diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/card-columns.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/card-columns.css
index b02f8b9bf..d3daec9d3 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/card-columns.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/card-columns.css
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@
   .card-columns {
     margin: auto;
     max-inline-size: 100%;
-    min-block-size: 20lh;
     padding-inline: var(--reserved-bubble-space);
     position: relative;
     transition: 300ms ease-in-out;
 
+    &:has(.cards) {
+      min-block-size: 20lh;
+    }
+
     &:before {
       background: var(--gradient-border);
       block-size: 1px;
diff --git a/app/models/filter.rb b/app/models/filter.rb
index 7b132b51a..c822fe471 100644
--- a/app/models/filter.rb
+++ b/app/models/filter.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Filter < ApplicationRecord
       result = result.assigned_to(assignees.ids) if assignees.present?
       result = result.where(creator_id: creators.ids) if creators.present?
       result = result.where(collection: collections.ids) if collections.present?
-      result = result.in_stage(stages.ids) if stages.present?
+      result = result.in_stage(stages.ids) if stages.present? && engagement_status&.doing?
       result = result.tagged_with(tags.ids) if tags.present?
       result = result.where("cards.created_at": creation_window) if creation_window
       result = result.closed_at_window(closure_window) if closure_window
diff --git a/app/views/cards/index.html.erb b/app/views/cards/index.html.erb
index 0f52be2ea..c343623fa 100644
--- a/app/views/cards/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/cards/index.html.erb
@@ -40,13 +40,15 @@
         dragover->drag-and-drop#dragOver
         drop->drag-and-drop#drop
         dragend->drag-and-drop#dragEnd" } do %>
-  <% unless @filter.closers.any? %>
-    <div class="card-columns" data-controller="related-element" data-related-element-highlight-class="cards--related">
+  
+  <div class="card-columns" data-controller="related-element" data-related-element-highlight-class="cards--related">
+    <% unless @filter.closers.any? %>
       <%= render "cards/index/engagement/on_deck", **@on_deck.to_h %>
       <%= render "cards/index/engagement/considering", **@considering.to_h %>
       <%= render "cards/index/engagement/doing", **@doing.to_h %>
-    </div>
-  <% end %>
+    <% end %>
+  </div>
+ 
 
   <%= render "cards/index/engagement/closed", **@closed.to_h %>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/cards/index/_workflow_filter.html.erb b/app/views/cards/index/_workflow_filter.html.erb
index d48ba88e0..3f1dad724 100644
--- a/app/views/cards/index/_workflow_filter.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/cards/index/_workflow_filter.html.erb
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
     <strong class="popup__title margin-block-start-half pad-inline-half">In stage(s)…</strong>
     <%= form_with url: cards_path, method: :get, class: "popup__list",
           data: { controller: "form" } do |form| %>
-      <% filter.as_params.except(:stage_ids).each do |key, value| %>
+      <% filter.as_params.except(:stage_ids, :engagement_status).each do |key, value| %>
         <%= filter_hidden_field_tag key, value %>
       <% end %>
 
-      <%= link_to cards_path(filter.as_params.except(:stage_ids)), class: "popup__item btn" do %>
+      <%= link_to cards_path(filter.as_params.except(:stage_ids, :engagement_status)), class: "popup__item btn" do %>
         <span class="overflow-ellipsis">All stages</span>
       <% end %>
 
diff --git a/test/models/filter_test.rb b/test/models/filter_test.rb
index 6dce00f62..537cf384c 100644
--- a/test/models/filter_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/filter_test.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class FilterTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal [ cards(:layout) ], filter.cards
 
     filter = users(:david).filters.new stage_ids: [ workflow_stages(:qa_on_hold).id ]
-    assert_equal [ cards(:logo), @new_card ], filter.cards
+    assert_equal [ cards(:logo), cards(:layout), @new_card, cards(:text) ], filter.cards
 
     filter = users(:david).filters.new assignment_status: "unassigned", collection_ids: [ @new_collection.id ]
     assert_equal [ @new_card ], filter.cards