diff --git a/src/library-authoring/LibraryAuthoringPage.test.tsx b/src/library-authoring/LibraryAuthoringPage.test.tsx
index 9eaf0167d..d6e7f1c30 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/LibraryAuthoringPage.test.tsx
+++ b/src/library-authoring/LibraryAuthoringPage.test.tsx
@@ -702,6 +702,34 @@ describe('<LibraryAuthoringPage />', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('Disables Type filter on Collections tab', async () => {
+    await renderLibraryPage();
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText('Content library')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect((await screen.findAllByText(libraryTitle))[0]).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect((await screen.findAllByText('Introduction to Testing'))[0]).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect((await screen.findAllByText('Collection 1'))[0]).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    // Filter by Text block type
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /type/i }));
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('checkbox', { name: /text/i }));
+    // Escape to close the Types filter drop-down and re-enable the tabs
+    fireEvent.keyDown(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /type/i }), { key: 'Escape' });
+
+    // Navigate to the collections tab
+    fireEvent.click(await screen.findByRole('tab', { name: 'Collections' }));
+    expect((await screen.findAllByText('Collection 1'))[0]).toBeInTheDocument();
+    // No Types filter shown
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: /type/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    // Navigate to the components tab
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Components' }));
+    // Text components should be shown
+    expect((await screen.findAllByText('Introduction to Testing'))[0]).toBeInTheDocument();
+    // Types filter is shown
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /type/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   it('Shows an error if libraries V2 is disabled', async () => {
     const { axiosMock } = initializeMocks();
     axiosMock.onGet(getStudioHomeApiUrl()).reply(200, {
diff --git a/src/library-authoring/LibraryAuthoringPage.tsx b/src/library-authoring/LibraryAuthoringPage.tsx
index 13687987e..b952310f5 100644
--- a/src/library-authoring/LibraryAuthoringPage.tsx
+++ b/src/library-authoring/LibraryAuthoringPage.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
   SearchContextProvider,
   SearchKeywordsField,
   SearchSortWidget,
+  TypesFilterData,
 } from '../search-manager';
 import LibraryContent from './LibraryContent';
 import { LibrarySidebar } from './library-sidebar';
@@ -220,6 +221,9 @@ const LibraryAuthoringPage = ({ returnToLibrarySelection }: LibraryAuthoringPage
     extraFilter.push(activeTypeFilters[activeKey]);
   }
 
+  // Disable filtering by block/problem type when viewing the Collections tab.
+  const overrideTypesFilter = insideCollections ? new TypesFilterData() : undefined;
+
   return (
     <div className="d-flex">
       <div className="flex-grow-1">
@@ -239,6 +243,7 @@ const LibraryAuthoringPage = ({ returnToLibrarySelection }: LibraryAuthoringPage
         <Container className="px-4 mt-4 mb-5 library-authoring-page">
           <SearchContextProvider
             extraFilter={extraFilter}
+            overrideTypesFilter={overrideTypesFilter}
           >
             <SubHeader
               title={<SubHeaderTitle title={libraryData.title} />}
@@ -260,7 +265,7 @@ const LibraryAuthoringPage = ({ returnToLibrarySelection }: LibraryAuthoringPage
             <ActionRow className="my-3">
               <SearchKeywordsField className="mr-3" />
               <FilterByTags />
-              <FilterByBlockType disabled={activeKey === ContentType.collections} />
+              {!insideCollections && <FilterByBlockType />}
               <ClearFiltersButton />
               <ActionRow.Spacer />
               <SearchSortWidget />
diff --git a/src/search-manager/FilterByBlockType.tsx b/src/search-manager/FilterByBlockType.tsx
index 16c0b1de1..0b5160d37 100644
--- a/src/search-manager/FilterByBlockType.tsx
+++ b/src/search-manager/FilterByBlockType.tsx
@@ -191,16 +191,12 @@ const FilterItem = ({ blockType, count } : FilterItemProps) => {
   );
 };
 
-interface FilterByBlockTypeProps {
-  disabled?: boolean,
-}
 /**
  * A button with a dropdown that allows filtering the current search by component type (XBlock type)
  * e.g. Limit results to "Text" (html) and "Problem" (problem) components.
  * The button displays the first type selected, and a count of how many other types are selected, if more than one.
- * @param disabled - If true, the filter is disabled and hidden.
  */
-const FilterByBlockType: React.FC<FilterByBlockTypeProps> = ({ disabled = false }) => {
+const FilterByBlockType: React.FC<Record<never, never>> = () => {
   const {
     blockTypes,
     typesFilter,
@@ -248,10 +244,6 @@ const FilterByBlockType: React.FC<FilterByBlockTypeProps> = ({ disabled = false
     blockType => ({ label: <BlockTypeLabel blockType={blockType} /> }),
   );
 
-  if (disabled) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
   return (
     <SearchFilterWidget
       appliedFilters={appliedFilters}
diff --git a/src/search-manager/SearchManager.ts b/src/search-manager/SearchManager.ts
index ac9d19667..334897cb9 100644
--- a/src/search-manager/SearchManager.ts
+++ b/src/search-manager/SearchManager.ts
@@ -47,14 +47,19 @@ export interface SearchContextData {
 const SearchContext = React.createContext<SearchContextData | undefined>(undefined);
 
 export const SearchContextProvider: React.FC<{
-  extraFilter?: Filter;
+  extraFilter?: Filter,
+  overrideTypesFilter?: TypesFilterData,
   overrideSearchSortOrder?: SearchSortOption
   children: React.ReactNode,
   closeSearchModal?: () => void,
   skipBlockTypeFetch?: boolean,
   skipUrlUpdate?: boolean,
 }> = ({
-  overrideSearchSortOrder, skipBlockTypeFetch, skipUrlUpdate, ...props
+  overrideTypesFilter,
+  overrideSearchSortOrder,
+  skipBlockTypeFetch,
+  skipUrlUpdate,
+  ...props
 }) => {
   // Search parameters can be set via the query string
   // E.g. ?q=draft+text
@@ -69,13 +74,15 @@ export const SearchContextProvider: React.FC<{
 
   // Block + problem types use alphanumeric plus a few other characters.
   // E.g ?type=html&type=video&type=p.multiplechoiceresponse
-  const [typesFilter, setTypesFilter] = useStateOrUrlSearchParam<TypesFilterData>(
+  const [internalTypesFilter, setTypesFilter] = useStateOrUrlSearchParam<TypesFilterData>(
     new TypesFilterData(),
     'type',
     (value: string | null) => new TypesFilterData(value),
     (value: TypesFilterData | undefined) => (value ? value.toString() : undefined),
     skipUrlUpdate,
   );
+  // Callers can override the types filter when searching, but we still preserve the user's selected state.
+  const typesFilter = overrideTypesFilter ?? internalTypesFilter;
 
   // Tags can be almost any string value (see openedx-learning's RESERVED_TAG_CHARS)
   // and multiple tags may be selected together.
diff --git a/src/search-manager/index.ts b/src/search-manager/index.ts
index e2d4188be..278a53715 100644
--- a/src/search-manager/index.ts
+++ b/src/search-manager/index.ts
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ export { default as SearchSortWidget } from './SearchSortWidget';
 export { default as Stats } from './Stats';
 export { HIGHLIGHT_PRE_TAG, HIGHLIGHT_POST_TAG } from './data/api';
 export { useGetBlockTypes } from './data/apiHooks';
+export { TypesFilterData } from './hooks';
 
 export type { CollectionHit, ContentHit, ContentHitTags } from './data/api';