diff --git a/src/components/Tool/Appeal/AppealsContext/AppealsContext.test.tsx b/src/components/Tool/Appeal/AppealsContext/AppealsContext.test.tsx
index c063f112c..9b0a6dff7 100644
--- a/src/components/Tool/Appeal/AppealsContext/AppealsContext.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Tool/Appeal/AppealsContext/AppealsContext.test.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { NextRouter } from 'next/router';
 import React, { useContext } from 'react';
 import { Box, Button, Typography } from '@mui/material';
 import { ThemeProvider } from '@mui/material/styles';
@@ -48,9 +49,39 @@ jest.mock('notistack', () => ({
   },
 }));
 
+interface AppealStatusFilterTestComponentProps {
+  query?: NextRouter['query'];
+}
+
+const AppealStatusFilterTestComponent: React.FC<
+  AppealStatusFilterTestComponentProps
+> = ({ query }) => (
+  <ThemeProvider theme={theme}>
+    <TestRouter
+      router={{
+        query: {
+          accountListId,
+          ...query,
+        },
+        pathname:
+          '/accountLists/[accountListId]/tools/appeals/appeal/[[...appealId]]',
+        isReady,
+        push,
+      }}
+    >
+      <GqlMockedProvider>
+        <AppealsWrapper>
+          <TestRender />
+        </AppealsWrapper>
+      </GqlMockedProvider>
+    </TestRouter>
+  </ThemeProvider>
+);
+
 const TestRender: React.FC = () => {
   const {
     viewMode,
+    activeFilters,
     handleViewModeChange,
     userOptionsLoading,
     appealId,
@@ -64,6 +95,7 @@ const TestRender: React.FC = () => {
           <Typography>appealId: {appealId}</Typography>
           <Typography>contactDetailsId: {contactDetailsId}</Typography>
           <Typography>{viewMode}</Typography>
+          <Typography>appealStatus: {activeFilters.appealStatus}</Typography>
           <Button
             onClick={(event) =>
               handleViewModeChange(event, TableViewModeEnum.List)
@@ -266,6 +298,41 @@ describe('ContactsPageContext', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  describe('activeFilters.appealStatus', () => {
+    it('should default to showing asked contacts in list view', async () => {
+      const { findByText } = render(
+        <AppealStatusFilterTestComponent
+          query={{ appealId: [appealIdentifier, 'list', contactId] }}
+        />,
+      );
+
+      expect(await findByText('appealStatus: asked')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('should not override the appeal status filter in list view', async () => {
+      const { findByText } = render(
+        <AppealStatusFilterTestComponent
+          query={{
+            appealId: [appealIdentifier, 'list', contactId],
+            filters: encodeURI('{"appealStatus":"given"}'),
+          }}
+        />,
+      );
+
+      expect(await findByText('appealStatus: given')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('should not change the appeal status filter in flows view', async () => {
+      const { findByText } = render(
+        <AppealStatusFilterTestComponent
+          query={{ appealId: [appealIdentifier, 'flows', contactId] }}
+        />,
+      );
+
+      expect(await findByText('appealStatus:')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
+
   it('Saved filters with correct JSON', async () => {
     const { queryByTestId } = render(
       <ThemeProvider theme={theme}>
diff --git a/src/components/Tool/Appeal/AppealsContext/AppealsContext.tsx b/src/components/Tool/Appeal/AppealsContext/AppealsContext.tsx
index ff6ff2f6a..9ec579e76 100644
--- a/src/components/Tool/Appeal/AppealsContext/AppealsContext.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Tool/Appeal/AppealsContext/AppealsContext.tsx
@@ -125,24 +125,23 @@ export const AppealsProvider: React.FC<AppealsContextProps> = ({
   //User options for display view
   const { loading: userOptionsLoading } = useGetUserOptionsQuery({
     onCompleted: ({ userOptions }) => {
-      if (contactId?.includes('list')) {
+      const defaultView =
+        (userOptions.find((option) => option.key === 'contacts_view')
+          ?.value as TableViewModeEnum) || TableViewModeEnum.Flows;
+      if (
+        contactId?.includes('list') ||
+        defaultView === TableViewModeEnum.List
+      ) {
         setViewMode(TableViewModeEnum.List);
         setFilterPanelOpen(true);
-        setActiveFilters({
-          appealStatus: AppealStatusEnum.Asked,
-        });
-      } else {
-        const defaultView =
-          (userOptions.find((option) => option.key === 'contacts_view')
-            ?.value as TableViewModeEnum) || TableViewModeEnum.Flows;
-        setViewMode(defaultView);
-
-        if (defaultView === TableViewModeEnum.List) {
-          setFilterPanelOpen(true);
+        // Default to showing the asked contacts
+        if (!activeFilters.appealStatus) {
           setActiveFilters({
             appealStatus: AppealStatusEnum.Asked,
           });
         }
+      } else {
+        setViewMode(defaultView);
       }
     },
   });