diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-service/search-configuration.service.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-service/search-configuration.service.ts
index b4c06e83f3..edd30ac383 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search-service/search-configuration.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-service/search-configuration.service.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { Subscription } from 'rxjs/Subscription';
 import { getSucceededRemoteData } from '../../core/shared/operators';
 import { SearchFilter } from '../search-filter.model';
 import { DSpaceObjectType } from '../../core/shared/dspace-object-type.model';
+import { SearchFixedFilterService } from '../search-filters/search-filter/search-fixed-filter.service';
 
 /**
  * Service that performs all actions that have to do with the current search configuration
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ export class SearchConfigurationService implements OnDestroy {
    * @param {ActivatedRoute} route
    */
   constructor(private routeService: RouteService,
+              private fixedFilterService: SearchFixedFilterService,
               private route: ActivatedRoute) {
     this.defaults
       .pipe(getSucceededRemoteData())
@@ -166,6 +168,14 @@ export class SearchConfigurationService implements OnDestroy {
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @returns {Observable<string>} Emits the current fixed filter as a string
+   */
+  getCurrentFixedFilter(): Observable<string> {
+    const fixedFilter: Observable<string> = this.routeService.getRouteParameterValue('filter');
+    return fixedFilter.flatMap((f) => this.fixedFilterService.getQueryByFilterName(f));
+  }
+
   /**
    * @returns {Observable<Params>} Emits the current active filters with their values as they are displayed in the frontend URL
    */
@@ -183,7 +193,8 @@ export class SearchConfigurationService implements OnDestroy {
       this.getScopePart(defaults.scope),
       this.getQueryPart(defaults.query),
       this.getDSOTypePart(),
-      this.getFiltersPart()
+      this.getFiltersPart(),
+      this.getFixedFilterPart()
     ).subscribe((update) => {
       const currentValue: SearchOptions = this.searchOptions.getValue();
       const updatedValue: SearchOptions = Object.assign(currentValue, update);
@@ -203,7 +214,8 @@ export class SearchConfigurationService implements OnDestroy {
       this.getScopePart(defaults.scope),
       this.getQueryPart(defaults.query),
       this.getDSOTypePart(),
-      this.getFiltersPart()
+      this.getFiltersPart(),
+      this.getFixedFilterPart()
     ).subscribe((update) => {
       const currentValue: PaginatedSearchOptions = this.paginatedSearchOptions.getValue();
       const updatedValue: PaginatedSearchOptions = Object.assign(currentValue, update);
@@ -289,4 +301,13 @@ export class SearchConfigurationService implements OnDestroy {
       return { filters }
     });
   }
+
+  /**
+   * @returns {Observable<string>} Emits the current fixed filter as a partial SearchOptions object
+   */
+  private getFixedFilterPart(): Observable<any> {
+    return this.getCurrentFixedFilter().map((fixedFilter) => {
+      return { fixedFilter }
+    });
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/services/route.service.ts b/src/app/shared/services/route.service.ts
index f374f63432..d008c11c43 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/services/route.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/services/route.service.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
-import { ActivatedRoute, NavigationEnd, Params, Router, } from '@angular/router';
-import { filter } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { ActivatedRoute, ActivationEnd, NavigationEnd, Params, Router, } from '@angular/router';
+import { filter, flatMap, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class RouteService {
@@ -13,19 +13,19 @@ export class RouteService {
   }
 
   getQueryParameterValues(paramName: string): Observable<string[]> {
-    return this.route.queryParamMap.map((map) => [...map.getAll(paramName)]).distinctUntilChanged();
+    return this.route.queryParamMap.map((paramMap) => [...paramMap.getAll(paramName)]).distinctUntilChanged();
   }
 
   getQueryParameterValue(paramName: string): Observable<string> {
-    return this.route.queryParamMap.map((map) => map.get(paramName)).distinctUntilChanged();
+    return this.route.queryParamMap.map((paramMap) => paramMap.get(paramName)).distinctUntilChanged();
   }
 
   hasQueryParam(paramName: string): Observable<boolean> {
-    return this.route.queryParamMap.map((map) => map.has(paramName)).distinctUntilChanged();
+    return this.route.queryParamMap.map((paramMap) => paramMap.has(paramName)).distinctUntilChanged();
   }
 
   hasQueryParamWithValue(paramName: string, paramValue: string): Observable<boolean> {
-    return this.route.queryParamMap.map((map) => map.getAll(paramName).indexOf(paramValue) > -1).distinctUntilChanged();
+    return this.route.queryParamMap.map((paramMap) => paramMap.getAll(paramName).indexOf(paramValue) > -1).distinctUntilChanged();
   }
 
   getRouteParameterValue(paramName: string): Observable<string> {
@@ -38,26 +38,26 @@ export class RouteService {
 
   getQueryParamsWithPrefix(prefix: string): Observable<Params> {
     return this.route.queryParamMap
-      .map((map) => {
+      .map((paramMap) => {
         const params = {};
-        map.keys
+        paramMap.keys
           .filter((key) => key.startsWith(prefix))
           .forEach((key) => {
-            params[key] = [...map.getAll(key)];
+            params[key] = [...paramMap.getAll(key)];
           });
         return params;
       }).distinctUntilChanged();
   }
 
   subscribeToRouterParams() {
-    this.router.events.pipe(
-      filter((event) => event instanceof NavigationEnd))
-      .subscribe(() => {
+    this.params = this.router.events.pipe(
+      flatMap((event) => {
         let active = this.route;
         while (active.firstChild) {
           active = active.firstChild;
         }
-        this.params = active.params;
-      });
+        return active.params;
+      })
+    );
   }
 }