diff --git a/components/com_content/models/category.php b/components/com_content/models/category.php
index b3d2e49e9833a..37ee43c05cd0f 100644
--- a/components/com_content/models/category.php
+++ b/components/com_content/models/category.php
@@ -154,11 +154,13 @@ protected function populateState($ordering = null, $direction = null)
 			$this->setState('filter.access', false);
 		}
 
+		$itemid = $app->input->get('id', 0, 'int') . ':' . $app->input->get('Itemid', 0, 'int');
+
 		// Optional filter text
-		$this->setState('list.filter', $app->input->getString('filter-search'));
+		$search = $app->getUserStateFromRequest('com_content.category.list.' . $itemid . '.filter-search', 'filter-search', '', 'string');
+		$this->setState('list.filter', $search);
 
 		// Filter.order
-		$itemid = $app->input->get('id', 0, 'int') . ':' . $app->input->get('Itemid', 0, 'int');
 		$orderCol = $app->getUserStateFromRequest('com_content.category.list.' . $itemid . '.filter_order', 'filter_order', '', 'string');
 
 		if (!in_array($orderCol, $this->filter_fields))