diff --git a/frontend/src/components/single-selector.js b/frontend/src/components/single-selector.js
index 2eab4daa13..927d6aaafa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/single-selector.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/single-selector.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class Selector extends Component {
           {customSelectorToggle ? customSelectorToggle : (
             <span className="cur-option">
               {currentSelectedOption.text}
-              {isDropdownToggleShown && <i className="sf3-font sf3-font-down ml-2 toggle-icon"></i>}
+              {isDropdownToggleShown && <i className="sf3-font sf3-font-down ml-1 toggle-icon"></i>}
             </span>
           )}
         </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/sys-admin/users/users-content.js b/frontend/src/pages/sys-admin/users/users-content.js
index 9c3eb604e5..b360836492 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/sys-admin/users/users-content.js
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/sys-admin/users/users-content.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import OpMenu from '../../../components/dialog/op-menu';
 import SysAdminUserSetQuotaDialog from '../../../components/dialog/sysadmin-dialog/set-quota';
 import CommonOperationConfirmationDialog from '../../../components/dialog/common-operation-confirmation-dialog';
 import UserLink from '../user-link';
-import UsersFilterBar from './users-filter-bar';
 
 const { availableRoles, availableAdminRoles, institutions } = window.sysadmin.pageOptions;
 dayjs.extend(relativeTime);
@@ -42,11 +41,11 @@ class Content extends Component {
   };
 
   getPreviousPage = () => {
-    this.props.getListByPage(this.props.currentPage - 1, this.props.is_active, this.props.role);
+    this.props.getListByPage(this.props.currentPage - 1);
   };
 
   getNextPage = () => {
-    this.props.getListByPage(this.props.currentPage + 1, this.props.is_active, this.props.role);
+    this.props.getListByPage(this.props.currentPage + 1);
   };
 
   sortByQuotaUsage = (e) => {
@@ -164,14 +163,6 @@ class Content extends Component {
 
       return (
         <div>
-          {this.props.currentItem === 'database' &&
-            <UsersFilterBar
-              isActive={this.props.is_active}
-              role={this.props.role}
-              onStatusChange={this.props.onStatusChange}
-              onRoleChange={this.props.onRoleChange}
-            />
-          }
           {items.length ? table : <EmptyTip text={gettext('No users')} />}
         </div>
       );
@@ -201,12 +192,7 @@ Content.propTypes = {
   onUserSelected: PropTypes.func,
   curPerPage: PropTypes.number,
   hasNextPage: PropTypes.bool,
-  sortOrder: PropTypes.string,
-  is_active: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.string, PropTypes.number]),
-  role: PropTypes.string,
-  currentItem: PropTypes.string,
-  onStatusChange: PropTypes.func,
-  onRoleChange: PropTypes.func
+  sortOrder: PropTypes.string
 };
 
 class Item extends Component {
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/sys-admin/users/users-filter-bar.css b/frontend/src/pages/sys-admin/users/users-filter-bar.css
index c11bd48102..78a2746cb1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/sys-admin/users/users-filter-bar.css
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/sys-admin/users/users-filter-bar.css
@@ -1,29 +1,4 @@
-.users-filter-bar .users-filter-bar-dropdown-toggle {
-  height: 30px;
-  line-height: 30px;
-  padding-left: 8px;
+.users-filter-bar .filter-item,
+.users-filter-bar .cur-option {
   font-size: 14px;
-  border-radius: 5px;
-}
-
-.users-filter-bar .users-filter-bar-dropdown-toggle .sf3-font-down {
-  color: #999;
-  margin-left: auto;
-  display: inline-flex;
-  justify-content: center;
-  align-items: center;
-  font-size: 12px;
-  width: 24px;
-  height: 24px;
-}
-
-.users-filter-bar .users-filter-bar-dropdown-toggle:hover {
-  background-color: #f5f5f5;
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-
-.users-filter-bar .dropdown-menu .dropdown-item {
-  padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
-  display: flex;
-  justify-content: space-between;
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/sys-admin/users/users-filter-bar.js b/frontend/src/pages/sys-admin/users/users-filter-bar.js
index 5787864f7c..d1689b8970 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/sys-admin/users/users-filter-bar.js
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/sys-admin/users/users-filter-bar.js
@@ -1,117 +1,83 @@
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import { Dropdown, DropdownToggle, DropdownItem, DropdownMenu } from 'reactstrap';
 import { gettext } from '../../../utils/constants';
+import Selector from '../../../components/single-selector';
 import './users-filter-bar.css';
 
 const { availableRoles } = window.sysadmin.pageOptions;
 
 class UsersFilterBar extends Component {
 
-  constructor(props) {
-    super(props);
-    this.state = {
-      isStatusOpen: false,
-      isRoleOpen: false,
-    };
-  }
-
-  translateStatus = (status) => {
-    switch (status) {
-      case '0':
-        return gettext('Inactive');
-      case '1':
-        return gettext('Active');
-      default:
-        return gettext('All');
-    }
-  };
-
   translateRole = (role) => {
     switch (role) {
+      case '':
+        return gettext('All');
       case 'default':
         return gettext('Default');
       case 'guest':
         return gettext('Guest');
       default:
-        return gettext('All');
+        return role;
     }
   };
 
-  toggleStatusDropdown = () => {
-    this.setState({ isStatusOpen: !this.state.isStatusOpen });
+  selectStatusOption = (option) => {
+    this.props.onStatusChange(option.value);
   };
 
-  toggleRoleDropdown = () => {
-    this.setState({ isRoleOpen: !this.state.isRoleOpen });
-  };
-
-  renderCheck = () => {
-    return <span className="sf2-icon-tick text-gray font-weight-bold"></span>;
+  selectRoleOption = (option) => {
+    this.props.onRoleChange(option.value);
   };
 
   render() {
-    const { onStatusChange, onRoleChange } = this.props;
+    const { isActive, role } = this.props;
+
+    this.statusOptions = [
+      { value: '', text: gettext('All') },
+      { value: '1', text: gettext('Active') },
+      { value: '0', text: gettext('Inactive') }
+    ].map(item => {
+      item.isSelected = isActive == item.value;
+      return item;
+    });
+    const currentSelectedStatusOption = this.statusOptions.filter(item => item.isSelected)[0];
+
+    this.roleOptions = [''].concat(availableRoles).map(item => {
+      return {
+        value: item,
+        text: this.translateRole(item),
+        isSelected: item == role
+      };
+    });
+    const currentSelectedRoleOption = this.roleOptions.filter(item => item.isSelected)[0] || { // `|| {...}`: to be compatible with old data(roles not in the present  `availableRoles`
+      value: role,
+      text: this.translateRole(role),
+      isSelected: true
+    };
+
     return (
-      <div className="users-filter-bar mt-4 mb-2 d-flex">
-        <Dropdown isOpen={this.state.isStatusOpen} toggle={this.toggleStatusDropdown}>
-          <DropdownToggle
-            tag="div"
-            data-toggle="dropdown"
-            aria-expanded={this.state.isStatusOpen}
-            className="users-filter-bar-dropdown-toggle"
-          >
-            <span>{gettext('Status')}{': '}{this.translateStatus(this.props.isActive)}</span>
-            <span className='sf3-font-down sf3-font'></span>
-          </DropdownToggle>
-          <DropdownMenu>
-            <DropdownItem key={0} onClick={() => { onStatusChange(''); }}>
-              <span>{gettext('All')}</span>{this.props.isActive === '' && this.renderCheck()}
-            </DropdownItem>
-            <DropdownItem key={1} onClick={() => { onStatusChange('1'); }}>
-              <span>{gettext('Active')}</span>{this.props.isActive === '1' && this.renderCheck()}
-            </DropdownItem>
-            <DropdownItem key={2} onClick={() => { onStatusChange('0'); }}>
-              <span>{gettext('Inactive')}</span>{this.props.isActive === '0' && this.renderCheck()}
-            </DropdownItem>
-          </DropdownMenu>
-        </Dropdown>
-        <Dropdown isOpen={this.state.isRoleOpen} toggle={this.toggleRoleDropdown} className="ml-4">
-          <DropdownToggle
-            tag="div"
-            data-toggle="dropdown"
-            aria-expanded={this.state.isRoleOpen}
-            className="users-filter-bar-dropdown-toggle"
-          >
-            <span>{gettext('Role')}{': '}{this.translateRole(this.props.role)}</span>
-            <span className='sf3-font-down sf3-font'></span>
-          </DropdownToggle>
-          <DropdownMenu>
-            <DropdownItem key={0} onClick={() => { onRoleChange(''); }}>
-              <span>{gettext('All')}</span>
-              {this.props.role === '' && this.renderCheck()}
-            </DropdownItem>
-            {availableRoles.map((item, index) => {
-              return (
-                <DropdownItem key={index} onClick={() => { onRoleChange(item); }}>
-                  <span>{this.translateRole(item)}</span>
-                  {this.props.role === item && this.renderCheck()}
-                </DropdownItem>
-              );
-            })}
-          </DropdownMenu>
-        </Dropdown>
+      <div className="users-filter-bar mt-4 mb-2 d-flex align-items-center">
+        <span className="filter-item mr-2">{`${gettext('Status')}:`}</span>
+        <Selector
+          isDropdownToggleShown={true}
+          currentSelectedOption={currentSelectedStatusOption}
+          options={this.statusOptions}
+          selectOption={this.selectStatusOption}
+        />
+
+        <span className="filter-item mr-2 ml-4">{`${gettext('Role')}:`}</span>
+        <Selector
+          isDropdownToggleShown={true}
+          currentSelectedOption={currentSelectedRoleOption}
+          options={this.roleOptions}
+          selectOption={this.selectRoleOption}
+        />
       </div>
     );
   }
 }
 
 UsersFilterBar.propTypes = {
-  loading: PropTypes.bool,
-  curPerPage: PropTypes.number,
-  sortBy: PropTypes.string,
-  currentPage: PropTypes.number,
-  sortOrder: PropTypes.string,
   onStatusChange: PropTypes.func,
   onRoleChange: PropTypes.func,
   role: PropTypes.string,
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/sys-admin/users/users.js b/frontend/src/pages/sys-admin/users/users.js
index 0560ef5ac9..b63bef46e1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/sys-admin/users/users.js
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/sys-admin/users/users.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import SysAdminAdminUser from '../../../models/sysadmin-admin-user';
 import MainPanelTopbar from '../main-panel-topbar';
 import Search from '../search';
 import UsersNav from './users-nav';
+import UsersFilterBar from './users-filter-bar';
 import Content from './users-content';
 
 const { availableRoles } = window.sysadmin.pageOptions;
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ class Users extends Component {
       isBatchSetQuotaDialogOpen: false,
       isBatchDeleteUserDialogOpen: false,
       isBatchAddAdminDialogOpen: false,
-      is_active: null,
-      role: null,
+      is_active: '',
+      role: ''
     };
   }
 
@@ -59,15 +60,17 @@ class Users extends Component {
         sortBy = '',
         sortOrder = 'asc',
         is_active,
-        role,
+        role
       } = this.state;
       this.setState({
         perPage: parseInt(urlParams.get('per_page') || perPage),
         currentPage: parseInt(urlParams.get('page') || currentPage),
         sortBy: urlParams.get('order_by') || sortBy,
         sortOrder: urlParams.get('direction') || sortOrder,
+        is_active: urlParams.get('is_active') || is_active,
+        role: urlParams.get('role') || role
       }, () => {
-        this.getUsersListByPage(this.state.currentPage, is_active, role);
+        this.getUsersListByPage(this.state.currentPage);
       });
     }
   }
@@ -164,8 +167,8 @@ class Users extends Component {
     });
   };
 
-  getUsersListByPage = (page, is_active, role) => {
-    const { perPage, sortBy, sortOrder } = this.state;
+  getUsersListByPage = (page) => {
+    const { perPage, sortBy, sortOrder, is_active, role } = this.state;
     const { isLDAPImported } = this.props;
     systemAdminAPI.sysAdminListUsers(page, perPage, isLDAPImported, sortBy, sortOrder, is_active, role).then(res => {
       let users = res.data.data.map(user => {return new SysAdminUser(user);});
@@ -183,11 +186,12 @@ class Users extends Component {
     });
   };
 
-  updateURL = (page, perPage) => {
+  updateURLSearchParams = (obj) => {
     let url = new URL(location.href);
     let searchParams = new URLSearchParams(url.search);
-    searchParams.set('page', page);
-    searchParams.set('per_page', perPage);
+    for (const key in obj) {
+      searchParams.set(key, obj[key]);
+    }
     url.search = searchParams.toString();
     navigate(url.toString());
   };
@@ -198,21 +202,28 @@ class Users extends Component {
       is_active: is_active,
       currentPage: 1
     }, () => {
-      const { currentPage, perPage, is_active, role } = this.state;
-      this.updateURL(currentPage, perPage);
-      this.getUsersListByPage(currentPage, is_active, role);
+      const { currentPage, perPage } = this.state;
+      this.updateURLSearchParams({
+        'page': currentPage,
+        'per_page': perPage,
+        'is_active': is_active
+      });
+      this.getUsersListByPage(currentPage);
     });
   };
 
-  // role: 'default', 'guest', ''
   onRoleChange = (role) => {
     this.setState({
       role: role,
       currentPage: 1
     }, () => {
-      const { currentPage, perPage, is_active, role } = this.state;
-      this.updateURL(currentPage, perPage);
-      this.getUsersListByPage(currentPage, is_active, role);
+      const { currentPage, perPage } = this.state;
+      this.updateURLSearchParams({
+        'page': currentPage,
+        'per_page': perPage,
+        'role': role
+      });
+      this.getUsersListByPage(currentPage);
     });
   };
 
@@ -222,15 +233,14 @@ class Users extends Component {
       sortOrder: this.state.sortOrder == 'asc' ? 'desc' : 'asc',
       currentPage: 1
     }, () => {
-      let url = new URL(location.href);
-      let searchParams = new URLSearchParams(url.search);
-      const { currentPage, sortBy, sortOrder, is_active, role } = this.state;
-      searchParams.set('page', currentPage);
-      searchParams.set('order_by', sortBy);
-      searchParams.set('direction', sortOrder);
-      url.search = searchParams.toString();
-      navigate(url.toString());
-      this.getUsersListByPage(currentPage, is_active, role);
+      const { currentPage, perPage, sortBy, sortOrder } = this.state;
+      this.updateURLSearchParams({
+        'page': currentPage,
+        'per_page': perPage,
+        'order_by': sortBy,
+        'direction': sortOrder
+      });
+      this.getUsersListByPage(currentPage);
     });
   };
 
@@ -346,7 +356,7 @@ class Users extends Component {
     this.setState({
       perPage: perPage
     }, () => {
-      this.getUsersListByPage(1, this.state.is_active, this.state.role);
+      this.getUsersListByPage(1);
     });
   };
 
@@ -471,6 +481,8 @@ class Users extends Component {
   render() {
     const { isAdmin, isLDAPImported } = this.props;
     const {
+      is_active,
+      role,
       hasUserSelected,
       isImportUserDialogOpen,
       isAddUserDialogOpen,
@@ -478,6 +490,7 @@ class Users extends Component {
       isBatchSetQuotaDialogOpen,
       isBatchAddAdminDialogOpen
     } = this.state;
+    const curTab = this.getCurrentNavItem();
     return (
       <Fragment>
         <MainPanelTopbar search={this.getSearch()} {...this.props}>
@@ -491,8 +504,16 @@ class Users extends Component {
         </MainPanelTopbar>
         <div className="main-panel-center flex-row">
           <div className="cur-view-container">
-            <UsersNav currentItem={this.getCurrentNavItem()} />
+            <UsersNav currentItem={curTab} />
             <div className="cur-view-content">
+              {curTab == 'database' &&
+              <UsersFilterBar
+                isActive={is_active}
+                role={role}
+                onStatusChange={this.onStatusChange}
+                onRoleChange={this.onRoleChange}
+              />
+              }
               <Content
                 isAdmin={isAdmin}
                 isLDAPImported={isLDAPImported}
@@ -505,8 +526,6 @@ class Users extends Component {
                 currentPage={this.state.currentPage}
                 hasNextPage={this.state.hasNextPage}
                 curPerPage={this.state.perPage}
-                is_active={this.state.is_active}
-                role={this.state.role}
                 resetPerPage={this.resetPerPage}
                 getListByPage={this.getUsersListByPage}
                 updateUser={this.updateUser}
@@ -516,9 +535,6 @@ class Users extends Component {
                 onUserSelected={this.onUserSelected}
                 isAllUsersSelected={this.isAllUsersSelected}
                 toggleSelectAllUsers={this.toggleSelectAllUsers}
-                onRoleChange={this.onRoleChange}
-                onStatusChange={this.onStatusChange}
-                currentItem={this.getCurrentNavItem()}
               />
             </div>
           </div>