diff --git a/site/src/components/Combobox/Combobox.stories.tsx b/site/src/components/Combobox/Combobox.stories.tsx
index 6e52ec3141..2356010cb8 100644
--- a/site/src/components/Combobox/Combobox.stories.tsx
+++ b/site/src/components/Combobox/Combobox.stories.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ const ComboboxWithHooks = ({
 	optionsList?: SelectFilterOption[];
 }) => {
 	const [value, setValue] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
+	const [inputValue, setInputValue] = useState("");
 	const selectedOption = optionsList.find((opt) => opt.value === value);
 
 	return (
@@ -48,7 +49,11 @@ const ComboboxWithHooks = ({
 				/>
 			</ComboboxTrigger>
 			<ComboboxContent className="w-60">
-				<ComboboxInput placeholder="Search..." />
+				<ComboboxInput
+					placeholder="Search..."
+					value={inputValue}
+					onValueChange={setInputValue}
+				/>
 				<ComboboxList>
 					{optionsList.map((option) => (
 						<ComboboxItem key={option.value} value={option.value}>
diff --git a/site/src/components/Combobox/Combobox.tsx b/site/src/components/Combobox/Combobox.tsx
index 20fb0ecf82..0cbca4ea35 100644
--- a/site/src/components/Combobox/Combobox.tsx
+++ b/site/src/components/Combobox/Combobox.tsx
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ export const ComboboxContent = ({
 };
 
 export const ComboboxInput = CommandInput;
+
 export const ComboboxList = CommandList;
 
 export const ComboboxItem = ({
diff --git a/site/src/components/Filter/SelectFilter.tsx b/site/src/components/Filter/SelectFilter.tsx
index fbf8d78b5b..339e8aa7e8 100644
--- a/site/src/components/Filter/SelectFilter.tsx
+++ b/site/src/components/Filter/SelectFilter.tsx
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ export const SelectFilter: FC<SelectFilterProps> = ({
 					minWidth: width,
 				}}
 				align="end"
+				// We want the backend to handle the filtering, not the client.
+				shouldFilter={false}
 			>
 				{selectFilterSearch}
 				<ComboboxList
diff --git a/site/src/components/Filter/menu.ts b/site/src/components/Filter/menu.ts
index 728c92abc2..5618a3bf41 100644
--- a/site/src/components/Filter/menu.ts
+++ b/site/src/components/Filter/menu.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { keepPreviousData, useQuery } from "react-query";
 import type { SelectFilterOption } from "#/components/Filter/SelectFilter";
+import { useDebouncedValue } from "#/hooks/debounce";
+
+const FILTER_DEBOUNCE_MS = 300;
 
 export type UseFilterMenuOptions = {
 	id: string;
@@ -25,6 +28,7 @@ export const useFilterMenu = ({
 		{},
 	);
 	const [query, setQuery] = useState("");
+	const debouncedQuery = useDebouncedValue(query, FILTER_DEBOUNCE_MS);
 	const selectedOptionQuery = useQuery({
 		queryKey: [id, "autocomplete", "selected", value],
 		queryFn: () => {
@@ -44,11 +48,15 @@ export const useFilterMenu = ({
 	});
 	const selectedOption = selectedOptionQuery.data;
 	const searchOptionsQuery = useQuery({
-		queryKey: [id, "autocomplete", "search", query],
-		queryFn: () => getOptions(query),
+		queryKey: [id, "autocomplete", "search", debouncedQuery],
+		queryFn: () => getOptions(debouncedQuery),
 		enabled,
 	});
 	const searchOptions = useMemo(() => {
+		if (searchOptionsQuery.isFetching) {
+			return undefined;
+		}
+
 		const isDataLoaded =
 			searchOptionsQuery.isFetched && selectedOptionQuery.isFetched;
 
@@ -77,6 +85,7 @@ export const useFilterMenu = ({
 		query,
 		searchOptionsQuery.data,
 		searchOptionsQuery.isFetched,
+		searchOptionsQuery.isFetching,
 		selectedOption,
 	]);