diff --git a/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/AlertGroup/GroupHeader/GroupMenu.js b/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/AlertGroup/GroupHeader/GroupMenu.js
index 8ccba09d3..355deaadd 100644
--- a/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/AlertGroup/GroupHeader/GroupMenu.js
+++ b/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/AlertGroup/GroupHeader/GroupMenu.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { faShareSquare } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons/faShareSquare";
 import { faBellSlash } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons/faBellSlash";
 
 import { APIGroup } from "Models/API";
-import { FormatAPIFilterQuery } from "Stores/AlertStore";
+import { FormatAlertsQ } from "Stores/AlertStore";
 import { AlertStore } from "Stores/AlertStore";
 import { SilenceFormStore } from "Stores/SilenceFormStore";
 import { QueryOperators, StaticLabels, FormatQuery } from "Common/Query";
@@ -47,9 +47,13 @@ const MenuContent = onClickOutside(
     groupFilters.push(
       FormatQuery(StaticLabels.Receiver, QueryOperators.Equal, group.receiver)
     );
-    const groupLink = `${window.location.href}?${FormatAPIFilterQuery(
-      groupFilters
-    )}`;
+    const baseURL = [
+      window.location.protocol,
+      "//",
+      window.location.host,
+      window.location.pathname
+    ].join("");
+    const groupLink = `${baseURL}?${FormatAlertsQ(groupFilters)}`;
 
     return (
       <FetchPauser>
@@ -160,9 +164,7 @@ const GroupMenu = observer(
                   silenceFormStore={silenceFormStore}
                   afterClick={this.collapse.hide}
                   handleClickOutside={this.collapse.hide}
-                  outsideClickIgnoreClass={`components-grid-alertgroup-${
-                    group.id
-                  }`}
+                  outsideClickIgnoreClass={`components-grid-alertgroup-${group.id}`}
                 />
               )}
             </Popper>
diff --git a/ui/src/Stores/AlertStore.js b/ui/src/Stores/AlertStore.js
index eb0b1a972..e6025abb5 100644
--- a/ui/src/Stores/AlertStore.js
+++ b/ui/src/Stores/AlertStore.js
@@ -46,8 +46,11 @@ function DecodeLocationSearch(searchString) {
       if (parsed.q === "") {
         params.q = [];
       } else if (Array.isArray(parsed.q)) {
-        // filter out empty strings, so 'q=' doesn't end up [""] but rather []
-        params.q = parsed.q.filter(v => v !== "");
+        // first filter out duplicates
+        // then filter out empty strings, so 'q=' doesn't end up [""] but rather []
+        params.q = parsed.q
+          .filter((v, i) => parsed.q.indexOf(v) === i)
+          .filter(v => v !== "");
       } else {
         params.q = [parsed.q];
       }
diff --git a/ui/src/Stores/AlertStore.test.js b/ui/src/Stores/AlertStore.test.js
index 3f82a11a1..210ccba93 100644
--- a/ui/src/Stores/AlertStore.test.js
+++ b/ui/src/Stores/AlertStore.test.js
@@ -181,6 +181,13 @@ describe("DecodeLocationSearch", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("no value q[]=&q[]= search param is decoded correctly", () => {
+    expect(DecodeLocationSearch("?q=")).toMatchObject({
+      defaultsUsed: false,
+      params: { q: [] }
+    });
+  });
+
   it("single value q=foo search param is decoded correctly", () => {
     expect(DecodeLocationSearch("?q=foo")).toMatchObject({
       defaultsUsed: false,
@@ -201,6 +208,20 @@ describe("DecodeLocationSearch", () => {
       params: { q: ["foo", "bar"] }
     });
   });
+
+  it("multi value q[]=foo&q[]=bar&q[]=foo search param is decoded correctly", () => {
+    expect(DecodeLocationSearch("?q[]=foo&q[]=bar&q[]=foo")).toMatchObject({
+      defaultsUsed: false,
+      params: { q: ["foo", "bar"] }
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("multi value q[]=foo&q[]=&q[]=foo search param is decoded correctly", () => {
+    expect(DecodeLocationSearch("?q[]=foo&q[]=&q[]=foo")).toMatchObject({
+      defaultsUsed: false,
+      params: { q: ["foo"] }
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 describe("UpdateLocationSearch", () => {