diff --git a/frontend/app/work_packages/directives/query-filter-directive.js b/frontend/app/work_packages/directives/query-filter-directive.js
index 8ef55cad61..fc8837a186 100644
--- a/frontend/app/work_packages/directives/query-filter-directive.js
+++ b/frontend/app/work_packages/directives/query-filter-directive.js
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ module.exports = function(
       scope.I18n = I18n;
       scope.isLoading = false; // shadow isLoading as its used for a different purpose in this context
 
+      scope.filterModelOptions = {
+        updateOn: 'default blur',
+        debounce: { 'default': 400, 'blur': 0 }
+      };
+
       $animate.enabled(false, element);
       scope.showValueOptionsAsSelect = !scope.filter.isSingleInputField();
 
diff --git a/frontend/public/templates/work_packages/query_filters.html b/frontend/public/templates/work_packages/query_filters.html
index 72adfb1be8..6584900ebf 100644
--- a/frontend/public/templates/work_packages/query_filters.html
+++ b/frontend/public/templates/work_packages/query_filters.html
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 
           <input ng-switch-when="string"
                  ng-model="filter.textValue"
+                 ng-model-options="::filterModelOptions"
                  ng-required="true"
                  class="advanced-filters--text-field"
                  id="values-{{filter.name}}"
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@
 
           <input ng-switch-when="text"
                  ng-model="filter.textValue"
+                 ng-model-options="::filterModelOptions"
                  ng-required="true"
                  class="advanced-filters--text-field"
                  id="values-{{filter.name}}"
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@
 
           <input ng-switch-when="integer"
                  ng-model="filter.textValue"
+                 ng-model-options="::filterModelOptions"
                  ng-required="true"
                  class="advanced-filters--number-field"
                  id="values-{{filter.name}}"
@@ -86,6 +89,7 @@
 
           <span class="inline-label" ng-switch-when="date">
             <input ng-model="filter.textValue"
+                   ng-model-options="::filterModelOptions"
                    ng-required="true"
                    class="advanced-filters--text-field"
                    id="values-{{filter.name}}"
@@ -100,6 +104,7 @@
 
           <span class="inline-label" ng-switch-when="date_past">
             <input ng-model="filter.textValue"
+                   ng-model-options="::filterModelOptions"
                    ng-required="true"
                    class="advanced-filters--text-field"
                    id="values-{{filter.name}}"