diff --git a/hypha/apply/funds/templates/funds/base_submissions_table.html b/hypha/apply/funds/templates/funds/base_submissions_table.html
index cbc14661e487df5828230ddd2cfb7dc624f198c8..75d3ae4a2f01b51c8728cd33f9730575f54aa883 100644
--- a/hypha/apply/funds/templates/funds/base_submissions_table.html
+++ b/hypha/apply/funds/templates/funds/base_submissions_table.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 {% block content %}
     {% block table %}
-        {% include "funds/includes/table_filter_and_search.html" with filter_form=filter_form search_term=search_term use_search=True filter_action=filter_action use_batch_actions=True %}
+        {% include "funds/includes/table_filter_and_search.html" with filter_form=filter_form search_term=search_term use_search=True filter_action=filter_action use_batch_actions=True filter_classes="filters-open" %}
 
         {% render_table table %}
     {% endblock %}
diff --git a/hypha/apply/funds/templates/funds/includes/table_filter_and_search.html b/hypha/apply/funds/templates/funds/includes/table_filter_and_search.html
index 173124683cda7f5eb3b3708f634d32cf431894d8..3fa73dcf57b3141ca859a109522c667f7eea0822 100644
--- a/hypha/apply/funds/templates/funds/includes/table_filter_and_search.html
+++ b/hypha/apply/funds/templates/funds/includes/table_filter_and_search.html
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@
 
         {# Right #}
         <div class="actions-bar__inner actions-bar__inner--right">
-            <button class="button button--filters js-toggle-filters">Filters</button>
+            {% if filter_classes != 'filters-open' %}
+                <button class="button button--filters js-toggle-filters">Filters</button>
+            {% endif %}
 
             {% if use_search|default:False %}
             <form action="{{ search_action }}" method="get" role="search" class="form form--search-desktop">