diff --git a/src/MatBlazor/Components/MatTable/MatTable.razor b/src/MatBlazor/Components/MatTable/MatTable.razor
index 514f879a..f8a69b6e 100644
--- a/src/MatBlazor/Components/MatTable/MatTable.razor
+++ b/src/MatBlazor/Components/MatTable/MatTable.razor
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 @inherits BaseMatTable
 @typeparam TableItem
 @inject System.Net.Http.HttpClient Http
+@inject NavigationManager NavMan 
 
 @using System
 @using System.Collections.Generic
@@ -159,6 +160,15 @@
         StartPage = 1;
         CurrentPage = StartPage;
 
+        // If search term name has been specified, fetch the value (if available) and perform search and filtering right away
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(SearchTermParamName))
+        {
+            var uri = new Uri(NavMan.Uri);
+            SearchTerm = Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebUtilities.QueryHelpers.ParseQuery(uri.Query).TryGetValue(SearchTermParamName, out var type) ? type.First() : "";
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(SearchTerm)) FilterData();
+        }
+
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ApiUrl) && (RequestApiOnlyOnce || LoadInitialData))
         {
             try
diff --git a/src/MatBlazor/MatBlazor.csproj b/src/MatBlazor/MatBlazor.csproj
index 0e3b6742..ac095209 100644
--- a/src/MatBlazor/MatBlazor.csproj
+++ b/src/MatBlazor/MatBlazor.csproj
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components" Version="3.1.10" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Web" Version="3.1.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebUtilities" Version="2.2.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>