diff --git a/web/frontend/src/Jobs.root.svelte b/web/frontend/src/Jobs.root.svelte
index 718ccda..57f0b5b 100644
--- a/web/frontend/src/Jobs.root.svelte
+++ b/web/frontend/src/Jobs.root.svelte
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   export let roles;
 
   let filterComponent; // see why here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58287729/how-can-i-export-a-function-from-a-svelte-component-that-changes-a-value-in-the
+  let filterBuffer = [];
   let jobList,
       jobCompare,
     matchedListJobs,
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@
         selectedCluster = detail.filters[0]?.cluster
           ? detail.filters[0].cluster.eq
           : null;
+        filterBuffer = [...detail.filters]
         if (showCompare) {
           jobCompare.queryJobs(detail.filters);
         } else {
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@
     <Button color="primary" on:click={() => {
       showCompare = !showCompare
     }} >
-      {showCompare ? 'Compare' : 'List'} Jobs
+      {showCompare ? 'List' : 'Compare'} Jobs
     </Button>
   </Col>
 </Row>
@@ -146,12 +148,14 @@
         bind:sorting
         bind:matchedListJobs
         bind:showFootprint
+        {filterBuffer}
       />
     {:else}
       <JobCompare
         bind:this={jobCompare}
         bind:metrics
         bind:matchedCompareJobs
+        {filterBuffer}
       />
     {/if}
   </Col>
diff --git a/web/frontend/src/generic/JobCompare.svelte b/web/frontend/src/generic/JobCompare.svelte
index 9ba1bbf..17da18f 100644
--- a/web/frontend/src/generic/JobCompare.svelte
+++ b/web/frontend/src/generic/JobCompare.svelte
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@
   }
 
   export let matchedCompareJobs = 0;
+  export let filterBuffer = [];
   export let metrics = ccconfig.plot_list_selectedMetrics;
 
-  let filter = [];
+  let filter = [...filterBuffer];
   const sorting = { field: "startTime", type: "col", order: "DESC" };
 
   /* GQL */
diff --git a/web/frontend/src/generic/JobList.svelte b/web/frontend/src/generic/JobList.svelte
index b31a496..03044f0 100644
--- a/web/frontend/src/generic/JobList.svelte
+++ b/web/frontend/src/generic/JobList.svelte
@@ -38,12 +38,13 @@
   export let matchedListJobs = 0;
   export let metrics = ccconfig.plot_list_selectedMetrics;
   export let showFootprint;
+  export let filterBuffer = [];
 
   let usePaging = ccconfig.job_list_usePaging
   let itemsPerPage = usePaging ? ccconfig.plot_list_jobsPerPage : 10;
   let page = 1;
   let paging = { itemsPerPage, page };
-  let filter = [];
+  let filter = [...filterBuffer];
   let lastFilter = [];
   let lastSorting = null;
   let triggerMetricRefresh = false;