diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/List/List.test.tsx b/packages/components/src/components/List/List.test.tsx
index 34f0d1d1c..8894f5789 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/List/List.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/List/List.test.tsx
@@ -1,25 +1,30 @@
 import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
-import { List, ListItem, ListStaticData } from "@/components/List";
+import { List, ListFilter, ListItem, ListStaticData } from "@/components/List";
+import type { ReactNode } from "react";
 import React from "react";
 import { test } from "vitest";
 
 test("renders empty list without errors", async () => {
   render(<List />);
 });
+interface Data {
+  num: number;
+}
+
+const renderTest = (items: number[], children: ReactNode = null) => {
+  render(
+    <List aria-label="Test">
+      {children}
+      <ListStaticData<Data> data={items.map((num) => ({ num }))} />
+      <ListItem<Data> textValue={(num) => String(num)}>
+        {({ num }) => <span>{num}</span>}
+      </ListItem>
+    </List>,
+  );
+};
 
 describe("Static data", () => {
   test("Items are updated when data changes", async () => {
-    const renderTest = (items: number[]) => {
-      render(
-        <List>
-          <ListStaticData data={items} />
-          <ListItem<number> textValue={(num) => String(num)}>
-            {(num) => <span>{num}</span>}
-          </ListItem>
-        </List>,
-      );
-    };
-
     renderTest([42]);
     await screen.findByText(42);
 
@@ -28,3 +33,14 @@ describe("Static data", () => {
     await screen.findByText(43);
   });
 });
+
+describe("Filter", () => {
+  test("Items are initially filtered", async () => {
+    renderTest(
+      [42, 43],
+      <ListFilter<Data> property="num" defaultSelected={[42]} />,
+    );
+    expect(screen.queryAllByText(42)).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(screen.queryAllByText(43)).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/List/model/filter/Filter.ts b/packages/components/src/components/List/model/filter/Filter.ts
index 63de7e2fa..a74d8aa8c 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/List/model/filter/Filter.ts
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/List/model/filter/Filter.ts
@@ -19,20 +19,19 @@ import { customPropertyPrefix } from "@/components/List/model/types";
 import { difference, unique } from "remeda";
 import { FilterValue } from "@/components/List/model/filter/FilterValue";
 import z from "zod";
+import { toArray } from "@/lib/array/toArray";
 
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-const equalsPropertyMatcher: FilterMatcher<any, never, never> = (
+const equalsPropertyMatcher: FilterMatcher<unknown, never, never> = (
   filterValue,
   propertyValue,
 ) => filterValue === propertyValue;
 
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-const stringCastRenderMethod: PropertyValueRenderMethod<any> = (value) =>
+const stringCastRenderMethod: PropertyValueRenderMethod<unknown> = (value) =>
   String(value);
 
 export class Filter<T, TProp extends PropertyName<T>, TMatchValue> {
   public static readonly settingsStorageSchema = z
-    .record(z.array(z.unknown()))
+    .record(z.array(z.string()))
     .optional();
 
   private _values?: FilterValue[] | undefined;
@@ -44,31 +43,22 @@ export class Filter<T, TProp extends PropertyName<T>, TMatchValue> {
   public readonly renderItem: PropertyValueRenderMethod<TMatchValue>;
   public readonly name?: string;
   private onFilterUpdateCallbacks = new Set<() => unknown>();
-  private readonly defaultSelectedValues?: FilterValue[];
+  private readonly defaultSelectedValues?: readonly NonNullable<TMatchValue>[];
 
   public constructor(list: List<T>, shape: FilterShape<T, TProp, TMatchValue>) {
     this.list = list;
     this.property = shape.property;
     this.mode = shape.mode ?? "one";
-    this._values = shape.values?.map((v) => new FilterValue(this, v));
+    this._values = shape.values?.map((v) => FilterValue.create(this, v));
     this.matcher = shape.matcher ?? equalsPropertyMatcher;
     this.renderItem = shape.renderItem ?? stringCastRenderMethod;
     this.name = shape.name;
 
-    this.defaultSelectedValues = shape.defaultSelected
-      ? this.values.filter((v) =>
-          shape.defaultSelected?.some((d) => d === v.value),
-        )
-      : undefined;
+    this.defaultSelectedValues = shape.defaultSelected;
   }
 
-  private getStoredDefaultSelectedValues() {
-    const storedValues =
-      this.list.getStoredFilterDefaultSettings()?.[String(this.property)];
-
-    return storedValues
-      ? this.values.filter((v) => storedValues.includes(v.id))
-      : undefined;
+  private getStoredSelectedIds() {
+    return this.list.getStoredFilterDefaultSettings()?.[String(this.property)];
   }
 
   public updateInitialState(initialState: InitialTableState) {
@@ -104,25 +94,27 @@ export class Filter<T, TProp extends PropertyName<T>, TMatchValue> {
 
   private checkFilterMatches(
     property: unknown,
-    filterValue: FilterValue,
+    filterValueInput: unknown,
   ): boolean {
-    if (filterValue === null) {
+    if (filterValueInput === null) {
       return true;
     }
 
-    const toArray = (val: FilterValue | FilterValue[]): FilterValue[] =>
-      Array.isArray(val) ? val : [val];
-
     const predicate = (filterValue: FilterValue) =>
       this.matcher(filterValue.value as never, property as never);
 
+    const toFilterValue = (something: unknown) =>
+      FilterValue.create(this, something);
+
     if (this.mode === "all") {
-      return toArray(filterValue).every(predicate);
+      return toArray(filterValueInput).map(toFilterValue).every(predicate);
     } else if (this.mode === "some") {
-      const filterArr = toArray(filterValue);
-      return filterArr.length === 0 || filterArr.some(predicate);
+      const filterArr = toArray(filterValueInput);
+      return (
+        filterArr.length === 0 || filterArr.map(toFilterValue).some(predicate)
+      );
     } else if (this.mode === "one") {
-      return predicate(filterValue);
+      return predicate(toFilterValue(filterValueInput));
     }
 
     throw new Error(`Unknown filter mode '${this.mode}'`);
@@ -147,7 +139,7 @@ export class Filter<T, TProp extends PropertyName<T>, TMatchValue> {
       Array.from(this.getTableColumn().getFacetedUniqueValues().keys())
         .flatMap((v) => v)
         .filter((v) => v !== undefined && v !== null),
-    ).map((v) => new FilterValue(this, v));
+    ).map((v) => FilterValue.create(this, v));
   }
 
   private checkIfValueIsUnknown(value: FilterValue) {
@@ -179,12 +171,10 @@ export class Filter<T, TProp extends PropertyName<T>, TMatchValue> {
   }
 
   public getArrayValue(): FilterValue[] {
-    const currentValue = this.getValue();
-    return Array.isArray(currentValue)
-      ? currentValue
-      : currentValue === null
-        ? []
-        : [currentValue];
+    const value = this.getValue();
+    return value === null
+      ? []
+      : toArray(value).map((v) => FilterValue.create(this, v));
   }
 
   public isValueActive(value: FilterValue): boolean {
@@ -214,7 +204,8 @@ export class Filter<T, TProp extends PropertyName<T>, TMatchValue> {
 
   public hasChanged(): boolean {
     const currentValues = this.getArrayValue().map((v) => v.value);
-    const initialValues = (this.getInitialValues() ?? []).map((v) => v.value);
+    const initialValues =
+      this.getInitialFilterValues()?.map((v) => v.value) ?? [];
 
     return (
       currentValues.length !== initialValues.length ||
@@ -223,7 +214,11 @@ export class Filter<T, TProp extends PropertyName<T>, TMatchValue> {
   }
 
   private getInitialValues() {
-    return this.getStoredDefaultSelectedValues() ?? this.defaultSelectedValues;
+    return this.getStoredSelectedIds() ?? this.defaultSelectedValues;
+  }
+
+  private getInitialFilterValues() {
+    return this.getInitialValues()?.map((v) => FilterValue.create(this, v));
   }
 
   public resetValues(): void {
diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/List/model/filter/FilterValue.ts b/packages/components/src/components/List/model/filter/FilterValue.ts
index 3054fac0a..7f88bc23c 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/List/model/filter/FilterValue.ts
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/List/model/filter/FilterValue.ts
@@ -5,19 +5,31 @@ import { hash } from "object-code";
 export class FilterValue {
   public readonly filter: Filter<unknown, string, unknown>;
   public readonly value: unknown;
+  public readonly id: string;
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-  public constructor(filter: Filter<any, any, any>, value: unknown) {
+  private constructor(filter: Filter<any, any, any>, value: unknown) {
     this.filter = filter;
-    this.value = value;
+
+    if (typeof value === "string" && value.startsWith("FilterValueId@@")) {
+      this.value = filter.values.find((v) => v.id === value)?.value;
+      this.id = value;
+    } else {
+      this.value = value;
+      this.id = `FilterValueId@@${this.filter.property}@@${hash(this.value)}`;
+    }
   }
 
-  public equals(otherValue: FilterValue) {
-    return isShallowEqual(this.value, otherValue.value);
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+  public static create(filter: Filter<any, any, any>, value: unknown) {
+    if (value instanceof FilterValue) {
+      return value;
+    }
+    return new FilterValue(filter, value);
   }
 
-  public get id() {
-    return `${this.filter.property}@@${hash(this.value)}`;
+  public equals(otherValue: FilterValue) {
+    return isShallowEqual(this.value, otherValue.value);
   }
 
   public get isActive() {
diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/List/model/filter/types.ts b/packages/components/src/components/List/model/filter/types.ts
index c47826f25..ee9b5feaa 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/List/model/filter/types.ts
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/List/model/filter/types.ts
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ export interface FilterShape<T, TProp extends PropertyName<T>, TMatcherValue> {
   matcher?: FilterMatcher<T, TProp, TMatcherValue>;
   values?: readonly TMatcherValue[];
   name?: string;
-  defaultSelected?: readonly NonNullable<ItemType<TMatcherValue>>[];
+  defaultSelected?: readonly NonNullable<TMatcherValue>[];
 }
diff --git a/packages/components/src/lib/array/toArray.ts b/packages/components/src/lib/array/toArray.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d07470fac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/components/src/lib/array/toArray.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export const toArray = <T>(val: T | T[]): T[] =>
+  Array.isArray(val) ? val : [val];