diff --git a/packages/html-reporter/src/headerView.tsx b/packages/html-reporter/src/headerView.tsx
index 01f92f1ecb..9926208711 100644
--- a/packages/html-reporter/src/headerView.tsx
+++ b/packages/html-reporter/src/headerView.tsx
@@ -49,13 +49,20 @@ export const HeaderView: React.FC<React.PropsWithChildren<{
       <form className='subnav-search' onSubmit={
         event => {
           event.preventDefault();
-          navigate(`#?q=${filterText ? encodeURIComponent(filterText) : ''}`);
+          if (filterText)
+            navigate(`#?` + new URLSearchParams({ q: filterText }));
+          else
+            navigate('#');
         }
       }>
         {icons.search()}
         {/* Use navigationId to reset defaultValue */}
         <input type='search' spellCheck={false} className='form-control subnav-search-input input-contrast width-full' value={filterText} onChange={e => {
-          setFilterText(e.target.value);
+          const filterText = e.target.value;
+          if (filterText)
+            navigate(`#?` + new URLSearchParams({ q: filterText }));
+          else
+            navigate('#');
         }}></input>
       </form>
     </div>
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/reporter-html.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/reporter-html.spec.ts
index 59d986857f..d6c67d0c6e 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/reporter-html.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/reporter-html.spec.ts
@@ -2368,6 +2368,24 @@ for (const useIntermediateMergeReport of [true, false] as const) {
       await expect(page.getByText('a.test.js:4', { exact: true })).toBeVisible();
     });
 
+    test('filter should be mirrored in URL', async ({ runInlineTest, showReport, page }) => {
+      const result = await runInlineTest({
+        'a.test.js': `
+          const { test, expect } = require('@playwright/test');
+          test('test1', async ({}) => { expect(1).toBe(1); });
+        `,
+      }, { reporter: 'dot,html' }, { PLAYWRIGHT_HTML_OPEN: 'never' });
+
+      expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+
+      await showReport();
+      const searchInput = page.locator('.subnav-search-input');
+      await searchInput.fill('a.test.js:3:11');
+      await page.waitForURL(url => new URLSearchParams(url.hash.slice(1)).get('q') === 'a.test.js:3:11');
+      await searchInput.clear();
+      await page.waitForURL(url => !new URLSearchParams(url.hash.slice(1)).has('q'));
+    });
+
     test('should properly display beforeEach with and without title', async ({ runInlineTest, showReport, page }) => {
       const result = await runInlineTest({
         'a.test.js': `