diff --git a/app/charts/shared/use-sync-interactive-filters.spec.tsx b/app/charts/shared/use-sync-interactive-filters.spec.tsx
index d0c90300e..fc8554d5b 100644
--- a/app/charts/shared/use-sync-interactive-filters.spec.tsx
+++ b/app/charts/shared/use-sync-interactive-filters.spec.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
   InteractiveFiltersConfig,
 } from "@/configurator/config-types";
 import fixture from "@/test/__fixtures/config/dev/4YL1p4QTFQS4.json";
-const { handleInteractiveFilterChanged } = jest.requireActual(
+const { handleInteractiveFilterTimeSliderReset } = jest.requireActual(
   "@/configurator/configurator-state"
 );
 
@@ -55,11 +55,8 @@ jest.mock("@/configurator/configurator-state", () => {
     useConfiguratorState: () => {
       return [
         configuratorState,
-        (action: {
-          type: "INTERACTIVE_FILTER_CHANGED";
-          value: InteractiveFiltersConfig;
-        }) => {
-          handleInteractiveFilterChanged(configuratorState, action);
+        (_: { type: "INTERACTIVE_FILTER_TIME_SLIDER_RESET" }) => {
+          handleInteractiveFilterTimeSliderReset(configuratorState);
         },
       ];
     },
diff --git a/app/charts/shared/use-sync-interactive-filters.tsx b/app/charts/shared/use-sync-interactive-filters.tsx
index 72a28d940..9a7099d3a 100644
--- a/app/charts/shared/use-sync-interactive-filters.tsx
+++ b/app/charts/shared/use-sync-interactive-filters.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { parseDate } from "@/configurator/components/ui-helpers";
 import {
   ChartConfig,
   FilterValueSingle,
-  InteractiveFiltersConfig,
   isSegmentInConfig,
 } from "@/configurator/config-types";
 import { useConfiguratorState } from "@/configurator/configurator-state";
@@ -62,13 +61,7 @@ const useSyncInteractiveFilters = (chartConfig: ChartConfig) => {
       xComponentIri !== undefined &&
       xComponentIri === timeSliderFilter?.componentIri
     ) {
-      dispatchConfigurator({
-        type: "INTERACTIVE_FILTER_CHANGED",
-        value: {
-          ...interactiveFiltersConfig,
-          timeSlider: { componentIri: "" },
-        } as InteractiveFiltersConfig,
-      });
+      dispatchConfigurator({ type: "INTERACTIVE_FILTER_TIME_SLIDER_RESET" });
     }
   }, [
     IFstate.timeSlider.value,
diff --git a/app/configurator/configurator-state.tsx b/app/configurator/configurator-state.tsx
index f680fb357..fb6febd42 100644
--- a/app/configurator/configurator-state.tsx
+++ b/app/configurator/configurator-state.tsx
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ export type ConfiguratorStateAction =
       type: "INTERACTIVE_FILTER_CHANGED";
       value: InteractiveFiltersConfig;
     }
+  | {
+      type: "INTERACTIVE_FILTER_TIME_SLIDER_RESET";
+    }
   | {
       type: "CHART_CONFIG_REPLACED";
       value: { chartConfig: ChartConfig; dataSetMetadata: DataCubeMetadata };
@@ -1076,6 +1079,21 @@ export const handleInteractiveFilterChanged = (
   return draft;
 };
 
+export const handleInteractiveFilterTimeSliderReset = (
+  draft: ConfiguratorState
+) => {
+  if (
+    draft.state === "CONFIGURING_CHART" ||
+    draft.state === "DESCRIBING_CHART"
+  ) {
+    if (draft.chartConfig.interactiveFiltersConfig) {
+      draft.chartConfig.interactiveFiltersConfig.timeSlider.componentIri = "";
+    }
+  }
+
+  return draft;
+};
+
 const reducer: Reducer<ConfiguratorState, ConfiguratorStateAction> = (
   draft,
   action
@@ -1219,6 +1237,9 @@ const reducer: Reducer<ConfiguratorState, ConfiguratorStateAction> = (
     case "INTERACTIVE_FILTER_CHANGED":
       return handleInteractiveFilterChanged(draft, action);
 
+    case "INTERACTIVE_FILTER_TIME_SLIDER_RESET":
+      return handleInteractiveFilterTimeSliderReset(draft);
+
     case "CHART_CONFIG_REPLACED":
       if (draft.state === "CONFIGURING_CHART") {
         draft.chartConfig = deriveFiltersFromFields(