diff --git a/app/javascript/controllers/wunderbaum_controller.js b/app/javascript/controllers/wunderbaum_controller.js
index 0df0aac..4f01f4c 100644
--- a/app/javascript/controllers/wunderbaum_controller.js
+++ b/app/javascript/controllers/wunderbaum_controller.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export default class extends Controller {
   currentFilterPredicate = null;
   currentFilterOpts = null;
   currentQuery = "";
-  filterMode = "dim";
+  filterMode = "hide";
   folderCache = new Map();
   assetCache = new Map();
   loadedFolders = new Set();
@@ -536,18 +536,15 @@ export default class extends Controller {
   _updateFilterModeButton() {
     const btn = document.getElementById("filter-mode-toggle");
     if (!btn) return;
-    const hasActiveFilter = Boolean(this.currentFilterPredicate);
-    btn.disabled = !hasActiveFilter;
-    btn.classList.toggle("active", hasActiveFilter && this.filterMode === "hide");
-    btn.setAttribute("title", this.filterMode === "hide" ? "Hide unmatched nodes" : "Dim unmatched nodes");
     const icon = btn.querySelector("i");
+    const isHideMode = this.filterMode === "hide";
+
+    btn.classList.toggle("active", isHideMode);
+    btn.setAttribute("title", isHideMode ? "Hide unmatched nodes" : "Dim unmatched nodes");
+
     if (icon) {
       icon.classList.remove("bi-filter-square", "bi-filter-square-fill");
-      if (this.filterMode === "hide") {
-        icon.classList.add("bi-filter-square-fill");
-      } else {
         icon.classList.add("bi-filter-square");
-      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/spec/system/file_tree_column_filter_spec.rb b/spec/system/file_tree_column_filter_spec.rb
index e1f5ff7..0f8b210 100644
--- a/spec/system/file_tree_column_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/file_tree_column_filter_spec.rb
@@ -59,21 +59,20 @@
     expect(page).to have_selector(".wb-popup", count: 1)
   end
 
-  it "allows switching between dim and hide filter modes" do
-    expect(page).to have_selector("#filter-mode-toggle[disabled]")
+  it "allows switching between hide and dim filter modes" do
+    expect(page).to have_no_selector("#filter-mode-toggle[disabled]")
 
     fill_in "tree-filter", with: match_asset.isilon_name
 
-    expect(page).to have_selector("#tree.wb-ext-filter-dim")
-    expect(page).to have_no_selector("#filter-mode-toggle[disabled]", wait: 10)
-
-    find("#filter-mode-toggle").click
     expect(page).to have_selector("#tree.wb-ext-filter-hide")
-    expect(page).to have_selector("#filter-mode-toggle.active")
 
     find("#filter-mode-toggle").click
-    expect(page).to have_no_selector("#tree.wb-ext-filter-hide")
     expect(page).to have_selector("#tree.wb-ext-filter-dim")
+    expect(page).to have_no_selector("#filter-mode-toggle.active")
+
+    find("#filter-mode-toggle").click
+    expect(page).to have_selector("#tree.wb-ext-filter-hide")
+    expect(page).to have_no_selector("#tree.wb-ext-filter-dim")
   end
 
   it "clears column filter indicators when clearing all filters at once" do
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@
     click_button "Clear All Filters"
 
     expect(page).to have_no_selector(".wb-header [data-command='filter'].wb-helper-invalid", wait: 10)
-    expect(page).to have_selector("#filter-mode-toggle[disabled]", wait: 10)
+    expect(page).to have_no_selector("#filter-mode-toggle[disabled]", wait: 10)
     expect(page).to have_no_selector("#tree.wb-ext-filter-dim", wait: 10)
   end
 end