diff --git a/client/src/app/+admin/moderation/video-block-list/video-block-list.component.ts b/client/src/app/+admin/moderation/video-block-list/video-block-list.component.ts
index aa6b5d0a9..82c371f4d 100644
--- a/client/src/app/+admin/moderation/video-block-list/video-block-list.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/+admin/moderation/video-block-list/video-block-list.component.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export class VideoBlockListComponent extends RestTable implements OnInit, AfterV
   }
 
   ngAfterViewInit () {
-    if (this.search) this.setTableFilter(this.search)
+    if (this.search) this.setTableFilter(this.search, false)
   }
 
   /* Table filter functions */
diff --git a/client/src/app/+admin/moderation/video-comment-list/video-comment-list.component.html b/client/src/app/+admin/moderation/video-comment-list/video-comment-list.component.html
index 8ec4ebbb2..8c68b0abf 100644
--- a/client/src/app/+admin/moderation/video-comment-list/video-comment-list.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/+admin/moderation/video-comment-list/video-comment-list.component.html
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 
   <ng-template pTemplate="emptymessage">
     <tr>
-      <td colspan="5">
+      <td colspan="7">
         <div class="no-results">
           <ng-container *ngIf="search" i18n>No comments found matching current filters.</ng-container>
           <ng-container *ngIf="!search" i18n>No comments found.</ng-container>
diff --git a/client/src/app/+admin/moderation/video-comment-list/video-comment-list.component.ts b/client/src/app/+admin/moderation/video-comment-list/video-comment-list.component.ts
index 529e28f11..63493d00d 100644
--- a/client/src/app/+admin/moderation/video-comment-list/video-comment-list.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/+admin/moderation/video-comment-list/video-comment-list.component.ts
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export class VideoCommentListComponent extends RestTable implements OnInit, Afte
   }
 
   ngAfterViewInit () {
-    if (this.search) this.setTableFilter(this.search)
+    if (this.search) this.setTableFilter(this.search, false)
   }
 
   getIdentifier () {
diff --git a/client/src/app/core/rest/rest-table.ts b/client/src/app/core/rest/rest-table.ts
index d53cac4c8..32c1db446 100644
--- a/client/src/app/core/rest/rest-table.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/core/rest/rest-table.ts
@@ -131,10 +131,14 @@ export abstract class RestTable {
     this.expandedRows = {}
   }
 
-  setTableFilter (filter: string) {
+  setTableFilter (filter: string, triggerEvent = true) {
     // FIXME: cannot use ViewChild, so create a component for the filter input
     const filterInput = document.getElementById('table-filter') as HTMLInputElement
-    if (filterInput) filterInput.value = filter
+    if (!filterInput) return
+
+    filterInput.value = filter
+
+    if (triggerEvent) filterInput.dispatchEvent(new Event('keyup'))
   }
 
   resetSearch () {
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/shared-abuse-list/abuse-list-table.component.ts b/client/src/app/shared/shared-abuse-list/abuse-list-table.component.ts
index 904f62b57..e34836a18 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/shared-abuse-list/abuse-list-table.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/shared-abuse-list/abuse-list-table.component.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class AbuseListTableComponent extends RestTable implements OnInit, AfterV
   }
 
   ngAfterViewInit () {
-    if (this.search) this.setTableFilter(this.search)
+    if (this.search) this.setTableFilter(this.search, false)
   }
 
   isAdminView () {