diff --git a/src/actions/tree.js b/src/actions/tree.js
index a5f7de910..d40b51814 100644
--- a/src/actions/tree.js
+++ b/src/actions/tree.js
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ export const applyFilter = (mode, trait, values) => {
     }
     dispatch({type: types.APPLY_FILTER, trait, values: newValues});
     dispatch(updateVisibleTipsAndBranchThicknesses());
+    // FIXME: re-focus with one of the above dispatches or new dispatch
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/src/components/tree/reactD3Interface/change.js b/src/components/tree/reactD3Interface/change.js
index 40d2642a2..d91cbdba4 100644
--- a/src/components/tree/reactD3Interface/change.js
+++ b/src/components/tree/reactD3Interface/change.js
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export const changePhyloTreeViaPropsComparison = (mainTree, phylotree, oldProps,
   }
 
   /* change treeFocus behavior */
+  // FIXME: updateLayout when filters have changed to re-focus
   if (oldProps.treeFocus !== newProps.treeFocus) {
     args.newTreeFocus = newProps.treeFocus;
     args.updateLayout = true;