diff --git a/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/components/search-filter-chips/search-filter-chips.component.ts b/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/components/search-filter-chips/search-filter-chips.component.ts
index 17f11f6449..8ece681d3d 100644
--- a/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/components/search-filter-chips/search-filter-chips.component.ts
+++ b/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/components/search-filter-chips/search-filter-chips.component.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import { FacetField, SearchCategory, TabbedFacetField } from '../../models';
     encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None
 })
 export class SearchFilterChipsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
-    private queryBuilder = inject(SearchQueryBuilderService);
+    public queryBuilder = inject(SearchQueryBuilderService);
     private facetFiltersService = inject(SearchFacetFiltersService);
 
     private onDestroy$ = new Subject<void>();
diff --git a/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/components/search-filter-chips/search-widget-chip/search-widget-chip.component.html b/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/components/search-filter-chips/search-widget-chip/search-widget-chip.component.html
index cb7b96b1bb..01e80f8944 100644
--- a/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/components/search-filter-chips/search-widget-chip/search-widget-chip.component.html
+++ b/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/components/search-filter-chips/search-widget-chip/search-widget-chip.component.html
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
           disableRipple
           class="adf-search-filter-chip"
           [class.adf-search-toggle-chip]="(widget.getDisplayValue() | async) || menuTrigger.menuOpen"
-          [tabIndex]="0"
           [matMenuTriggerFor]="menu"
           (menuOpened)="onMenuOpen()"
           (keydown.enter)="onEnterKeydown()"
diff --git a/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/components/search-filter-chips/search-widget-chip/search-widget-chip.component.ts b/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/components/search-filter-chips/search-widget-chip/search-widget-chip.component.ts
index 6080b84998..8fde14d5a6 100644
--- a/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/components/search-filter-chips/search-widget-chip/search-widget-chip.component.ts
+++ b/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/components/search-filter-chips/search-widget-chip/search-widget-chip.component.ts
@@ -22,19 +22,26 @@ import { MatMenuTrigger } from '@angular/material/menu';
 import { SearchWidgetContainerComponent } from '../../search-widget-container/search-widget-container.component';
 
 @Component({
-  selector: 'adf-search-widget-chip',
-  templateUrl: './search-widget-chip.component.html',
-  styles: [
-      `
-                .adf-search-widget-extra-width {
-                  max-width: 500px;
-                }
-              `
-  ],
-  encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None
-})
-export class SearchWidgetChipComponent  {
+    selector: 'adf-search-widget-chip',
+    templateUrl: './search-widget-chip.component.html',
+    styles: [
+        `
+            .adf-search-widget-extra-width {
+                max-width: 500px;
+            }
 
+            .mdc-evolution-chip__checkmark {
+                display: none;
+            }
+
+            .mat-mdc-chip-graphic {
+                width: 0 !important;
+            }
+        `
+    ],
+    encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None
+})
+export class SearchWidgetChipComponent {
     @Input()
     category: SearchCategory;