diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/Overview.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/Overview.js
index 1d672aafb1..aa42e1846c 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/Overview.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/Overview.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type Props = {
 
   // dispatched functions
   fetchRepos: string => void,
-  fetchReposByPage: (string, number) => void,
+  fetchReposByPage: (link: string, page: number, filter?: string) => void,
   fetchReposByLink: string => void,
 
   // context props
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ class Overview extends React.Component<Props> {
         subtitle={t("overview.subtitle")}
         loading={loading}
         error={error}
+        filter={filter => {
+          this.props.fetchReposByPage(this.props.reposLink, this.props.page, filter);
+        }}
       >
         {this.renderList()}
         {this.renderPageActionCreateButton()}
@@ -151,8 +154,8 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => {
     fetchRepos: (link: string) => {
       dispatch(fetchRepos(link));
     },
-    fetchReposByPage: (link: string, page: number) => {
-      dispatch(fetchReposByPage(link, page));
+    fetchReposByPage: (link: string, page: number, filter?: string) => {
+      dispatch(fetchReposByPage(link, page, filter));
     },
     fetchReposByLink: (link: string) => {
       dispatch(fetchReposByLink(link));
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.js
index fa89dc42a6..cd48f89fea 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/repos.js
@@ -46,7 +46,12 @@ export function fetchRepos(link: string) {
   return fetchReposByLink(link);
 }
 
-export function fetchReposByPage(link: string, page: number) {
+export function fetchReposByPage(link: string, page: number, filter?: string) {
+  if (filter) {
+    return fetchReposByLink(
+      `${link}?page=${page - 1}&q=${decodeURIComponent(filter)}`
+    );
+  }
   return fetchReposByLink(`${link}?page=${page - 1}`);
 }
 
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/users/modules/users.js b/scm-ui/src/users/modules/users.js
index c7d5412209..c83a4d9b94 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/users/modules/users.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/users/modules/users.js
@@ -45,10 +45,12 @@ export function fetchUsers(link: string) {
 
 export function fetchUsersByPage(link: string, page: number, filter?: string) {
   // backend start counting by 0
-  if(filter) {
-    return fetchUsersByLink(link + "?page=" + (page - 1) + "&q=" + decodeURIComponent(filter));
+  if (filter) {
+    return fetchUsersByLink(
+      `${link}?page=${page - 1}&q=${decodeURIComponent(filter)}`
+    );
   }
-  return fetchUsersByLink(link + "?page=" + (page - 1));
+  return fetchUsersByLink(`${link}?page=${page - 1}`);
 }
 
 export function fetchUsersByLink(link: string) {
@@ -156,9 +158,7 @@ export function createUser(link: string, user: User, callback?: () => void) {
           callback();
         }
       })
-      .catch(error =>
-        dispatch(createUserFailure(error))
-      );
+      .catch(error => dispatch(createUserFailure(error)));
   };
 }