diff --git a/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go b/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
index 093a5d257..2ccf972c4 100644
--- a/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
+++ b/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ type TapConfig struct {
 	DefaultFilter                string                `yaml:"defaultFilter" json:"defaultFilter" default:"!dns and !tcp and !udp and !icmp"`
 	ScriptingDisabled            bool                  `yaml:"scriptingDisabled" json:"scriptingDisabled" default:"false"`
 	TargetedPodsUpdateDisabled   bool                  `yaml:"targetedPodsUpdateDisabled" json:"targetedPodsUpdateDisabled" default:"false"`
+	PresetFiltersChangingEnabled bool                  `yaml:"presetFiltersChangingEnabled" json:"presetFiltersChangingEnabled" default:"false"`
 	RecordingDisabled            bool                  `yaml:"recordingDisabled" json:"recordingDisabled" default:"false"`
 	StopTrafficCapturingDisabled bool                  `yaml:"stopTrafficCapturingDisabled" json:"stopTrafficCapturingDisabled" default:"false"`
 	Capabilities                 CapabilitiesConfig    `yaml:"capabilities" json:"capabilities"`
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/06-front-deployment.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/06-front-deployment.yaml
index 6536a9024..25b061d79 100644
--- a/helm-chart/templates/06-front-deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/06-front-deployment.yaml
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - env:
-            - name: REACT_APP_DEFAULT_FILTER
-              value: '{{ not (eq .Values.tap.defaultFilter "") | ternary .Values.tap.defaultFilter " " }}'
             - name: REACT_APP_AUTH_ENABLED
               value: '{{- if or (and .Values.cloudLicenseEnabled (not (empty .Values.license))) (not .Values.internetConnectivity) -}}
                       "false"
@@ -42,6 +40,8 @@ spec:
               value: '{{ .Values.tap.scriptingDisabled }}'
             - name: REACT_APP_TARGETED_PODS_UPDATE_DISABLED
               value: '{{ .Values.tap.targetedPodsUpdateDisabled }}'
+            - name: REACT_APP_PRESET_FILTERS_CHANGING_ENABLED
+              value: '{{ .Values.tap.presetFiltersChangingEnabled }}'
             - name: REACT_APP_BPF_OVERRIDE_DISABLED
               value: '{{ eq .Values.tap.packetCapture "ebpf" | ternary "true" "false" }}'
             - name: REACT_APP_RECORDING_DISABLED
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/12-config-map.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/12-config-map.yaml
index 5bc945333..07aeff8e4 100644
--- a/helm-chart/templates/12-config-map.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/12-config-map.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ data:
     TELEMETRY_DISABLED: '{{ not .Values.internetConnectivity | ternary "true" (not .Values.tap.telemetry.enabled | ternary "true" "false") }}'
     SCRIPTING_DISABLED: '{{ .Values.tap.scriptingDisabled | ternary "true" "" }}'
     TARGETED_PODS_UPDATE_DISABLED: '{{ .Values.tap.targetedPodsUpdateDisabled | ternary "true" "" }}'
+    PRESET_FILTERS_CHANGING_ENABLED: '{{ .Values.tap.presetFiltersChangingEnabled | ternary "true" "" }}'
     RECORDING_DISABLED: '{{ .Values.tap.recordingDisabled | ternary "true" "" }}'
     STOP_TRAFFIC_CAPTURING_DISABLED: '{{- if and .Values.tap.stopTrafficCapturingDisabled .Values.tap.stopped -}}
                                         false
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ data:
                                         {{ .Values.tap.stopTrafficCapturingDisabled | ternary "true" "false" }}
                                       {{- end }}'
     GLOBAL_FILTER: {{ include "kubeshark.escapeDoubleQuotes" .Values.tap.globalFilter | quote }}
+    DEFAULT_FILTER: {{ include "kubeshark.escapeDoubleQuotes" .Values.tap.defaultFilter | quote }}
     TRAFFIC_SAMPLE_RATE: '{{ .Values.tap.misc.trafficSampleRate }}'
     JSON_TTL: '{{ .Values.tap.misc.jsonTTL }}'
     PCAP_TTL: '{{ .Values.tap.misc.pcapTTL }}'
diff --git a/helm-chart/values.yaml b/helm-chart/values.yaml
index 845fc0fff..c4629c05a 100644
--- a/helm-chart/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/values.yaml
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ tap:
   defaultFilter: "!dns and !tcp and !udp and !icmp"
   scriptingDisabled: false
   targetedPodsUpdateDisabled: false
+  presetFiltersChangingEnabled: false
   recordingDisabled: false
   stopTrafficCapturingDisabled: false
   capabilities: