diff --git a/app/institutions/discover/controller.ts b/app/institutions/discover/controller.ts
index ffb5706ddb4..9922687f444 100644
--- a/app/institutions/discover/controller.ts
+++ b/app/institutions/discover/controller.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ import { inject as service } from '@ember/service';
 import CurrentUser from 'ember-osf-web/services/current-user';
 import { tracked } from '@glimmer/tracking';
 import { action } from '@ember/object';
-import { Filter, OnSearchParams, ResourceTypeFilterValue } from 'osf-components/components/search-page/component';
+import {
+    Filter, OnQueryParamChangeParams, ResourceTypeFilterValue,
+} from 'osf-components/components/search-page/component';
 
 export default class InstitutionDiscoverController extends Controller {
     @service currentUser!: CurrentUser;
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ export default class InstitutionDiscoverController extends Controller {
     }
 
     @action
-    onSearch(queryOptions: OnSearchParams) {
+    onQueryParamChange(queryOptions: OnQueryParamChangeParams) {
         this.q = queryOptions.cardSearchText;
         this.sort = queryOptions.sort;
         this.resourceType = queryOptions.resourceType as ResourceTypeFilterValue;
diff --git a/app/institutions/discover/template.hbs b/app/institutions/discover/template.hbs
index 35b22695a50..b684f5d5eef 100644
--- a/app/institutions/discover/template.hbs
+++ b/app/institutions/discover/template.hbs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     @query={{this.q}}
     @defaultQueryOptions={{this.defaultQueryOptions}}
     @queryParams={{this.queryParams}}
-    @onSearch={{action this.onSearch}}
+    @onQueryParamChange={{action this.onQueryParamChange}}
     @resourceType={{this.resourceType}}
     @institution={{this.model}}
     @sort={{this.sort}}
diff --git a/app/preprints/discover/controller.ts b/app/preprints/discover/controller.ts
index af7d5ec281a..749764034a5 100644
--- a/app/preprints/discover/controller.ts
+++ b/app/preprints/discover/controller.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import config from 'ember-osf-web/config/environment';
 
 import Theme from 'ember-osf-web/services/theme';
 import pathJoin from 'ember-osf-web/utils/path-join';
-import { Filter, OnSearchParams } from 'osf-components/components/search-page/component';
+import { Filter, OnQueryParamChangeParams } from 'osf-components/components/search-page/component';
 
 export default class PreprintDiscoverController extends Controller {
     @service store!: Store;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default class PreprintDiscoverController extends Controller {
     }
 
     @action
-    onSearch(queryOptions: OnSearchParams) {
+    onQueryParamChange(queryOptions: OnQueryParamChangeParams) {
         this.q = queryOptions.cardSearchText;
         this.sort = queryOptions.sort;
         this.activeFilters = queryOptions.activeFilters;
diff --git a/app/preprints/discover/template.hbs b/app/preprints/discover/template.hbs
index 1f2d9544ebe..9310db5a518 100644
--- a/app/preprints/discover/template.hbs
+++ b/app/preprints/discover/template.hbs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         @showResourceTypeFilter={{false}}
         @provider={{this.model}}
         @queryParams={{this.queryParams}}
-        @onSearch={{action this.onSearch}}
+        @onQueryParamChange={{action this.onQueryParamChange}}
         @sort={{this.sort}}
         @activeFilters={{this.activeFilters}}
     />
diff --git a/app/search/controller.ts b/app/search/controller.ts
index e8ed982aa50..fbfa7ec1f15 100644
--- a/app/search/controller.ts
+++ b/app/search/controller.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import Controller from '@ember/controller';
 import { action } from '@ember/object';
 import { tracked } from '@glimmer/tracking';
-import { Filter, OnSearchParams, ResourceTypeFilterValue } from 'osf-components/components/search-page/component';
+import {
+    Filter, OnQueryParamChangeParams, ResourceTypeFilterValue,
+} from 'osf-components/components/search-page/component';
 
 export default class SearchController extends Controller {
     @tracked q?: string = '';
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ export default class SearchController extends Controller {
     queryParams = ['q', 'sort', 'resourceType', 'activeFilters'];
 
     @action
-    onSearch(queryOptions: OnSearchParams) {
+    onQueryParamChange(queryOptions: OnQueryParamChangeParams) {
         this.q = queryOptions.cardSearchText;
         this.sort = queryOptions.sort;
         this.resourceType = queryOptions.resourceType;
diff --git a/app/search/template.hbs b/app/search/template.hbs
index ac29113295b..bde47e6cccc 100644
--- a/app/search/template.hbs
+++ b/app/search/template.hbs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     @route='search'
     @cardSearchText={{this.q}}
     @queryParams={{this.queryParams}}
-    @onSearch={{action this.onSearch}}
+    @onQueryParamChange={{action this.onQueryParamChange}}
     @showResourceTypeFilter={{true}}
     @sort={{this.sort}}
     @resourceType={{this.resourceType}}
diff --git a/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-page/component.ts b/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-page/component.ts
index fe9e80df328..6bf191b82d4 100644
--- a/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-page/component.ts
+++ b/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-page/component.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export interface Filter {
     suggestedFilterOperator?: SuggestedFilterOperators;
 }
 
-export interface OnSearchParams {
+export interface OnQueryParamChangeParams {
     cardSearchText?: string;
     sort?: string;
     resourceType?: ResourceTypeFilterValue | null;
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export interface OnSearchParams {
 }
 
 interface SearchArgs {
-    onSearch?: (obj: OnSearchParams) => void;
+    onQueryParamChange?: (obj: OnQueryParamChangeParams) => void;
     cardSearchText: string;
     cardSearchFilters: Filter[];
     propertyCard: IndexCardModel;
@@ -208,9 +208,6 @@ export default class SearchPage extends Component<SearchArgs> {
         try {
             const cardSearchText = this.cardSearchText;
             const { page, sort, activeFilters, resourceType } = this;
-            if (this.args.onSearch) {
-                this.args.onSearch({cardSearchText, sort, resourceType, activeFilters});
-            }
             const filterQueryObject = activeFilters.reduce((acc, filter) => {
                 // boolean filters should look like cardSearchFilter[hasDataResource][is-present]
                 if (filter.suggestedFilterOperator === SuggestedFilterOperators.IsPresent) {
@@ -225,7 +222,7 @@ export default class SearchPage extends Component<SearchArgs> {
                 acc[filter.propertyPathKey] = currentValue ? currentValue.concat(filter.value) : [filter.value];
                 return acc;
             }, {} as { [key: string]: any });
-            let resourceTypeFilter = this.resourceType as string;
+            let resourceTypeFilter = resourceType as string;
             // If resourceType is null, we want to search all resource types
             if (!resourceTypeFilter) {
                 resourceTypeFilter = Object.values(ResourceTypeFilterValue).join(',');
@@ -278,6 +275,7 @@ export default class SearchPage extends Component<SearchArgs> {
     async doDebounceSearch() {
         await timeout(searchDebounceTime);
         this.page = '';
+        this.updateQueryParams();
         taskFor(this.search).perform();
     }
 
@@ -292,6 +290,7 @@ export default class SearchPage extends Component<SearchArgs> {
             this.activeFilters.pushObject(filter);
         }
         this.page = '';
+        this.updateQueryParams();
         taskFor(this.search).perform();
     }
 
@@ -299,6 +298,7 @@ export default class SearchPage extends Component<SearchArgs> {
     updateSort(sortOption: SortOption) {
         this.sort = sortOption.value;
         this.page = '';
+        this.updateQueryParams();
         taskFor(this.search).perform();
     }
 
@@ -307,6 +307,15 @@ export default class SearchPage extends Component<SearchArgs> {
         this.resourceType = resourceTypeOption.value;
         this.activeFilters = A<Filter>([]);
         this.page = '';
+        this.updateQueryParams();
         taskFor(this.search).perform();
     }
+
+    @action
+    updateQueryParams() {
+        const { cardSearchText, sort, activeFilters, resourceType } = this;
+        if (this.args.onQueryParamChange) {
+            this.args.onQueryParamChange({cardSearchText, sort, resourceType, activeFilters});
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/registries/addon/branded/discover/controller.ts b/lib/registries/addon/branded/discover/controller.ts
index 722451d17f3..c03b0130e74 100644
--- a/lib/registries/addon/branded/discover/controller.ts
+++ b/lib/registries/addon/branded/discover/controller.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { inject as service } from '@ember/service';
 import Intl from 'ember-intl/services/intl';
 import Media from 'ember-responsive';
 import { tracked } from '@glimmer/tracking';
-import { Filter, OnSearchParams } from 'osf-components/components/search-page/component';
+import { Filter, OnQueryParamChangeParams } from 'osf-components/components/search-page/component';
 import pathJoin from 'ember-osf-web/utils/path-join';
 import config from 'ember-osf-web/config/environment';
 export default class BrandedDiscover extends Controller.extend() {
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ export default class BrandedDiscover extends Controller.extend() {
     }
 
     @action
-    onSearch(onSearchParams: OnSearchParams) {
-        this.cardSearchText = onSearchParams.cardSearchText;
-        this.sort = onSearchParams.sort;
-        this.activeFilters = onSearchParams.activeFilters;
+    onQueryParamChange(onQueryParamChangeParams: OnQueryParamChangeParams) {
+        this.cardSearchText = onQueryParamChangeParams.cardSearchText;
+        this.sort = onQueryParamChangeParams.sort;
+        this.activeFilters = onQueryParamChangeParams.activeFilters;
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/registries/addon/branded/discover/template.hbs b/lib/registries/addon/branded/discover/template.hbs
index 1d9d0d6b45e..6d6cd0793be 100644
--- a/lib/registries/addon/branded/discover/template.hbs
+++ b/lib/registries/addon/branded/discover/template.hbs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         @queryParams={{this.queryParams}}
         @query={{this.q}}
         @sort={{this.sort}}
-        @onSearch={{action this.onSearch}}
+        @onQueryParamChange={{action this.onQueryParamChange}}
         @showResourceTypeFilter={{false}}
         @activeFilters={{this.activeFilters}}
     />