diff --git a/searchPages/searchUtils/newSearchPage.component.html b/searchPages/searchUtils/newSearchPage.component.html
index d46370b5..7c095fb0 100644
--- a/searchPages/searchUtils/newSearchPage.component.html
+++ b/searchPages/searchUtils/newSearchPage.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 <ng-template #selected_filters_pills>
   <div class="uk-grid uk-grid-small uk-text-small" uk-grid>
+    <ng-container *ngIf="customFilterEnabled && customFilter && refineFields.indexOf(customFilter.queryFieldName) ==
+    -1 ">
+     <span>
+        <span class="selectedFilterLabel uk-disabled ">
+            <span class="">{{customFilter.valueName}}</span>
+        </span>
+      </span>
+    </ng-container>
     <ng-container *ngIf="selectedTypesNum > 0 && resultTypes">
       <ng-container *ngFor="let type of resultTypeOptions; let i = index;  let end = last; ">
         <ng-container *ngIf="resultTypes[type.id] == true">
@@ -249,7 +257,9 @@
                        addClass=" " [breadcrumbs]="breadcrumbs"></breadcrumbs>
           <helper *ngIf="pageContents && pageContents['top'] && pageContents['top'].length > 0"
                   [texts]="pageContents['top']"></helper>
-          <div [class]="(showRefine && !isDashboardView)? 'uk-width-4-5@m  uk-width-4-5@l  uk-width-1-1@s' :'uk-width-1-1'">
+          <div [class]="(showRefine && !this.properties.isDashboard)?
+          'uk-width-4-5@m  uk-width-4-5@l  uk-width-1-1@s'
+          :'uk-width-1-1'">
             <div *ngIf="showRefine" class="uk-offcanvas-content uk-hidden@m  uk-margin-top">
 
               <a href="#offcanvas-usage" uk-toggle>
@@ -615,7 +625,7 @@
      [class.switcher_active]="filterToggle">
   <div id="style_switcher_toggle" (click)="filterToggle= !filterToggle">
     <i class="  uk-text-muted">
-      <svg style="margin-top: 6px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" enable-background="new 0 0 24 24"
+      <svg style="margin-top: 8px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" enable-background="new 0 0 24 24"
            viewBox="0 0 24 24"
            fill="white" width="24px" height="24px">
         <g>
diff --git a/searchPages/searchUtils/newSearchPage.component.ts b/searchPages/searchUtils/newSearchPage.component.ts
index ab561c6b..17c8be80 100644
--- a/searchPages/searchUtils/newSearchPage.component.ts
+++ b/searchPages/searchUtils/newSearchPage.component.ts
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ export class NewSearchPageComponent {
 
   //Dashboard
   filterToggle = false;
+  customFilterEnabled:boolean =  false;
   constructor(private route: ActivatedRoute,
               private location: Location,
               private _meta: Meta,
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ export class NewSearchPageComponent {
       if (params['page'] && params['page']!=1) {
         HelperFunctions.scrollToId("searchForm");
       }
+      this.customFilterEnabled = params['cf'] && params['cf'] == "true";
     });
     var description = "Openaire, search, repositories, open access, type, content provider, funder, project, " + this.pageTitle;
 
@@ -867,7 +869,8 @@ export class NewSearchPageComponent {
         allFqs += fq;
       }
     }
-    if(this.customFilter && this.customFilter.isHiddenFilter){
+    this.customFilterEnabled = URLparams["cf"] == "true";
+    if(this.customFilter && (this.customFilter.isHiddenFilter || (this.refineFields.indexOf(this.customFilter.queryFieldName) == -1 && this.customFilterEnabled))){
       allFqs += "&fq=" + StringUtils.URIEncode(this.customFilter.queryFieldName + " exact " + StringUtils.quote((this.customFilter.valueId)));
     }
 
@@ -1192,7 +1195,10 @@ public static createRangeFilterQuery(rangeField,selectedFromValue, selectedToVal
         this.parameterValues.push("" + this.quickFilter.selected);
       }
     }
-
+    if(this.customFilterEnabled){
+      this.parameterNames.push("cf");
+      this.parameterValues.push("true");
+    }
     // if (this.searchUtils.size != this.resultsPerPage) {
     //   // allLimits += ((allLimits.length == 0) ? '?' : '&') + 'size=' + this.searchUtils.size;
     //   this.parameterNames.push("size");