diff --git a/libs/barista-components/filter-field/src/filter-field.spec.ts b/libs/barista-components/filter-field/src/filter-field.spec.ts
index e332cf930f..9fda5852fd 100644
--- a/libs/barista-components/filter-field/src/filter-field.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/barista-components/filter-field/src/filter-field.spec.ts
@@ -252,6 +252,20 @@ describe('DtFilterField', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('focus loss', () => {
+    it('should clear the current input value', fakeAsync(() => {
+      const input = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.dt-filter-field-input'))
+        .nativeElement;
+
+      filterField.focus();
+      typeIntoFilterElement('foo');
+      input.blur();
+      tick();
+
+      expect(input.value).toBe('');
+    }));
+  });
+
   describe('disabled', () => {
     it('should disable the input if filter field is disabled', () => {
       // when
diff --git a/libs/barista-components/filter-field/src/filter-field.ts b/libs/barista-components/filter-field/src/filter-field.ts
index 6c7162d7c6..3908df3d88 100644
--- a/libs/barista-components/filter-field/src/filter-field.ts
+++ b/libs/barista-components/filter-field/src/filter-field.ts
@@ -530,6 +530,10 @@ export class DtFilterField<T = any>
         // Assign the currently open filter field when it is focused.
         if (this._isFocused) {
           currentlyOpenFilterField = this;
+        } else {
+          // Clear pending input values on focus loss to communicate that the input
+          // wasn't applied as a filter
+          this._writeInputValue('');
         }
       });