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() {