diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/TaxonomicFilter/taxonomicFilterLogic.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/TaxonomicFilter/taxonomicFilterLogic.test.ts
index b67486a2a9854..ba13bd2b240df 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/TaxonomicFilter/taxonomicFilterLogic.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/TaxonomicFilter/taxonomicFilterLogic.test.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { AppContext } from '~/types'
 import { taxonomicFilterLogic } from 'lib/components/TaxonomicFilter/taxonomicFilterLogic'
 import { groupsModel } from '~/models/groupsModel'
 import { actionsModel } from '~/models/actionsModel'
+import { columnConfiguratorLogic } from 'lib/components/ResizableTable/columnConfiguratorLogic'
 
 jest.mock('lib/api')
 
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ describe('taxonomicFilterLogic', () => {
         teamLogic.mount()
         actionsModel.mount()
         groupsModel.mount()
+        columnConfiguratorLogic({ selectedColumns: [] }).mount()
     })
 
     const setupLogic = (clearSearchOnSelection?: boolean): void => {
@@ -73,6 +75,15 @@ describe('taxonomicFilterLogic', () => {
                 searchQuery: 'tomato',
             })
         })
+
+        it('clears the search query when the column configurator saves', async () => {
+            await expectLogic(logic, () => {
+                logic.actions.setSearchQuery('tomato')
+                columnConfiguratorLogic.actions.save()
+            }).toMatchValues({
+                searchQuery: '',
+            })
+        })
     })
 
     describe('with the default of clearing search query on selection', () => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/TaxonomicFilter/taxonomicFilterLogic.tsx b/frontend/src/lib/components/TaxonomicFilter/taxonomicFilterLogic.tsx
index d526b9b464f5b..c86466ca56768 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/TaxonomicFilter/taxonomicFilterLogic.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/TaxonomicFilter/taxonomicFilterLogic.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { FEATURE_FLAGS } from 'lib/constants'
 import { ActionStack, CohortIcon, PropertyIcon } from 'lib/components/icons'
 import { keyMapping } from 'lib/components/PropertyKeyInfo'
 import { getEventDefinitionIcon, getPropertyDefinitionIcon } from 'scenes/data-management/events/DefinitionHeader'
+import { columnConfiguratorLogic } from 'lib/components/ResizableTable/columnConfiguratorLogic'
 
 const eventTaxonomicGroupProps = {
     getPopupHeader: (eventDefinition: EventDefinition): string => {
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ export const taxonomicFilterLogic = kea<taxonomicFilterLogicType>({
             groupPropertiesModel,
             ['allGroupProperties'],
         ],
+        actions: [columnConfiguratorLogic, ['save']],
     },
     actions: () => ({
         moveUp: true,
@@ -360,6 +362,10 @@ export const taxonomicFilterLogic = kea<taxonomicFilterLogicType>({
         ],
     },
     listeners: ({ actions, values, props }) => ({
+        save: () => {
+            // implemented as a listener not on reducer so that the change is reflected in the infinite list data
+            actions.setSearchQuery('')
+        },
         selectItem: ({ group, value, item }) => {
             if (item && value) {
                 props.onChange?.(group, value, item)