diff --git a/iped-app/src/main/java/iped/app/ui/App.java b/iped-app/src/main/java/iped/app/ui/App.java
index 44a1aa4812..81b49fe19b 100644
--- a/iped-app/src/main/java/iped/app/ui/App.java
+++ b/iped-app/src/main/java/iped/app/ui/App.java
@@ -2229,6 +2229,8 @@ public void restoreDefinedFilters(List<IFilter> filtersToRestore) {
             for (IFilter filter : filtersToRestore) {
                 if (filter instanceof SimilarDocumentFilter) {
                     filter = (SimilarDocumentFilter) filter;
+                    SimilarDocumentFilter simFilter = (SimilarDocumentFilter) filter;
+                    setItem(simFilter.getItemRefId(), simFilter.getItem());
                     break;
                 }
             }