diff --git a/mobile/lib/utils/hierarchical_search_util.dart b/mobile/lib/utils/hierarchical_search_util.dart
index 7659144a11..3da26a786b 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/utils/hierarchical_search_util.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/utils/hierarchical_search_util.dart
@@ -186,6 +186,18 @@ List<OnlyThemFilter> getOnlyThemFilter(
   SearchFilterDataProvider searchFilterDataProvider,
   List<FaceFilter> recommendedFaceFilters,
 ) {
+  if (searchFilterDataProvider.initialGalleryFilter is FaceFilter &&
+      searchFilterDataProvider.appliedFilters.isEmpty) {
+    return [
+      OnlyThemFilter(
+        faceFilters: [
+          searchFilterDataProvider.initialGalleryFilter as FaceFilter,
+        ],
+        occurrence: kMostRelevantFilter,
+      ),
+    ];
+  }
+
   recommendedFaceFilters.removeWhere(
     (e) => e.isSameFilter(searchFilterDataProvider.initialGalleryFilter),
   );