diff --git a/static/js/pandora/browser.js b/static/js/pandora/browser.js
index bd0743214..e343e4f3a 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/browser.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/browser.js
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ pandora.ui.browser = function() {
             toggle: function(data) {
                 data.collapsed && pandora.$ui.list.gainFocus();
                 pandora.UI.set({showFilters: !data.collapsed});
+                if (!data.collapsed) {
+                    pandora.$ui.filters.forEach(function($filter) {
+                        if ($filter.options('_reload')) {
+                            $filter.options({_reload: false}).reloadList();
+                        }
+                    });
+                }
                 if (pandora.user.ui.listView == 'map') {
                     pandora.$ui.map.resizeMap();
                 } else if (pandora.user.ui.listView == 'calendar') {
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/filter.js b/static/js/pandora/filter.js
index 76633657a..ff29f03cb 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/filter.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/filter.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pandora.ui.filter = function(id) {
         title = Ox.getObjectById(pandora.site.filters, id).title,
         //width = pandora.getFilterWidth(i, panelWidth),
         that = Ox.TextList({
+            _reload: !pandora.user.ui.showFilters,
             columns: [
                 {
                     align: 'left',
@@ -58,15 +59,15 @@ pandora.ui.filter = function(id) {
             columnsVisible: true,
             id: 'filter_' + id,
             items: function(data, callback) {
-                //if (pandora.user.ui.showFilters) {
+                if (pandora.user.ui.showFilters) {
                     delete data.keys;
                     return pandora.api.find(Ox.extend(data, {
                         group: id,
                         query: pandora.user.ui._filterState[i].find
                     }), callback);
-                //} else {
-                //    callback({data: {items: data.keys ? [] : 0}});
-                //}
+                } else {
+                    callback({data: {items: data.keys ? [] : 0}});
+                }
             },
             scrollbarVisible: true,
             selected: pandora.user.ui._filterState[i].selected,
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/mainPanel.js b/static/js/pandora/mainPanel.js
index a3f11de1f..64fd08279 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/mainPanel.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/mainPanel.js
@@ -36,13 +36,20 @@ pandora.ui.mainPanel = function() {
                     // FIXME: why is this being handled _here_?
                     pandora.user.ui._filterState.forEach(function(data, i) {
                         if (!Ox.isEqual(data.selected, previousUI._filterState[i].selected)) {
-                            pandora.$ui.filters[i].options({selected: data.selected});
+                            if (pandora.user.ui.showFilters) {
+                                pandora.$ui.filters[i].options({selected: data.selected});
+                            } else {
+                                pandora.$ui.filters[i].options({_reload: true, selected: []});
+                            }
                         }
                         if (!Ox.isEqual(data.find, previousUI._filterState[i].find)) {
-                            Ox.Log('FIND', 'NOT EQUAL', data.find, previousUI._filterState[i].find)
-                            pandora.$ui.filters[i].reloadList();
-                        } else {
-                            Ox.Log('FIND', 'EQUAL', data.find, previousUI._filterState[i].find)
+                            if (pandora.user.ui.showFilters) {
+                                pandora.$ui.filters[i].reloadList();
+                            } else {
+                                // we can call reloadList here, since the items function
+                                // handles the hidden filters case without making requests
+                                pandora.$ui.filters[i].options({_reload: true}).reloadList();
+                            }
                         }
                     });
                 } else {