diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/themed-search-filters.component.ts b/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/themed-search-filters.component.ts
index 7bf2d3d0ac..a9a9c10e51 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/themed-search-filters.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/themed-search-filters.component.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { Component, Input } from '@angular/core';
 import { ThemedComponent } from '../../theme-support/themed.component';
 import { SearchFiltersComponent } from './search-filters.component';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs/internal/Observable';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
+import { SearchFilterConfig } from '../models/search-filter-config.model';
 
 /**
  * Themed wrapper for SearchFiltersComponent
@@ -17,9 +19,10 @@ export class ThemedSearchFiltersComponent extends ThemedComponent<SearchFiltersC
   @Input() currentScope: string;
   @Input() inPlaceSearch;
   @Input() refreshFilters: Observable<any>;
+  @Input() filters: Observable<RemoteData<SearchFilterConfig[]>>;
 
   protected inAndOutputNames: (keyof SearchFiltersComponent & keyof this)[] = [
-    'currentConfiguration', 'currentScope', 'inPlaceSearch', 'refreshFilters'];
+    'filters', 'currentConfiguration', 'currentScope', 'inPlaceSearch', 'refreshFilters'];
 
   protected getComponentName(): string {
     return 'SearchFiltersComponent';
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/search-sidebar/themed-search-sidebar.component.ts b/src/app/shared/search/search-sidebar/themed-search-sidebar.component.ts
index 470c947162..935f797532 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search/search-sidebar/themed-search-sidebar.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/search-sidebar/themed-search-sidebar.component.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import { SearchConfigurationOption } from '../search-switch-configuration/search
 import { SortOptions } from '../../../core/cache/models/sort-options.model';
 import { ViewMode } from '../../../core/shared/view-mode.model';
 import { PaginatedSearchOptions } from '../models/paginated-search-options.model';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { BehaviorSubject, Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
+import { SearchFilterConfig } from '../models/search-filter-config.model';
 
 /**
  * Themed wrapper for SearchSidebarComponent
@@ -21,20 +23,21 @@ export class ThemedSearchSidebarComponent extends ThemedComponent<SearchSidebarC
   @Input() configurationList: SearchConfigurationOption[];
   @Input() currentScope: string;
   @Input() currentSortOption: SortOptions;
+  @Input() filters: Observable<RemoteData<SearchFilterConfig[]>>;
   @Input() resultCount;
   @Input() viewModeList: ViewMode[];
   @Input() showViewModes = true;
   @Input() inPlaceSearch;
   @Input() searchOptions: PaginatedSearchOptions;
   @Input() sortOptionsList: SortOptions[];
-  @Input() refreshFilters: Observable<any>;
+  @Input() refreshFilters: BehaviorSubject<boolean>;
   @Output() toggleSidebar = new EventEmitter<boolean>();
   @Output() changeConfiguration: EventEmitter<SearchConfigurationOption> = new EventEmitter<SearchConfigurationOption>();
   @Output() changeViewMode: EventEmitter<ViewMode> = new EventEmitter<ViewMode>();
 
   protected inAndOutputNames: (keyof SearchSidebarComponent & keyof this)[] = [
     'configuration', 'configurationList', 'currentScope', 'currentSortOption',
-    'resultCount', 'viewModeList', 'showViewModes', 'inPlaceSearch',
+    'resultCount', 'filters', 'viewModeList', 'showViewModes', 'inPlaceSearch',
     'searchOptions', 'sortOptionsList', 'refreshFilters', 'toggleSidebar', 'changeConfiguration', 'changeViewMode'];
 
   protected getComponentName(): string {