diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/journal/journal.html b/rhodecode/templates/journal/journal.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/journal/journal.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/journal/journal.html
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
 
         var filterTimeout = null;
 
-        updateFilter  = function () {
+        updateFilter = function () {
             // Reset timeout
             filterTimeout = null;
 
@@ -333,7 +333,11 @@
             clearTimeout(filterTimeout);
             filterTimeout = setTimeout(updateFilter,600);
         });
-      }
+
+        if(YUD.get('q_filter').value) {
+        	updateFilter();
+        }
+    }
 
     </script>
 </%def>