diff --git a/ui/src/Components/NavBar/FilterInput/index.js b/ui/src/Components/NavBar/FilterInput/index.js
index 9b5e354ff..e93c79e21 100644
--- a/ui/src/Components/NavBar/FilterInput/index.js
+++ b/ui/src/Components/NavBar/FilterInput/index.js
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import debounce from "lodash/debounce";
 import Autosuggest from "react-autosuggest";
 import Highlight from "react-highlighter";
 
+import onClickOutside from "react-onclickoutside";
+
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
 import { faSearch } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons/faSearch";
 
@@ -20,191 +22,200 @@ import { FilterInputLabel } from "Components/Labels/FilterInputLabel";
 import { AutosuggestTheme } from "./Constants";
 import { History } from "./History";
 
-const FilterInput = observer(
-  class FilterInput extends Component {
-    static propTypes = {
-      alertStore: PropTypes.instanceOf(AlertStore).isRequired,
-      settingsStore: PropTypes.instanceOf(Settings).isRequired
-    };
+const FilterInput = onClickOutside(
+  observer(
+    class FilterInput extends Component {
+      static propTypes = {
+        alertStore: PropTypes.instanceOf(AlertStore).isRequired,
+        settingsStore: PropTypes.instanceOf(Settings).isRequired
+      };
 
-    inputStore = observable(
-      {
-        ref: null,
-        suggestions: [],
-        suggestionsFetch: null,
-        value: "",
-        focused: false,
-        storeInputReference(ref) {
-          this.ref = ref;
+      inputStore = observable(
+        {
+          ref: null,
+          suggestions: [],
+          suggestionsFetch: null,
+          value: "",
+          focused: false,
+          storeInputReference(ref) {
+            this.ref = ref;
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          storeInputReference: action.bound
+        },
+        { name: "Filter input state" }
+      );
+
+      componentDidMount() {
+        if (this.inputStore.ref !== null && !IsMobile()) {
+          this.inputStore.ref.input.focus();
         }
-      },
-      {
-        storeInputReference: action.bound
-      },
-      { name: "Filter input state" }
-    );
-
-    componentDidMount() {
-      if (this.inputStore.ref !== null && !IsMobile()) {
-        this.inputStore.ref.input.focus();
       }
-    }
 
-    onChange = action((event, { newValue, method }) => {
-      // onChange here handles change for the user input in the filter bar
-      // we need to update inputStore.value every time user types in something
-      event.preventDefault();
-      this.inputStore.value = newValue;
-    });
+      onChange = action((event, { newValue, method }) => {
+        // onChange here handles change for the user input in the filter bar
+        // we need to update inputStore.value every time user types in something
+        event.preventDefault();
+        this.inputStore.value = newValue;
+      });
 
-    onSubmit = action(event => {
-      event.preventDefault();
-      if (this.inputStore.value !== "") {
-        this.props.alertStore.filters.addFilter(this.inputStore.value);
-        this.inputStore.value = "";
-      }
-    });
+      onSubmit = action(event => {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        if (this.inputStore.value !== "") {
+          this.props.alertStore.filters.addFilter(this.inputStore.value);
+          this.inputStore.value = "";
+        }
+      });
 
-    onSuggestionsClearRequested = action(() => {
-      this.inputStore.suggestions = [];
-    });
+      onSuggestionsClearRequested = action(() => {
+        this.inputStore.suggestions = [];
+      });
 
-    onSuggestionsFetchRequested = debounce(
-      action(({ value }) => {
-        if (value !== "") {
-          this.inputStore.suggestionsFetch = FetchGet(
-            FormatBackendURI(`autocomplete.json?term=${value}`),
-            {}
-          )
-            .then(
-              result => result.json(),
-              err => {
-                return [];
-              }
+      onSuggestionsFetchRequested = debounce(
+        action(({ value }) => {
+          if (value !== "") {
+            this.inputStore.suggestionsFetch = FetchGet(
+              FormatBackendURI(`autocomplete.json?term=${value}`),
+              {}
             )
-            .then(result => result.slice(0, 20))
-            .then(result => {
-              this.inputStore.suggestions = result;
-            })
-            .catch(err => console.error(err.message));
-        }
-      }),
-      300
-    );
-
-    onSuggestionSelected = action((event, { suggestion }) => {
-      this.inputStore.value = "";
-      this.props.alertStore.filters.addFilter(suggestion);
-    });
-
-    onInputClick = (inputReference, event) => {
-      if (
-        typeof event.target.className === "string" &&
-        event.target.className.split(" ").includes("form-control")
-      ) {
-        inputReference.input.focus();
-      }
-    };
-
-    onFocus = action(() => {
-      this.inputStore.focused = true;
-    });
-
-    onBlur = action(() => {
-      this.inputStore.focused = false;
-    });
-
-    renderSuggestion = (suggestion, { query, isHighlighted }) => {
-      return (
-        <Highlight
-          matchElement="span"
-          matchClass="font-weight-bold"
-          search={query}
-        >
-          {suggestion}
-        </Highlight>
-      );
-    };
-
-    renderInputComponent = inputProps => {
-      const { value } = inputProps;
-      return (
-        <input
-          className="components-filterinput-wrapper text-white"
-          placeholder=""
-          size={value.length + 1}
-          {...inputProps}
-        />
-      );
-    };
-
-    render() {
-      const { alertStore, settingsStore } = this.props;
-
-      return (
-        // data-filters is there to register filters for observation in mobx
-        // in order to re-render input component
-        <form
-          className="form-inline mw-100"
-          onSubmit={this.onSubmit}
-          data-filters={alertStore.filters.values.map(f => f.raw).join(" ")}
-        >
-          <div
-            className={`input-group w-100 mr-2 border-left-0 border-right-0 border-top-0 border border-light ${
-              this.inputStore.focused ? "bg-focused" : "bg-transparent"
-            }`}
-          >
-            <div className="input-group-prepend">
-              <span className="input-group-text px-2 border-0 rounded-0 bg-transparent text-white">
-                <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faSearch} />
-              </span>
-            </div>
-            <div
-              className="form-control components-filterinput border-0 rounded-0 bg-transparent"
-              onClick={event => {
-                this.onInputClick(this.inputStore.ref, event);
-              }}
-              onFocus={this.onFocus}
-              onBlur={this.onBlur}
-            >
-              {alertStore.filters.values.map(filter => (
-                <FilterInputLabel
-                  key={filter.raw}
-                  alertStore={alertStore}
-                  filter={filter}
-                />
-              ))}
-              <Autosuggest
-                ref={this.inputStore.storeInputReference}
-                suggestions={this.inputStore.suggestions}
-                onSuggestionsFetchRequested={this.onSuggestionsFetchRequested}
-                onSuggestionsClearRequested={this.onSuggestionsClearRequested}
-                onSuggestionSelected={this.onSuggestionSelected}
-                shouldRenderSuggestions={value =>
-                  value && value.trim().length > 1
+              .then(
+                result => result.json(),
+                err => {
+                  return [];
                 }
-                getSuggestionValue={suggestion => suggestion}
-                renderSuggestion={this.renderSuggestion}
-                renderInputComponent={this.renderInputComponent}
-                inputProps={{
-                  value: this.inputStore.value,
-                  onChange: this.onChange
-                }}
-                theme={AutosuggestTheme}
-              />
-            </div>
+              )
+              .then(result => result.slice(0, 20))
+              .then(result => {
+                this.inputStore.suggestions = result;
+              })
+              .catch(err => console.error(err.message));
+          }
+        }),
+        300
+      );
+
+      onSuggestionSelected = action((event, { suggestion }) => {
+        this.inputStore.value = "";
+        this.props.alertStore.filters.addFilter(suggestion);
+      });
+
+      onInputClick = (inputReference, event) => {
+        if (
+          typeof event.target.className === "string" &&
+          event.target.className.split(" ").includes("form-control")
+        ) {
+          inputReference.input.focus();
+        }
+      };
+
+      onFocus = action(() => {
+        this.inputStore.focused = true;
+      });
+
+      onBlur = action(() => {
+        this.inputStore.focused = false;
+      });
+
+      handleClickOutside = action(event => {
+        this.inputStore.focused = false;
+      });
+
+      renderSuggestion = (suggestion, { query, isHighlighted }) => {
+        return (
+          <Highlight
+            matchElement="span"
+            matchClass="font-weight-bold"
+            search={query}
+          >
+            {suggestion}
+          </Highlight>
+        );
+      };
+
+      renderInputComponent = inputProps => {
+        const { value } = inputProps;
+        return (
+          <input
+            className="components-filterinput-wrapper text-white"
+            placeholder=""
+            size={value.length + 1}
+            {...inputProps}
+          />
+        );
+      };
+
+      render() {
+        const { alertStore, settingsStore } = this.props;
+
+        return (
+          // data-filters is there to register filters for observation in mobx
+          // in order to re-render input component
+          <form
+            className="form-inline mw-100"
+            onSubmit={this.onSubmit}
+            data-filters={alertStore.filters.values.map(f => f.raw).join(" ")}
+          >
             <div
-              className={`input-group-append ${
+              className={`input-group w-100 mr-2 border-left-0 border-right-0 border-top-0 border border-light ${
                 this.inputStore.focused ? "bg-focused" : "bg-transparent"
               }`}
             >
-              <History alertStore={alertStore} settingsStore={settingsStore} />
+              <div className="input-group-prepend">
+                <span className="input-group-text px-2 border-0 rounded-0 bg-transparent text-white">
+                  <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faSearch} />
+                </span>
+              </div>
+              <div
+                className="form-control components-filterinput border-0 rounded-0 bg-transparent"
+                onClick={event => {
+                  this.onInputClick(this.inputStore.ref, event);
+                }}
+                onFocus={this.onFocus}
+                onBlur={this.onBlur}
+              >
+                {alertStore.filters.values.map(filter => (
+                  <FilterInputLabel
+                    key={filter.raw}
+                    alertStore={alertStore}
+                    filter={filter}
+                  />
+                ))}
+                <Autosuggest
+                  ref={this.inputStore.storeInputReference}
+                  suggestions={this.inputStore.suggestions}
+                  onSuggestionsFetchRequested={this.onSuggestionsFetchRequested}
+                  onSuggestionsClearRequested={this.onSuggestionsClearRequested}
+                  onSuggestionSelected={this.onSuggestionSelected}
+                  shouldRenderSuggestions={value =>
+                    value && value.trim().length > 1
+                  }
+                  getSuggestionValue={suggestion => suggestion}
+                  renderSuggestion={this.renderSuggestion}
+                  renderInputComponent={this.renderInputComponent}
+                  inputProps={{
+                    value: this.inputStore.value,
+                    onChange: this.onChange
+                  }}
+                  theme={AutosuggestTheme}
+                />
+              </div>
+              <div
+                className={`input-group-append ${
+                  this.inputStore.focused ? "bg-focused" : "bg-transparent"
+                }`}
+              >
+                <History
+                  alertStore={alertStore}
+                  settingsStore={settingsStore}
+                />
+              </div>
             </div>
-          </div>
-        </form>
-      );
+          </form>
+        );
+      }
     }
-  }
+  )
 );
 
 export { FilterInput };
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/NavBar/FilterInput/index.test.js b/ui/src/Components/NavBar/FilterInput/index.test.js
index c141ec6dc..f9c73baf2 100644
--- a/ui/src/Components/NavBar/FilterInput/index.test.js
+++ b/ui/src/Components/NavBar/FilterInput/index.test.js
@@ -135,6 +135,12 @@ describe("<FilterInput />", () => {
     expect(toDiffableHtml(tree.html())).not.toMatch(/bg-focused/);
   });
 
+  it("calling handleClickOutside() changes background color", () => {
+    const tree = MountedInput();
+    tree.instance().handleClickOutside();
+    expect(toDiffableHtml(tree.html())).not.toMatch(/bg-focused/);
+  });
+
   it("componentDidMount executes even when inputStore.ref=null", () => {
     const tree = MountedInput();
     const instance = tree.instance();