diff --git a/tools/oversight/elements/facetsidebar.js b/tools/oversight/elements/facetsidebar.js
index 92c3edc4..23d5fb94 100644
--- a/tools/oversight/elements/facetsidebar.js
+++ b/tools/oversight/elements/facetsidebar.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export default class FacetSidebar extends HTMLElement {
     const filterInput = document.createElement('input');
     filterInput.type = 'text';
     filterInput.id = 'filter';
-    filterInput.placeholder = 'Type to filter...';
+    filterInput.placeholder = 'Type to filter, press ↵ to apply';
     quickFilter.append(filterInput);
     this.append(quickFilter);
 
diff --git a/tools/oversight/slicer.js b/tools/oversight/slicer.js
index 9e6a4aac..2ffc42f4 100644
--- a/tools/oversight/slicer.js
+++ b/tools/oversight/slicer.js
@@ -431,7 +431,14 @@ const io = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => {
       loadData(elems.viewSelect.value).then(draw);
     }
 
-    elems.filterInput.addEventListener('input', () => {
+    elems.filterInput.addEventListener('keydown', (event) => {
+      if (event.key === 'Enter') {
+        updateState();
+        draw();
+      }
+    });
+
+    elems.filterInput.addEventListener('blur', () => {
       updateState();
       draw();
     });
diff --git a/tools/rum/elements/facetsidebar.js b/tools/rum/elements/facetsidebar.js
index 329ba677..5bd075e7 100644
--- a/tools/rum/elements/facetsidebar.js
+++ b/tools/rum/elements/facetsidebar.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export default class FacetSidebar extends HTMLElement {
     const filterInput = document.createElement('input');
     filterInput.type = 'text';
     filterInput.id = 'filter';
-    filterInput.placeholder = 'Type to filter...';
+    filterInput.placeholder = 'Type to filter, press ↵ to apply';
     quickFilter.append(filterInput);
     this.append(quickFilter);
     const facetsElement = document.createElement('aside');
diff --git a/tools/rum/slicer.js b/tools/rum/slicer.js
index 30f024c9..8f1cb69f 100644
--- a/tools/rum/slicer.js
+++ b/tools/rum/slicer.js
@@ -381,7 +381,14 @@ const io = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => {
       loadData(elems.viewSelect.value).then(draw);
     }
 
-    elems.filterInput.addEventListener('input', () => {
+    elems.filterInput.addEventListener('keydown', (event) => {
+      if (event.key === 'Enter') {
+        updateState();
+        draw();
+      }
+    });
+
+    elems.filterInput.addEventListener('blur', () => {
       updateState();
       draw();
     });