diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/modal/filters.js b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/modal/filters.js
index 6de06811d94482a8a7bb8f0f84263567303ce634..bd394a2318c6e3ac60c1cb323819c560cb8783a5 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/modal/filters.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/modal/filters.js
@@ -1,49 +1,24 @@
-/* global Vue */
-const userFilter = require('./filters/user');
-const milestoneFilter = require('./filters/milestone');
-const labelFilter = require('./filters/label');
+import FilteredSearchBoards from '../../filtered_search_boards';
+import FilteredSearchContainer from '../../../filtered_search/container';
 
-module.exports = Vue.extend({
+export default {
   name: 'modal-filters',
   props: {
-    projectId: {
-      type: Number,
-      required: true,
-    },
-    milestonePath: {
-      type: String,
-      required: true,
-    },
-    labelPath: {
-      type: String,
+    store: {
+      type: Object,
       required: true,
     },
   },
-  destroyed() {
-    gl.issueBoards.ModalStore.setDefaultFilter();
+  mounted() {
+    FilteredSearchContainer.container = this.$el;
+
+    this.filteredSearch = new FilteredSearchBoards(this.store);
+    this.filteredSearch.removeTokens();
   },
-  components: {
-    userFilter,
-    milestoneFilter,
-    labelFilter,
+  beforeDestroy() {
+    this.filteredSearch.cleanup();
+    FilteredSearchContainer.container = document;
+    this.store.path = '';
   },
-  template: `
-    <div class="modal-filters">
-      <user-filter
-        dropdown-class-name="dropdown-menu-author"
-        toggle-class-name="js-user-search js-author-search"
-        toggle-label="Author"
-        field-name="author_id"
-        :project-id="projectId"></user-filter>
-      <user-filter
-        dropdown-class-name="dropdown-menu-author"
-        toggle-class-name="js-assignee-search"
-        toggle-label="Assignee"
-        field-name="assignee_id"
-        :null-user="true"
-        :project-id="projectId"></user-filter>
-      <milestone-filter :milestone-path="milestonePath"></milestone-filter>
-      <label-filter :label-path="labelPath"></label-filter>
-    </div>
-  `,
-});
+  template: '#js-board-modal-filter',
+};
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/modal/filters/label.js b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/modal/filters/label.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 4fc8f72a145673c8423f1ea032371a5af2c87adb..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/modal/filters/label.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-/* eslint-disable no-new */
-/* global Vue */
-/* global LabelsSelect */
-module.exports = Vue.extend({
-  name: 'filter-label',
-  props: {
-    labelPath: {
-      type: String,
-      required: true,
-    },
-  },
-  mounted() {
-    new LabelsSelect(this.$refs.dropdown);
-  },
-  template: `
-    <div class="dropdown">
-      <button
-        class="dropdown-menu-toggle js-label-select js-multiselect js-extra-options"
-        type="button"
-        data-toggle="dropdown"
-        data-show-any="true"
-        data-show-no="true"
-        :data-labels="labelPath"
-        ref="dropdown">
-        <span class="dropdown-toggle-text">
-          Label
-        </span>
-        <i class="fa fa-chevron-down"></i>
-      </button>
-      <div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-select dropdown-menu-paging dropdown-menu-labels dropdown-menu-selectable">
-        <div class="dropdown-title">
-          Filter by label
-          <button
-            class="dropdown-title-button dropdown-menu-close"
-            aria-label="Close"
-            type="button">
-            <i class="fa fa-times dropdown-menu-close-icon"></i>
-          </button>
-        </div>
-        <div class="dropdown-input">
-          <input
-            type="search"
-            class="dropdown-input-field"
-            placeholder="Search"
-            autocomplete="off" />
-          <i class="fa fa-search dropdown-input-search"></i>
-          <i role="button" class="fa fa-times dropdown-input-clear js-dropdown-input-clear"></i>
-        </div>
-        <div class="dropdown-content"></div>
-        <div class="dropdown-loading"><i class="fa fa-spinner fa-spin"></i></div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  `,
-});
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/modal/filters/milestone.js b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/modal/filters/milestone.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 436aa981c59dbdaf0b49f2714dd9e28648943e0d..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/modal/filters/milestone.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-/* eslint-disable no-new */
-/* global Vue */
-/* global MilestoneSelect */
-module.exports = Vue.extend({
-  name: 'filter-milestone',
-  props: {
-    milestonePath: {
-      type: String,
-      required: true,
-    },
-  },
-  mounted() {
-    new MilestoneSelect(null, this.$refs.dropdown);
-  },
-  template: `
-    <div class="dropdown">
-      <button
-        class="dropdown-menu-toggle js-milestone-select"
-        type="button"
-        data-toggle="dropdown"
-        data-show-any="true"
-        data-show-upcoming="true"
-        data-show-started="true"
-        data-field-name="milestone_title"
-        :data-milestones="milestonePath"
-        ref="dropdown">
-        <span class="dropdown-toggle-text">
-          Milestone
-        </span>
-        <i class="fa fa-chevron-down"></i>
-      </button>
-      <div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-select dropdown-menu-selectable dropdown-menu-milestone">
-        <div class="dropdown-title">
-          <span>Filter by milestone</span>
-          <button
-            class="dropdown-title-button dropdown-menu-close"
-            aria-label="Close"
-            type="button">
-            <i class="fa fa-times dropdown-menu-close-icon"></i>
-          </button>
-        </div>
-        <div class="dropdown-input">
-          <input
-            type="search"
-            class="dropdown-input-field"
-            placeholder="Search milestones"
-            autocomplete="off" />
-          <i class="fa fa-search dropdown-input-search"></i>
-          <i role="button" class="fa fa-times dropdown-input-clear js-dropdown-input-clear"></i>
-        </div>
-        <div class="dropdown-content"></div>
-        <div class="dropdown-loading"><i class="fa fa-spinner fa-spin"></i></div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  `,
-});
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/modal/filters/user.js b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/modal/filters/user.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 8523028c29c11998cbb3d30ef374f9b2bdceded2..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/modal/filters/user.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
-/* eslint-disable no-new */
-/* global Vue */
-/* global UsersSelect */
-module.exports = Vue.extend({
-  name: 'filter-user',
-  props: {
-    toggleClassName: {
-      type: String,
-      required: true,
-    },
-    dropdownClassName: {
-      type: String,
-      required: false,
-      default: '',
-    },
-    toggleLabel: {
-      type: String,
-      required: true,
-    },
-    fieldName: {
-      type: String,
-      required: true,
-    },
-    nullUser: {
-      type: Boolean,
-      required: false,
-      default: false,
-    },
-    projectId: {
-      type: Number,
-      required: true,
-    },
-  },
-  mounted() {
-    new UsersSelect(null, this.$refs.dropdown);
-  },
-  computed: {
-    currentUsername() {
-      return gon.current_username;
-    },
-    dropdownTitle() {
-      return `Filter by ${this.toggleLabel.toLowerCase()}`;
-    },
-    inputPlaceholder() {
-      return `Search ${this.toggleLabel.toLowerCase()}`;
-    },
-  },
-  template: `
-    <div class="dropdown">
-      <button
-        class="dropdown-menu-toggle js-user-search"
-        :class="toggleClassName"
-        type="button"
-        data-toggle="dropdown"
-        data-current-user="true"
-        :data-any-user="'Any ' + toggleLabel"
-        :data-null-user="nullUser"
-        :data-field-name="fieldName"
-        :data-project-id="projectId"
-        :data-first-user="currentUsername"
-        ref="dropdown">
-        <span class="dropdown-toggle-text">
-          {{ toggleLabel }}
-        </span>
-        <i class="fa fa-chevron-down"></i>
-      </button>
-      <div
-        class="dropdown-menu dropdown-select dropdown-menu-user dropdown-menu-selectable"
-        :class="dropdownClassName">
-        <div class="dropdown-title">
-          {{ dropdownTitle }}
-          <button
-            class="dropdown-title-button dropdown-menu-close"
-            aria-label="Close"
-            type="button">
-            <i class="fa fa-times dropdown-menu-close-icon"></i>
-          </button>
-        </div>
-        <div class="dropdown-input">
-          <input
-            type="search"
-            class="dropdown-input-field"
-            autocomplete="off"
-            :placeholder="inputPlaceholder" />
-          <i class="fa fa-search dropdown-input-search"></i>
-          <i
-            role="button"
-            class="fa fa-times dropdown-input-clear js-dropdown-input-clear">
-          </i>
-        </div>
-        <div class="dropdown-content"></div>
-        <div class="dropdown-loading"><i class="fa fa-spinner fa-spin"></i></div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  `,
-});
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/modal/header.js b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/modal/header.js
index 70c088f905414d195cf9f7be4521cc5ff143ddfd..116e29cd1778882203e133da9b990197f9316a35 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/modal/header.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/modal/header.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-/* global Vue */
+import Vue from 'vue';
+import modalFilters from './filters';
+
 require('./tabs');
-const modalFilters = require('./filters');
 
 (() => {
   const ModalStore = gl.issueBoards.ModalStore;
@@ -66,16 +67,7 @@ const modalFilters = require('./filters');
         <div
           class="add-issues-search append-bottom-10"
           v-if="showSearch">
-          <modal-filters
-            :project-id="projectId"
-            :milestone-path="milestonePath"
-            :label-path="labelPath">
-          </modal-filters>
-          <input
-            placeholder="Search issues..."
-            class="form-control"
-            type="search"
-            v-model="searchTerm" />
+          <modal-filters :store="filter" />
           <button
             type="button"
             class="btn btn-success btn-inverted prepend-left-10"
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/modal/index.js b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/modal/index.js
index f290cd13763d318268d8ce80d07507eae6832448..1b66c8b922dbc8a212c15965a4c29b48b392a357 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/modal/index.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/modal/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* global Vue */
 /* global ListIssue */
+import queryData from '../../utils/query_data';
 
 require('./header');
 require('./list');
@@ -47,9 +48,6 @@ require('./empty_state');
       page() {
         this.loadIssues();
       },
-      searchTerm() {
-        this.searchOperation();
-      },
       showAddIssuesModal() {
         if (this.showAddIssuesModal && !this.issues.length) {
           this.loading = true;
@@ -72,19 +70,13 @@ require('./empty_state');
       },
     },
     methods: {
-      searchOperation: _.debounce(function searchOperationDebounce() {
-        this.loadIssues(true);
-      }, 500),
       loadIssues(clearIssues = false) {
         if (!this.showAddIssuesModal) return false;
 
-        const queryData = Object.assign({}, this.filter, {
-          search: this.searchTerm,
+        return gl.boardService.getBacklog(queryData(this.filter.path, {
           page: this.page,
           per: this.perPage,
-        });
-
-        return gl.boardService.getBacklog(queryData).then((res) => {
+        })).then((res) => {
           const data = res.json();
 
           if (clearIssues) {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/filtered_search_boards.js b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/filtered_search_boards.js
index 47448b02bddaff5a1a5f11284a8f57e65e7cdf21..101732309ea2bb02dc1988f447c0a599bcf23131 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/filtered_search_boards.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/filtered_search_boards.js
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+/* eslint-disable class-methods-use-this */
+import FilteredSearchContainer from '../filtered_search/container';
+
 export default class FilteredSearchBoards extends gl.FilteredSearchManager {
   constructor(store, updateUrl = false) {
     super('boards');
@@ -18,13 +21,17 @@ export default class FilteredSearchBoards extends gl.FilteredSearchManager {
     }
   }
 
-  updateTokens() {
-    const tokens = document.querySelectorAll('.js-visual-token');
+  removeTokens() {
+    const tokens = FilteredSearchContainer.container.querySelectorAll('.js-visual-token');
 
     // Remove all the tokens as they will be replaced by the search manager
     [].forEach.call(tokens, (el) => {
       el.parentNode.removeChild(el);
     });
+  }
+
+  updateTokens() {
+    this.removeTokens();
 
     this.loadSearchParamsFromURL();
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/models/list.js b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/models/list.js
index 3251ca76b2644481605f0321a15acb2dcbc9163a..f18ad2a0fac46822b4c22018a50b3d49f30f2346 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/models/list.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/models/list.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable space-before-function-paren, no-underscore-dangle, class-methods-use-this, consistent-return, no-shadow, no-param-reassign, max-len, no-unused-vars */
 /* global ListIssue */
 /* global ListLabel */
+import queryData from '../utils/query_data';
 
 class List {
   constructor (obj) {
@@ -64,25 +65,7 @@ class List {
   }
 
   getIssues (emptyIssues = true) {
-    const data = gl.issueBoards.BoardsStore.filter.path.split('&').reduce((data, filterParam) => {
-      if (filterParam === '') return data;
-      const paramSplit = filterParam.split('=');
-      const paramKeyNormalized = paramSplit[0].replace('[]', '');
-      const isArray = paramSplit[0].indexOf('[]');
-      const value = decodeURIComponent(paramSplit[1]).replace(/\+/g, ' ');
-
-      if (isArray !== -1) {
-        if (!data[paramKeyNormalized]) {
-          data[paramKeyNormalized] = [];
-        }
-
-        data[paramKeyNormalized].push(value);
-      } else {
-        data[paramKeyNormalized] = value;
-      }
-
-      return data;
-    }, { page: this.page });
+    const data = queryData(gl.issueBoards.BoardsStore.filter.path, { page: this.page });
 
     if (this.label && data.label_name) {
       data.label_name = data.label_name.filter(label => label !== this.label.title);
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/stores/modal_store.js b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/stores/modal_store.js
index 15fc6c79e8d3891d744f235542b1c681a46d7f49..7ee266a831f2b328998677cc4750808965515cfa 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/stores/modal_store.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/stores/modal_store.js
@@ -17,17 +17,9 @@
         loadingNewPage: false,
         page: 1,
         perPage: 50,
-      };
-
-      this.setDefaultFilter();
-    }
-
-    setDefaultFilter() {
-      this.store.filter = {
-        author_id: '',
-        assignee_id: '',
-        milestone_title: '',
-        label_name: [],
+        filter: {
+          path: '',
+        },
       };
     }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/utils/query_data.js b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/utils/query_data.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2cd3c146f1149dcd8048fc0502f3abe6359363a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/utils/query_data.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+export default (path, extraData) => path.split('&').reduce((dataParam, filterParam) => {
+  if (filterParam === '') return dataParam;
+
+  const data = dataParam;
+  const paramSplit = filterParam.split('=');
+  const paramKeyNormalized = paramSplit[0].replace('[]', '');
+  const isArray = paramSplit[0].indexOf('[]');
+  const value = decodeURIComponent(paramSplit[1]).replace(/\+/g, ' ');
+
+  if (isArray !== -1) {
+    if (!data[paramKeyNormalized]) {
+      data[paramKeyNormalized] = [];
+    }
+
+    data[paramKeyNormalized].push(value);
+  } else {
+    data[paramKeyNormalized] = value;
+  }
+
+  return data;
+}, extraData);
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/container.js b/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/container.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2243c4dd2c5736482d0c5e647b3e47c8d5555f55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/container.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/* eslint-disable class-methods-use-this */
+let container = document;
+
+class FilteredSearchContainerClass {
+  set container(containerParam) {
+    container = containerParam;
+  }
+
+  get container() {
+    return container;
+  }
+}
+
+export default new FilteredSearchContainerClass();
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/dropdown_hint.js b/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/dropdown_hint.js
index 28e5e3232cb1ffb6d1d89fbf4faacb62a51e3c8b..98dcb697af922865666fe7a55d574aa9bb60a301 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/dropdown_hint.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/dropdown_hint.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ require('./filtered_search_dropdown');
               gl.FilteredSearchVisualTokens.addSearchVisualToken(searchTerms.join(' '));
             }
 
-            gl.FilteredSearchDropdownManager.addWordToInput(token.replace(':', ''));
+            gl.FilteredSearchDropdownManager.addWordToInput(token.replace(':', ''), '', false, this.container);
           }
           this.dismissDropdown();
           this.dispatchInputEvent();
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/dropdown_utils.js b/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/dropdown_utils.js
index 77bf191f343e4548f64dd87109741df0f95d5ae4..59998c2108cc7b6cef87137ef5f9b323b2b47d72 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/dropdown_utils.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/dropdown_utils.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import FilteredSearchContainer from './container';
+
 (() => {
   class DropdownUtils {
     static getEscapedText(text) {
@@ -85,7 +87,8 @@
 
     // Determines the full search query (visual tokens + input)
     static getSearchQuery(untilInput = false) {
-      const tokens = [].slice.call(document.querySelectorAll('.tokens-container li'));
+      const container = FilteredSearchContainer.container;
+      const tokens = [].slice.call(container.querySelectorAll('.tokens-container li'));
       const values = [];
 
       if (untilInput) {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/filtered_search_dropdown_manager.js b/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/filtered_search_dropdown_manager.js
index d37c812c1f781091deb121d36a16a684c4ee4c4e..5fbe0450bb88d8f2a7b437448114389c0d3b8f3d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/filtered_search_dropdown_manager.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/filtered_search_dropdown_manager.js
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 /* global DropLab */
+import FilteredSearchContainer from './container';
 
 (() => {
   class FilteredSearchDropdownManager {
     constructor(baseEndpoint = '', page) {
+      this.container = FilteredSearchContainer.container;
       this.baseEndpoint = baseEndpoint.replace(/\/$/, '');
       this.tokenizer = gl.FilteredSearchTokenizer;
       this.filteredSearchTokenKeys = gl.FilteredSearchTokenKeys;
-      this.filteredSearchInput = document.querySelector('.filtered-search');
+      this.filteredSearchInput = this.container.querySelector('.filtered-search');
       this.page = page;
 
       this.setupMapping();
@@ -31,35 +33,35 @@
         author: {
           reference: null,
           gl: 'DropdownUser',
-          element: document.querySelector('#js-dropdown-author'),
+          element: this.container.querySelector('#js-dropdown-author'),
         },
         assignee: {
           reference: null,
           gl: 'DropdownUser',
-          element: document.querySelector('#js-dropdown-assignee'),
+          element: this.container.querySelector('#js-dropdown-assignee'),
         },
         milestone: {
           reference: null,
           gl: 'DropdownNonUser',
           extraArguments: [`${this.baseEndpoint}/milestones.json`, '%'],
-          element: document.querySelector('#js-dropdown-milestone'),
+          element: this.container.querySelector('#js-dropdown-milestone'),
         },
         label: {
           reference: null,
           gl: 'DropdownNonUser',
           extraArguments: [`${this.baseEndpoint}/labels.json`, '~'],
-          element: document.querySelector('#js-dropdown-label'),
+          element: this.container.querySelector('#js-dropdown-label'),
         },
         hint: {
           reference: null,
           gl: 'DropdownHint',
-          element: document.querySelector('#js-dropdown-hint'),
+          element: this.container.querySelector('#js-dropdown-hint'),
         },
       };
     }
 
     static addWordToInput(tokenName, tokenValue = '', clicked = false) {
-      const input = document.querySelector('.filtered-search');
+      const input = FilteredSearchContainer.container.querySelector('.filtered-search');
 
       gl.FilteredSearchVisualTokens.addFilterVisualToken(tokenName, tokenValue);
       input.value = '';
@@ -75,13 +77,13 @@
 
     updateDropdownOffset(key) {
       // Always align dropdown with the input field
-      let offset = this.filteredSearchInput.getBoundingClientRect().left - document.querySelector('.scroll-container').getBoundingClientRect().left;
+      let offset = this.filteredSearchInput.getBoundingClientRect().left - this.container.querySelector('.scroll-container').getBoundingClientRect().left;
 
       const maxInputWidth = 240;
       const currentDropdownWidth = this.mapping[key].element.clientWidth || maxInputWidth;
 
       // Make sure offset never exceeds the input container
-      const offsetMaxWidth = document.querySelector('.scroll-container').clientWidth - currentDropdownWidth;
+      const offsetMaxWidth = this.container.querySelector('.scroll-container').clientWidth - currentDropdownWidth;
       if (offsetMaxWidth < offset) {
         offset = offsetMaxWidth;
       }
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/filtered_search_manager.js b/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/filtered_search_manager.js
index f885932bd91c1c3ed84ac83dbcf4b66a8cf82a19..7ace51748aa4d7ed242a75bf27b4534f96a50008 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/filtered_search_manager.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/filtered_search_manager.js
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+import FilteredSearchContainer from './container';
+
 (() => {
   class FilteredSearchManager {
     constructor(page) {
-      this.filteredSearchInput = document.querySelector('.filtered-search');
-      this.clearSearchButton = document.querySelector('.clear-search');
-      this.tokensContainer = document.querySelector('.tokens-container');
+      this.container = FilteredSearchContainer.container;
+      this.filteredSearchInput = this.container.querySelector('.filtered-search');
+      this.clearSearchButton = this.container.querySelector('.clear-search');
+      this.tokensContainer = this.container.querySelector('.tokens-container');
       this.filteredSearchTokenKeys = gl.FilteredSearchTokenKeys;
 
       if (this.filteredSearchInput) {
@@ -132,7 +135,7 @@
     }
 
     unselectEditTokens(e) {
-      const inputContainer = document.querySelector('.filtered-search-input-container');
+      const inputContainer = this.container.querySelector('.filtered-search-input-container');
       const isElementInFilteredSearch = inputContainer && inputContainer.contains(e.target);
       const isElementInFilterDropdown = e.target.closest('.filter-dropdown') !== null;
       const isElementTokensContainer = e.target.classList.contains('tokens-container');
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/filtered_search_visual_tokens.js b/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/filtered_search_visual_tokens.js
index 320afa26130b843bf320de4e945fbfbbe98f0175..e48d7196c7bc00365210786af47301d376d253b6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/filtered_search_visual_tokens.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/filtered_search_visual_tokens.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import FilteredSearchContainer from './container';
+
 class FilteredSearchVisualTokens {
   static getLastVisualTokenBeforeInput() {
-    const inputLi = document.querySelector('.input-token');
+    const inputLi = FilteredSearchContainer.container.querySelector('.input-token');
     const lastVisualToken = inputLi && inputLi.previousElementSibling;
 
     return {
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@ class FilteredSearchVisualTokens {
   }
 
   static unselectTokens() {
-    const otherTokens = document.querySelectorAll('.js-visual-token .selectable.selected');
+    const otherTokens = FilteredSearchContainer.container.querySelectorAll('.js-visual-token .selectable.selected');
     [].forEach.call(otherTokens, t => t.classList.remove('selected'));
   }
 
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ class FilteredSearchVisualTokens {
   }
 
   static removeSelectedToken() {
-    const selected = document.querySelector('.js-visual-token .selected');
+    const selected = FilteredSearchContainer.container.querySelector('.js-visual-token .selected');
 
     if (selected) {
       const li = selected.closest('.js-visual-token');
@@ -54,8 +56,8 @@ class FilteredSearchVisualTokens {
     }
     li.querySelector('.name').innerText = name;
 
-    const tokensContainer = document.querySelector('.tokens-container');
-    const input = document.querySelector('.filtered-search');
+    const tokensContainer = FilteredSearchContainer.container.querySelector('.tokens-container');
+    const input = FilteredSearchContainer.container.querySelector('.filtered-search');
     tokensContainer.insertBefore(li, input.parentElement);
   }
 
@@ -77,14 +79,14 @@ class FilteredSearchVisualTokens {
     const addVisualTokenElement = FilteredSearchVisualTokens.addVisualTokenElement;
 
     if (isLastVisualTokenValid) {
-      addVisualTokenElement(tokenName, tokenValue);
+      addVisualTokenElement(tokenName, tokenValue, false);
     } else {
       const previousTokenName = lastVisualToken.querySelector('.name').innerText;
-      const tokensContainer = document.querySelector('.tokens-container');
+      const tokensContainer = FilteredSearchContainer.container.querySelector('.tokens-container');
       tokensContainer.removeChild(lastVisualToken);
 
       const value = tokenValue || tokenName;
-      addVisualTokenElement(previousTokenName, value);
+      addVisualTokenElement(previousTokenName, value, false);
     }
   }
 
@@ -129,7 +131,7 @@ class FilteredSearchVisualTokens {
   }
 
   static tokenizeInput() {
-    const input = document.querySelector('.filtered-search');
+    const input = FilteredSearchContainer.container.querySelector('.filtered-search');
     const { isLastVisualTokenValid } =
       gl.FilteredSearchVisualTokens.getLastVisualTokenBeforeInput();
 
@@ -145,7 +147,7 @@ class FilteredSearchVisualTokens {
   }
 
   static editToken(token) {
-    const input = document.querySelector('.filtered-search');
+    const input = FilteredSearchContainer.container.querySelector('.filtered-search');
 
     FilteredSearchVisualTokens.tokenizeInput();
 
@@ -174,9 +176,9 @@ class FilteredSearchVisualTokens {
   }
 
   static moveInputToTheRight() {
-    const input = document.querySelector('.filtered-search');
+    const input = FilteredSearchContainer.container.querySelector('.filtered-search');
     const inputLi = input.parentElement;
-    const tokenContainer = document.querySelector('.tokens-container');
+    const tokenContainer = FilteredSearchContainer.container.querySelector('.tokens-container');
 
     FilteredSearchVisualTokens.tokenizeInput();
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/boards.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/boards.scss
index 9a36d76136b20330b2f9a466e8e0f402378195b2..f9ee33019cd7b24d2ee57655a5d64469106f10fc 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/boards.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/boards.scss
@@ -420,12 +420,9 @@
   display: -webkit-flex;
   display: flex;
 
-  .form-control {
-    margin-left: auto;
-
-    @media (min-width: $screen-sm-min) {
-      max-width: 200px;
-    }
+  .issues-filters {
+    -webkit-flex: 1;
+    flex: 1;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/views/projects/boards/_show.html.haml b/app/views/projects/boards/_show.html.haml
index fa463edd52679187015e84ef7a62c08ce0939469..added3f669b4570e3ab46001dfdefda881d61f22 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/boards/_show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/boards/_show.html.haml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
   %script#js-board-template{ type: "text/x-template" }= render "projects/boards/components/board"
   %script#js-board-list-template{ type: "text/x-template" }= render "projects/boards/components/board_list"
+  %script#js-board-modal-filter{ type: "text/x-template" }= render "shared/issuable/search_bar", type: :boards_modal
 
 = render "projects/issues/head"
 
diff --git a/app/views/shared/issuable/_search_bar.html.haml b/app/views/shared/issuable/_search_bar.html.haml
index f2ac0a09864fc448e5ee16c69d25da9cf990652c..b58640c3ef0bc035da1d95e0bcefe1b71049a4b1 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/issuable/_search_bar.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/issuable/_search_bar.html.haml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 - type = local_assigns.fetch(:type)
+- block_css_class = type != :boards_modal ? 'row-content-block second-block' : ''
 
 .issues-filters
-  .issues-details-filters.row-content-block.second-block.filtered-search-block
+  .issues-details-filters.filtered-search-block{ class: block_css_class, "v-pre" => type == :boards_modal }
     = form_tag page_filter_path(without: [:assignee_id, :author_id, :milestone_title, :label_name, :search]), method: :get, class: 'filter-form js-filter-form' do
       - if params[:search].present?
         = hidden_field_tag :search, params[:search]
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@
           .scroll-container
             %ul.tokens-container.list-unstyled
               %li.input-token
-                %input.form-control.filtered-search{ placeholder: 'Search or filter results...', data: { id: 'filtered-search', 'project-id' => @project.id, 'username-params' => @users.to_json(only: [:id, :username]), 'base-endpoint' => namespace_project_path(@project.namespace, @project) } }
+                %input.form-control.filtered-search{ placeholder: 'Search or filter results...', data: { id: "filtered-search-#{type.to_s}", 'project-id' => @project.id, 'username-params' => @users.to_json(only: [:id, :username]), 'base-endpoint' => namespace_project_path(@project.namespace, @project) } }
             = icon('filter')
             %button.clear-search.hidden{ type: 'button' }
               = icon('times')
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@
                     = render partial: "shared/issuable/label_page_create"
                   = dropdown_loading
               #js-add-issues-btn.prepend-left-10
-          - else
+          - elsif type != :boards_modal
             = render 'shared/sort_dropdown'
 
     - if @bulk_edit
@@ -133,19 +134,20 @@
           .filter-item.inline.update-issues-btn
             = button_tag "Update #{type.to_s.humanize(capitalize: false)}", class: "btn update_selected_issues btn-save"
 
-:javascript
-  new UsersSelect();
-  new LabelsSelect();
-  new MilestoneSelect();
-  new IssueStatusSelect();
-  new SubscriptionSelect();
+- unless type === :boards_modal
+  :javascript
+    new UsersSelect();
+    new LabelsSelect();
+    new MilestoneSelect();
+    new IssueStatusSelect();
+    new SubscriptionSelect();
 
-  $(document).off('page:restore').on('page:restore', function (event) {
-    if (gl.FilteredSearchManager) {
-      new gl.FilteredSearchManager();
-    }
-    Issuable.init();
-    new gl.IssuableBulkActions({
-      prefixId: 'issue_',
+    $(document).off('page:restore').on('page:restore', function (event) {
+      if (gl.FilteredSearchManager) {
+        new gl.FilteredSearchManager();
+      }
+      Issuable.init();
+      new gl.IssuableBulkActions({
+        prefixId: 'issue_',
+      });
     });
-  });
diff --git a/spec/features/boards/add_issues_modal_spec.rb b/spec/features/boards/add_issues_modal_spec.rb
index f7f2d883d2ff981facb27caee2157ba3c2c5f5da..c87c0632cb591a8f654a0a016d53af9dec0f38b1 100644
--- a/spec/features/boards/add_issues_modal_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/boards/add_issues_modal_spec.rb
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ describe 'Issue Boards add issue modal', :feature, :js do
       it 'returns issues' do
         page.within('.add-issues-modal') do
           find('.form-control').native.send_keys(issue.title)
+          find('.form-control').native.send_keys(:enter)
 
           expect(page).to have_selector('.card', count: 1)
         end
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ describe 'Issue Boards add issue modal', :feature, :js do
       it 'returns no issues' do
         page.within('.add-issues-modal') do
           find('.form-control').native.send_keys('testing search')
+          find('.form-control').native.send_keys(:enter)
 
           expect(page).not_to have_selector('.card')
           expect(page).not_to have_content("You haven't added any issues to your project yet")
diff --git a/spec/features/boards/modal_filter_spec.rb b/spec/features/boards/modal_filter_spec.rb
index 1cf0d11d4480a73a9cacf56cfccc6d93fccefb18..e2281a7da551eba5182a7b487820ccbb88b49b82 100644
--- a/spec/features/boards/modal_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/boards/modal_filter_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 require 'rails_helper'
 
 describe 'Issue Boards add issue modal filtering', :feature, :js do
-  include WaitForAjax
   include WaitForVueResource
 
   let(:project) { create(:empty_project, :public) }
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@ describe 'Issue Boards add issue modal filtering', :feature, :js do
 
     page.within('.add-issues-modal') do
       find('.form-control').native.send_keys('testing empty state')
+      find('.form-control').native.send_keys(:enter)
 
       wait_for_vue_resource
 
@@ -33,13 +33,11 @@ describe 'Issue Boards add issue modal filtering', :feature, :js do
   it 'restores filters when closing' do
     visit_board
 
-    page.within('.add-issues-modal') do
-      click_button 'Milestone'
-
-      wait_for_ajax
-
-      click_link 'Upcoming'
+    set_filter('milestone')
+    click_filter_link('Upcoming')
+    submit_filter
 
+    page.within('.add-issues-modal') do
       wait_for_vue_resource
 
       expect(page).to have_selector('.card', count: 0)
@@ -56,39 +54,44 @@ describe 'Issue Boards add issue modal filtering', :feature, :js do
     end
   end
 
-  context 'author' do
-    let!(:issue) { create(:issue, project: project, author: user2) }
-
-    before do
-      project.team << [user2, :developer]
+  it 'resotres filters after clicking clear button' do
+    visit_board
 
-      visit_board
-    end
+    set_filter('milestone')
+    click_filter_link('Upcoming')
+    submit_filter
 
-    it 'filters by any author' do
-      page.within('.add-issues-modal') do
-        click_button 'Author'
+    page.within('.add-issues-modal') do
+      wait_for_vue_resource
 
-        wait_for_ajax
+      expect(page).to have_selector('.card', count: 0)
 
-        click_link 'Any Author'
+      find('.clear-search').click
 
-        wait_for_vue_resource
+      wait_for_vue_resource
 
-        expect(page).to have_selector('.card', count: 2)
-      end
+      expect(page).to have_selector('.card', count: 1)
     end
+  end
 
-    it 'filters by selected user' do
-      page.within('.add-issues-modal') do
-        click_button 'Author'
+  context 'author' do
+    let!(:issue) { create(:issue, project: project, author: user2) }
+
+    before do
+      project.team << [user2, :developer]
 
-        wait_for_ajax
+      visit_board
+    end
 
-        click_link user2.name
+    it 'filters by selected user' do
+      set_filter('author')
+      click_filter_link(user2.name)
+      submit_filter
 
+      page.within('.add-issues-modal') do
         wait_for_vue_resource
 
+        expect(page).to have_selector('.js-visual-token', text: user2.username)
         expect(page).to have_selector('.card', count: 1)
       end
     end
@@ -103,46 +106,28 @@ describe 'Issue Boards add issue modal filtering', :feature, :js do
       visit_board
     end
 
-    it 'filters by any assignee' do
-      page.within('.add-issues-modal') do
-        click_button 'Assignee'
-
-        wait_for_ajax
-
-        click_link 'Any Assignee'
-
-        wait_for_vue_resource
-
-        expect(page).to have_selector('.card', count: 2)
-      end
-    end
-
     it 'filters by unassigned' do
-      page.within('.add-issues-modal') do
-        click_button 'Assignee'
-
-        wait_for_ajax
-
-        click_link 'Unassigned'
+      set_filter('assignee')
+      click_filter_link('No Assignee')
+      submit_filter
 
+      page.within('.add-issues-modal') do
         wait_for_vue_resource
 
+        expect(page).to have_selector('.js-visual-token', text: 'none')
         expect(page).to have_selector('.card', count: 1)
       end
     end
 
     it 'filters by selected user' do
-      page.within('.add-issues-modal') do
-        click_button 'Assignee'
-
-        wait_for_ajax
-
-        page.within '.dropdown-menu-user' do
-          click_link user2.name
-        end
+      set_filter('assignee')
+      click_filter_link(user2.name)
+      submit_filter
 
+      page.within('.add-issues-modal') do
         wait_for_vue_resource
 
+        expect(page).to have_selector('.js-visual-token', text: user2.username)
         expect(page).to have_selector('.card', count: 1)
       end
     end
@@ -156,44 +141,28 @@ describe 'Issue Boards add issue modal filtering', :feature, :js do
       visit_board
     end
 
-    it 'filters by any milestone' do
-      page.within('.add-issues-modal') do
-        click_button 'Milestone'
-
-        wait_for_ajax
-
-        click_link 'Any Milestone'
-
-        wait_for_vue_resource
-
-        expect(page).to have_selector('.card', count: 2)
-      end
-    end
-
     it 'filters by upcoming milestone' do
-      page.within('.add-issues-modal') do
-        click_button 'Milestone'
-
-        wait_for_ajax
-
-        click_link 'Upcoming'
+      set_filter('milestone')
+      click_filter_link('Upcoming')
+      submit_filter
 
+      page.within('.add-issues-modal') do
         wait_for_vue_resource
 
+        expect(page).to have_selector('.js-visual-token', text: 'upcoming')
         expect(page).to have_selector('.card', count: 0)
       end
     end
 
     it 'filters by selected milestone' do
-      page.within('.add-issues-modal') do
-        click_button 'Milestone'
-
-        wait_for_ajax
-
-        click_link milestone.name
+      set_filter('milestone')
+      click_filter_link(milestone.name)
+      submit_filter
 
+      page.within('.add-issues-modal') do
         wait_for_vue_resource
 
+        expect(page).to have_selector('.js-visual-token', text: milestone.name)
         expect(page).to have_selector('.card', count: 1)
       end
     end
@@ -207,44 +176,28 @@ describe 'Issue Boards add issue modal filtering', :feature, :js do
       visit_board
     end
 
-    it 'filters by any label' do
-      page.within('.add-issues-modal') do
-        click_button 'Label'
-
-        wait_for_ajax
-
-        click_link 'Any Label'
-
-        wait_for_vue_resource
-
-        expect(page).to have_selector('.card', count: 2)
-      end
-    end
-
     it 'filters by no label' do
-      page.within('.add-issues-modal') do
-        click_button 'Label'
-
-        wait_for_ajax
-
-        click_link 'No Label'
+      set_filter('label')
+      click_filter_link('No Label')
+      submit_filter
 
+      page.within('.add-issues-modal') do
         wait_for_vue_resource
 
+        expect(page).to have_selector('.js-visual-token', text: 'none')
         expect(page).to have_selector('.card', count: 1)
       end
     end
 
     it 'filters by label' do
-      page.within('.add-issues-modal') do
-        click_button 'Label'
-
-        wait_for_ajax
-
-        click_link label.title
+      set_filter('label')
+      click_filter_link(label.title)
+      submit_filter
 
+      page.within('.add-issues-modal') do
         wait_for_vue_resource
 
+        expect(page).to have_selector('.js-visual-token', text: label.title)
         expect(page).to have_selector('.card', count: 1)
       end
     end
@@ -256,4 +209,20 @@ describe 'Issue Boards add issue modal filtering', :feature, :js do
 
     click_button('Add issues')
   end
+
+  def set_filter(type, text = '')
+    find('.add-issues-modal .filtered-search').native.send_keys("#{type}:#{text}")
+  end
+
+  def submit_filter
+    find('.add-issues-modal .filtered-search').native.send_keys(:enter)
+  end
+
+  def click_filter_link(link_text)
+    page.within('.add-issues-modal .filtered-search-input-container') do
+      expect(page).to have_button(link_text)
+
+      click_button(link_text)
+    end
+  end
 end