diff --git a/packages/devtools_app/lib/src/screens/network/network_screen.dart b/packages/devtools_app/lib/src/screens/network/network_screen.dart
index 90fecb0ffd9..2c6954a4b47 100644
--- a/packages/devtools_app/lib/src/screens/network/network_screen.dart
+++ b/packages/devtools_app/lib/src/screens/network/network_screen.dart
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ class _NetworkProfilerControlsState extends State<_NetworkProfilerControls>
           child: StandaloneFilterField<NetworkRequest>(
             controller: controller,
             filteredItem: 'request',
+            searchFieldEnabled: hasRequests,
           ),
         ),
         const SizedBox(width: denseSpacing),
diff --git a/packages/devtools_app/lib/src/shared/ui/filter.dart b/packages/devtools_app/lib/src/shared/ui/filter.dart
index 0b6308b0b1c..49a55978f54 100644
--- a/packages/devtools_app/lib/src/shared/ui/filter.dart
+++ b/packages/devtools_app/lib/src/shared/ui/filter.dart
@@ -617,12 +617,16 @@ class StandaloneFilterField<T> extends StatefulWidget {
     super.key,
     required this.controller,
     required this.filteredItem,
+    this.searchFieldEnabled = true,
   });
 
   final FilterControllerMixin<T> controller;
 
   final String filteredItem;
 
+  // Whether the search field is enabled for user input.
+  final bool searchFieldEnabled;
+
   @override
   State<StandaloneFilterField<T>> createState() =>
       _StandaloneFilterFieldState<T>();
@@ -657,6 +661,7 @@ class _StandaloneFilterFieldState<T> extends State<StandaloneFilterField<T>>
               return DevToolsClearableTextField(
                 hintText: 'Filter',
                 controller: queryTextFieldController,
+                enabled: widget.searchFieldEnabled,
                 prefixIcon: widget.controller.settingFilters.isNotEmpty
                     ? Container(
                         height: inputDecorationElementHeight,