diff --git a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-example/examples/column-toggle/column-toggle-with-filter.js b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-example/examples/column-toggle/column-toggle-with-filter.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e67541d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-example/examples/column-toggle/column-toggle-with-filter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/* eslint react/prop-types: 0 */
+import React from 'react';
+
+import BootstrapTable from 'react-bootstrap-table-next';
+import filterFactory, { textFilter } from 'react-bootstrap-table2-filter';
+import ToolkitProvider, { ColumnToggle } from 'react-bootstrap-table2-toolkit';
+import Code from 'components/common/code-block';
+import { productsGenerator } from 'utils/common';
+
+const { ToggleList } = ColumnToggle;
+const products = productsGenerator();
+
+const columns = [{
+  dataField: 'id',
+  text: 'Product ID'
+}, {
+  dataField: 'name',
+  text: 'Product Name',
+  sort: true,
+  filter: textFilter()
+}, {
+  dataField: 'price',
+  text: 'Product Price',
+  sort: true,
+  filter: textFilter()
+}];
+
+const sourceCode = `\
+import BootstrapTable from 'react-bootstrap-table-next';
+import filterFactory, { textFilter } from 'react-bootstrap-table2-filter';
+import ToolkitProvider, { ColumnToggle } from 'react-bootstrap-table2-toolkit';
+
+const { ToggleList } = ColumnToggle;
+const columns = [{
+  dataField: 'id',
+  text: 'Product ID'
+}, {
+  dataField: 'name',
+  text: 'Product Name',
+  sort: true,
+  filter: textFilter()
+}, {
+  dataField: 'price',
+  text: 'Product Price',
+  sort: true,
+  filter: textFilter()
+}];
+
+<ToolkitProvider
+  keyField="id"
+  data={ products }
+  columns={ columns }
+  columnToggle
+>
+  {
+    props => (
+      <div>
+        <ToggleList { ...props.columnToggleProps } />
+        <hr />
+        <BootstrapTable
+          { ...props.baseProps }
+          filter={ filterFactory() }
+        />
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+</ToolkitProvider>
+`;
+
+export default () => (
+  <div>
+    <h3>Table will keep the filter/sort state when column toggle</h3>
+    <ToolkitProvider
+      keyField="id"
+      data={ products }
+      columns={ columns }
+      columnToggle
+    >
+      {
+        props => (
+          <div>
+            <ToggleList { ...props.columnToggleProps } />
+            <hr />
+            <BootstrapTable
+              { ...props.baseProps }
+              filter={ filterFactory() }
+            />
+          </div>
+        )
+      }
+    </ToolkitProvider>
+    <Code>{ sourceCode }</Code>
+  </div>
+);
diff --git a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-example/stories/index.js b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-example/stories/index.js
index 93ca8c4..6acd9b9 100644
--- a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-example/stories/index.js
+++ b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-example/stories/index.js
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ import BasicColumnToggle from 'examples/column-toggle';
 import DefaultVisibility from 'examples/column-toggle/default-visibility';
 import StylingColumnToggle from 'examples/column-toggle/styling-toggle-list';
 import CustomToggleList from 'examples/column-toggle/custom-toggle-list';
+import ColumnToggleWithFilter from 'examples/column-toggle/column-toggle-with-filter';
 
 // loading overlay
 import EmptyTableOverlay from 'examples/loading-overlay/empty-table-overlay';
@@ -451,7 +452,8 @@ storiesOf('Column Toggle', module)
   .add('Basic Column Toggle', () => <BasicColumnToggle />)
   .add('Default Visibility', () => <DefaultVisibility />)
   .add('Styling Column Toggle', () => <StylingColumnToggle />)
-  .add('Custom Column Toggle', () => <CustomToggleList />);
+  .add('Custom Column Toggle', () => <CustomToggleList />)
+  .add('Column Toggle with Filter', () => <ColumnToggleWithFilter />);
 
 storiesOf('Export CSV', module)
   .addDecorator(bootstrapStyle())
diff --git a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-filter/src/components/date.js b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-filter/src/components/date.js
index 578f558..3d8ff45 100644
--- a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-filter/src/components/date.js
+++ b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-filter/src/components/date.js
@@ -83,14 +83,27 @@ class DateFilter extends Component {
     return optionTags;
   }
 
-  getDefaultDate() {
-    let defaultDate = '';
-    const { defaultValue } = this.props;
-    if (defaultValue && defaultValue.date) {
-      // Set the appropriate format for the input type=date, i.e. "YYYY-MM-DD"
-      defaultDate = dateParser(new Date(defaultValue.date));
+  getDefaultComparator() {
+    const { defaultValue, filterState } = this.props;
+    if (filterState && filterState.filterVal) {
+      return filterState.filterVal.comparator;
     }
-    return defaultDate;
+    if (defaultValue && defaultValue.comparator) {
+      return defaultValue.comparator;
+    }
+    return '';
+  }
+
+  getDefaultDate() {
+    // Set the appropriate format for the input type=date, i.e. "YYYY-MM-DD"
+    const { defaultValue, filterState } = this.props;
+    if (filterState && filterState.filterVal && filterState.filterVal.date) {
+      return dateParser(filterState.filterVal.date);
+    }
+    if (defaultValue && defaultValue.date) {
+      return dateParser(new Date(defaultValue.date));
+    }
+    return '';
   }
 
   applyFilter(value, comparator, isInitial) {
@@ -122,8 +135,7 @@ class DateFilter extends Component {
       dateStyle,
       className,
       comparatorClassName,
-      dateClassName,
-      defaultValue
+      dateClassName
     } = this.props;
 
     return (
@@ -143,7 +155,7 @@ class DateFilter extends Component {
             style={ comparatorStyle }
             className={ `date-filter-comparator form-control ${comparatorClassName}` }
             onChange={ this.onChangeComparator }
-            defaultValue={ defaultValue ? defaultValue.comparator : '' }
+            defaultValue={ this.getDefaultComparator() }
           >
             { this.getComparatorOptions() }
           </select>
@@ -169,6 +181,7 @@ class DateFilter extends Component {
 DateFilter.propTypes = {
   onFilter: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   column: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+  filterState: PropTypes.object,
   delay: PropTypes.number,
   defaultValue: PropTypes.shape({
     date: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.object]),
@@ -210,6 +223,7 @@ DateFilter.defaultProps = {
     date: undefined,
     comparator: ''
   },
+  filterState: {},
   withoutEmptyComparatorOption: false,
   comparators: legalComparators,
   placeholder: undefined,
diff --git a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-filter/src/components/multiselect.js b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-filter/src/components/multiselect.js
index ae8714e..1d8794c 100644
--- a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-filter/src/components/multiselect.js
+++ b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-filter/src/components/multiselect.js
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ class MultiSelectFilter extends Component {
     }
   }
 
+  getDefaultValue() {
+    const { filterState, defaultValue } = this.props;
+    if (filterState && typeof filterState.filterVal !== 'undefined') {
+      return filterState.filterVal;
+    }
+    return defaultValue;
+  }
+
   getOptions() {
     const optionTags = [];
     const { options, placeholder, column, withoutEmptyOption } = this.props;
@@ -106,6 +114,7 @@ class MultiSelectFilter extends Component {
     const {
       style,
       className,
+      filterState,
       defaultValue,
       onFilter,
       column,
@@ -135,7 +144,7 @@ class MultiSelectFilter extends Component {
           className={ selectClass }
           onChange={ this.filter }
           onClick={ e => e.stopPropagation() }
-          defaultValue={ defaultValue !== undefined ? defaultValue : '' }
+          defaultValue={ this.getDefaultValue() }
         >
           { this.getOptions() }
         </select>
@@ -148,6 +157,7 @@ MultiSelectFilter.propTypes = {
   onFilter: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   column: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
   options: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+  filterState: PropTypes.object,
   comparator: PropTypes.oneOf([LIKE, EQ]),
   placeholder: PropTypes.string,
   style: PropTypes.object,
@@ -160,6 +170,7 @@ MultiSelectFilter.propTypes = {
 
 MultiSelectFilter.defaultProps = {
   defaultValue: [],
+  filterState: {},
   className: '',
   withoutEmptyOption: false,
   comparator: EQ,
diff --git a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-filter/src/components/number.js b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-filter/src/components/number.js
index 29e0370..7abea58 100644
--- a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-filter/src/components/number.js
+++ b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-filter/src/components/number.js
@@ -94,6 +94,28 @@ class NumberFilter extends Component {
     onFilter(column, FILTER_TYPE.NUMBER)({ number: value, comparator });
   }
 
+  getDefaultComparator() {
+    const { defaultValue, filterState } = this.props;
+    if (filterState && filterState.filterVal) {
+      return filterState.filterVal.comparator;
+    }
+    if (defaultValue && defaultValue.comparator) {
+      return defaultValue.comparator;
+    }
+    return '';
+  }
+
+  getDefaultValue() {
+    const { defaultValue, filterState } = this.props;
+    if (filterState && filterState.filterVal) {
+      return filterState.filterVal.number;
+    }
+    if (defaultValue && defaultValue.number) {
+      return defaultValue.number;
+    }
+    return '';
+  }
+
   getComparatorOptions() {
     const optionTags = [];
     const { withoutEmptyComparatorOption } = this.props;
@@ -148,7 +170,6 @@ class NumberFilter extends Component {
   render() {
     const { isSelected } = this.state;
     const {
-      defaultValue,
       column,
       options,
       style,
@@ -184,7 +205,7 @@ class NumberFilter extends Component {
             id={ `number-filter-comparator-${column.text}` }
             className={ `number-filter-comparator form-control ${comparatorClassName}` }
             onChange={ this.onChangeComparator }
-            defaultValue={ defaultValue ? defaultValue.comparator : '' }
+            defaultValue={ this.getDefaultComparator() }
           >
             { this.getComparatorOptions() }
           </select>
@@ -202,7 +223,7 @@ class NumberFilter extends Component {
                 style={ numberStyle }
                 className={ selectClass }
                 onChange={ this.onChangeNumberSet }
-                defaultValue={ defaultValue ? defaultValue.number : '' }
+                defaultValue={ this.getDefaultValue() }
               >
                 { this.getNumberOptions() }
               </select>
@@ -217,7 +238,7 @@ class NumberFilter extends Component {
                 className={ `number-filter-input form-control ${numberClassName}` }
                 placeholder={ placeholder || `Enter ${column.text}...` }
                 onChange={ this.onChangeNumber }
-                defaultValue={ defaultValue ? defaultValue.number : '' }
+                defaultValue={ this.getDefaultValue() }
               />
             </label>
         }
@@ -229,6 +250,7 @@ class NumberFilter extends Component {
 NumberFilter.propTypes = {
   onFilter: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   column: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+  filterState: PropTypes.object,
   options: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.number),
   defaultValue: PropTypes.shape({
     number: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.string, PropTypes.number]),
@@ -273,6 +295,7 @@ NumberFilter.defaultProps = {
     number: undefined,
     comparator: ''
   },
+  filterState: {},
   withoutEmptyComparatorOption: false,
   withoutEmptyNumberOption: false,
   comparators: legalComparators,
diff --git a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-filter/src/components/select.js b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-filter/src/components/select.js
index db5348a..7b83827 100644
--- a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-filter/src/components/select.js
+++ b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-filter/src/components/select.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class SelectFilter extends Component {
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
     this.filter = this.filter.bind(this);
-    const isSelected = getOptionValue(props.options, props.defaultValue) !== undefined;
+    const isSelected = getOptionValue(props.options, this.getDefaultValue()) !== undefined;
     this.state = { isSelected };
   }
 
@@ -82,6 +82,14 @@ class SelectFilter extends Component {
     }
   }
 
+  getDefaultValue() {
+    const { filterState, defaultValue } = this.props;
+    if (filterState && typeof filterState.filterVal !== 'undefined') {
+      return filterState.filterVal;
+    }
+    return defaultValue;
+  }
+
   getOptions() {
     const optionTags = [];
     const { options, placeholder, column, withoutEmptyOption } = this.props;
@@ -132,6 +140,7 @@ class SelectFilter extends Component {
       withoutEmptyOption,
       caseSensitive,
       getFilter,
+      filterState,
       ...rest
     } = this.props;
 
@@ -152,7 +161,7 @@ class SelectFilter extends Component {
           className={ selectClass }
           onChange={ this.filter }
           onClick={ e => e.stopPropagation() }
-          defaultValue={ defaultValue !== undefined ? defaultValue : '' }
+          defaultValue={ this.getDefaultValue() || '' }
         >
           { this.getOptions() }
         </select>
@@ -164,6 +173,7 @@ class SelectFilter extends Component {
 SelectFilter.propTypes = {
   onFilter: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   column: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+  filterState: PropTypes.object,
   options: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.object, PropTypes.array]).isRequired,
   comparator: PropTypes.oneOf([LIKE, EQ]),
   placeholder: PropTypes.string,
@@ -177,6 +187,7 @@ SelectFilter.propTypes = {
 
 SelectFilter.defaultProps = {
   defaultValue: '',
+  filterState: {},
   className: '',
   withoutEmptyOption: false,
   comparator: EQ,
diff --git a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-filter/src/components/text.js b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-filter/src/components/text.js
index 1995ebe..a359a95 100644
--- a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-filter/src/components/text.js
+++ b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-filter/src/components/text.js
@@ -13,8 +13,14 @@ class TextFilter extends Component {
     this.filter = this.filter.bind(this);
     this.handleClick = this.handleClick.bind(this);
     this.timeout = null;
+    function getDefaultValue() {
+      if (props.filterState && typeof props.filterState.filterVal !== 'undefined') {
+        return props.filterState.filterVal;
+      }
+      return props.defaultValue;
+    }
     this.state = {
-      value: props.defaultValue
+      value: getDefaultValue()
     };
   }
 
@@ -89,6 +95,7 @@ class TextFilter extends Component {
       caseSensitive,
       defaultValue,
       getFilter,
+      filterState,
       ...rest
     } = this.props;
 
@@ -119,6 +126,7 @@ class TextFilter extends Component {
 TextFilter.propTypes = {
   onFilter: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   column: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+  filterState: PropTypes.object,
   comparator: PropTypes.oneOf([LIKE, EQ]),
   defaultValue: PropTypes.string,
   delay: PropTypes.number,
@@ -131,6 +139,7 @@ TextFilter.propTypes = {
 
 TextFilter.defaultProps = {
   delay: FILTER_DELAY,
+  filterState: {},
   defaultValue: '',
   caseSensitive: false
 };
diff --git a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-filter/src/context.js b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-filter/src/context.js
index 058d7ff..013be6e 100644
--- a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-filter/src/context.js
+++ b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2-filter/src/context.js
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ export default (
         <FilterContext.Provider value={ {
           data: this.data,
           onFilter: this.onFilter,
-          onExternalFilter: this.onExternalFilter
+          onExternalFilter: this.onExternalFilter,
+          currFilters: this.currFilters
         } }
         >
           { this.props.children }
diff --git a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/bootstrap-table.js b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/bootstrap-table.js
index b2ac582..42d419e 100644
--- a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/bootstrap-table.js
+++ b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/bootstrap-table.js
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ class BootstrapTable extends PropsBaseResolver(Component) {
             sortOrder={ this.props.sortOrder }
             onSort={ this.props.onSort }
             onFilter={ this.props.onFilter }
+            currFilters={ this.props.currFilters }
             onExternalFilter={ this.props.onExternalFilter }
             selectRow={ selectRow }
             expandRow={ expandRow }
diff --git a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/header-cell.js b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/header-cell.js
index 3321507..18f69c0 100644
--- a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/header-cell.js
+++ b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/header-cell.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const HeaderCell = (props) => {
     sortOrder,
     isLastSorting,
     onFilter,
+    currFilters,
     onExternalFilter
   } = props;
 
@@ -99,7 +100,14 @@ const HeaderCell = (props) => {
     const onCustomFilter = onExternalFilter(column, filter.props.type);
     filterElm = filterRenderer(onCustomFilter, column);
   } else if (filter) {
-    filterElm = <filter.Filter { ...filter.props } onFilter={ onFilter } column={ column } />;
+    filterElm = (
+      <filter.Filter
+        { ...filter.props }
+        filterState={ currFilters[column.dataField] }
+        onFilter={ onFilter }
+        column={ column }
+      />
+    );
   }
 
   const children = headerFormatter ?
@@ -162,6 +170,7 @@ HeaderCell.propTypes = {
   sortCaret: PropTypes.func,
   isLastSorting: PropTypes.bool,
   onFilter: PropTypes.func,
+  currFilters: PropTypes.object,
   onExternalFilter: PropTypes.func
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/header.js b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/header.js
index 77ee127..4360b2c 100644
--- a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/header.js
+++ b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/header.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const Header = (props) => {
     sortField,
     sortOrder,
     selectRow,
+    currFilters,
     onExternalFilter,
     expandRow
   } = props;
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ const Header = (props) => {
           onSort={ onSort }
           sorting={ currSort }
           onFilter={ onFilter }
+          currFilters={ currFilters }
           onExternalFilter={ onExternalFilter }
           sortOrder={ sortOrder }
           isLastSorting={ isLastSorting }
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ Header.propTypes = {
   sortField: PropTypes.string,
   sortOrder: PropTypes.string,
   selectRow: PropTypes.object,
+  currFilters: PropTypes.object,
   onExternalFilter: PropTypes.func,
   className: PropTypes.string,
   expandRow: PropTypes.object