diff --git a/applications/portal/backend/api/repositories/filter_repository.py b/applications/portal/backend/api/repositories/filter_repository.py
index d41047e3..4c395f0b 100644
--- a/applications/portal/backend/api/repositories/filter_repository.py
+++ b/applications/portal/backend/api/repositories/filter_repository.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def plain_filter_antibodies(page: int = 1, size: int = 10, filters=None):
     antibodies_count = filtered_antibodies.count()
 
     if antibodies_count == 0:
-        return []
+        return [], antibodies_count
 
     if antibodies_count < MAX_SORTED:
         filtered_antibodies = apply_plain_sorting(
diff --git a/applications/portal/frontend/src/components/Home/AntibodiesTable.tsx b/applications/portal/frontend/src/components/Home/AntibodiesTable.tsx
index cb6b2c9a..2cfea705 100644
--- a/applications/portal/frontend/src/components/Home/AntibodiesTable.tsx
+++ b/applications/portal/frontend/src/components/Home/AntibodiesTable.tsx
@@ -402,21 +402,24 @@ const AntibodiesTable = (props) => {
     getAntibodyList,
     filterModel,
     setFilterModel,
+    sortModel,
     setSortModel,
   } =
     useContext(SearchContext);
 
-  const applyFilters = (filtermodel, query) => {
-    // Also does the applyFilters from the CustomFilterPanel - when apply button is clicked
+  const applyFilterAndSortModels = (filtermodel, query, sortmodel = sortModel) => {
+    // Also does the applyFilterAndSortModels from the CustomFilterPanel - when apply button is clicked
     const searchmode = (props.activeTab === MYSUBMISSIONS) ? SEARCH_MODES.MY_FILTERED_AND_SEARCHED_ANTIBODIES :
       SEARCH_MODES.ALL_FILTERED_AND_SEARCHED_ANTIBODIES
     getAntibodyList(
       searchmode,
       query,
       1,
-      filtermodel
+      filtermodel,
+      sortmodel
     )
     filtermodel !== filterModel ? setFilterModel(filtermodel) : null;
+    sortmodel !== sortModel ? setSortModel(sortmodel) : null;
   }
 
   const addSortingColumn = (sortmodel) => {
@@ -445,9 +448,9 @@ const AntibodiesTable = (props) => {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const isSearchInMySubmission = (props.activeTab === MYSUBMISSIONS && activeSearch)
-    // NOTE: LOGIC below - if no filters exist or search query exists in my submission - don't proceed, 
+    // NOTE: LOGIC below - if no filters/sortmodel exist or search query exists in my submission - don't proceed, 
     // since this is handled in separate useEffect
-    if (filterModel.items.length > 0 || isSearchInMySubmission) {
+    if (filterModel.items.length > 0 || sortModel.length > 0 || isSearchInMySubmission) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -466,25 +469,26 @@ const AntibodiesTable = (props) => {
     // if filters exist in All Results - apply with search query
     if (activeSearch && filterModel.items.length > 0) {
       if (props.activeTab === MYSUBMISSIONS) {
-        applyFilters(filterModel, '')
+        applyFilterAndSortModels(filterModel, '')
       } else {
-        applyFilters(filterModel, searchQuery || activeSearch)
+        applyFilterAndSortModels(filterModel, searchQuery || activeSearch)
       }
     }
   }, [activeSearch]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     // NOTE: LOGIC below - whenever tab is changed
-    // if filters exist in My Submission - apply with empty search
-    // if filters exist in All Results - apply with search query
-    // if no filters exist in My Submission - get My Submissions
-    // if no filters exist in All Results - this case is handled in the first useEffect 
-    if (filterModel.items.length > 0) {
+    // if filters/sortmodel exist in My Submission - apply with empty search and empty filters/sortmodel
+    // if filters/sortmodel exist in All Results - apply with search query but empty filters/sortmodel
+    // if no filters/sortmodel exist in My Submission - get My Submissions
+    // if no filters/sortmodel exist in All Results - this case is handled in the first useEffect 
+    if (filterModel.items.length > 0 || sortModel.length > 0) {
       if (props.activeTab === MYSUBMISSIONS) {
-        applyFilters(filterModel, '')
+        applyFilterAndSortModels({ items: [] }, '', [])
       } else {
-        applyFilters(filterModel, searchQuery || activeSearch)
+        applyFilterAndSortModels({ items: [] }, searchQuery || activeSearch, [])
       }
+
     } else {
       if (props.activeTab === MYSUBMISSIONS) {
         getAntibodyList(SEARCH_MODES.MY_ANTIBODIES)
@@ -709,6 +713,7 @@ const AntibodiesTable = (props) => {
             pagination={true}
             paginationMode="server"
             sortingMode="server"
+            sortModel={sortModel}
             onSortModelChange={(model) => addSortingColumn(model)}
             checkboxSelection
             disableRowSelectionOnClick
@@ -732,7 +737,7 @@ const AntibodiesTable = (props) => {
               filterPanel: () => CustomFilterPanel({
                 columns,
                 filterModel,
-                applyFilters,
+                applyFilterAndSortModels,
                 setFilterModel,
               }),
             }}
diff --git a/applications/portal/frontend/src/components/Home/CustomFilterPanel.tsx b/applications/portal/frontend/src/components/Home/CustomFilterPanel.tsx
index 8d34b88c..b8e7f791 100644
--- a/applications/portal/frontend/src/components/Home/CustomFilterPanel.tsx
+++ b/applications/portal/frontend/src/components/Home/CustomFilterPanel.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export const CustomFilterPanel = (
     columns,
     filterModel,
     setFilterModel,
-    applyFilters,
+    applyFilterAndSortModels,
   }) => {
 
   const { activeSearch } = useContext(searchContext);
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export const CustomFilterPanel = (
           variant="outlined"
           color="primary"
           onClick={() => {
-            applyFilters(filterModel, activeSearch);
+            applyFilterAndSortModels(filterModel, activeSearch);
           }}
           sx={{ m: 1 }}
         >
diff --git a/applications/portal/frontend/src/components/NavBar/Searchbar.tsx b/applications/portal/frontend/src/components/NavBar/Searchbar.tsx
index 41263e4f..230db5d2 100644
--- a/applications/portal/frontend/src/components/NavBar/Searchbar.tsx
+++ b/applications/portal/frontend/src/components/NavBar/Searchbar.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ export default function Searchbar(props) {
     loader,
     activeSearch,
     filterModel,
+    setFilterModel,
     sortModel,
+    setSortModel,
     setActiveSearch
   } = useContext(SearchContext)
 
@@ -70,6 +72,8 @@ export default function Searchbar(props) {
     } else {
       if (props.activeTab === MYSUBMISSIONS) {
         setActiveSearch(e.target.value)
+        setFilterModel({ items: [] })
+        setSortModel([])
         history.push('')
       } else {
         isFilterAndSortModelEmpty(filterModel, sortModel) ?