diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/modal/filters.js b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/modal/filters.js
index bd394a2318c..2e22b1eca47 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/modal/filters.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/modal/filters.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ export default {
 
     this.filteredSearch = new FilteredSearchBoards(this.store);
     this.filteredSearch.removeTokens();
+    this.filteredSearch.handleInputPlaceholder();
+    this.filteredSearch.toggleClearSearchButton();
   },
   beforeDestroy() {
     this.filteredSearch.cleanup();
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/filtered_search_boards.js b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/filtered_search_boards.js
index 101732309ea..1264280284c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/filtered_search_boards.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/filtered_search_boards.js
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ export default class FilteredSearchBoards extends gl.FilteredSearchManager {
     [].forEach.call(tokens, (el) => {
       el.parentNode.removeChild(el);
     });
+
+    this.filteredSearchInput.value = '';
   }
 
   updateTokens() {
diff --git a/spec/features/boards/add_issues_modal_spec.rb b/spec/features/boards/add_issues_modal_spec.rb
index d17a418b8c3..1c0f97d8a1c 100644
--- a/spec/features/boards/add_issues_modal_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/boards/add_issues_modal_spec.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,20 @@ describe 'Issue Boards add issue modal', :feature, :js do
     wait_for_vue_resource
   end
 
+  it 'resets filtered search state' do
+    visit namespace_project_board_path(project.namespace, project, board, search: 'testing')
+
+    wait_for_vue_resource
+
+    click_button('Add issues')
+
+    page.within('.add-issues-modal') do
+      expect(find('.form-control').value).to eq('')
+      expect(page).to have_selector('.clear-search', visible: false)
+      expect(find('.form-control')[:placeholder]).to eq('Search or filter results...')
+    end
+  end
+
   context 'modal interaction' do
     it 'opens modal' do
       click_button('Add issues')