diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Mocks/RoomSummaryProviderMock.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Mocks/RoomSummaryProviderMock.swift
index 2531e9752..9dba4e86d 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Mocks/RoomSummaryProviderMock.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Mocks/RoomSummaryProviderMock.swift
@@ -50,15 +50,22 @@ extension RoomSummaryProviderMock {
         
         setFilterClosure = { [initialRooms, roomListSubject] filter in
             switch filter {
-            case let .include(predicate):
+            case let .search(query):
                 var rooms = initialRooms
                 
-                if let filter = predicate.filters.first {
-                    rooms = rooms.filter { filter == .people ? $0.isDirect : !$0.isDirect }
+                if !query.isEmpty {
+                    rooms = rooms.filter { $0.name?.localizedCaseInsensitiveContains(query) ?? false }
                 }
                 
-                if let query = predicate.query, !query.isEmpty {
-                    rooms = rooms.filter { $0.name?.localizedCaseInsensitiveContains(query) ?? false }
+                roomListSubject.send(rooms)
+            case let .all(filters):
+                var rooms = initialRooms
+                
+                if filters.count > 1 {
+                    // for testing purpose chaining more than one filter will always return an empty state
+                    rooms = []
+                } else if let filter = filters.first {
+                    rooms = rooms.filter { filter == .people ? $0.isDirect : !$0.isDirect }
                 }
                 
                 roomListSubject.send(rooms)
diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Other/SwiftUI/Search.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Other/SwiftUI/Search.swift
index 8a0a14563..50e3b6acb 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Other/SwiftUI/Search.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Other/SwiftUI/Search.swift
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 import SwiftUI
 import SwiftUIIntrospect
 
+// MARK: - Search Controller Extensions
+
 extension View {
     /// A custom replacement for searchable that allows more precise configuration of the underlying search controller.
     ///
@@ -169,3 +171,21 @@ private struct SearchController: UIViewControllerRepresentable {
         }
     }
 }
+
+// MARK: - Searchable Extensions
+
+struct IsSearchingModifier: ViewModifier {
+    @Environment(\.isSearching) private var isSearchingEnv
+    @Binding var isSearching: Bool
+    
+    func body(content: Content) -> some View {
+        content
+            .onChange(of: isSearchingEnv) { isSearching = $0 }
+    }
+}
+
+extension View {
+    func isSearching(_ isSearching: Binding<Bool>) -> some View {
+        modifier(IsSearchingModifier(isSearching: isSearching))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/EmojiPickerScreen/View/EmojiPickerScreen.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/EmojiPickerScreen/View/EmojiPickerScreen.swift
index 36f2526fb..c71ed16a3 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/EmojiPickerScreen/View/EmojiPickerScreen.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/EmojiPickerScreen/View/EmojiPickerScreen.swift
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ struct EmojiPickerScreen: View {
             .navigationTitle(L10n.commonReactions)
             .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.inline)
             .toolbar { toolbar }
-            .modifier(IsSearching(isSearching: $isSearching))
+            .isSearching($isSearching)
             .searchable(text: $searchString, placement: .navigationBarDrawer(displayMode: .always))
             .compoundSearchField()
         }
@@ -87,17 +87,6 @@ struct EmojiPickerScreen: View {
     }
 }
 
-/// A view modifier to extract whether the search field is focussed from a subview.
-private struct IsSearching: ViewModifier {
-    @Environment(\.isSearching) private var isSearchFieldFocused
-    @Binding var isSearching: Bool
-    
-    func body(content: Content) -> some View {
-        content
-            .onChange(of: isSearchFieldFocused) { isSearching = $0 }
-    }
-}
-
 // MARK: - Previews
 
 struct EmojiPickerScreen_Previews: PreviewProvider, TestablePreview {
diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/GlobalSearchScreen/GlobalSearchScreenViewModel.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/GlobalSearchScreen/GlobalSearchScreenViewModel.swift
index d151a443d..2c12abcaf 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/GlobalSearchScreen/GlobalSearchScreenViewModel.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/GlobalSearchScreen/GlobalSearchScreenViewModel.swift
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class GlobalSearchScreenViewModel: GlobalSearchScreenViewModelType, GlobalSearch
             .map(\.bindings.searchQuery)
             .removeDuplicates()
             .sink { [weak self] searchQuery in
-                self?.roomSummaryProvider.setFilter(.include(.init(query: searchQuery)))
+                self?.roomSummaryProvider.setFilter(.search(query: searchQuery))
             }
             .store(in: &cancellables)
         
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class GlobalSearchScreenViewModel: GlobalSearchScreenViewModelType, GlobalSearch
         switch viewAction {
         case .dismiss:
             actionsSubject.send(.dismiss)
-            roomSummaryProvider.setFilter(.include(.all)) // This is a shared provider
+            roomSummaryProvider.setFilter(.all(filters: [])) // This is a shared provider
         case .select(let roomID):
             actionsSubject.send(.select(roomID: roomID))
         case .reachedTop:
diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/HomeScreen/HomeScreenModels.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/HomeScreen/HomeScreenModels.swift
index c1204feed..76c127ccb 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/HomeScreen/HomeScreenModels.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/HomeScreen/HomeScreenModels.swift
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ struct HomeScreenViewState: BindableState {
     var rooms: [HomeScreenRoom] = []
     var roomListMode: HomeScreenRoomListMode = .skeletons
     
-    var shouldShowFilters = false
+    var areFiltersEnabled = false
     var markAsUnreadEnabled = false
     var markAsFavouriteEnabled = false
     
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ struct HomeScreenViewState: BindableState {
     var shouldShowEmptyFilterState: Bool {
         shouldShowFilters && bindings.filtersState.isFiltering && visibleRooms.isEmpty
     }
+    
+    var shouldShowFilters: Bool {
+        areFiltersEnabled && !bindings.isSearchFieldFocused
+    }
 }
 
 struct HomeScreenViewStateBindings {
diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/HomeScreen/HomeScreenViewModel.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/HomeScreen/HomeScreenViewModel.swift
index efcbb023f..0fc3e17e2 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/HomeScreen/HomeScreenViewModel.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/HomeScreen/HomeScreenViewModel.swift
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ class HomeScreenViewModel: HomeScreenViewModelType, HomeScreenViewModelProtocol
                     return
                 }
                 if !value {
-                    state.shouldShowFilters = false
+                    state.areFiltersEnabled = false
                     state.bindings.filtersState.clearFilters()
                 } else {
-                    state.shouldShowFilters = true
+                    state.areFiltersEnabled = true
                 }
             }
             .store(in: &cancellables)
@@ -233,10 +233,9 @@ class HomeScreenViewModel: HomeScreenViewModelType, HomeScreenViewModelProtocol
             roomSummaryProvider?.setFilter(.excludeAll)
         } else {
             if state.bindings.isSearchFieldFocused {
-                roomSummaryProvider?.setFilter(.include(.init(query: state.bindings.searchQuery,
-                                                              filters: state.bindings.filtersState.activeFilters.set)))
+                roomSummaryProvider?.setFilter(.search(query: state.bindings.searchQuery))
             } else {
-                roomSummaryProvider?.setFilter(.include(.init(filters: state.bindings.filtersState.activeFilters.set)))
+                roomSummaryProvider?.setFilter(.all(filters: state.areFiltersEnabled ? state.bindings.filtersState.activeFilters.set : []))
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/HomeScreen/View/Filters/RoomListFilterView.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/HomeScreen/View/Filters/RoomListFilterView.swift
index 9bbc1bf8b..83900ada1 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/HomeScreen/View/Filters/RoomListFilterView.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/HomeScreen/View/Filters/RoomListFilterView.swift
@@ -37,21 +37,21 @@ struct RoomListFilterView_Previews: PreviewProvider, TestablePreview {
 
 private struct FilterToggleStyle: ToggleStyle {
     private func strokeColor(isOn: Bool) -> Color {
-        isOn ? .compound.bgSubtleSecondary : .compound.borderInteractiveSecondary
+        isOn ? .compound.bgActionPrimaryRest : .compound.borderInteractiveSecondary
     }
     
     private func backgroundColor(isOn: Bool) -> Color {
-        isOn ? .compound.bgSubtleSecondary : .compound.bgCanvasDefault
+        isOn ? .compound.bgActionPrimaryRest : .compound.bgCanvasDefault
     }
     
     private func foregroundColor(isOn: Bool) -> Color {
-        isOn ? .compound.textPrimary : .compound.textSecondary
+        isOn ? .compound.textOnSolidPrimary : .compound.textPrimary
     }
     
     func makeBody(configuration: Configuration) -> some View {
         let shape = RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 20)
         configuration.label
-            .font(.compound.bodyLGSemibold)
+            .font(.compound.bodyLG)
             .foregroundColor(foregroundColor(isOn: configuration.isOn))
             .padding(.horizontal, 16)
             .padding(.vertical, 8)
diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/HomeScreen/View/HomeScreenContent.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/HomeScreen/View/HomeScreenContent.swift
index 1bf6e5b73..799f82f24 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/HomeScreen/View/HomeScreenContent.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/HomeScreen/View/HomeScreenContent.swift
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ struct HomeScreenContent: View {
                             .layoutPriority(1)
                     }
                 case .rooms:
-                    if context.viewState.shouldShowFilters {
+                    if context.viewState.areFiltersEnabled {
                         // Showing empty views in pinned headers makes the room list spasm when reaching the top
                         LazyVStack(spacing: 0, pinnedViews: [.sectionHeaders]) {
                             Section {
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ struct HomeScreenContent: View {
                                     .readFrame($topSectionFrame)
                             }
                         }
+                        .isSearching($context.isSearchFieldFocused)
                         .searchable(text: $context.searchQuery)
                         .compoundSearchField()
                         .disableAutocorrection(true)
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ struct HomeScreenContent: View {
 
                         LazyVStack(spacing: 0) {
                             HomeScreenRoomList(context: context)
+                                .isSearching($context.isSearchFieldFocused)
                         }
                         .searchable(text: $context.searchQuery)
                         .compoundSearchField()
diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/HomeScreen/View/HomeScreenRoomList.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/HomeScreen/View/HomeScreenRoomList.swift
index 2d714d327..47ac6e2d1 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/HomeScreen/View/HomeScreenRoomList.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/HomeScreen/View/HomeScreenRoomList.swift
@@ -17,17 +17,9 @@
 import SwiftUI
 
 struct HomeScreenRoomList: View {
-    @Environment(\.isSearching) var isSearchFieldFocused
-    
     @ObservedObject var context: HomeScreenViewModel.Context
     
     var body: some View {
-        filteredContent
-            .onChange(of: isSearchFieldFocused) { context.isSearchFieldFocused = $0 }
-    }
-    
-    @ViewBuilder
-    private var filteredContent: some View {
         // Hide the room list when the search bar is focused but the query is empty
         // This works hand in hand with the room list service layer filtering and
         // avoids glitches when focusing the search bar
diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/MessageForwardingScreen/MessageForwardingScreenViewModel.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/MessageForwardingScreen/MessageForwardingScreenViewModel.swift
index 32ec813b4..e3c06d72c 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/MessageForwardingScreen/MessageForwardingScreenViewModel.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/MessageForwardingScreen/MessageForwardingScreenViewModel.swift
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class MessageForwardingScreenViewModel: MessageForwardingScreenViewModelType, Me
             .removeDuplicates()
             .sink { [weak self] searchQuery in
                 guard let self else { return }
-                self.roomSummaryProvider?.setFilter(.include(.init(query: searchQuery)))
+                self.roomSummaryProvider?.setFilter(.search(query: searchQuery))
             }
             .store(in: &cancellables)
         
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class MessageForwardingScreenViewModel: MessageForwardingScreenViewModelType, Me
         switch viewAction {
         case .cancel:
             actionsSubject.send(.dismiss)
-            roomSummaryProvider?.setFilter(.include(.all))
+            roomSummaryProvider?.setFilter(.all(filters: []))
         case .send:
             guard let roomID = state.selectedRoomID else {
                 fatalError()
diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Room/RoomSummary/RoomSummaryProvider.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Room/RoomSummary/RoomSummaryProvider.swift
index c2eda371c..9df8f614f 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Room/RoomSummary/RoomSummaryProvider.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Room/RoomSummary/RoomSummaryProvider.swift
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class RoomSummaryProvider: RoomSummaryProviderProtocol {
             })
             
             // Forces the listener above to be called with the current state
-            setFilter(.include(.all))
+            setFilter(.all(filters: []))
             
             listUpdatesTaskHandle = listUpdatesSubscriptionResult?.entriesStream
             
@@ -153,12 +153,11 @@ class RoomSummaryProvider: RoomSummaryProviderProtocol {
         switch filter {
         case .excludeAll:
             _ = listUpdatesSubscriptionResult?.controller.setFilter(kind: .none)
-        case let .include(predicate):
-            var filters = predicate.filters.map(\.rustFilter)
-            if let query = predicate.query {
-                filters.append(.normalizedMatchRoomName(pattern: query.lowercased()))
-            }
-            // We never want to show left rooms.
+        case let .search(query):
+            let filters: [RoomListEntriesDynamicFilterKind] = [.normalizedMatchRoomName(pattern: query), .nonLeft]
+            _ = listUpdatesSubscriptionResult?.controller.setFilter(kind: .all(filters: filters))
+        case let .all(filters):
+            var filters = filters.map(\.rustFilter)
             filters.append(.nonLeft)
             _ = listUpdatesSubscriptionResult?.controller.setFilter(kind: .all(filters: filters))
         }
diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Room/RoomSummary/RoomSummaryProviderProtocol.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Room/RoomSummary/RoomSummaryProviderProtocol.swift
index 1354d0ee1..8d233db7c 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Room/RoomSummary/RoomSummaryProviderProtocol.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Room/RoomSummary/RoomSummaryProviderProtocol.swift
@@ -97,27 +97,12 @@ enum RoomSummary: CustomStringConvertible, Equatable {
 }
 
 enum RoomSummaryProviderFilter: Equatable {
-    struct Predicate: Equatable {
-        let query: String?
-        let filters: Set<RoomListFilter>
-        
-        static var all: Predicate {
-            Predicate()
-        }
-        
-        /// - Parameters:
-        ///    - query: If provided the filter will do a normalized search, default is nil
-        ///    - filters: Additional filters that can be provided for further filtering the room list, default is empty which means no additional filtering is done
-        init(query: String? = nil, filters: Set<RoomListFilter> = []) {
-            self.query = query
-            self.filters = filters
-        }
-    }
-    
     /// Filters out everything
     case excludeAll
     /// Includes only the items that satisfy the predicate logic
-    case include(Predicate)
+    case search(query: String)
+    /// Includes only what satisfies the filters used
+    case all(filters: Set<RoomListFilter>)
 }
 
 // sourcery: AutoMockable
diff --git a/PreviewTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_roomListFilterView.1.png b/PreviewTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_roomListFilterView.1.png
index f02294ffa..a860dd55a 100644
--- a/PreviewTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_roomListFilterView.1.png
+++ b/PreviewTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_roomListFilterView.1.png
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
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-oid sha256:28cde6aea3ba1a8dc8bf1d44359735c5cec7618ee51d4a087acd9ea0581c02bb
-size 61950
+oid sha256:3ac210fff37bb6b8023fa1527ac1eeb5fdbad9c80357b42f68248f9940db3531
+size 62409
diff --git a/PreviewTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_roomListFilterView.2.png b/PreviewTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_roomListFilterView.2.png
index d527bbb20..443cc1ac2 100644
--- a/PreviewTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_roomListFilterView.2.png
+++ b/PreviewTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_roomListFilterView.2.png
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
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-oid sha256:07160b58b8cc326f373622079b8513322aa27c1ef44fe95c60f41ef87d747ea1
-size 60192
+oid sha256:01003a81f1ace9c184c28728f8bee3528e326f0be88ebcbab3006af649208a10
+size 60619
diff --git a/PreviewTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_roomListFiltersView.1.png b/PreviewTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_roomListFiltersView.1.png
index 75344fe58..be2eec393 100644
--- a/PreviewTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_roomListFiltersView.1.png
+++ b/PreviewTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_roomListFiltersView.1.png
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
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-oid sha256:25da13ca12e10bb1a8634fb62b9073ec02aecbfe02872f81bdd49d619a9b1ca6
-size 69664
+oid sha256:a5972aae36b27aad2dd6c2fdddcdc99a369d566f162042b1916f77d857607134
+size 70253
diff --git a/PreviewTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_roomListFiltersView.2.png b/PreviewTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_roomListFiltersView.2.png
index e5f8d1921..661455d5e 100644
--- a/PreviewTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_roomListFiltersView.2.png
+++ b/PreviewTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_roomListFiltersView.2.png
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
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-oid sha256:2af52fe41d2238cd6e16f759d533ad21445569270b583a2e268a7926d68e37e0
-size 73653
+oid sha256:269445bf0caa7e3ca562e542028081fb5bf9c87d42b5509cce7f69dda472f46e
+size 73468
diff --git a/UnitTests/Sources/HomeScreenViewModelTests.swift b/UnitTests/Sources/HomeScreenViewModelTests.swift
index 84707e850..1dfaf37d0 100644
--- a/UnitTests/Sources/HomeScreenViewModelTests.swift
+++ b/UnitTests/Sources/HomeScreenViewModelTests.swift
@@ -171,11 +171,23 @@ class HomeScreenViewModelTests: XCTestCase {
         try await Task.sleep(for: .milliseconds(100))
         XCTAssertEqual(roomSummaryProvider.roomListPublisher.value.count, 2)
         XCTAssertEqual(roomSummaryProvider.roomListPublisher.value.first?.name, "Foundation and Earth")
-        
+    }
+    
+    func testSearch() async throws {
         context.isSearchFieldFocused = true
         context.searchQuery = "lude to Found"
         try await Task.sleep(for: .milliseconds(100))
         XCTAssertEqual(roomSummaryProvider.roomListPublisher.value.first?.name, "Prelude to Foundation")
         XCTAssertEqual(roomSummaryProvider.roomListPublisher.value.count, 1)
+        XCTAssertFalse(context.viewState.shouldShowFilters)
+    }
+    
+    func testFiltersEmptyState() async throws {
+        context.filtersState.activateFilter(.people)
+        context.filtersState.activateFilter(.favourites)
+        try await Task.sleep(for: .milliseconds(100))
+        XCTAssertTrue(context.viewState.shouldShowEmptyFilterState)
+        context.isSearchFieldFocused = true
+        XCTAssertFalse(context.viewState.shouldShowEmptyFilterState)
     }
 }
diff --git a/changelog.d/pr-2530.wip b/changelog.d/pr-2530.wip
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aadcccf51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/pr-2530.wip
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Searching hides and ignores filtering now.
\ No newline at end of file