diff --git a/mobile/lib/models/search/hierarchical/album_filter.dart b/mobile/lib/models/search/hierarchical/album_filter.dart
index 69d44d21b4..a076942de3 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/models/search/hierarchical/album_filter.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/models/search/hierarchical/album_filter.dart
@@ -40,4 +40,12 @@ class AlbumFilter extends HierarchicalSearchFilter {
   Set<int> getMatchedUploadedIDs() {
     return matchedUploadedIDs;
   }
+
+  @override
+  bool isSameFilter(HierarchicalSearchFilter other) {
+    if (other is AlbumFilter) {
+      return other.collectionID == collectionID;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/mobile/lib/models/search/hierarchical/hierarchical_search_filter.dart b/mobile/lib/models/search/hierarchical/hierarchical_search_filter.dart
index 6c46f64019..72dd574d61 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/models/search/hierarchical/hierarchical_search_filter.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/models/search/hierarchical/hierarchical_search_filter.dart
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 import "package:flutter/widgets.dart";
 import "package:photos/models/file/file.dart";
 
+int kMostRelevantFilter = 10000;
+int kLeastRelevantFilter = -1;
+
 abstract class HierarchicalSearchFilter {
   String name();
   IconData? icon();
   int relevance();
   bool isMatch(EnteFile file);
   Set<int> getMatchedUploadedIDs();
+  bool isSameFilter(HierarchicalSearchFilter other);
 }
diff --git a/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/gallery/collection_page.dart b/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/gallery/collection_page.dart
index 901a1a465f..5a8997aa29 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/gallery/collection_page.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/gallery/collection_page.dart
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import 'package:photos/models/collection/collection_items.dart';
 import 'package:photos/models/file/file.dart';
 import 'package:photos/models/file_load_result.dart';
 import 'package:photos/models/gallery_type.dart';
+import "package:photos/models/search/hierarchical/album_filter.dart";
+import "package:photos/models/search/hierarchical/hierarchical_search_filter.dart";
 import 'package:photos/models/selected_files.dart';
 import 'package:photos/services/ignored_files_service.dart';
 import 'package:photos/ui/viewer/actions/file_selection_overlay_bar.dart';
@@ -101,7 +103,12 @@ class CollectionPage extends StatelessWidget {
           : const SizedBox(height: 212),
     );
     return InheritedSearchFilterData(
-      searchFilterDataProvider: SearchFilterDataProvider(),
+      searchFilterDataProvider: SearchFilterDataProvider()
+        ..initialGalleryFilter = AlbumFilter(
+          collectionID: c.collection.id,
+          albumName: c.collection.displayName,
+          occurrence: kMostRelevantFilter,
+        ),
       child: Scaffold(
         appBar: PreferredSize(
           preferredSize: const Size.fromHeight(50.0),
diff --git a/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/gallery/state/search_filter_data_provider.dart b/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/gallery/state/search_filter_data_provider.dart
index ec27271375..74ebc78612 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/gallery/state/search_filter_data_provider.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/gallery/state/search_filter_data_provider.dart
@@ -5,13 +5,20 @@ class SearchFilterDataProvider {
   final _appliedFiltersNotifier = _AppliedFiltersNotifier();
   final _recommendedFiltersNotifier = _RecommendedFiltersNotifier();
 
+  //TODO: Make this non-nullable and required so every time this is wrapped
+  //over a gallery's scaffold, it's forced to provide an initial gallery filter
+  HierarchicalSearchFilter? initialGalleryFilter;
+
   List<HierarchicalSearchFilter> get recommendations =>
       _recommendedFiltersNotifier.recommendedFilters;
   List<HierarchicalSearchFilter> get appliedFilters =>
       _appliedFiltersNotifier.appliedFilters;
 
   void addRecommendations(List<HierarchicalSearchFilter> filters) {
-    _recommendedFiltersNotifier.addFilters(filters);
+    _recommendedFiltersNotifier.addFilters(
+      filters,
+      initialGalleryFilter: initialGalleryFilter,
+    );
   }
 
   void applyFilters(List<HierarchicalSearchFilter> filters) {
@@ -21,7 +28,10 @@ class SearchFilterDataProvider {
 
   void removeAppliedFilters(List<HierarchicalSearchFilter> filters) {
     _appliedFiltersNotifier.removeFilters(filters);
-    _recommendedFiltersNotifier.addFilters(filters);
+    _recommendedFiltersNotifier.addFilters(
+      filters,
+      initialGalleryFilter: initialGalleryFilter,
+    );
   }
 
   void clearRecommendations() {
@@ -82,8 +92,25 @@ class _RecommendedFiltersNotifier extends ChangeNotifier {
 
   List<HierarchicalSearchFilter> get recommendedFilters => _recommendedFilters;
 
-  void addFilters(List<HierarchicalSearchFilter> filters) {
-    _recommendedFilters.addAll(filters);
+  void addFilters(
+    List<HierarchicalSearchFilter> filters, {
+    required HierarchicalSearchFilter? initialGalleryFilter,
+  }) {
+    if (initialGalleryFilter != null) {
+      for (HierarchicalSearchFilter filter in filters) {
+        if (filter.isSameFilter(initialGalleryFilter)) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        _recommendedFilters.add(filter);
+      }
+    } else {
+      //To check if such cases come up during development of hierarchical search
+      assert(
+        false,
+        "Initial gallery filter not provided",
+      );
+      _recommendedFilters.addAll(filters);
+    }
     notifyListeners();
   }