diff --git a/assets/js/components/PeopleIndex.js b/assets/js/components/PeopleIndex.js
index f523b0ba..580c146e 100644
--- a/assets/js/components/PeopleIndex.js
+++ b/assets/js/components/PeopleIndex.js
@@ -21,10 +21,24 @@ const People = new Model('people')
 const PeopleSelector = new Selectable('people')
 const PeopleFilter = new Filterable('people')
 
+function getUrlFilter(state) {
+    const url = new URL(state.getIn(['router', 'location', 'search'], ''), window.location)
+    const decoded = atob(url.searchParams.get('filter', undefined))
+    try {
+        return JSON.parse(decoded)
+    } catch (_e) {
+        return undefined
+    }
+}
+
 const mapStateToProps = state => {
     const selection = PeopleSelector.immutableSelected(state)
+    const storeFilter = PeopleFilter.getFilter(state)
+    const urlFilter = getUrlFilter(state)
     return {
         selection,
+        urlFilter,
+        initialFilter: urlFilter ? urlFilter : storeFilter
     }
 }
 
@@ -83,9 +97,12 @@ export class PeopleIndex extends Component {
         super(props)
         this.state = {
             currentState: 0,
-            copied: false
+            copied: false,
         }
         this.onCopy = this.onCopy.bind(this)
+        if (this.props.urlFilter) {
+            this.props.filter.set(this.props.urlFilter)
+        }
     }
 
     onCopy() {
@@ -114,7 +131,7 @@ export class PeopleIndex extends Component {
                         <Tagger />
                     </Grid>
                 </Grid>
-                <Grid container><Grid item xs><Search filter={props.filter} /></Grid></Grid>
+                <Grid container><Grid item xs><Search initialFilter={this.props.initialFilter} filter={props.filter} /></Grid></Grid>
                 <PeopleTable />
             </React.Fragment>
         )
diff --git a/assets/js/components/people-browser/BooleanFilter.js b/assets/js/components/people-browser/BooleanFilter.js
index b0d37f11..ab567e3c 100644
--- a/assets/js/components/people-browser/BooleanFilter.js
+++ b/assets/js/components/people-browser/BooleanFilter.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const OperatorWidgetForField = withFieldState('property')(props => {
         return (
             <FormControl fullWidth>
                 <InputLabel>Comparison</InputLabel>
-                <MaterialFormSelect initialValue="is" field="op">
+                <MaterialFormSelect field="op">
                     <MenuItem value='is'>Is</MenuItem>
                 </MaterialFormSelect>
             </FormControl>
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ const OperatorWidgetForField = withFieldState('property')(props => {
         return (
             <FormControl fullWidth>
                 <InputLabel>Comparison</InputLabel>
-                <BooleanSelect initialValue="contains" field="op"/>
+                <BooleanSelect field="op"/>
             </FormControl>
         )
     }
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export const BooleanFilter = props => {
                 <Grid item xs={3}>
                     <FormControl fullWidth>
                         <InputLabel>What</InputLabel>
-                        <MaterialFormSelect initialValue="name" field="property">
+                        <MaterialFormSelect field="property">
                             <MenuItem value="name">Name</MenuItem>
                             <MenuItem value="email">E-Mail</MenuItem>
                             <MenuItem value="geo.properties.city">City</MenuItem>
diff --git a/assets/js/components/people-browser/Search.js b/assets/js/components/people-browser/Search.js
index 38cf910b..c5f7ece6 100644
--- a/assets/js/components/people-browser/Search.js
+++ b/assets/js/components/people-browser/Search.js
@@ -1,30 +1,49 @@
 import React from 'react'
 import Grid from '@material-ui/core/Grid'
-import IconButton from '@material-ui/core/IconButton'
+import Button from '@material-ui/core/Button'
 import { Form, withFormApi } from 'informed'
 import faPlusSquare from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-free-solid/faPlusSquare'
 import { library as faLibrary } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome'
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome'
 import MaterialFormSwitch from '../MaterialFormSwitch'
+import copy from 'copy-to-clipboard'
 
 faLibrary.add(faPlusSquare)
 
 import BooleanFilter from './BooleanFilter'
 
 const AddButton = withFormApi(props => (
-    <IconButton
+    <Button
         color="primary"
         onClick={() => {
             const curFilter = props.formApi.getState().values.filter || []
             props.formApi.setValues({...(props.formApi.getState().values), filter: [...curFilter, {}]})
         }}>
         <FontAwesomeIcon icon={['fa', 'plus-square']} />
-    </IconButton>
+        &nbsp;Add a filter
+    </Button>
+))
+
+const CopyButton = withFormApi(props => (
+    <Button
+        color="primary"
+        onClick={() => {
+            const curFilter = {children: props.formApi.getState().values.filter || [], op: props.formApi.getState().values.op ? 'or' : 'and'}
+            const encoded = btoa(JSON.stringify(curFilter))
+            const filterUrl = new URL(window.location)
+            filterUrl.searchParams.set('filter', encoded)
+            copy(filterUrl)
+        }}>
+        Copy link to filter
+    </Button>
 ))
 
 export const Search = props => {
+    const initialFilter = (props.initialFilter || {children: [{}]}).children
+    const initialOp = (props.initialFilter || {op: 'and'}).op
+    const boolOp = initialOp == 'or'
     return (
-        <Form initialValues={{filter: [{}]}} onChange={({values}) => props.filter.set({op: values.op ? 'or' : 'and', children: values.filter})}>
+        <Form initialValues={{op: boolOp, filter: (initialFilter)}} onChange={({values}) => props.filter.set({op: values.op ? 'or' : 'and', children: values.filter})}>
             {({formApi}) => (
                 <Grid container direction="column" alignItems="stretch" spacing={8}>
                     <Grid item>Match All <MaterialFormSwitch field='op'/> Match Any</Grid>
@@ -33,7 +52,7 @@ export const Search = props => {
                             <BooleanFilter index={idx} field={'filter['+idx+']'} />
                         </Grid>
                     )}
-                    <Grid item><AddButton /> Add a filter</Grid>
+                    <Grid item><AddButton /> <CopyButton /></Grid>
                 </Grid>
             )}
         </Form>