diff --git a/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb b/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
index 76e4db84f888a1506e34478d1e52481de8a1b52a..898e7826e3a9db3ae4af50b3890fb3e556e14346 100644
--- a/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
@@ -74,7 +74,12 @@ def check_filters_presence!
     no_scalar_filters_set = finder_type.scalar_params.none? { |k| params[k].present? }
     no_array_filters_set = finder_type.array_params.none? { |k, _| params[k].present? }
 
-    @no_filters_set = no_scalar_filters_set && no_array_filters_set
+    # The `in` param is a modifier of `search`. If it's present while the `search`
+    # param isn't, the finder won't use the `in` param. We consider this as a no
+    # filter scenario.
+    no_search_filter_set = params[:in].present? && params[:search].blank?
+
+    @no_filters_set = (no_scalar_filters_set && no_array_filters_set) || no_search_filter_set
 
     return unless @no_filters_set
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/dashboard_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/dashboard_controller_spec.rb
index 2a34ac9f923aa43ed6da42a296bfbc6556b74765..aed310531e6e632669c8d653ea9d391be1be345d 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/dashboard_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/dashboard_controller_spec.rb
@@ -111,22 +111,36 @@
 
         it_behaves_like 'no filters are set'
       end
-    end
 
-    context "scalar filters" do
-      let(:params) { { author_id: user.id } }
+      context 'when in param is set but no search' do
+        let(:params) { { in: 'title' } }
 
+        it_behaves_like 'no filters are set'
+      end
+    end
+
+    shared_examples_for 'filters are set' do
       it 'sets @no_filters_set to false' do
         expect(assigns[:no_filters_set]).to eq(false)
       end
     end
 
+    context "scalar filters" do
+      let(:params) { { author_id: user.id } }
+
+      it_behaves_like 'filters are set'
+    end
+
     context "array filters" do
       let(:params) { { label_name: ['bug'] } }
 
-      it 'sets @no_filters_set to false' do
-        expect(assigns[:no_filters_set]).to eq(false)
-      end
+      it_behaves_like 'filters are set'
+    end
+
+    context 'search' do
+      let(:params) { { search: 'test' } }
+
+      it_behaves_like 'filters are set'
     end
   end
 end