diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/902.bugfix b/changes/changelog.d/902.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..afe2ade81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/changelog.d/902.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed search usability issue when browsing artists, albums, radios and playlists (#902)
diff --git a/front/src/components/library/Albums.vue b/front/src/components/library/Albums.vue
index ed97f7a4e..0e0fa4650 100644
--- a/front/src/components/library/Albums.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/library/Albums.vue
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export default {
       result: null,
       page: parseInt(this.defaultPage),
       query: this.defaultQuery,
-      tags: this.defaultTags.filter((t) => { return t.length > 0 }) || [],
+      tags: (this.defaultTags || []).filter((t) => { return t.length > 0 }),
       paginateBy: parseInt(this.defaultPaginateBy || 25),
       orderingDirection: defaultOrdering.direction || "+",
       ordering: defaultOrdering.field,
@@ -135,15 +135,18 @@ export default {
   },
   methods: {
     updateQueryString: _.debounce(function() {
-      this.$router.replace({
-        query: {
+      history.pushState(
+        {},
+        null,
+        this.$route.path + '?' + new URLSearchParams(
+          {
           query: this.query,
           page: this.page,
           tag: this.tags,
           paginateBy: this.paginateBy,
           ordering: this.getOrderingAsString()
-        }
-      })
+        }).toString()
+      )
     }, 500),
     fetchData: _.debounce(function() {
       var self = this
diff --git a/front/src/components/library/Artists.vue b/front/src/components/library/Artists.vue
index c1a13aed9..2ac23ac8e 100644
--- a/front/src/components/library/Artists.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/library/Artists.vue
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export default {
       result: null,
       page: parseInt(this.defaultPage),
       query: this.defaultQuery,
-      tags: this.defaultTags.filter((t) => { return t.length > 0 }) || [],
+      tags: (this.defaultTags || []).filter((t) => { return t.length > 0 }),
       paginateBy: parseInt(this.defaultPaginateBy || 30),
       orderingDirection: defaultOrdering.direction || "+",
       ordering: defaultOrdering.field,
@@ -123,15 +123,18 @@ export default {
   },
   methods: {
     updateQueryString: _.debounce(function() {
-      this.$router.replace({
-        query: {
+      history.pushState(
+        {},
+        null,
+        this.$route.path + '?' + new URLSearchParams(
+          {
           query: this.query,
           page: this.page,
           tag: this.tags,
           paginateBy: this.paginateBy,
           ordering: this.getOrderingAsString()
-        }
-      })
+        }).toString()
+      )
     }, 500),
     fetchData: _.debounce(function() {
       var self = this
diff --git a/front/src/components/library/Radios.vue b/front/src/components/library/Radios.vue
index 9f59db514..2d68d9072 100644
--- a/front/src/components/library/Radios.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/library/Radios.vue
@@ -154,14 +154,17 @@ export default {
   },
   methods: {
     updateQueryString: _.debounce(function() {
-      this.$router.replace({
-        query: {
+      history.pushState(
+        {},
+        null,
+        this.$route.path + '?' + new URLSearchParams(
+          {
           query: this.query,
           page: this.page,
           paginateBy: this.paginateBy,
           ordering: this.getOrderingAsString()
-        }
-      })
+        }).toString()
+      )
     }, 500),
     fetchData: _.debounce(function() {
       var self = this
diff --git a/front/src/views/playlists/List.vue b/front/src/views/playlists/List.vue
index 160b7b83c..1ff56b5d5 100644
--- a/front/src/views/playlists/List.vue
+++ b/front/src/views/playlists/List.vue
@@ -113,14 +113,17 @@ export default {
   },
   methods: {
     updateQueryString: _.debounce(function() {
-      this.$router.replace({
-        query: {
+      history.pushState(
+        {},
+        null,
+        this.$route.path + '?' + new URLSearchParams(
+          {
           query: this.query,
           page: this.page,
           paginateBy: this.paginateBy,
           ordering: this.getOrderingAsString()
-        }
-      })
+        }).toString()
+      )
     }, 250),
     fetchData: _.debounce(function() {
       var self = this