diff --git a/app/coffee/modules/backlog/main.coffee b/app/coffee/modules/backlog/main.coffee
index ab7773c8..313d597f 100644
--- a/app/coffee/modules/backlog/main.coffee
+++ b/app/coffee/modules/backlog/main.coffee
@@ -439,12 +439,16 @@ class BacklogController extends mixOf(taiga.Controller, taiga.PageMixin, taiga.F
         return _.pick(@location.search(), "statuses", "tags", "q")
 
     generateFilters: ->
+        urlfilters = @.getUrlFilters()
         @scope.filters = {}
 
         #tags
         plainTags = _.flatten(_.filter(_.map(@scope.visibleUserstories, "tags")))
         plainTags.sort()
 
+        if plainTags.length == 0 and urlfilters["tags"]
+            plainTags.push(urlfilters["tags"])
+
         @scope.filters.tags = _.map _.countBy(plainTags), (v, k) =>
             obj = {
                 id: k,
@@ -466,6 +470,9 @@ class BacklogController extends mixOf(taiga.Controller, taiga.PageMixin, taiga.F
             if status
                 return status
 
+        if plainStatuses.length == 0 and urlfilters["statuses"]
+            plainStatuses.push(urlfilters["statuses"])
+
         @scope.filters.statuses = _.map _.countBy(plainStatuses), (v, k) =>
             obj = {
                 id: k,