diff --git a/src/qqq/components/query/QuickFilter.tsx b/src/qqq/components/query/QuickFilter.tsx
index 3807bf3..adb3141 100644
--- a/src/qqq/components/query/QuickFilter.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/components/query/QuickFilter.tsx
@@ -375,11 +375,13 @@ export default function QuickFilter({tableMetaData, fullFieldName, fieldMetaData
 
    let buttonAdditionalStyles: any = {};
    let buttonContent = <span>{tableForField?.name != tableMetaData.name ? `${tableForField.label}: ` : ""}{fieldMetaData.label}</span>
+   let buttonClassName = "filterNotActive";
    if (criteriaIsValid)
    {
       buttonAdditionalStyles.backgroundColor = accentColor + " !important";
       buttonAdditionalStyles.borderColor = accentColor + " !important";
       buttonAdditionalStyles.color = "white !important";
+      buttonClassName = "filterActive";
 
       buttonContent = (
          <Tooltip title={`${operatorSelectedValue.label} ${FilterUtils.getValuesString(fieldMetaData, criteria)}`} enterDelay={tooltipEnterDelay}>
@@ -390,6 +392,7 @@ export default function QuickFilter({tableMetaData, fullFieldName, fieldMetaData
 
    let button = fieldMetaData && <Button
       id={`quickFilter.${fullFieldName}`}
+      className={buttonClassName}
       sx={{...quickFilterButtonStyles, ...buttonAdditionalStyles, mr: "0.5rem"}}
       onClick={tooComplex ? noop : handleOpenMenu}
       disabled={tooComplex}
diff --git a/src/qqq/pages/records/query/RecordQuery.tsx b/src/qqq/pages/records/query/RecordQuery.tsx
index 0a66e1d..2e7e975 100644
--- a/src/qqq/pages/records/query/RecordQuery.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/pages/records/query/RecordQuery.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import {QCriteriaOperator} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/query/QC
 import {QFilterCriteria} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/query/QFilterCriteria";
 import {QFilterOrderBy} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/query/QFilterOrderBy";
 import {QQueryFilter} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/query/QQueryFilter";
-import {Alert, Collapse, TablePagination, Typography} from "@mui/material";
+import {Alert, Collapse, Typography} from "@mui/material";
 import Box from "@mui/material/Box";
 import Button from "@mui/material/Button";
 import Card from "@mui/material/Card";
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import LinearProgress from "@mui/material/LinearProgress";
 import MenuItem from "@mui/material/MenuItem";
 import Modal from "@mui/material/Modal";
 import Tooltip from "@mui/material/Tooltip";
-import {ColumnHeaderFilterIconButtonProps, DataGridPro, GridCallbackDetails, GridColDef, GridColumnMenuContainer, GridColumnMenuProps, GridColumnOrderChangeParams, GridColumnPinningMenuItems, GridColumnResizeParams, GridColumnsMenuItem, GridColumnVisibilityModel, GridDensity, GridEventListener, gridFilterableColumnDefinitionsSelector, GridFilterMenuItem, GridFilterModel, GridPinnedColumns, gridPreferencePanelStateSelector, GridPreferencePanelsValue, GridRowId, GridRowParams, GridRowsProp, GridSelectionModel, GridSortItem, GridSortModel, GridState, GridToolbarColumnsButton, GridToolbarContainer, GridToolbarDensitySelector, GridToolbarExportContainer, HideGridColMenuItem, MuiEvent, SortGridMenuItems, useGridApiContext, useGridApiEventHandler, useGridApiRef, useGridSelector} from "@mui/x-data-grid-pro";
+import {ColumnHeaderFilterIconButtonProps, DataGridPro, GridCallbackDetails, GridColDef, GridColumnMenuContainer, GridColumnMenuProps, GridColumnOrderChangeParams, GridColumnPinningMenuItems, GridColumnResizeParams, GridColumnsMenuItem, GridColumnVisibilityModel, GridDensity, GridEventListener, GridFilterMenuItem, GridPinnedColumns, gridPreferencePanelStateSelector, GridPreferencePanelsValue, GridRowId, GridRowParams, GridRowsProp, GridSelectionModel, GridSortItem, GridSortModel, GridState, GridToolbarColumnsButton, GridToolbarContainer, GridToolbarDensitySelector, GridToolbarExportContainer, HideGridColMenuItem, MuiEvent, SortGridMenuItems, useGridApiContext, useGridApiEventHandler, useGridApiRef, useGridSelector} from "@mui/x-data-grid-pro";
 import {GridRowModel} from "@mui/x-data-grid/models/gridRows";
 import FormData from "form-data";
 import React, {forwardRef, useContext, useEffect, useReducer, useRef, useState} from "react";
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ import {QCancelButton, QCreateNewButton} from "qqq/components/buttons/DefaultBut
 import MenuButton from "qqq/components/buttons/MenuButton";
 import {GotoRecordButton} from "qqq/components/misc/GotoRecordDialog";
 import SavedViews from "qqq/components/misc/SavedViews";
-import BasicAndAdvancedQueryControls, {getDefaultQuickFilterFieldNames} from "qqq/components/query/BasicAndAdvancedQueryControls";
+import BasicAndAdvancedQueryControls from "qqq/components/query/BasicAndAdvancedQueryControls";
 import {CustomColumnsPanel} from "qqq/components/query/CustomColumnsPanel";
 import {CustomFilterPanel} from "qqq/components/query/CustomFilterPanel";
 import CustomPaginationComponent from "qqq/components/query/CustomPaginationComponent";
@@ -2062,6 +2062,18 @@ function RecordQuery({table, launchProcess}: Props): JSX.Element
 
                await FilterUtils.cleanupValuesInFilerFromQueryString(qController, tableMetaData, queryFilter);
 
+               ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+               // so, URLs with filters, they might say NOT_EQUALS - but - everything else we do in here, uses NOT_EQUALS_OR_IS_NULL... //
+               ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+               for (let i = 0; i < queryFilter?.criteria?.length; i++)
+               {
+                  const criteria = queryFilter.criteria[i];
+                  if(criteria.operator == QCriteriaOperator.NOT_EQUALS)
+                  {
+                     criteria.operator = QCriteriaOperator.NOT_EQUALS_OR_IS_NULL;
+                  }
+               }
+
                ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
                // set this new query filter in the view, and activate the full view                     //
                // stuff other than the query filter should "stick" from what user had active previously //
diff --git a/src/qqq/utils/qqq/FilterUtils.tsx b/src/qqq/utils/qqq/FilterUtils.tsx
index ae30d48..633f535 100644
--- a/src/qqq/utils/qqq/FilterUtils.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/utils/qqq/FilterUtils.tsx
@@ -66,15 +66,10 @@ class FilterUtils
          console.log(param[i]);
          if (param[i] && param[i].id && param[i].label)
          {
-            //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-            // if the param looks like a possible value, return its id                              //
-            // during build of new custom filter panel, this ended up causing us                    //
-            // problems (because we wanted the full PV object in the filter model for the frontend) //
-            // so, we can keep the PV as-is here, and see calls to convertFilterPossibleValuesToIds //
-            // to do what this used to do.                                                          //
-            //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-            // rs.push(param[i].id);
-            rs.push(param[i]);
+            /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+            // if the param looks like a possible value, return its id //
+            /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+            rs.push(param[i].id);
          }
          else
          {
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/frontend/materialdashboard/selenium/lib/QueryScreenLib.java b/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/frontend/materialdashboard/selenium/lib/QueryScreenLib.java
index 7d6a9a5..9ba303b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/frontend/materialdashboard/selenium/lib/QueryScreenLib.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/frontend/materialdashboard/selenium/lib/QueryScreenLib.java
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ public class QueryScreenLib
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
     *******************************************************************************/
-   public WebElement assertQuickFilterButtonBadge(String fieldName)
+   public WebElement assertQuickFilterButtonIndicatesActiveFilter(String fieldName)
    {
-      return qSeleniumLib.waitForSelector("#quickFilter\\." + fieldName + " .MuiBadge-root");
+      return qSeleniumLib.waitForSelector("#quickFilter\\." + fieldName + ".filterActive");
    }
 
 
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ public class QueryScreenLib
     *******************************************************************************/
    public void clickQuickFilterButton(String fieldName)
    {
-      // qSeleniumLib.waitForSelectorContaining(".MuiDataGrid-toolbarContainer BUTTON", "Filter").click();
       qSeleniumLib.waitForSelector("#quickFilter\\." + fieldName).click();
    }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/frontend/materialdashboard/selenium/tests/QueryScreenFilterInUrlAdvancedModeTest.java b/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/frontend/materialdashboard/selenium/tests/QueryScreenFilterInUrlAdvancedModeTest.java
index f2bdfe4..8165f62 100755
--- a/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/frontend/materialdashboard/selenium/tests/QueryScreenFilterInUrlAdvancedModeTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/frontend/materialdashboard/selenium/tests/QueryScreenFilterInUrlAdvancedModeTest.java
@@ -98,18 +98,6 @@ public class QueryScreenFilterInUrlAdvancedModeTest extends QBaseSeleniumTest
       qSeleniumLib.waitForSelector("input[value=\"1701\"]");
       qSeleniumLib.waitForSelector("input[value=\"74656\"]");
 
-      //////////////////////////////////////////
-      // not-equals on a possible-value field //
-      //////////////////////////////////////////
-      filterJSON = JsonUtils.toJson(new QQueryFilter()
-         .withCriteria(new QFilterCriteria("homeCityId", QCriteriaOperator.NOT_EQUALS, 1)));
-      qSeleniumLib.gotoAndWaitForBreadcrumbHeader("/peopleApp/greetingsApp/person?filter=" + URLEncoder.encode(filterJSON, StandardCharsets.UTF_8), "Person");
-      queryScreenLib.waitForQueryToHaveRan();
-      queryScreenLib.assertFilterButtonBadge(1);
-      queryScreenLib.clickFilterButton();
-      qSeleniumLib.waitForSelector("input[value=\"does not equal\"]");
-      qSeleniumLib.waitForSelector("input[value=\"St. Louis\"]");
-
       //////////////////////////////////////
       // an IN for a possible-value field //
       //////////////////////////////////////
@@ -150,6 +138,27 @@ public class QueryScreenFilterInUrlAdvancedModeTest extends QBaseSeleniumTest
       qSeleniumLib.waitForSelector("input[value=\"starts with\"]");
       qSeleniumLib.waitForSelector("input[value=\"Dar\"]");
 
+      /////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // replace the homeCityId possible-value route //
+      /////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      qSeleniumJavalin.stop();
+      qSeleniumJavalin.clearRoutes();
+      addJavalinRoutes(qSeleniumJavalin);
+      qSeleniumJavalin.withRouteToFile("/data/person/possibleValues/homeCityId", "data/person/possibleValues/homeCityId=1.json");
+      qSeleniumJavalin.restart();
+
+      //////////////////////////////////////////
+      // not-equals on a possible-value field //
+      //////////////////////////////////////////
+      filterJSON = JsonUtils.toJson(new QQueryFilter()
+         .withCriteria(new QFilterCriteria("homeCityId", QCriteriaOperator.NOT_EQUALS, 1)));
+      qSeleniumLib.gotoAndWaitForBreadcrumbHeader("/peopleApp/greetingsApp/person?filter=" + URLEncoder.encode(filterJSON, StandardCharsets.UTF_8), "Person");
+      queryScreenLib.waitForQueryToHaveRan();
+      queryScreenLib.assertFilterButtonBadge(1);
+      queryScreenLib.clickFilterButton();
+      qSeleniumLib.waitForSelector("input[value=\"does not equal\"]");
+      qSeleniumLib.waitForSelector("input[value=\"St. Louis\"]");
+
       ////////////////
       // remove one //
       ////////////////
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/frontend/materialdashboard/selenium/tests/QueryScreenFilterInUrlBasicModeTest.java b/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/frontend/materialdashboard/selenium/tests/QueryScreenFilterInUrlBasicModeTest.java
index 83d18e7..9b59351 100755
--- a/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/frontend/materialdashboard/selenium/tests/QueryScreenFilterInUrlBasicModeTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/frontend/materialdashboard/selenium/tests/QueryScreenFilterInUrlBasicModeTest.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class QueryScreenFilterInUrlBasicModeTest extends QBaseSeleniumTest
          .withCriteria(new QFilterCriteria("annualSalary", QCriteriaOperator.IS_NOT_BLANK)));
       qSeleniumLib.gotoAndWaitForBreadcrumbHeader("/peopleApp/greetingsApp/person?filter=" + URLEncoder.encode(filterJSON, StandardCharsets.UTF_8), "Person");
       queryScreenLib.waitForQueryToHaveRan();
-      queryScreenLib.assertQuickFilterButtonBadge("annualSalary");
+      queryScreenLib.assertQuickFilterButtonIndicatesActiveFilter("annualSalary");
       queryScreenLib.clickQuickFilterButton("annualSalary");
       qSeleniumLib.waitForSelector("input[value=\"is not empty\"]");
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class QueryScreenFilterInUrlBasicModeTest extends QBaseSeleniumTest
          .withCriteria(new QFilterCriteria("annualSalary", QCriteriaOperator.BETWEEN, 1701, 74656)));
       qSeleniumLib.gotoAndWaitForBreadcrumbHeader("/peopleApp/greetingsApp/person?filter=" + URLEncoder.encode(filterJSON, StandardCharsets.UTF_8), "Person");
       queryScreenLib.waitForQueryToHaveRan();
-      queryScreenLib.assertQuickFilterButtonBadge("annualSalary");
+      queryScreenLib.assertQuickFilterButtonIndicatesActiveFilter("annualSalary");
       queryScreenLib.clickQuickFilterButton("annualSalary");
       qSeleniumLib.waitForSelector("input[value=\"is between\"]");
       qSeleniumLib.waitForSelector("input[value=\"1701\"]");
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class QueryScreenFilterInUrlBasicModeTest extends QBaseSeleniumTest
          .withCriteria(new QFilterCriteria("homeCityId", QCriteriaOperator.NOT_EQUALS, 1)));
       qSeleniumLib.gotoAndWaitForBreadcrumbHeader("/peopleApp/greetingsApp/person?filter=" + URLEncoder.encode(filterJSON, StandardCharsets.UTF_8), "Person");
       queryScreenLib.waitForQueryToHaveRan();
-      queryScreenLib.assertQuickFilterButtonBadge("homeCityId");
+      queryScreenLib.assertQuickFilterButtonIndicatesActiveFilter("homeCityId");
       queryScreenLib.clickQuickFilterButton("homeCityId");
       qSeleniumLib.waitForSelector("input[value=\"does not equal\"]");
       qSeleniumLib.waitForSelector("input[value=\"St. Louis\"]");
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class QueryScreenFilterInUrlBasicModeTest extends QBaseSeleniumTest
          .withCriteria(new QFilterCriteria("homeCityId", QCriteriaOperator.IN, 1, 2)));
       qSeleniumLib.gotoAndWaitForBreadcrumbHeader("/peopleApp/greetingsApp/person?filter=" + URLEncoder.encode(filterJSON, StandardCharsets.UTF_8), "Person");
       queryScreenLib.waitForQueryToHaveRan();
-      queryScreenLib.assertQuickFilterButtonBadge("homeCityId");
+      queryScreenLib.assertQuickFilterButtonIndicatesActiveFilter("homeCityId");
       queryScreenLib.clickQuickFilterButton("homeCityId");
       qSeleniumLib.waitForSelector("input[value=\"is any of\"]");
       qSeleniumLib.waitForSelectorContaining(".MuiChip-label", "St. Louis");
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class QueryScreenFilterInUrlBasicModeTest extends QBaseSeleniumTest
          .withCriteria(new QFilterCriteria("createDate", QCriteriaOperator.GREATER_THAN, NowWithOffset.minus(5, ChronoUnit.DAYS))));
       qSeleniumLib.gotoAndWaitForBreadcrumbHeader("/peopleApp/greetingsApp/person?filter=" + URLEncoder.encode(filterJSON, StandardCharsets.UTF_8), "Person");
       queryScreenLib.waitForQueryToHaveRan();
-      queryScreenLib.assertQuickFilterButtonBadge("createDate");
+      queryScreenLib.assertQuickFilterButtonIndicatesActiveFilter("createDate");
       queryScreenLib.clickQuickFilterButton("createDate");
       qSeleniumLib.waitForSelector("input[value=\"is after\"]");
       qSeleniumLib.waitForSelector("input[value=\"5 days ago\"]");
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ public class QueryScreenFilterInUrlBasicModeTest extends QBaseSeleniumTest
          .withCriteria(new QFilterCriteria("createDate", QCriteriaOperator.LESS_THAN_OR_EQUALS, ThisOrLastPeriod.this_(ChronoUnit.YEARS))));
       qSeleniumLib.gotoAndWaitForBreadcrumbHeader("/peopleApp/greetingsApp/person?filter=" + URLEncoder.encode(filterJSON, StandardCharsets.UTF_8), "Person");
       queryScreenLib.waitForQueryToHaveRan();
-      queryScreenLib.assertQuickFilterButtonBadge("firstName");
-      queryScreenLib.assertQuickFilterButtonBadge("createDate");
+      queryScreenLib.assertQuickFilterButtonIndicatesActiveFilter("firstName");
+      queryScreenLib.assertQuickFilterButtonIndicatesActiveFilter("createDate");
       queryScreenLib.clickQuickFilterButton("createDate");
       qSeleniumLib.waitForSelector("input[value=\"is at or before\"]");
       qSeleniumLib.waitForSelector("input[value=\"start of this year\"]");
diff --git a/src/test/resources/fixtures/data/person/possibleValues/homeCityId=1.json b/src/test/resources/fixtures/data/person/possibleValues/homeCityId=1.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fc7cd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/fixtures/data/person/possibleValues/homeCityId=1.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+   "options": [
+      {
+         "id": 1,
+         "label": "St. Louis"
+      }
+   ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/fixtures/metaData/index.json b/src/test/resources/fixtures/metaData/index.json
index 4c076f8..9fb571f 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/fixtures/metaData/index.json
+++ b/src/test/resources/fixtures/metaData/index.json
@@ -223,21 +223,21 @@
          "label": "Sleep Interactive",
          "isHidden": false
       },
-      "querySavedFilter": {
-         "name": "querySavedFilter",
-         "label": "Query Saved Filter",
+      "querySavedView": {
+         "name": "querySavedView",
+         "label": "Query Saved View",
          "isHidden": false,
          "hasPermission": true
       },
-      "storeSavedFilter": {
-         "name": "storeSavedFilter",
-         "label": "Store Saved Filter",
+      "storeSavedView": {
+         "name": "storeSavedView",
+         "label": "Store Saved View",
          "isHidden": false,
          "hasPermission": true
       },
-      "deleteSavedFilter": {
-         "name": "deleteSavedFilter",
-         "label": "Delete Saved Filter",
+      "deleteSavedView": {
+         "name": "deleteSavedView",
+         "label": "Delete Saved View",
          "isHidden": false,
          "hasPermission": true
       },