diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php
index 5b901c3369..0eedcd8554 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ class WP_Comments_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 			 * @since 3.5.0
 			 */
 			do_action( 'restrict_manage_comments' );
-			submit_button( __( 'Filter' ), 'button', false, false, array( 'id' => 'post-query-submit' ) );
+			submit_button( __( 'Filter' ), 'button', 'filter_action', false, array( 'id' => 'post-query-submit' ) );
 		}
 
 		if ( ( 'spam' == $comment_status || 'trash' == $comment_status ) && current_user_can( 'moderate_comments' ) ) {
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-links-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-links-list-table.php
index 4d5885976a..50e3136bd5 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-links-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-links-list-table.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class WP_Links_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 				'orderby' => 'name',
 			);
 			wp_dropdown_categories( $dropdown_options );
-			submit_button( __( 'Filter' ), 'button', false, false, array( 'id' => 'post-query-submit' ) );
+			submit_button( __( 'Filter' ), 'button', 'filter_action', false, array( 'id' => 'post-query-submit' ) );
 ?>
 		</div>
 <?php
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
index 76f25e0931..b2e14c45f8 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
@@ -384,6 +384,9 @@ class WP_List_Table {
 	 * @return string|bool The action name or False if no action was selected
 	 */
 	public function current_action() {
+		if ( isset( $_REQUEST['filter_action'] ) && ! empty( $_REQUEST['filter_action'] ) )
+			return false;
+
 		if ( isset( $_REQUEST['action'] ) && -1 != $_REQUEST['action'] )
 			return $_REQUEST['action'];
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-media-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-media-list-table.php
index 514ebe30dc..2c9a96076f 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-media-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-media-list-table.php
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class WP_Media_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 
 			/** This action is documented in wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php */
 			do_action( 'restrict_manage_posts' );
-			submit_button( __( 'Filter' ), 'button', false, false, array( 'id' => 'post-query-submit' ) );
+			submit_button( __( 'Filter' ), 'button', 'filter_action', false, array( 'id' => 'post-query-submit' ) );
 		}
 
 		if ( $this->detached ) {
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
index ba1ded3f94..d6786e98c4 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class WP_Posts_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 			 */
 			do_action( 'restrict_manage_posts' );
 
-			submit_button( __( 'Filter' ), 'button', false, false, array( 'id' => 'post-query-submit' ) );
+			submit_button( __( 'Filter' ), 'button', 'filter_action', false, array( 'id' => 'post-query-submit' ) );
 		}
 
 		if ( $this->is_trash && current_user_can( get_post_type_object( $this->screen->post_type )->cap->edit_others_posts ) ) {