diff --git a/lib/process-services/src/lib/process-list/components/process-filters.component.html b/lib/process-services/src/lib/process-list/components/process-filters.component.html
index b199950dc2..1eafa3e0a4 100644
--- a/lib/process-services/src/lib/process-list/components/process-filters.component.html
+++ b/lib/process-services/src/lib/process-list/components/process-filters.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div *ngFor="let filter of filters" class="adf-filters__entry" [class.adf-active]="currentFilter === filter">
+<div *ngFor="let filter of filters" class="adf-filters__entry" [class.adf-active]="isActiveRoute(filter)">
     <button
         (click)="selectFilter(filter)"
         [attr.aria-label]="filter.name | translate"
diff --git a/lib/process-services/src/lib/process-list/components/process-filters.component.spec.ts b/lib/process-services/src/lib/process-list/components/process-filters.component.spec.ts
index 92a28a069b..a6082d09b8 100644
--- a/lib/process-services/src/lib/process-list/components/process-filters.component.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services/src/lib/process-list/components/process-filters.component.spec.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { fakeProcessFilters } from '../../mock/process/process-filters.mock';
 import { ProcessTestingModule } from '../../testing/process.testing.module';
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { NavigationStart, Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
 
 describe('ProcessFiltersComponent', () => {
 
@@ -34,11 +36,13 @@ describe('ProcessFiltersComponent', () => {
     let fixture: ComponentFixture<ProcessFiltersComponent>;
     let processFilterService: ProcessFilterService;
     let appsProcessService: AppsProcessService;
+    let router: Router;
 
     setupTestBed({
         imports: [
             TranslateModule.forRoot(),
-            ProcessTestingModule
+            ProcessTestingModule,
+            RouterTestingModule
         ],
         schemas: [CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA]
     });
@@ -48,6 +52,7 @@ describe('ProcessFiltersComponent', () => {
         filterList = fixture.componentInstance;
         processFilterService = TestBed.inject(ProcessFilterService);
         appsProcessService = TestBed.inject(AppsProcessService);
+        router = TestBed.inject(Router);
     });
 
     afterEach(() => {
@@ -305,4 +310,18 @@ describe('ProcessFiltersComponent', () => {
         const filters: any = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('.adf-icon'));
         expect(filters.length).toBe(0);
     });
+
+    it('should set isProcessActive to true when activeRoute includes "processes"', () => {
+        const navigationStartEvent = new NavigationStart(1, 'processes/123');
+        spyOn(router.events, 'pipe').and.returnValue(of(navigationStartEvent));
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        expect(filterList.isProcessActive).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should set isProcessActive to false when activeRoute does not include "processes"', () => {
+        const navigationStartEvent = new NavigationStart(1, 'other-route');
+        spyOn(router.events, 'pipe').and.returnValue(of(navigationStartEvent));
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        expect(filterList.isProcessActive).toBe(false);
+    });
 });
diff --git a/lib/process-services/src/lib/process-list/components/process-filters.component.ts b/lib/process-services/src/lib/process-list/components/process-filters.component.ts
index 522123b5c3..f8781093c5 100644
--- a/lib/process-services/src/lib/process-list/components/process-filters.component.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services/src/lib/process-list/components/process-filters.component.ts
@@ -15,13 +15,16 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { Component, EventEmitter, Input, OnChanges, OnInit, Output, SimpleChanges, ViewEncapsulation } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, EventEmitter, Input, OnChanges, OnDestroy, OnInit, Output, SimpleChanges, ViewEncapsulation } from '@angular/core';
 import { ProcessInstanceFilterRepresentation, UserProcessInstanceFilterRepresentation } from '@alfresco/js-api';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { Observable, Subject } from 'rxjs';
 import { FilterProcessRepresentationModel } from '../models/filter-process.model';
 import { ProcessFilterService } from './../services/process-filter.service';
 import { AppsProcessService } from '../../app-list/services/apps-process.service';
 import { IconModel } from '../../app-list/icon.model';
+import { NavigationStart, Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { filter, takeUntil } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { Location } from '@angular/common';
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'adf-process-instance-filters',
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ import { IconModel } from '../../app-list/icon.model';
     styleUrls: ['./process-filters.component.scss'],
     encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None
 })
-export class ProcessFiltersComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
+export class ProcessFiltersComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
 
     /** The parameters to filter the task filter. If there is no match then the default one
      * (ie, the first filter in the list) is selected.
@@ -71,31 +74,51 @@ export class ProcessFiltersComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
 
     filters: UserProcessInstanceFilterRepresentation [] = [];
     active = false;
+    isProcessRoute: boolean;
+    isProcessActive: boolean;
+    private onDestroy$ = new Subject<boolean>();
 
     private iconsMDL: IconModel;
 
     constructor(private processFilterService: ProcessFilterService,
-                private appsProcessService: AppsProcessService) {
+                private appsProcessService: AppsProcessService,
+                private router: Router,
+                private location: Location) {
     }
 
     ngOnInit() {
         this.iconsMDL = new IconModel();
+        this.router.events
+        .pipe(
+            filter((event) => event instanceof NavigationStart),
+            takeUntil(this.onDestroy$)
+        )
+        .subscribe((navigationStart: NavigationStart) => {
+            const activeRoute = navigationStart.url;
+            this.isProcessActive = activeRoute.includes('processes');
+        });
+        const currentRoute = this.location.path();
+        this.isProcessRoute = currentRoute.includes('processes');
     }
 
     ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges) {
         const appId = changes['appId'];
         const appName = changes['appName'];
-        const filter = changes['filterParam'];
+        const filterParam = changes['filterParam'];
 
         if (appId && (appId.currentValue || appId.currentValue === null)) {
             this.getFiltersByAppId(appId.currentValue);
         } else if (appName && appName.currentValue) {
             this.getFiltersByAppName(appName.currentValue);
-        } else if (filter && filter.currentValue !== filter.previousValue) {
-            this.selectProcessFilter(filter.currentValue);
+        } else if (filterParam && filterParam.currentValue !== filterParam.previousValue) {
+            this.selectProcessFilter(filterParam.currentValue);
         }
     }
 
+    isActiveRoute(filterActive: ProcessInstanceFilterRepresentation): boolean {
+        return (this.isProcessActive || this.isProcessRoute) && this.currentFilter === filterActive;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return the filter list filtered by appId
      *
@@ -148,12 +171,12 @@ export class ProcessFiltersComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
     /**
      * Pass the selected filter as next
      *
-     * @param filter
+     * @param filterModel
      */
-    selectFilter(filter: ProcessInstanceFilterRepresentation) {
-        this.currentFilter = filter;
+    selectFilter(filterModel: ProcessInstanceFilterRepresentation) {
+        this.currentFilter = filterModel;
         this.active = true;
-        this.filterClicked.emit(filter);
+        this.filterClicked.emit(filterModel);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -222,4 +245,9 @@ export class ProcessFiltersComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
         this.filters = [];
         this.currentFilter = undefined;
     }
+
+    ngOnDestroy() {
+        this.onDestroy$.next(true);
+        this.onDestroy$.complete();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/process-services/src/lib/task-list/components/task-filters.component.html b/lib/process-services/src/lib/task-list/components/task-filters.component.html
index 20e189b011..c3311e9383 100644
--- a/lib/process-services/src/lib/task-list/components/task-filters.component.html
+++ b/lib/process-services/src/lib/task-list/components/task-filters.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div *ngFor="let filter of filters" class="adf-filters__entry" [class.adf-active]="currentFilter === filter">
+<div *ngFor="let filter of filters" class="adf-filters__entry" [class.adf-active]="isActiveRoute(filter)">
     <button
         (click)="onFilterClick(filter)"
         [attr.aria-label]="filter.name | translate"
diff --git a/lib/process-services/src/lib/task-list/components/task-filters.component.spec.ts b/lib/process-services/src/lib/task-list/components/task-filters.component.spec.ts
index 78713125d9..22438bbac0 100644
--- a/lib/process-services/src/lib/task-list/components/task-filters.component.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services/src/lib/task-list/components/task-filters.component.spec.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import { ProcessTestingModule } from '../../testing/process.testing.module';
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { fakeTaskFilters } from '../../mock/task/task-filters.mock';
+import { NavigationStart, Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
 
 describe('TaskFiltersComponent', () => {
 
@@ -36,11 +38,13 @@ describe('TaskFiltersComponent', () => {
     let appsProcessService: AppsProcessService;
     let component: TaskFiltersComponent;
     let fixture: ComponentFixture<TaskFiltersComponent>;
+    let router: Router;
 
     setupTestBed({
         imports: [
             TranslateModule.forRoot(),
-            ProcessTestingModule
+            ProcessTestingModule,
+            RouterTestingModule
         ]
     });
 
@@ -54,6 +58,7 @@ describe('TaskFiltersComponent', () => {
         taskListService = TestBed.inject(TaskListService);
         taskFilterService = TestBed.inject(TaskFilterService);
         appsProcessService = TestBed.inject(AppsProcessService);
+        router = TestBed.inject(Router);
     });
 
     it('should emit an error with a bad response', async () => {
@@ -338,5 +343,19 @@ describe('TaskFiltersComponent', () => {
             expect(taskFilterTwo.innerText).toBe('default-involved-filter');
             expect(taskFilterThree.innerText).toBe('default-completed-filter');
         });
+
+        it('should set isTaskActive to true when activeRoute includes "tasks"', () => {
+            const navigationStartEvent = new NavigationStart(1, 'tasks/123');
+            spyOn(router.events, 'pipe').and.returnValue(of(navigationStartEvent));
+            fixture.detectChanges();
+            expect(component.isTaskActive).toBe(true);
+          });
+
+        it('should set isTaskActive to false when activeRoute does not include "tasks"', () => {
+            const navigationStartEvent = new NavigationStart(1, 'other-route');
+            spyOn(router.events, 'pipe').and.returnValue(of(navigationStartEvent));
+            fixture.detectChanges();
+            expect(component.isTaskActive).toBe(false);
+        });
     });
 });
diff --git a/lib/process-services/src/lib/task-list/components/task-filters.component.ts b/lib/process-services/src/lib/task-list/components/task-filters.component.ts
index bf66ead94d..c3b3a55816 100644
--- a/lib/process-services/src/lib/task-list/components/task-filters.component.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services/src/lib/task-list/components/task-filters.component.ts
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@
  */
 
 import { AppsProcessService } from '../../app-list/services/apps-process.service';
-import { Component, EventEmitter, Input, OnChanges, OnInit, Output, SimpleChanges, ViewEncapsulation } from '@angular/core';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { Component, EventEmitter, Input, OnChanges, OnDestroy, OnInit, Output, SimpleChanges, ViewEncapsulation } from '@angular/core';
+import { Observable, Subject } from 'rxjs';
 import { FilterParamsModel, FilterRepresentationModel } from '../models/filter.model';
 import { TaskFilterService } from './../services/task-filter.service';
 import { TaskListService } from './../services/tasklist.service';
 import { IconModel } from '../../app-list/icon.model';
+import { ActivatedRoute, NavigationStart, Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { filter, takeUntil } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'adf-task-filters',
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ import { IconModel } from '../../app-list/icon.model';
     styleUrls: ['./task-filters.component.scss'],
     encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None
 })
-export class TaskFiltersComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
+export class TaskFiltersComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
 
     /** Parameters to use for the task filter. If there is no match then
      * the default filter (the first one the list) is selected.
@@ -71,30 +73,53 @@ export class TaskFiltersComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
 
     filters: FilterRepresentationModel [] = [];
 
+    private onDestroy$ = new Subject<boolean>();
+    isTaskRoute: boolean;
+    isTaskActive: boolean;
+
     private iconsMDL: IconModel;
 
     constructor(private taskFilterService: TaskFilterService,
                 private taskListService: TaskListService,
-                private appsProcessService: AppsProcessService) {
+                private appsProcessService: AppsProcessService,
+                private router: Router,
+                private activatedRoute: ActivatedRoute) {
     }
 
     ngOnInit() {
         this.iconsMDL = new IconModel();
+        this.router.events
+            .pipe(
+                filter((event) => event instanceof NavigationStart),
+                takeUntil(this.onDestroy$)
+            )
+            .subscribe((navigationStart: NavigationStart) => {
+                const activeRoute = navigationStart.url;
+                this.isTaskActive = activeRoute.includes('tasks');
+            });
+            this.activatedRoute.url.subscribe((segments) => {
+                const currentRoute = segments.join('/');
+                this.isTaskRoute = currentRoute.includes('tasks');
+            });
     }
 
     ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges) {
         const appName = changes['appName'];
         const appId = changes['appId'];
-        const filter = changes['filterParam'];
+        const filterParam = changes['filterParam'];
         if (appName && appName.currentValue) {
             this.getFiltersByAppName(appName.currentValue);
         } else if (appId && appId.currentValue !== appId.previousValue) {
             this.getFiltersByAppId(appId.currentValue);
-        } else if (filter && filter.currentValue !== filter.previousValue) {
-            this.selectFilterAndEmit(filter.currentValue);
+        } else if (filterParam && filterParam.currentValue !== filterParam.previousValue) {
+            this.selectFilterAndEmit(filterParam.currentValue);
         }
     }
 
+    isActiveRoute(filterActive: FilterRepresentationModel): boolean {
+        return (this.isTaskActive || this.isTaskRoute) && this.currentFilter === filterActive;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return the task list filtered by appId or by appName
      *
@@ -173,11 +198,11 @@ export class TaskFiltersComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
      */
     public selectFilter(newFilter: FilterParamsModel) {
         if (newFilter) {
-            this.currentFilter = this.filters.find( (filter, index) =>
+            this.currentFilter = this.filters.find( (entry, index) =>
                 newFilter.index === index ||
-                newFilter.id === filter.id ||
+                newFilter.id === entry.id ||
                 (newFilter.name &&
-                    (newFilter.name.toLocaleLowerCase() === filter.name.toLocaleLowerCase())
+                    (newFilter.name.toLocaleLowerCase() === entry.name.toLocaleLowerCase())
                 ));
         }
     }
@@ -190,8 +215,8 @@ export class TaskFiltersComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
     /**
      * Selects and emits the clicked filter.
      */
-    onFilterClick(filter: FilterParamsModel) {
-        this.selectFilter(filter);
+    onFilterClick(filterParams: FilterParamsModel) {
+        this.selectFilter(filterParams);
         this.filterClicked.emit(this.currentFilter);
     }
 
@@ -203,8 +228,8 @@ export class TaskFiltersComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
     public selectFilterWithTask(taskId: string) {
         const filteredFilterList: FilterRepresentationModel[] = [];
         this.taskListService.getFilterForTaskById(taskId, this.filters).subscribe(
-            (filter: FilterRepresentationModel) => {
-                filteredFilterList.push(filter);
+            (filterModel: FilterRepresentationModel) => {
+                filteredFilterList.push(filterModel);
             },
             (err) => {
                 this.error.emit(err);
@@ -254,4 +279,9 @@ export class TaskFiltersComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
         this.filters = [];
         this.currentFilter = undefined;
     }
+
+    ngOnDestroy() {
+        this.onDestroy$.next(true);
+        this.onDestroy$.complete();
+    }
 }