diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/base_list.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/base_list.js
index c725b774de..18d4257876 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/base_list.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/base_list.js
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ frappe.views.BaseList = class BaseList {
 	}
 
 	show() {
-		this.init().then(() => this.refresh());
+		frappe.run_serially([
+			() => this.init(),
+			() => this.before_refresh(),
+			() => this.refresh()
+		]);
 	}
 
 	init() {
@@ -344,6 +348,11 @@ frappe.views.BaseList = class BaseList {
 		};
 	}
 
+	before_refresh() {
+		// modify args here just before making the request
+		// see list_view.js
+	}
+
 	refresh() {
 		this.freeze(true);
 		// fetch data from server
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/list_view.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/list_view.js
index 8a633ac7d3..433dd286a3 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/list_view.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/list_view.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ frappe.views.ListView = class ListView extends frappe.views.BaseList {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		this.init().then(() => this.refresh());
+		super.show();
 	}
 
 	get view_name() {
@@ -48,25 +48,6 @@ frappe.views.ListView = class ListView extends frappe.views.BaseList {
 	setup_defaults() {
 		super.setup_defaults();
 
-		if (frappe.route_options) {
-			// Priority 1: route filters
-			this.filters = this.parse_filters_from_route_options();
-		} else if (this.view_user_settings.filters) {
-			// Priority 2: saved filters
-			const saved_filters = this.view_user_settings.filters;
-			this.filters = this.validate_filters(saved_filters);
-		} else {
-			// Priority 3: filters in listview_settings
-			const filters = (this.settings.filters || []).map(f => {
-				if (f.length === 3) {
-					f = [this.doctype, f[0], f[1], f[2]];
-				}
-				return f;
-			});
-
-			this.filters = filters;
-		}
-
 		// initialize with saved order by
 		this.sort_by = this.view_user_settings.sort_by || 'modified';
 		this.sort_order = this.view_user_settings.sort_order || 'desc';
@@ -283,6 +264,32 @@ frappe.views.ListView = class ListView extends frappe.views.BaseList {
 		});
 	}
 
+	before_refresh() {
+		if (frappe.route_options) {
+			// Priority 1: route filters
+			this.filters = this.parse_filters_from_route_options();
+		} else if (this.view_user_settings.filters) {
+			// Priority 2: saved filters
+			const saved_filters = this.view_user_settings.filters;
+			this.filters = this.validate_filters(saved_filters);
+		} else {
+			// Priority 3: filters in listview_settings
+			this.filters = (this.settings.filters || []).map(f => {
+				if (f.length === 3) {
+					f = [this.doctype, f[0], f[1], f[2]];
+				}
+				return f;
+			});
+		}
+
+		if (this.filters.length) {
+			return this.filter_area.clear(false)
+				.then(() => this.filter_area.set(this.filters));
+		}
+
+		return Promise.resolve();
+	}
+
 	toggle_result_area() {
 		super.toggle_result_area();
 		this.toggle_actions_menu_button(