diff --git a/client/galaxy/scripts/mvc/history/multi-panel.js b/client/galaxy/scripts/mvc/history/multi-panel.js
index 6b5d664d5cd..104bcbab12e 100644
--- a/client/galaxy/scripts/mvc/history/multi-panel.js
+++ b/client/galaxy/scripts/mvc/history/multi-panel.js
@@ -756,7 +756,6 @@ var MultiPanelColumns = Backbone.View.extend(baseMVC.LoggableMixin).extend({
         "click .order .set-order": "_chooseOrder",
         "click #toggle-deleted": "_clickToggleDeletedDatasets",
         "click #toggle-hidden": "_clickToggleHiddenDatasets"
-        //'dragstart .list-item .title-bar'                       : function( e ){ console.debug( 'ok' ); }
     },
 
     close: function(ev) {
@@ -768,6 +767,7 @@ var MultiPanelColumns = Backbone.View.extend(baseMVC.LoggableMixin).extend({
         this.toggleDeletedHistories($(ev.currentTarget).is(":checked"));
         this.toggleOptionsPopover();
     },
+
     /** Include deleted histories in the collection */
     toggleDeletedHistories: function(show) {
         if (show) {
@@ -835,7 +835,19 @@ var MultiPanelColumns = Backbone.View.extend(baseMVC.LoggableMixin).extend({
     /** Set up any view plugins */
     setUpBehaviors: function() {
         this._moreOptionsPopover();
-
+        const searchHistories = searchFor => {
+            const multipanel = this;
+            this.historySearch = searchFor;
+            this.filters = [
+                function() {
+                    // This is intentionally a function where 'this' gets
+                    // bound, applying the filter to the model of the
+                    // caller.
+                    return this.model.matchesAll(multipanel.historySearch);
+                }
+            ];
+            this.renderColumns(0);
+        };
         // input to search histories
         this.$("#search-histories").searchInput({
             name: "search-histories",
@@ -847,17 +859,11 @@ var MultiPanelColumns = Backbone.View.extend(baseMVC.LoggableMixin).extend({
                 this.collection.fetchAll().done(() => {
                     this.$("#search-histories").searchInput("toggle-loading");
                     this.renderInfo("");
+                    searchHistories(searchFor);
                 });
             },
-            onsearch: searchFor => {
-                this.historySearch = searchFor;
-                this.filters = [
-                    () => {
-                        return this.model.matchesAll(this.historySearch);
-                    }
-                ];
-                this.renderColumns(0);
-            },
+
+            onsearch: searchHistories,
             onclear: searchFor => {
                 this.historySearch = null;
                 //TODO: remove specifically not just reset