diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/static/js/table.js b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/static/js/table.js
index fa01ddf47e..63f8a1fed7 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/static/js/table.js
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/static/js/table.js
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ function tableInit(ctx){
 
       /* Setup the filter button */
       if (col.filter_name){
-        var filterBtn = $('<a href="#" role="button" class="pull-right btn btn-mini" data-toggle="modal"><i class="icon-filter filtered"></i></a>');
+        var filterBtn = $('<a href="#" role="button" data-filter-on="' + col.filter_name + '" class="pull-right btn btn-mini" data-toggle="modal"><i class="icon-filter filtered"></i></a>');
 
         filterBtn.data('filter-name', col.filter_name);
         filterBtn.prop('id', col.filter_name);
@@ -565,6 +565,12 @@ function tableInit(ctx){
   $("#filter-modal-form-"+ctx.tableName).submit(function(e){
     e.preventDefault();
 
+    /* remove active status from all filter buttons so that only one filter
+       can be active at a time */
+    $('[data-filter-on]').each(function (index, filterBtn) {
+      filterBtnActive($(filterBtn), false);
+    });
+
     tableParams.filter = $(this).find("input[type='radio']:checked").val();
 
     var filterBtn = $("#" + tableParams.filter.split(":")[0]);