diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/configuration-search-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+search-page/configuration-search-page.component.spec.ts
index f49d329edd..8ce4154c66 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/configuration-search-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/configuration-search-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -2,20 +2,63 @@ import { ComponentFixture, TestBed, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { configureSearchComponentTestingModule } from './search.component.spec';
 import { ConfigurationSearchPageComponent } from './configuration-search-page.component';
 import { SearchConfigurationService } from '../core/shared/search/search-configuration.service';
+import { Component, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
+import { Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { RouteService } from '../core/services/route.service';
+import createSpy = jasmine.createSpy;
+
+const CONFIGURATION = 'test-configuration';
+const QUERY = 'test query';
+
+@Component({
+  template: `
+    <ds-configuration-search-page [configuration]="'${CONFIGURATION}'"
+                                  [fixedFilterQuery]="'${QUERY}'"
+                                  #configurationSearchPage>
+    </ds-configuration-search-page>
+  `,
+})
+class HostComponent {
+  @ViewChild('configurationSearchPage') configurationSearchPage: ConfigurationSearchPageComponent;
+}
 
 describe('ConfigurationSearchPageComponent', () => {
   let comp: ConfigurationSearchPageComponent;
-  let fixture: ComponentFixture<ConfigurationSearchPageComponent>;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<HostComponent>;
   let searchConfigService: SearchConfigurationService;
+  let routeService: RouteService;
 
   beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
-    configureSearchComponentTestingModule(ConfigurationSearchPageComponent);
+    configureSearchComponentTestingModule(ConfigurationSearchPageComponent, [HostComponent]);
   }));
 
   beforeEach(() => {
-    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ConfigurationSearchPageComponent);
-    comp = fixture.componentInstance;
-    searchConfigService = (comp as any).searchConfigService;
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(HostComponent);
+
+    // Set router url to a dummy value for SearchComponent#ngOnInit
+    spyOnProperty(TestBed.inject(Router), 'url', 'get').and.returnValue('some/url/here');
+
+    routeService = TestBed.inject(RouteService);
+    routeService.setParameter = createSpy('setParameter');
+
     fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    comp = fixture.componentInstance.configurationSearchPage;
+    searchConfigService = (comp as any).searchConfigService;
+  });
+
+  it('should set route parameters on init', () => {
+    expect(comp.configuration).toBe(CONFIGURATION);
+    expect(comp.fixedFilterQuery).toBe(QUERY);
+
+    expect(routeService.setParameter).toHaveBeenCalledWith('configuration', CONFIGURATION);
+    expect(routeService.setParameter).toHaveBeenCalledWith('fixedFilterQuery', QUERY);
+  });
+
+  it('should reset route parameters on destroy', () => {
+    fixture.destroy();
+
+    expect(routeService.setParameter).toHaveBeenCalledWith('configuration', undefined);
+    expect(routeService.setParameter).toHaveBeenCalledWith('fixedFilterQuery', undefined);
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/configuration-search-page.component.ts b/src/app/+search-page/configuration-search-page.component.ts
index befac7f331..a1286ec3cf 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/configuration-search-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/configuration-search-page.component.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { HostWindowService } from '../shared/host-window.service';
 import { SidebarService } from '../shared/sidebar/sidebar.service';
 import { SearchComponent } from './search.component';
-import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, Inject, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, Inject, Input, OnDestroy, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { pushInOut } from '../shared/animations/push';
 import { SEARCH_CONFIG_SERVICE } from '../+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-page.component';
 import { SearchConfigurationService } from '../core/shared/search/search-configuration.service';
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { Router } from '@angular/router';
   ]
 })
 
-export class ConfigurationSearchPageComponent extends SearchComponent implements OnInit {
+export class ConfigurationSearchPageComponent extends SearchComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   /**
    * The configuration to use for the search options
    * If empty, the configuration will be determined by the route parameter called 'configuration'
@@ -65,4 +65,17 @@ export class ConfigurationSearchPageComponent extends SearchComponent implements
       this.routeService.setParameter('fixedFilterQuery', this.fixedFilterQuery);
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Reset the updated query/configuration set in ngOnInit()
+   */
+  ngOnDestroy(): void {
+    super.ngOnDestroy();
+    if (hasValue(this.configuration)) {
+      this.routeService.setParameter('configuration', undefined);
+    }
+    if (hasValue(this.fixedFilterQuery)) {
+      this.routeService.setParameter('fixedFilterQuery', undefined);
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search.component.spec.ts
index 2ad497aa49..989aed403d 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search.component.spec.ts
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ const routeServiceStub = {
   }
 };
 
-export function configureSearchComponentTestingModule(compType) {
+export function configureSearchComponentTestingModule(compType, additionalDeclarations: any[] = []) {
   TestBed.configureTestingModule({
     imports: [TranslateModule.forRoot(), RouterTestingModule.withRoutes([]), NoopAnimationsModule, NgbCollapseModule],
-    declarations: [compType],
+    declarations: [compType, ...additionalDeclarations],
     providers: [
       { provide: SearchService, useValue: searchServiceStub },
       {