diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/app.module.ts b/src-ui/src/app/app.module.ts
index 29c85341b..3d0a7e3c7 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/app.module.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { CorrespondentEditDialogComponent } from './components/common/edit-dialo
 import { TagEditDialogComponent } from './components/common/edit-dialog/tag-edit-dialog/tag-edit-dialog.component'
 import { DocumentTypeEditDialogComponent } from './components/common/edit-dialog/document-type-edit-dialog/document-type-edit-dialog.component'
 import { TagComponent } from './components/common/tag/tag.component'
+import { ClearableBadge } from './components/common/clearable-badge/clearable-badge.component'
 import { PageHeaderComponent } from './components/common/page-header/page-header.component'
 import { AppFrameComponent } from './components/app-frame/app-frame.component'
 import { ToastsComponent } from './components/common/toasts/toasts.component'
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ function initializeApp(settings: SettingsService) {
     DocumentTypeEditDialogComponent,
     StoragePathEditDialogComponent,
     TagComponent,
+    ClearableBadge,
     PageHeaderComponent,
     AppFrameComponent,
     ToastsComponent,
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.html
index 3700105f3..41bd50970 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.html
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@
         <use xlink:href="assets/bootstrap-icons.svg#search"/>
       </svg>
       <input class="form-control form-control-sm" type="text" placeholder="Search documents" aria-label="Search"
-        [formControl]="searchField" [ngbTypeahead]="searchAutoComplete" (selectItem)="itemSelected($event)" i18n-placeholder>
+        [formControl]="searchField" [ngbTypeahead]="searchAutoComplete" (keyup)="searchFieldKeyup($event)" (selectItem)="itemSelected($event)" i18n-placeholder>
+      <button *ngIf="!searchFieldEmpty" class="btn btn-link btn-sm px-0 position-absolute top-0 end-0" (click)="resetSearchField()">
+        <svg width="1em" height="1em" viewBox="0 0 16 16" class="bi bi-x me-1" fill="currentColor" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+          <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4.646 4.646a.5.5 0 0 1 .708 0L8 7.293l2.646-2.647a.5.5 0 0 1 .708.708L8.707 8l2.647 2.646a.5.5 0 0 1-.708.708L8 8.707l-2.646 2.647a.5.5 0 0 1-.708-.708L7.293 8 4.646 5.354a.5.5 0 0 1 0-.708z"/>
+        </svg>
+      </button>
     </form>
   </div>
   <ul ngbNav class="order-sm-3">
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.scss b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.scss
index 755f20696..0bd96f33e 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.scss
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.scss
@@ -243,17 +243,18 @@ main {
 
   form {
     position: relative;
+
+    > svg {
+      position: absolute;
+      left: 0.6rem;
+      top: 0.5rem;
+      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
+    }
   }
 
-  svg {
-    position: absolute;
-    left: 0.6rem;
-    top: 0.5rem;
-    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
-  }
 
   &:focus-within {
-    svg {
+    form > svg {
       display: none;
     }
 
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.ts
index b189409a8..d637a32b6 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,20 @@ export class AppFrameComponent implements OnInit, ComponentCanDeactivate {
 
   searchField = new FormControl('')
 
+  get searchFieldEmpty(): boolean {
+    return this.searchField.value.trim().length == 0
+  }
+
+  resetSearchField() {
+    this.searchField.reset('')
+  }
+
+  searchFieldKeyup(event: KeyboardEvent) {
+    if (event.key == 'Escape') {
+      this.resetSearchField()
+    }
+  }
+
   get openDocuments(): PaperlessDocument[] {
     return this.openDocumentsService.getOpenDocuments()
   }
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/clearable-badge/clearable-badge.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/clearable-badge/clearable-badge.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57b3ba39a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/clearable-badge/clearable-badge.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<button *ngIf="active" class="position-absolute top-0 start-100 translate-middle badge bg-secondary border border-light rounded-pill p-1" title="Clear" i18n-title (click)="onClick($event)">
+    <svg *ngIf="!isNumbered && selected" width="1em" height="1em" class="check m-0 p-0 opacity-75" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="currentColor" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+        <use xlink:href="assets/bootstrap-icons.svg#check-lg"/>
+    </svg>
+    <div *ngIf="isNumbered" class="number">{{number}}<span class="visually-hidden">selected</span></div>
+    <svg width=".9em" height="1em" class="x m-0 p-0 opacity-75" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="currentColor" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+        <use xlink:href="assets/bootstrap-icons.svg#x-lg"/>
+    </svg>
+</button>
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/clearable-badge/clearable-badge.component.scss b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/clearable-badge/clearable-badge.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68f6478c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/clearable-badge/clearable-badge.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+.badge {
+    min-width: 20px;
+    min-height: 20px;
+}
+
+.x {
+    display: none;
+}
+
+.number {
+    min-width: 1em;
+    min-height: 1em;
+    display: inline-block;
+}
+
+button:hover {
+    .check,
+    .number {
+        opacity: 0 !important;
+    }
+
+    .x {
+        display: inline-block;
+        position: absolute;
+        top: 5px;
+        left: calc(50% - 4px);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/clearable-badge/clearable-badge.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/clearable-badge/clearable-badge.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..93f63d4d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/clearable-badge/clearable-badge.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { Component, Input, Output, EventEmitter } from '@angular/core'
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'app-clearable-badge',
+  templateUrl: './clearable-badge.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./clearable-badge.component.scss'],
+})
+export class ClearableBadge {
+  constructor() {}
+
+  @Input()
+  number: number
+
+  @Input()
+  selected: boolean
+
+  @Output()
+  cleared: EventEmitter<boolean> = new EventEmitter()
+
+  get active(): boolean {
+    return this.selected || this.number > -1
+  }
+
+  get isNumbered(): boolean {
+    return this.number > -1
+  }
+
+  onClick(event: PointerEvent) {
+    this.cleared.emit(true)
+    event.stopImmediatePropagation()
+    event.preventDefault()
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/date-dropdown/date-dropdown.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/date-dropdown/date-dropdown.component.html
index c99c71cda..58634b4d0 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/date-dropdown/date-dropdown.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/date-dropdown/date-dropdown.component.html
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
   <div class="btn-group w-100" ngbDropdown role="group">
   <button class="btn btn-sm" id="dropdown{{title}}" ngbDropdownToggle [ngClass]="dateBefore || dateAfter ? 'btn-primary' : 'btn-outline-primary'">
     {{title}}
-    <div *ngIf="isActive" class="position-absolute top-0 start-100 p-2 translate-middle badge bg-secondary border border-light rounded-circle">
-      <span class="visually-hidden">selected</span>
-    </div>
+    <app-clearable-badge [selected]="isActive" (cleared)="reset()"></app-clearable-badge><span class="visually-hidden">selected</span>
   </button>
   <div class="dropdown-menu date-dropdown shadow pt-0" ngbDropdownMenu attr.aria-labelledby="dropdown{{title}}">
     <div class="list-group list-group-flush">
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/date-dropdown/date-dropdown.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/date-dropdown/date-dropdown.component.ts
index 9eb4c477a..e901acfeb 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/date-dropdown/date-dropdown.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/date-dropdown/date-dropdown.component.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,13 @@ export class DateDropdownComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     }
   }
 
+  reset() {
+    this.dateBefore = null
+    this.dateAfter = null
+    this.relativeDate = null
+    this.onChange()
+  }
+
   setRelativeDate(rd: RelativeDate) {
     this.dateBefore = null
     this.dateAfter = null
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/filterable-dropdown/filterable-dropdown.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/filterable-dropdown/filterable-dropdown.component.html
index d5eb29e90..9ce3c8da2 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/filterable-dropdown/filterable-dropdown.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/filterable-dropdown/filterable-dropdown.component.html
@@ -5,12 +5,7 @@
     </svg>
     <div class="d-none d-sm-inline">&nbsp;{{title}}</div>
     <ng-container *ngIf="!editing && selectionModel.selectionSize() > 0">
-      <div *ngIf="multiple" class="position-absolute top-0 start-100 translate-middle badge bg-secondary border border-light text-light rounded-pill">
-        {{selectionModel.totalCount}}<span class="visually-hidden">selected</span>
-      </div>
-      <div *ngIf="!multiple" class="position-absolute top-0 start-100 p-2 translate-middle badge bg-secondary border border-light rounded-circle">
-        <span class="visually-hidden">selected</span>
-      </div>
+      <app-clearable-badge [number]="multiple ? selectionModel.totalCount : undefined" [selected]="!multiple && selectionModel.selectionSize() > 0" (cleared)="reset()"></app-clearable-badge>
     </ng-container>
   </button>
   <div class="dropdown-menu py-0 shadow" ngbDropdownMenu attr.aria-labelledby="dropdown{{title}}">
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/filterable-dropdown/filterable-dropdown.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/filterable-dropdown/filterable-dropdown.component.ts
index 9a16b4426..373f0aa5d 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/filterable-dropdown/filterable-dropdown.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/filterable-dropdown/filterable-dropdown.component.ts
@@ -384,4 +384,9 @@ export class FilterableDropdownComponent {
       this.selectionModel.exclude(itemID)
     }
   }
+
+  reset() {
+    this.selectionModel.reset()
+    this.selectionModelChange.emit(this.selectionModel)
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/filter-editor/filter-editor.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/filter-editor/filter-editor.component.html
index a101d242a..99004854c 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/filter-editor/filter-editor.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/filter-editor/filter-editor.component.html
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@
           <select *ngIf="textFilterTarget == 'asn'" class="form-select flex-grow-0 w-auto" [(ngModel)]="textFilterModifier" (change)="textFilterModifierChange()">
             <option *ngFor="let m of textFilterModifiers" ngbDropdownItem [value]="m.id">{{m.label}}</option>
           </select>
-          <input #textFilterInput class="form-control form-control-sm" type="text" [disabled]="textFilterModifierIsNull" [(ngModel)]="textFilter" (keyup.enter)="textFilterEnter()" [readonly]="textFilterTarget == 'fulltext-morelike'">
+          <button *ngIf="_textFilter" class="btn btn-link btn-sm px-0 position-absolute top-0 end-0 z-10" (click)="resetTextField()">
+            <svg width="1em" height="1em" viewBox="0 0 16 16" class="bi bi-x me-1" fill="currentColor" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+              <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M4.646 4.646a.5.5 0 0 1 .708 0L8 7.293l2.646-2.647a.5.5 0 0 1 .708.708L8.707 8l2.647 2.646a.5.5 0 0 1-.708.708L8 8.707l-2.646 2.647a.5.5 0 0 1-.708-.708L7.293 8 4.646 5.354a.5.5 0 0 1 0-.708z"/>
+            </svg>
+          </button>
+          <input #textFilterInput class="form-control form-control-sm" type="text" [disabled]="textFilterModifierIsNull" [(ngModel)]="textFilter" (keyup)="textFilterKeyup($event)" [readonly]="textFilterTarget == 'fulltext-morelike'">
          </div>
      </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/filter-editor/filter-editor.component.scss b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/filter-editor/filter-editor.component.scss
index 0e8796b3d..82ad7e7a5 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/filter-editor/filter-editor.component.scss
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/filter-editor/filter-editor.component.scss
@@ -21,3 +21,7 @@
 input[type="text"] {
   min-width: 120px;
 }
+
+.z-10 {
+  z-index: 10;
+}
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/filter-editor/filter-editor.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/filter-editor/filter-editor.component.ts
index 14643875f..44f524149 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/filter-editor/filter-editor.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/filter-editor/filter-editor.component.ts
@@ -709,15 +709,23 @@ export class FilterEditorComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     this.updateRules()
   }
 
-  textFilterEnter() {
-    const filterString = (
-      this.textFilterInput.nativeElement as HTMLInputElement
-    ).value
-    if (filterString.length) {
-      this.updateTextFilter(filterString)
+  textFilterKeyup(event: KeyboardEvent) {
+    if (event.key == 'Enter') {
+      const filterString = (
+        this.textFilterInput.nativeElement as HTMLInputElement
+      ).value
+      if (filterString.length) {
+        this.updateTextFilter(filterString)
+      }
+    } else if (event.key == 'Escape') {
+      this.resetTextField()
     }
   }
 
+  resetTextField() {
+    this.updateTextFilter('')
+  }
+
   changeTextFilterTarget(target) {
     if (
       this.textFilterTarget == TEXT_FILTER_TARGET_FULLTEXT_MORELIKE &&
diff --git a/src-ui/src/styles.scss b/src-ui/src/styles.scss
index 0bde8364c..fcb69c913 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/styles.scss
+++ b/src-ui/src/styles.scss
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ a.badge {
     border-radius: 0.15rem;
   }
 
-  > .btn:not(:first-child) {
+  > .btn:not(:first-child):not(:nth-child(2)) {
     border-top-left-radius: 0;
     border-bottom-left-radius: 0;
   }