diff --git a/titiler/stacapi/dependencies.py b/titiler/stacapi/dependencies.py
index 582bfca..83693cf 100644
--- a/titiler/stacapi/dependencies.py
+++ b/titiler/stacapi/dependencies.py
@@ -152,34 +152,28 @@ def ItemIdParams(
     )
 
 
-def STACSearchParams(
-    request: Request,
-    collection_id: Annotated[
-        str,
-        Path(description="STAC Collection Identifier"),
-    ],
-    ids: Annotated[Optional[str], Query(description="Filter by Ids.")] = None,
+def STACQueryParams(
     bbox: Annotated[
         Optional[str],
         Query(description="Spatial Filter."),
     ] = None,
     datetime: Annotated[Optional[str], Query(description="Temporal Filter.")] = None,
-    # sortby: Annotated[
-    #     Optional[str],
-    #     Query(
-    #         description="Column Sort the items by Column (ascending (default) or descending).",
-    #     ),
-    # ] = None,
-    # query: Annotated[
-    #     Optional[str], Query(description="CQL2 Filter", alias="filter")
-    # ] = None,
-    # filter_lang: Annotated[
-    #     Optional[Literal["cql2-text", "cql2-json"]],
-    #     Query(
-    #         description="CQL2 Language (cql2-text, cql2-json). Defaults to cql2-text.",
-    #         alias="filter-lang",
-    #     ),
-    # ] = None,
+    sortby: Annotated[
+        Optional[str],
+        Query(
+            description="Column Sort the items by Column (ascending (default) or descending).",
+        ),
+    ] = None,
+    query: Annotated[
+        Optional[str], Query(description="CQL2 Filter", alias="filter")
+    ] = None,
+    filter_lang: Annotated[
+        Optional[Literal["cql2-text", "cql2-json"]],
+        Query(
+            description="CQL2 Language (cql2-text, cql2-json). Defaults to cql2-text.",
+            alias="filter-lang",
+        ),
+    ] = None,
     limit: Annotated[
         Optional[int],
         Query(description="Limit the number of items per page search (default: 10)"),
@@ -191,13 +185,28 @@ def STACSearchParams(
 ) -> Dict:
     """Dependency to construct STAC API Search Query."""
     return {
-        "collections": [collection_id],
-        "ids": ids.split(",") if ids else None,
         "bbox": list(map(float, bbox.split(","))) if bbox else None,
         "datetime": datetime,
-        # "sortby": sortby,
-        # "filter": query,
-        # "filter-lang": filter_lang,
+        "sortby": sortby,
+        "filter": query,
+        "filter-lang": filter_lang,
         "limit": limit or 10,
         "max_items": max_items or 100,
     }
+
+
+def STACSearchParams(
+    request: Request,
+    collection_id: Annotated[
+        str,
+        Path(description="STAC Collection Identifier"),
+    ],
+    ids: Annotated[Optional[str], Query(description="Filter by Ids.")] = None,
+    query_params=Depends(STACQueryParams),
+) -> Dict:
+    """Dependency to construct STAC API Search Query."""
+    return {
+        "collections": [collection_id],
+        "ids": ids.split(",") if ids else None,
+        **query_params,
+    }
diff --git a/titiler/stacapi/factory.py b/titiler/stacapi/factory.py
index e97bbc1..2170bfc 100644
--- a/titiler/stacapi/factory.py
+++ b/titiler/stacapi/factory.py
@@ -45,7 +45,12 @@
 from titiler.core.utils import render_image
 from titiler.mosaic.factory import PixelSelectionParams
 from titiler.stacapi.backend import STACAPIBackend
-from titiler.stacapi.dependencies import APIParams, STACApiParams, STACSearchParams
+from titiler.stacapi.dependencies import (
+    APIParams,
+    STACApiParams,
+    STACQueryParams,
+    STACSearchParams,
+)
 from titiler.stacapi.models import FeatureInfo, LayerDict
 from titiler.stacapi.pystac import Client
 from titiler.stacapi.settings import CacheSettings, RetrySettings
@@ -727,6 +732,8 @@ class OGCWMTSFactory(BaseTilerFactory):
     # https://developmentseed.org/cogeo-mosaic/advanced/backends/
     reader: Type[BaseBackend] = STACAPIBackend
 
+    query_dependency: Callable[..., Any] = STACQueryParams
+
     # Because the endpoints should work with STAC Items,
     # the `layer_dependency` define which query parameters are mandatory/optional to `display` images
     # Defaults to `titiler.core.dependencies.AssetsBidxExprParams`, `assets=` or `expression=` is required
@@ -803,9 +810,7 @@ def get_tile(  # noqa: C901
             ###########################################################
             # STAC Query parameter provided by the the render extension and QueryParameters
             ###########################################################
-            search_query: Dict[str, Any] = {
-                "collections": [layer["collection"]],
-            }
+            query_params = copy(layer.get("render")) or {}
 
             if req_time:
                 start_datetime = python_datetime.datetime.strptime(
@@ -814,16 +819,21 @@ def get_tile(  # noqa: C901
                 ).replace(tzinfo=python_datetime.timezone.utc)
                 end_datetime = start_datetime + python_datetime.timedelta(days=1)
 
-                search_query[
+                query_params[
                     "datetime"
                 ] = f"{start_datetime.strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')}/{end_datetime.strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')}"
 
-            query_params = copy(layer.get("render")) or {}
             if "color_formula" in req:
                 query_params["color_formula"] = req["color_formula"]
             if "expression" in req:
                 query_params["expression"] = req["expression"]
 
+            search_query = get_dependency_params(
+                dependency=self.query_dependency,
+                query_params=query_params,
+            )
+            search_query["collections"] = [layer["collection"]]
+
             layer_params = get_dependency_params(
                 dependency=self.layer_dependency,
                 query_params=query_params,