diff --git a/src/gui/html/js/events.js b/src/gui/html/js/events.js
index 5b5ae282..e9c29467 100644
--- a/src/gui/html/js/events.js
+++ b/src/gui/html/js/events.js
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ function onChangeGame(evt) {
     loot.Filters.fillConflictsFilterList(loot.game.plugins);
 
     /* Now update virtual lists. */
-    loot.filters.apply(loot.game.plugins);
+    if (loot.filters.areAnyFiltersActive()) {
+      loot.filters.apply(loot.game.plugins);
+    } else {
+      loot.DOM.initialiseVirtualLists(loot.game.plugins);
+    }
 
     loot.Dialog.closeProgress();
   }).catch(loot.handlePromiseError);
@@ -237,7 +241,11 @@ function onContentRefresh() {
     loot.Filters.fillConflictsFilterList(loot.game.plugins);
 
     /* Reapply filters. */
-    loot.filters.apply(loot.game.plugins);
+    if (loot.filters.areAnyFiltersActive()) {
+      loot.filters.apply(loot.game.plugins);
+    } else {
+      loot.DOM.initialiseVirtualLists(loot.game.plugins);
+    }
 
     loot.Dialog.closeProgress();
   }).catch(loot.handlePromiseError);
diff --git a/src/gui/html/js/filters.js b/src/gui/html/js/filters.js
index d070e679..4a495575 100644
--- a/src/gui/html/js/filters.js
+++ b/src/gui/html/js/filters.js
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@
   areAnyFiltersActive() {
     return this.hideMessagelessPlugins
         || this.hideInactivePlugins
-        || this.conflictingPluginNames
-        || this.contentSearchString
+        || this.conflictingPluginNames.length !== 0
+        || this.contentSearchString.length !== 0
         || this.hideVersionNumbers
         || this.hideCRCs
         || this.hideBashTags
@@ -120,10 +120,6 @@
   }
 
   apply(plugins) {
-    if (!this.areAnyFiltersActive()) {
-      return;
-    }
-
     const filteredPlugins = plugins.filter(this.pluginFilter, this);
 
     document.getElementById('cardsNav').items = filteredPlugins;
diff --git a/src/gui/html/js/initialise.js b/src/gui/html/js/initialise.js
index 81c3b875..0d2d397c 100644
--- a/src/gui/html/js/initialise.js
+++ b/src/gui/html/js/initialise.js
@@ -176,10 +176,14 @@
       const game = JSON.parse(result, Plugin.fromJson);
       appData.game = new Game(game, appData.l10n);
 
-      dom.initialiseVirtualLists(appData.game.plugins);
       appData.Filters.fillConflictsFilterList(appData.game.plugins);
       appData.filters.load(appData.settings.filters);
-      appData.filters.apply(appData.game.plugins);
+
+      if (appData.filters.areAnyFiltersActive()) {
+        appData.filters.apply(appData.game.plugins);
+      } else {
+        dom.initialiseVirtualLists(appData.game.plugins);
+      }
 
       Dialog.closeProgress();
     });
diff --git a/src/tests/gui/html/js/test_filters.js b/src/tests/gui/html/js/test_filters.js
index e33ce78a..82bcd155 100644
--- a/src/tests/gui/html/js/test_filters.js
+++ b/src/tests/gui/html/js/test_filters.js
@@ -255,4 +255,76 @@ describe('Filters', () => {
       filters.activateConflictsFilter().should.finally.deepEqual([]);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('#areAnyFiltersActive', () => {
+    let filters;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      filters = new loot.Filters(l10n);
+    });
+
+    it('should return false if all the boolean filters are false, and the content and conflict filter lengths are zero', () => {
+      filters.areAnyFiltersActive().should.be.false();
+    });
+
+    it('should return true if hideMessagelessPlugins is true', () => {
+      filters.hideMessagelessPlugins = true;
+
+      filters.areAnyFiltersActive().should.be.true();
+    });
+
+    it('should return true if hideInactivePlugins is true', () => {
+      filters.hideInactivePlugins = true;
+
+      filters.areAnyFiltersActive().should.be.true();
+    });
+
+    it('should return true if hideVersionNumbers is true', () => {
+      filters.hideVersionNumbers = true;
+
+      filters.areAnyFiltersActive().should.be.true();
+    });
+
+    it('should return true if hideCRCs is true', () => {
+      filters.hideCRCs = true;
+
+      filters.areAnyFiltersActive().should.be.true();
+    });
+
+    it('should return true if hideBashTags is true', () => {
+      filters.hideBashTags = true;
+
+      filters.areAnyFiltersActive().should.be.true();
+    });
+
+    it('should return true if hideAllPluginMessages is true', () => {
+      filters.hideAllPluginMessages = true;
+
+      filters.areAnyFiltersActive().should.be.true();
+    });
+
+    it('should return true if hideNotes is true', () => {
+      filters.hideNotes = true;
+
+      filters.areAnyFiltersActive().should.be.true();
+    });
+
+    it('should return true if hideDoNotCleanMessages is true', () => {
+      filters.hideDoNotCleanMessages = true;
+
+      filters.areAnyFiltersActive().should.be.true();
+    });
+
+    it('should return true if conflictingPluginNames is a non-empty array', () => {
+      filters.conflictingPluginNames = ['foo'];
+
+      filters.areAnyFiltersActive().should.be.true();
+    });
+
+    it('should return true if contentSearchString is a non-empty string', () => {
+      filters.contentSearchString = 'foo';
+
+      filters.areAnyFiltersActive().should.be.true();
+    });
+  });
 });