diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityLifecyclePicker/EntityLifecyclePicker.test.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityLifecyclePicker/EntityLifecyclePicker.test.tsx
index ef77f7615f..3ee610ddaf 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityLifecyclePicker/EntityLifecyclePicker.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityLifecyclePicker/EntityLifecyclePicker.test.tsx
@@ -210,4 +210,21 @@ describe('<EntityLifecyclePicker/>', () => {
       lifecycles: undefined,
     });
   });
+  it('responds to initialFilter prop', () => {
+    const updateFilters = jest.fn();
+    render(
+      <MockEntityListContextProvider
+        value={{
+          entities: sampleEntities,
+          backendEntities: sampleEntities,
+          updateFilters,
+        }}
+      >
+        <EntityLifecyclePicker initialFilter={['production']} />
+      </MockEntityListContextProvider>,
+    );
+    expect(updateFilters).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith({
+      lifecycles: new EntityLifecycleFilter(['production']),
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityLifecyclePicker/EntityLifecyclePicker.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityLifecyclePicker/EntityLifecyclePicker.tsx
index b941f94531..913e800ec0 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityLifecyclePicker/EntityLifecyclePicker.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityLifecyclePicker/EntityLifecyclePicker.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,13 @@ const icon = <CheckBoxOutlineBlankIcon fontSize="small" />;
 const checkedIcon = <CheckBoxIcon fontSize="small" />;
 
 /** @public */
-export const EntityLifecyclePicker = () => {
+export type EntityLifecyclePickerProps = {
+  initialFilter?: string[];
+};
+
+/** @public */
+export const EntityLifecyclePicker = (props: EntityLifecyclePickerProps) => {
+  const { initialFilter } = props;
   const classes = useStyles();
   const {
     updateFilters,
@@ -64,7 +70,7 @@ export const EntityLifecyclePicker = () => {
   const [selectedLifecycles, setSelectedLifecycles] = useState(
     queryParamLifecycles.length
       ? queryParamLifecycles
-      : filters.lifecycles?.values ?? [],
+      : filters.lifecycles?.values ?? (initialFilter || []),
   );
 
   // Set selected lifecycles on query parameter updates; this happens at initial page load and from