diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/date.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/date.js
index 5a4f52154b..0c89407ea6 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/date.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/date.js
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ frappe.ui.form.ControlDate = class ControlDate extends frappe.ui.form.ControlDat
 		// so explicitly bind the event
 		this.datepicker.$datepicker.find('[data-action="today"]').click(() => {
 			this.datepicker.selectDate(this.get_now_date());
+			this.datepicker.hide();
 		});
 	}
 	update_datepicker_position() {
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/base_list.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/base_list.js
index c714fae97f..1ac582eca7 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/base_list.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/base_list.js
@@ -603,6 +603,11 @@ class FilterArea {
 
 		this.$filter_list_wrapper = this.list_view.$filter_section;
 		this.trigger_refresh = true;
+
+		this.debounced_refresh_list_view = frappe.utils.debounce(
+			this.refresh_list_view.bind(this),
+			300
+		);
 		this.setup();
 	}
 
@@ -764,13 +769,13 @@ class FilterArea {
 				label: "ID",
 				condition: "like",
 				fieldname: "name",
-				onchange: () => this.refresh_list_view(),
+				onchange: () => this.debounced_refresh_list_view(),
 			});
 		}
 
 		if (this.list_view.custom_filter_configs) {
 			this.list_view.custom_filter_configs.forEach((config) => {
-				config.onchange = () => this.refresh_list_view();
+				config.onchange = () => this.debounced_refresh_list_view();
 			});
 
 			fields = fields.concat(this.list_view.custom_filter_configs);
@@ -827,7 +832,7 @@ class FilterArea {
 						options: options,
 						fieldname: df.fieldname,
 						condition: condition,
-						onchange: () => this.refresh_list_view(),
+						onchange: () => this.debounced_refresh_list_view(),
 						ignore_link_validation: fieldtype === "Dynamic Link",
 						is_filter: 1,
 					};
@@ -889,7 +894,7 @@ class FilterArea {
 			filter_button: this.filter_button,
 			filter_x_button: this.filter_x_button,
 			default_filters: [],
-			on_change: () => this.refresh_list_view(),
+			on_change: () => this.debounced_refresh_list_view(),
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/filters/filter.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/filters/filter.js
index 8d8c7a905b..6d3277733e 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/filters/filter.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/filters/filter.js
@@ -478,6 +478,7 @@ frappe.ui.filter_utils = {
 
 		df.description = "";
 		df.reqd = 0;
+		df.length = 1000; // this won't be saved, no need to apply 140 character limit here
 		df.ignore_link_validation = true;
 
 		// given
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/filters/filter_list.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/filters/filter_list.js
index 69712caf3f..f3af6415c5 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/filters/filter_list.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/filters/filter_list.js
@@ -64,10 +64,7 @@ frappe.ui.FilterGroup = class {
 	set_popover_events() {
 		$(document.body).on("click", (e) => {
 			if (this.wrapper && this.wrapper.is(":visible")) {
-				const in_datepicker =
-					$(e.target).is(".datepicker--cell") ||
-					$(e.target).closest(".datepicker--nav-title").length !== 0 ||
-					$(e.target).parents(".datepicker--nav-action").length !== 0;
+				const in_datepicker = $(e.target).parents(".datepicker").length;
 
 				if (
 					$(e.target).parents(".filter-popover").length === 0 &&