
     const {
       target: { value },
diff --git a/plugins/search/src/components/SearchFilter/hooks.ts b/plugins/search/src/components/SearchFilter/hooks.ts
index df9e8a980a..14dd00b8e7 100644
--- a/plugins/search/src/components/SearchFilter/hooks.ts
+++ b/plugins/search/src/components/SearchFilter/hooks.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { useRef } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import useAsyncFn from 'react-use/lib/useAsyncFn';
 import useDebounce from 'react-use/lib/useDebounce';
+import { useSearch } from '../SearchContext';
 
 /**
  * Utility hook for either asynchronously loading filter values from a given
@@ -68,3 +69,27 @@ export const useAsyncFilterValues = (
 
   return state;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Utility hook for applying a given default value to the search context.
+ */
+export const useDefaultFilterValue = (
+  name: string,
+  defaultValue?: string | string[] | null,
+) => {
+  const { setFilters } = useSearch();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const defaultIsEmpty = !defaultValue;
+    const defaultIsEmptyArray =
+      Array.isArray(defaultValue) && defaultValue.length === 0;
+
+    if (!defaultIsEmpty && !defaultIsEmptyArray) {
+      setFilters(prevFilters => ({
+        ...prevFilters,
+        [name]: defaultValue,
+      }));
+    }
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, []);
+};