diff --git a/source/components/datatable/filter.mjs b/source/components/datatable/filter.mjs
index 6896d57debb7ff139597110b677cb1e726efd4fc..48ab894369820ca47a51ca8758f583792535bec7 100644
--- a/source/components/datatable/filter.mjs
+++ b/source/components/datatable/filter.mjs
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ class Filter extends CustomElement {
 	 * @property {Object} formatter.marker.close Marker close
 	 * @property {Object} features Feature definitions
 	 * @property {boolean} features.storedConfig Stored configuration, this replaces the setting `storedConfig.enabled` @since 3.97.0
+	 * @property {boolean} features.autoFilter Auto filter @since 3.100.0
 	 * @property {Object} storedConfig Stored configuration
 	 * @property {boolean} storedConfig.enabled The store has been enabled, this option will no longer have any effect. @deprecated 20250101
 	 * @property {string} storedConfig.selector Selector
@@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ class Filter extends CustomElement {
 
 			features: {
 				storedConfig: false,
+				autoFilter: true,
 			},
 
 			storedConfig: {
@@ -317,6 +319,8 @@ class Filter extends CustomElement {
 	 * @fires monster-filter-initialized
 	 */
 	[assembleMethodSymbol]() {
+		const self = this;
+
 		this.setOption(
 			"templateMapping.filter-save-label",
 			this.getOption("labels.save"),
@@ -329,26 +333,30 @@ class Filter extends CustomElement {
 
 		super[assembleMethodSymbol]();
 
-		initControlReferences.call(this);
+		initControlReferences.call(self);
 		getWindow().requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-			initEventHandler.call(this);
+			initEventHandler.call(self);
 		});
 
 		initFromConfig
-			.call(this)
+			.call(self)
 			.then(() => {})
 			.catch((error) => {
-				addAttributeToken(this, ATTRIBUTE_ERRORMESSAGE, error?.message);
+				addAttributeToken(self, ATTRIBUTE_ERRORMESSAGE, error?.message);
 			})
 			.finally(() => {
-				initFilter.call(this);
-				updateFilterTabs.call(this);
-				doSearch
-					.call(this, { showEffect: false })
-					.then(() => {
-						fireCustomEvent(this, "monster-filter-initialized");
-					})
-					.catch(() => {});
+				initFilter.call(self);
+				updateFilterTabs.call(self);
+
+				if (self.getOption("features.autoFilter")===true) {
+					doSearch
+						.call(self, {showEffect: false})
+						.then(() => {
+							fireCustomEvent(self, "monster-filter-initialized");
+						})
+						.catch(() => {
+						});
+				}
 			});
 	}