diff --git a/frontend/src/component/common/Search/Search.tsx b/frontend/src/component/common/Search/Search.tsx
index 4be705d35c36..85b5a3b380db 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/common/Search/Search.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/common/Search/Search.tsx
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export const Search = ({
     debounceTime = 200,
 }: ISearchProps) => {
     const searchInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
-    const suggestionsRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+    const searchContainerRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
     const [showSuggestions, setShowSuggestions] = useState(false);
     const hideSuggestions = () => {
         setShowSuggestions(false);
@@ -112,10 +112,11 @@ export const Search = ({
     });
     const placeholder = `${customPlaceholder ?? 'Search'} (${hotkey})`;
 
-    useOnClickOutside([searchInputRef, suggestionsRef], hideSuggestions);
+    useOnClickOutside([searchContainerRef], hideSuggestions);
 
     return (
         <StyledContainer
+            ref={searchContainerRef}
             style={containerStyles}
             active={expandable && showSuggestions}
         >
@@ -148,7 +149,8 @@ export const Search = ({
                             <Tooltip title="Clear search query" arrow>
                                 <IconButton
                                     size="small"
-                                    onClick={() => {
+                                    onClick={e => {
+                                        e.stopPropagation(); // prevent outside click from the lazily added element
                                         onSearchChange('');
                                         searchInputRef.current?.focus();
                                     }}
@@ -164,11 +166,13 @@ export const Search = ({
             <ConditionallyRender
                 condition={Boolean(hasFilters) && showSuggestions}
                 show={
-                    <div ref={suggestionsRef}>
-                        <SearchSuggestions
-                            getSearchContext={getSearchContext!}
-                        />
-                    </div>
+                    <SearchSuggestions
+                        onSuggestion={suggestion => {
+                            onSearchChange(suggestion);
+                            searchInputRef.current?.focus();
+                        }}
+                        getSearchContext={getSearchContext!}
+                    />
                 }
             />
         </StyledContainer>
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/common/Search/SearchSuggestions/SearchDescription/SearchDescription.tsx b/frontend/src/component/common/Search/SearchSuggestions/SearchDescription/SearchDescription.tsx
index e2072b263b47..e25daf1d66aa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/common/Search/SearchSuggestions/SearchDescription/SearchDescription.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/common/Search/SearchSuggestions/SearchDescription/SearchDescription.tsx
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@ const StyledHeader = styled('span')(({ theme }) => ({
 }));
 
 const StyledCode = styled('span')(({ theme }) => ({
-    backgroundColor: theme.palette.background.elevation2,
     color: theme.palette.text.primary,
-    padding: theme.spacing(0, 0.5),
-    borderRadius: theme.spacing(0.5),
 }));
 
 interface ISearchDescriptionProps {
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/common/Search/SearchSuggestions/SearchInstructions/SearchInstructions.tsx b/frontend/src/component/common/Search/SearchSuggestions/SearchInstructions/SearchInstructions.tsx
index 0a977c3c3a30..651320843942 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/common/Search/SearchSuggestions/SearchInstructions/SearchInstructions.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/common/Search/SearchSuggestions/SearchInstructions/SearchInstructions.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const StyledCode = styled('span')(({ theme }) => ({
     color: theme.palette.text.primary,
     padding: theme.spacing(0.2, 1),
     borderRadius: theme.spacing(0.5),
+    cursor: 'pointer',
 }));
 
 const StyledFilterHint = styled('p')(({ theme }) => ({
@@ -21,11 +22,18 @@ const StyledFilterHint = styled('p')(({ theme }) => ({
 interface ISearchInstructionsProps {
     filters: any[];
     searchableColumnsString: string;
+    onClick: (instruction: string) => void;
 }
 
+const firstFilterOption = (filter: { name: string; options: string[] }) =>
+    `${filter.name}:${filter.options[0]}`;
+const secondFilterOption = (filter: { name: string; options: string[] }) =>
+    `${filter.name}:${filter.options.slice(0, 2).join(',')}`;
+
 export const SearchInstructions: VFC<ISearchInstructionsProps> = ({
     filters,
     searchableColumnsString,
+    onClick,
 }) => {
     return (
         <>
@@ -41,17 +49,22 @@ export const SearchInstructions: VFC<ISearchInstructionsProps> = ({
             {filters.map(filter => (
                 <StyledFilterHint key={filter.name}>
                     {filter.header}:{' '}
-                    <StyledCode>
-                        {filter.name}:{filter.options[0]}
+                    <StyledCode
+                        onClick={() => onClick(firstFilterOption(filter))}
+                    >
+                        {firstFilterOption(filter)}
                     </StyledCode>
                     <ConditionallyRender
                         condition={filter.options.length > 1}
                         show={
                             <>
                                 {' or '}
-                                <StyledCode>
-                                    {filter.name}:
-                                    {filter.options.slice(0, 2).join(',')}
+                                <StyledCode
+                                    onClick={() => {
+                                        onClick(secondFilterOption(filter));
+                                    }}
+                                >
+                                    {secondFilterOption(filter)}
                                 </StyledCode>
                             </>
                         }
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/common/Search/SearchSuggestions/SearchSuggestions.test.tsx b/frontend/src/component/common/Search/SearchSuggestions/SearchSuggestions.test.tsx
index 353176b09d10..ac10ca6b7653 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/common/Search/SearchSuggestions/SearchSuggestions.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/common/Search/SearchSuggestions/SearchSuggestions.test.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,15 @@ const searchContext = {
 };
 
 test('displays search and filter instructions when no search value is provided', () => {
-    render(<SearchSuggestions getSearchContext={() => searchContext} />);
+    let recordedSuggestion = '';
+    render(
+        <SearchSuggestions
+            onSuggestion={suggestion => {
+                recordedSuggestion = suggestion;
+            }}
+            getSearchContext={() => searchContext}
+        />
+    );
 
     expect(screen.getByText(/Filter your results by:/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
 
@@ -47,11 +55,15 @@ test('displays search and filter instructions when no search value is provided',
     expect(
         screen.getByText(/Combine filters and search./i)
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    screen.getByText(/environment:"dev env",pre-prod/i).click();
+    expect(recordedSuggestion).toBe('environment:"dev env",pre-prod');
 });
 
 test('displays search and filter instructions when search value is provided', () => {
     render(
         <SearchSuggestions
+            onSuggestion={() => {}}
             getSearchContext={() => ({
                 ...searchContext,
                 searchValue: 'Title',
@@ -67,8 +79,12 @@ test('displays search and filter instructions when search value is provided', ()
 });
 
 test('displays search and filter instructions when filter value is provided', () => {
+    let recordedSuggestion = '';
     render(
         <SearchSuggestions
+            onSuggestion={suggestion => {
+                recordedSuggestion = suggestion;
+            }}
             getSearchContext={() => ({
                 ...searchContext,
                 searchValue: 'environment:prod',
@@ -84,4 +100,9 @@ test('displays search and filter instructions when filter value is provided', ()
     expect(
         screen.getByText(/Combine filters and search./i)
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText(/environment:"dev env"/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Title A/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    screen.getByText(/Title A/i).click();
+    expect(recordedSuggestion).toBe('environment:"dev env" Title A');
 });
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/common/Search/SearchSuggestions/SearchSuggestions.tsx b/frontend/src/component/common/Search/SearchSuggestions/SearchSuggestions.tsx
index ba249f066d11..653887c7846c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/common/Search/SearchSuggestions/SearchSuggestions.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/common/Search/SearchSuggestions/SearchSuggestions.tsx
@@ -45,10 +45,12 @@ const StyledCode = styled('span')(({ theme }) => ({
     color: theme.palette.text.primary,
     padding: theme.spacing(0.2, 0.5),
     borderRadius: theme.spacing(0.5),
+    cursor: 'pointer',
 }));
 
 interface SearchSuggestionsProps {
     getSearchContext: () => IGetSearchContextOutput;
+    onSuggestion: (suggestion: string) => void;
 }
 
 const quote = (item: string) => (item.includes(' ') ? `"${item}"` : item);
@@ -57,14 +59,10 @@ const randomIndex = (arr: any[]) => Math.floor(Math.random() * arr.length);
 
 export const SearchSuggestions: VFC<SearchSuggestionsProps> = ({
     getSearchContext,
+    onSuggestion,
 }) => {
     const searchContext = getSearchContext();
 
-    const randomRow = useMemo(
-        () => randomIndex(searchContext.data),
-        [searchContext.data]
-    );
-
     const filters = getFilterableColumns(searchContext.columns)
         .map(column => {
             const filterOptions = searchContext.data.map(row =>
@@ -82,8 +80,7 @@ export const SearchSuggestions: VFC<SearchSuggestionsProps> = ({
                 name: column.filterName,
                 header: column.Header ?? column.filterName,
                 options,
-                suggestedOption:
-                    options[randomRow] ?? `example-${column.filterName}`,
+                suggestedOption: options[0] ?? `example-${column.filterName}`,
                 values: getFilterValues(
                     column.filterName,
                     searchContext.searchValue
@@ -102,12 +99,13 @@ export const SearchSuggestions: VFC<SearchSuggestionsProps> = ({
 
     const suggestedTextSearch =
         searchContext.data.length && searchableColumns.length
-            ? getColumnValues(
-                  searchableColumns[0],
-                  searchContext.data[randomRow]
-              )
+            ? getColumnValues(searchableColumns[0], searchContext.data[0])
             : 'example-search-text';
 
+    const selectedFilter = filters.map(
+        filter => `${filter.name}:${filter.suggestedOption}`
+    )[0];
+
     return (
         <StyledPaper className="dropdown-outline">
             <StyledBox>
@@ -130,6 +128,7 @@ export const SearchSuggestions: VFC<SearchSuggestionsProps> = ({
                                 searchableColumnsString={
                                     searchableColumnsString
                                 }
+                                onClick={onSuggestion}
                             />
                         }
                     />
@@ -141,12 +140,12 @@ export const SearchSuggestions: VFC<SearchSuggestionsProps> = ({
                     condition={filters.length > 0}
                     show="Combine filters and search: "
                 />
-                <StyledCode>
-                    {filters.map(filter => (
-                        <span key={filter.name}>
-                            {filter.name}:{filter.suggestedOption}{' '}
-                        </span>
-                    ))}
+                <StyledCode
+                    onClick={() =>
+                        onSuggestion(selectedFilter + ' ' + suggestedTextSearch)
+                    }
+                >
+                    <span key={selectedFilter}>{selectedFilter}</span>{' '}
                     <span>{suggestedTextSearch}</span>
                 </StyledCode>
             </Box>