diff --git a/meinberlin/apps/budgeting/assets/BudgetingProposalList.jsx b/meinberlin/apps/budgeting/assets/BudgetingProposalList.jsx
index b70003c31e..8a0b03d890 100644
--- a/meinberlin/apps/budgeting/assets/BudgetingProposalList.jsx
+++ b/meinberlin/apps/budgeting/assets/BudgetingProposalList.jsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const BudgetingProposalList = (props) => {
     const countText = django.ngettext('you have 1 vote left.', 'you have %s votes left.', votes)
     return django.interpolate(countText, [votes])
   }
+  const noResults = django.gettext('Nothing to show')
 
   const fetchProposals = () => {
     const url = props.proposals_api_url + location.search
@@ -96,7 +97,9 @@ export const BudgetingProposalList = (props) => {
       <div className="module-content--light">
         <div className="container">
           <div className="offset-lg-2 col-lg-8">
-            {renderList(data)}
+            {Object.keys(data).length > 0
+              ? renderList(data)
+              : noResults}
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/meinberlin/apps/budgeting/assets/ControlBar.jsx b/meinberlin/apps/budgeting/assets/ControlBar.jsx
index cdcdd2c6f8..b2227377e4 100644
--- a/meinberlin/apps/budgeting/assets/ControlBar.jsx
+++ b/meinberlin/apps/budgeting/assets/ControlBar.jsx
@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@ import { ControlBarDropdown } from './ControlBarDropdown'
 import { ControlBarListMapSwitch } from './ControlBarListMapSwitch'
 import { ControlBarSearch } from './ControlBarSearch'
 import { ControlBarSearchTerm } from './ControlBarSearchTerm'
-import { SpacedSpan } from './SpacedSpan'
+import { FilterToggle } from '../../contrib/assets/FilterToggle'
 import django from 'django'
 import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom'
 
 const translated = {
   showFilters: django.gettext('Show filters'),
   hideFilters: django.gettext('Hide filters'),
-  filters: django.gettext('Filters')
+  filters: django.gettext('Filters'),
+  nav: django.gettext('Search, filter and sort the ideas list')
 }
 
 const getResultCountText = (count) => {
@@ -21,9 +22,21 @@ const getResultCountText = (count) => {
 
 export const ControlBar = props => {
   const [expandFilters, setExpandFilters] = useState()
+  const [resultString, setResultString] = useState(false)
   const [queryParams, setQueryParams] = useSearchParams()
   const [term, setTerm] = useState(queryParams.get('search') || '')
 
+  // check list is filtered not just ordered
+  // else needed for search term deletion
+  const handleResultString = () => {
+    const entryArray = Array.from(queryParams.keys())
+    if ((entryArray.length === 2 && entryArray[1] !== 'ordering') || (entryArray.length > 2)) {
+      setResultString(true)
+    } else {
+      setResultString(false)
+    }
+  }
+
   const applyFilter = (filterType, filterChoice) => {
     if (filterChoice[0] !== '') {
       queryParams.set(filterType, filterChoice[0])
@@ -34,84 +47,85 @@ export const ControlBar = props => {
     // to avoid empty pagination page for given
     // filter settings, always show first page,
     queryParams.delete('page')
-
+    handleResultString()
     setQueryParams(queryParams)
   }
 
   const applySearch = (value) => {
     setTerm(value)
     applyFilter('search', [value])
+    handleResultString()
+  }
+
+  const handleToggleFilters = (e) => {
+    e.preventDefault()
+    setExpandFilters(!expandFilters)
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className="container u-spacer-bottom u-spacer-top-double">
+    <nav className="container u-spacer-bottom u-spacer-top-double" aria-label={translated.nav}>
       <div className="offset-lg-2 col-lg-8">
         <ControlBarListMapSwitch query={queryParams} />
-      </div>
-      <div className="offset-lg-2 col-lg-8">
-        <div className="control-bar">
-          <div className="control-bar__item">
-            <ControlBarSearch
-              term={term}
-              onSearch={value => applySearch(value)}
-            />
-          </div>
-          {props.filters?.ordering && (
-            <ControlBarDropdown
-              key="ordering_dropdown"
-              filter={props.filters.ordering}
-              current={queryParams.get('ordering')}
-              filterId="id_ordering"
-              onSelectFilter={choice => applyFilter('ordering', choice)}
-            />
-          )}
-          <div className="control-bar__item control-bar__right">
-            <button
-              className="btn btn--light"
-              aria-label={
-                expandFilters
-                  ? translated.hideFilters
-                  : translated.showFilters
-              }
-              onClick={() => setExpandFilters(!expandFilters)}
-            >
-              <i className="fa fa-filter" aria-hidden="true" />
-              <SpacedSpan>
-                {translated.filters}
-              </SpacedSpan>
-            </button>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-      {props.filters && expandFilters &&
-        <div className="offset-lg-2 col-lg-8">
-          <div className="control-bar">
-            {Object.keys(props.filters).map((type, idx) => {
-              const filterItem = props.filters[type]
-              return type !== 'ordering' && (
+
+        {/* only show filters if no filter selected or list isn't empty */}
+        {(Array.from(queryParams.values()).length > 1 || props.numOfResults > 0) &&
+          <>
+            <div className="control-bar">
+              <div className="control-bar__item">
+                <ControlBarSearch
+                  term={term}
+                  onSearch={value => applySearch(value)}
+                />
+              </div>
+              {props.filters?.ordering && (
                 <ControlBarDropdown
-                  key={'filter_' + idx}
-                  filter={filterItem}
-                  current={queryParams.get(type)}
-                  filterId={'id_' + type}
-                  onSelectFilter={choice => applyFilter(type, choice)}
+                  key="ordering_dropdown"
+                  filter={props.filters.ordering}
+                  current={queryParams.get('ordering')}
+                  filterId="id_ordering"
+                  onSelectFilter={choice => applyFilter('ordering', choice)}
                 />
-              )
-            })}
-          </div>
-        </div>}
-      <div className="offset-lg-2 col-lg-8">
-        <div className="control-bar">
-          {props.numOfResults >= 0 && getResultCountText(props.numOfResults)}
-        </div>
-      </div>
-      {term &&
-        <div className="offset-lg-2 col-lg-8">
+              )}
+              <div className="control-bar__item control-bar__right">
+                <FilterToggle
+                  showFilters={expandFilters}
+                  onClickToggleFilter={handleToggleFilters}
+                  btnString={translated.filters}
+                  showFiltersString={translated.showFilters}
+                  hideFiltersString={translated.hideFilters}
+                />
+              </div>
+            </div>
+            {props.filters && expandFilters &&
+              <>
+                <div className="control-bar">
+                  {Object.keys(props.filters).map((type, idx) => {
+                    const filterItem = props.filters[type]
+                    return type !== 'ordering' && (
+                      <ControlBarDropdown
+                        key={'filter_' + idx}
+                        filter={filterItem}
+                        current={queryParams.get(type)}
+                        filterId={'id_' + type}
+                        onSelectFilter={choice => applyFilter(type, choice)}
+                      />
+                    )
+                  })}
+                </div>
+              </>}
+          </>}
+
+        {/* only show result string if list filtered or searched not just ordered */}
+        {resultString &&
+          <div className="control-bar">
+            {props.numOfResults >= 0 && getResultCountText(props.numOfResults)}
+          </div>}
+        {term &&
           <ControlBarSearchTerm
             term={term}
             onDismiss={() => applySearch('')}
-          />
-        </div>}
-    </div>
+          />}
+      </div>
+    </nav>
   )
 }
diff --git a/meinberlin/apps/budgeting/assets/ControlBarListMapSwitch.jsx b/meinberlin/apps/budgeting/assets/ControlBarListMapSwitch.jsx
index 142a0dd08b..cce1a67a42 100644
--- a/meinberlin/apps/budgeting/assets/ControlBarListMapSwitch.jsx
+++ b/meinberlin/apps/budgeting/assets/ControlBarListMapSwitch.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react'
 import django from 'django'
-import { SpacedSpan } from './SpacedSpan'
 import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom'
 
 export const ControlBarListMapSwitch = () => {
@@ -18,19 +17,19 @@ export const ControlBarListMapSwitch = () => {
     <div className="btn-group__container">
       <div className="btn-group">
         <div
-          className="btn btn--light switch--btn active"
+          className="btn btn--light switch--btn btn--icon active"
           aria-label={django.gettext('View as list')}
         >
           <i className="fa fa-list" aria-hidden="true" />
-          <SpacedSpan>{django.gettext('List')}</SpacedSpan>
+          {django.gettext('List')}
         </div>
         <button
-          className="btn btn--light"
+          className="btn btn--light btn--icon"
           onClick={handleClick}
           aria-label={django.gettext('View as map')}
         >
           <i className="fa fa-map" aria-hidden="true" />
-          <SpacedSpan>{django.gettext('Map')}</SpacedSpan>
+          {django.gettext('Map')}
         </button>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/meinberlin/apps/budgeting/assets/ControlBarSearchTerm.jsx b/meinberlin/apps/budgeting/assets/ControlBarSearchTerm.jsx
index 67c0600e90..ce12e8aadd 100644
--- a/meinberlin/apps/budgeting/assets/ControlBarSearchTerm.jsx
+++ b/meinberlin/apps/budgeting/assets/ControlBarSearchTerm.jsx
@@ -1,27 +1,29 @@
 import React from 'react'
-import { SpacedSpan } from './SpacedSpan'
+import django from 'django'
+
+const translated = {
+  removeFilters: django.gettext('Remove filters')
+}
 
 export const ControlBarSearchTerm = (props) => {
   return (
     <div className="switch-filter__btn-group u-spacer-top">
       <button
-        className="btn btn--light btn--small"
+        className="btn btn--icon-end btn--light"
         aria-describedby="remove-search-filter"
         onClick={props.onDismiss}
       >
         {props.term}
-        <SpacedSpan>
-          <i
-            className="fa fa-times"
-            aria-hidden="true"
-          />
-        </SpacedSpan>
+        <i
+          className="fa fa-times"
+          aria-hidden="true"
+        />
       </button>
       <span
         id="remove-search-filter"
         className="visually-hidden"
       >
-        Filter entfernen
+        {translated.removeFilters}
       </span>
     </div>
   )
diff --git a/meinberlin/apps/budgeting/assets/__tests__/ControlBar.jest.jsx b/meinberlin/apps/budgeting/assets/__tests__/ControlBar.jest.jsx
index a303c454e2..9be7403fac 100644
--- a/meinberlin/apps/budgeting/assets/__tests__/ControlBar.jest.jsx
+++ b/meinberlin/apps/budgeting/assets/__tests__/ControlBar.jest.jsx
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ test('ControlBar collapsed bar', () => {
       />
     </BrowserRouter>
   )
-  const numOfResultsElement = screen.getByText(/2/)
-  expect(numOfResultsElement).toBeTruthy()
+  const numOfResultsElement = screen.queryByText(/2/)
+  expect(numOfResultsElement).toBeFalsy()
   const orderingFilterElement = screen.getByText('ordering: Most recent')
   expect(orderingFilterElement).toBeTruthy()
 })
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ test('ControlBar expanded bar', async () => {
       />
     </BrowserRouter>
   )
-  const filterButton = screen.getByLabelText('Show filters')
+  const filterButton = screen.getByText(/Show filters/)
   let expandedFilter = screen.queryByText(/category1/)
   expect(expandedFilter).toBeFalsy()
   fireEvent.click(filterButton)
diff --git a/meinberlin/apps/contrib/assets/FilterToggle.jsx b/meinberlin/apps/contrib/assets/FilterToggle.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ea92b80cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meinberlin/apps/contrib/assets/FilterToggle.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import React from 'react'
+
+export const FilterToggle = (props) => {
+  const {
+    showFilters,
+    onClickToggleFilter,
+    btnString,
+    showFiltersString,
+    hideFiltersString
+  } = props
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {!showFilters
+        ? <button
+            className="btn btn--icon btn--light"
+            type="button"
+            aria-describedby="span-id"
+            onClick={onClickToggleFilter}
+          >
+          <i
+            className="fas fa-sliders-h"
+            aria-hidden="true"
+          />
+          <span id="span-id" className="visually-hidden">{showFiltersString}</span>
+          {btnString}
+        </button> // eslint-disable-line react/jsx-closing-tag-location
+        : <button
+            className="btn btn--icon btn--light"
+            type="button"
+            aria-describedby="span-id"
+            onClick={onClickToggleFilter}
+          >
+          <i
+            className="fas fa-times"
+            aria-hidden="true"
+          />
+          <span id="span-id" className="visually-hidden">{hideFiltersString}</span>
+          {btnString}
+          {/* eslint-disable-next-line react/jsx-closing-tag-location */}
+        </button>}
+    </>
+
+  )
+}
diff --git a/meinberlin/assets/scss/components/_a4-comments.scss b/meinberlin/assets/scss/components/_a4-comments.scss
index c87bf5c562..9f74ba41ee 100644
--- a/meinberlin/assets/scss/components/_a4-comments.scss
+++ b/meinberlin/assets/scss/components/_a4-comments.scss
@@ -163,10 +163,6 @@
     @extend .btn--light;
     @extend .btn--small;
     @extend .btn--icon;
-
-    a {
-        color: $text-color;
-    }
 }
 
 .a4-comments__submit-input {
diff --git a/meinberlin/assets/scss/components/_button.scss b/meinberlin/assets/scss/components/_button.scss
index 3b025dd24c..95ec41dd36 100644
--- a/meinberlin/assets/scss/components/_button.scss
+++ b/meinberlin/assets/scss/components/_button.scss
@@ -186,6 +186,12 @@
     }
 }
 
+.btn--icon-end {
+    i {
+        padding-left: 0.5rem;
+    }
+}
+
 .btn--align-left {
     padding-left: 0;
 }