diff --git a/frontend/src/components/nlp/components/NlpValue.tsx b/frontend/src/components/nlp/components/NlpValue.tsx
index aac1c9a3..ef6f067b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/nlp/components/NlpValue.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/nlp/components/NlpValue.tsx
@@ -51,9 +51,10 @@ export const NlpValues = ({ entityId }: { entityId: string }) => {
     entity: EntityType.NLP_ENTITY,
     format: Format.FULL,
   });
-  const { onSearch, searchPayload } = useSearch<INlpValue>({
+  const { ref, onSearch, searchPayload } = useSearch<INlpValue>({
     $eq: [{ entity: entityId }],
     $or: ["doc", "value"],
+    queryParam: { key: "search", defaultValue: "" },
   });
   const { dataGridProps } = useFind(
     { entity: EntityType.NLP_VALUE, format: Format.FULL },
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ export const NlpValues = ({ entityId }: { entityId: string }) => {
                 sx={{ width: "max-content", gap: 1 }}
               >
                 <Grid item>
-                  <FilterTextfield onChange={onSearch} />
+                  <FilterTextfield inputRef={ref} onChange={onSearch} />
                 </Grid>
                 <ButtonGroup sx={{ marginLeft: "auto" }}>
                   {hasPermission(