diff --git a/.changeset/nice-monkeys-punch.md b/.changeset/nice-monkeys-punch.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..676d085218
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nice-monkeys-punch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-react': patch
+---
+
+Fixed issue where the query kind parameter is not honored
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityKindPicker/EntityKindPicker.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityKindPicker/EntityKindPicker.tsx
index 36ac93101a..c626a68d10 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityKindPicker/EntityKindPicker.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityKindPicker/EntityKindPicker.tsx
@@ -154,10 +154,7 @@ export const EntityKindPicker = (props: EntityKindPickerProps) => {
         severity: 'error',
       });
     }
-    if (initialFilter) {
-      setSelectedKind(initialFilter);
-    }
-  }, [error, alertApi, initialFilter, setSelectedKind]);
+  }, [error, alertApi]);
 
   if (availableKinds?.length === 0 || error) return null;