diff --git a/public/src/modules/categoryFilter.js b/public/src/modules/categoryFilter.js
index 169242349b..fcbdc35e6a 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/categoryFilter.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/categoryFilter.js
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ define('categoryFilter', ['categorySearch', 'api', 'hooks'], function (categoryS
 				} else {
 					delete currentParams.cid;
 				}
+
+				delete currentParams.page;
 				if (Object.keys(currentParams).length) {
 					url += '?' + decodeURIComponent($.param(currentParams));
 				}
@@ -70,9 +72,6 @@ define('categoryFilter', ['categorySearch', 'api', 'hooks'], function (categoryS
 			const icon = categoryEl.find('[component="category/select/icon"]');
 
 			if (cid !== 'all') {
-				if (selectedCids.includes('all')) {
-					selectedCids.splice(selectedCids.indexOf('all'), 1);
-				}
 				if (selectedCids.includes(cid)) {
 					selectedCids.splice(selectedCids.indexOf(cid), 1);
 				} else {
@@ -83,13 +82,10 @@ define('categoryFilter', ['categorySearch', 'api', 'hooks'], function (categoryS
 				});
 				icon.toggleClass('invisible');
 				listEl.find('[data-cid="all"] i').toggleClass('invisible', !!selectedCids.length);
-				if (!selectedCids.length) {
-					selectedCids.push('all');
-				}
 			} else {
 				el.find('[component="category/select/icon"]').addClass('invisible');
 				listEl.find('[data-cid="all"] i').removeClass('invisible');
-				selectedCids = ['all'];
+				selectedCids = [];
 			}
 
 			options.selectedCids = selectedCids;
diff --git a/public/src/modules/tagFilter.js b/public/src/modules/tagFilter.js
index 9a544ecd92..d8a4557b70 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/tagFilter.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/tagFilter.js
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ define('tagFilter', ['hooks', 'alerts', 'bootstrap'], function (hooks, alerts, b
 				} else {
 					delete currentParams.tag;
 				}
+				delete currentParams.page;
 				if (Object.keys(currentParams).length) {
 					url += '?' + decodeURIComponent($.param(currentParams));
 				}
diff --git a/src/controllers/recent.js b/src/controllers/recent.js
index ee6347ebc7..32d253edd7 100644
--- a/src/controllers/recent.js
+++ b/src/controllers/recent.js
@@ -68,10 +68,12 @@ recentController.getData = async function (req, url, sort) {
 		data.breadcrumbs = helpers.buildBreadcrumbs([{ text: `[[${url}:title]]` }]);
 	}
 
+	const query = { ...req.query };
+	delete query.page;
 	data.canPost = canPost;
 	data.showSelect = isPrivileged;
 	data.showTopicTools = isPrivileged;
-	data.allCategoriesUrl = baseUrl + helpers.buildQueryString(req.query, 'cid', '');
+	data.allCategoriesUrl = baseUrl + helpers.buildQueryString(query, 'cid', '');
 	data.selectedCategory = categoryData.selectedCategory;
 	data.selectedCids = categoryData.selectedCids;
 	data.selectedTag = tagData.selectedTag;
@@ -82,9 +84,9 @@ recentController.getData = async function (req, url, sort) {
 		data.rssFeedUrl += `?uid=${req.uid}&token=${rssToken}`;
 	}
 
-	data.filters = helpers.buildFilters(baseUrl, filter, req.query);
+	data.filters = helpers.buildFilters(baseUrl, filter, query);
 	data.selectedFilter = data.filters.find(filter => filter && filter.selected);
-	data.terms = helpers.buildTerms(baseUrl, term, req.query);
+	data.terms = helpers.buildTerms(baseUrl, term, query);
 	data.selectedTerm = data.terms.find(term => term && term.selected);
 
 	const pageCount = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(data.topicCount / settings.topicsPerPage));