diff --git a/src/components/filters/compatibility-filter.test.js b/src/components/filters/compatibility-filter.test.js
index 45d0e3dbb692..04613b70bfef 100644
--- a/src/components/filters/compatibility-filter.test.js
+++ b/src/components/filters/compatibility-filter.test.js
@@ -3,6 +3,21 @@ import { fireEvent, render, screen } from "@testing-library/react"
 import selectEvent from "react-select-event"
 import CompatibilityFilter from "./compatibility-filter"
 
+
+let mockQueryParamSearchString = undefined
+
+jest.mock("react-use-query-param-string", () => {
+
+  const original = jest.requireActual("react-use-query-param-string")
+  const setQueryParam = jest.fn().mockImplementation((val) => {
+    mockQueryParamSearchString = val
+  })
+  return {
+    ...original,
+    useQueryParamString: jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => [mockQueryParamSearchString, setQueryParam, true]),
+  }
+})
+
 describe("compatibility filter", () => {
   const label = "Compatibility"
 
@@ -34,6 +49,7 @@ describe("compatibility filter", () => {
     const filterer = jest.fn()
     beforeEach(() => {
       filterer.mockReset()
+      mockQueryParamSearchString = undefined
 
       render(
         <CompatibilityFilter
diff --git a/src/components/filters/dropdown-filter.js b/src/components/filters/dropdown-filter.js
index 9c211b1b8c74..7fb1d5562ce5 100644
--- a/src/components/filters/dropdown-filter.js
+++ b/src/components/filters/dropdown-filter.js
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import * as React from "react"
+import { useEffect } from "react"
 import styled from "styled-components"
 import Select from "react-select"
 import Title from "./title"
+import { useQueryParamString } from "react-use-query-param-string"
 
 
 const Element = styled.form`
@@ -13,8 +15,13 @@ const Element = styled.form`
   gap: 16px;
 `
 
-const onChange = (value, { action }, filterer) => {
-  if (action === "select-option" && filterer) filterer(value.value)
+const onChange = (value, { action }, filterer, setSelectedOption) => {
+  if (action === "select-option") {
+    setSelectedOption && setSelectedOption(value.value)
+    if (filterer) {
+      filterer(value.value)
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 
@@ -50,6 +57,8 @@ const DropdownFilter = ({
     ? displayLabel.toLowerCase().replace(" ", "-")
     : "unknown"
 
+  const [selectedOption, setSelectedOption] = useQueryParamString(label, undefined, true)
+
   const deduplicatedOptions = options ? [...new Set(options)] : []
 
   const processedOptions = deduplicatedOptions.map(option => {
@@ -64,13 +73,21 @@ const DropdownFilter = ({
   // A filter string of zero length is interpreted as 'everything'
   processedOptions.unshift({ value: "", label: "All" })
 
+  // This is what makes the selection work if the page is loaded from a url with a query parameter
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (selectedOption && selectedOption.length > 0) {
+      filterer(selectedOption)
+    }
+  }, [selectedOption, filterer])
+
   return (
     <Element data-testid={label + "-form"}>
       <Title htmlFor={label}>{displayLabel}</Title>
       <Select
+        value={processedOptions.find(o => o.value === selectedOption)}
         placeholder="All"
         options={processedOptions}
-        onChange={(a, b) => onChange(a, b, filterer)}
+        onChange={(a, b) => onChange(a, b, filterer, setSelectedOption)}
         name={label}
         inputId={label}
         classNames={classNames}
diff --git a/src/components/filters/dropdown-filter.test.js b/src/components/filters/dropdown-filter.test.js
index d39f93b7f46e..76d23e89beae 100644
--- a/src/components/filters/dropdown-filter.test.js
+++ b/src/components/filters/dropdown-filter.test.js
@@ -2,6 +2,23 @@ import React from "react"
 import { fireEvent, render, screen } from "@testing-library/react"
 import selectEvent from "react-select-event"
 import DropdownFilter from "./dropdown-filter"
+import { useQueryParamString } from "react-use-query-param-string"
+
+
+let mockQueryParamSearchString = undefined
+let rerender = undefined
+
+jest.mock("react-use-query-param-string", () => {
+
+  const original = jest.requireActual("react-use-query-param-string")
+  const setQueryParam = jest.fn().mockImplementation((val) => {
+    mockQueryParamSearchString = val
+  })
+  return {
+    ...original,
+    useQueryParamString: jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => [mockQueryParamSearchString, setQueryParam, true]),
+  }
+})
 
 describe("dropdown menu filter", () => {
   describe("when the list is empty", () => {
@@ -37,18 +54,39 @@ describe("dropdown menu filter", () => {
 
     const transformerFunction = value => (value === code ? "Strawberry" : value)
 
-    const filterer = jest.fn()
+    const filterer = jest.fn(() => {
+      // cheat, since normally the parent will force a rerender, and the child does not use usestate to avoid infinite loops
+      if (rerender) {
+        try {
+          rerender()
+        } catch (e) {
+          // This can happen if the component is already unmounted
+        }
+      }
+    })
     beforeEach(() => {
       filterer.mockReset()
+      mockQueryParamSearchString = undefined
 
-      render(
+      const options = [duplicate, "vanilla", "chocolate", duplicate, code]
+
+      const products = render(
         <DropdownFilter
           displayLabel={label}
           filterer={filterer}
-          options={[duplicate, "vanilla", "chocolate", duplicate, code]}
+          options={options}
           optionTransformer={transformerFunction}
         />
       )
+
+
+      rerender = () => products.rerender(<DropdownFilter
+        displayLabel={label}
+        filterer={filterer}
+        options={options}
+        optionTransformer={transformerFunction}
+      />)
+
     })
 
     it("has a dropdown menu", () => {
@@ -91,6 +129,17 @@ describe("dropdown menu filter", () => {
       expect(filterer).toHaveBeenCalledWith(code)
     })
 
+    it("sets query parameters", async () => {
+
+      const [, setQueryParam] = useQueryParamString()
+      expect(screen.getByTestId(id)).toHaveFormValues({
+        frogs: "",
+      })
+      await selectEvent.select(screen.getByLabelText(label), "Strawberry")
+
+      expect(setQueryParam).toHaveBeenCalledWith("632T")
+    })
+
     it("has an option to reset", async () => {
       await selectEvent.openMenu(screen.getByLabelText(label))
       // In the dom, there are two Alls, one placeholder and one real one
@@ -122,7 +171,7 @@ describe("dropdown menu filter", () => {
       // compareDocumentPosition returns a bitmask, so we do a bitwise AND on the results
       expect(
         chocolateElement.compareDocumentPosition(vanillaElement) &
-          Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING
+        Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING
       ).toBeTruthy()
     })
   })
@@ -135,33 +184,43 @@ describe("dropdown menu filter", () => {
     const transformerFunction = value => (value === code ? "Strawberry" : value)
 
     const compareFunction = (a, b) => {
-      {
-        if (a.toLowerCase() < b.toLowerCase()) {
-          return 1
-        }
-        if (a.toLowerCase() > b.toLowerCase()) {
-          return -1
-        }
-
-        return 0
+      if (a.toLowerCase() < b.toLowerCase()) {
+        return 1
       }
+      if (a.toLowerCase() > b.toLowerCase()) {
+        return -1
+      }
+
+      return 0
     }
 
     const filterer = jest.fn()
     beforeEach(() => {
       filterer.mockReset()
+      mockQueryParamSearchString = undefined
 
-      render(
+      const options = [duplicate, "vanilla", "chocolate", duplicate, code]
+
+      const products = render(
         <DropdownFilter
           displayLabel={label}
           filterer={filterer}
-          options={[duplicate, "vanilla", "chocolate", duplicate, code]}
+          options={options}
           optionTransformer={transformerFunction}
           compareFunction={compareFunction}
         />
       )
+
+      rerender = () => products.rerender(<DropdownFilter
+        displayLabel={label}
+        filterer={filterer}
+        options={options}
+        optionTransformer={transformerFunction}
+        compareFunction={compareFunction}
+      />)
     })
 
+
     it("sorts entries according to the function", async () => {
       await selectEvent.openMenu(screen.getByLabelText(label))
 
@@ -172,12 +231,12 @@ describe("dropdown menu filter", () => {
       // compareDocumentPosition returns a bitmask, so we do a bitwise AND on the results
       expect(
         chocolateElement.compareDocumentPosition(vanillaElement) &
-          Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING
+        Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING
       ).toBeTruthy()
 
       expect(
         strawberryElement.compareDocumentPosition(vanillaElement) &
-          Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING
+        Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING
       ).toBeTruthy()
     })
   })
diff --git a/src/components/filters/status-filter.test.js b/src/components/filters/status-filter.test.js
index e61e2229ed20..dd36436272d1 100644
--- a/src/components/filters/status-filter.test.js
+++ b/src/components/filters/status-filter.test.js
@@ -2,6 +2,21 @@ import React from "react"
 import { fireEvent, render, screen } from "@testing-library/react"
 import StatusFilter from "./status-filter"
 import selectEvent from "react-select-event"
+import { useQueryParamString } from "react-use-query-param-string"
+
+let mockQueryParamSearchString = undefined
+
+jest.mock("react-use-query-param-string", () => {
+
+  const original = jest.requireActual("react-use-query-param-string")
+  const setQueryParam = jest.fn().mockImplementation((val) => {
+    mockQueryParamSearchString = val
+  })
+  return {
+    ...original,
+    useQueryParamString: jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => [mockQueryParamSearchString, setQueryParam, true]),
+  }
+})
 
 describe("status filter", () => {
   const label = "Status"
@@ -34,18 +49,22 @@ describe("status filter", () => {
     const filterer = jest.fn()
     beforeEach(() => {
       filterer.mockReset()
+      mockQueryParamSearchString = undefined
+
+      const extensions = [
+        { metadata: { status: "shinyduplicate" } },
+        { metadata: { status: "sublime" } },
+        { metadata: { status: "sad" } },
+        { metadata: { status: "shinyduplicate" } },
+      ]
 
       render(
         <StatusFilter
           filterer={filterer}
-          extensions={[
-            { metadata: { status: "shinyduplicate" } },
-            { metadata: { status: "sublime" } },
-            { metadata: { status: "sad" } },
-            { metadata: { status: "shinyduplicate" } },
-          ]}
+          extensions={extensions}
         />
       )
+
     })
 
     it("renders a title", () => {
@@ -78,5 +97,16 @@ describe("status filter", () => {
       await selectEvent.select(screen.getByLabelText(label), "sublime")
       expect(filterer).toHaveBeenCalledWith("sublime")
     })
+
+    it("sets search parameters", async () => {
+
+      const [, setQueryParam] = useQueryParamString()
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("status-form")).toHaveFormValues({
+        status: "",
+      })
+      await selectEvent.select(screen.getByLabelText(label), "sublime")
+
+      expect(setQueryParam).toHaveBeenCalledWith("sublime")
+    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/components/filters/version-filter.test.js b/src/components/filters/version-filter.test.js
index 4120bf37befb..d3c1394e99c0 100644
--- a/src/components/filters/version-filter.test.js
+++ b/src/components/filters/version-filter.test.js
@@ -3,6 +3,20 @@ import { fireEvent, render, screen } from "@testing-library/react"
 import VersionFilter from "./version-filter"
 import selectEvent from "react-select-event"
 
+let mockQueryParamSearchString = undefined
+
+jest.mock("react-use-query-param-string", () => {
+
+  const original = jest.requireActual("react-use-query-param-string")
+  const setQueryParam = jest.fn().mockImplementation((val) => {
+    mockQueryParamSearchString = val
+  })
+  return {
+    ...original,
+    useQueryParamString: jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => [mockQueryParamSearchString, setQueryParam, true]),
+  }
+})
+
 describe("version filter", () => {
   const label = "Built With"
 
@@ -34,6 +48,7 @@ describe("version filter", () => {
     const filterer = jest.fn()
     beforeEach(() => {
       filterer.mockReset()
+      mockQueryParamSearchString = undefined
 
       render(
         <VersionFilter