diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidget.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidget.kt
index 5cd80147b..b881edba7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidget.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidget.kt
@@ -89,12 +89,6 @@ class TasksWidget : AppWidgetProvider() {
             setRemoteAdapter(
                 R.id.list_view,
                 Intent(context, TasksWidgetAdapter::class.java)
-                    .putExtra(
-                        TasksWidgetAdapter.EXTRA_FILTER,
-                        Bundle().apply {
-                            putParcelable(TasksWidgetAdapter.EXTRA_FILTER, filter)
-                        }
-                    )
                     .putExtra(AppWidgetManager.EXTRA_APPWIDGET_ID, id)
                     .setData(cacheBuster)
             )
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidgetAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidgetAdapter.kt
index 062f91d63..af8215786 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidgetAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidgetAdapter.kt
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 package org.tasks.widget
 
 import android.appwidget.AppWidgetManager
+import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.widget.RemoteViewsService
-import com.todoroo.astrid.api.Filter
 import com.todoroo.astrid.subtasks.SubtasksHelper
 import dagger.hilt.android.AndroidEntryPoint
+import dagger.hilt.android.qualifiers.ApplicationContext
+import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 import org.tasks.data.TaskDao
 import org.tasks.markdown.MarkdownProvider
+import org.tasks.preferences.DefaultFilterProvider
 import org.tasks.preferences.Preferences
 import org.tasks.tasklist.HeaderFormatter
 import java.util.Locale
@@ -15,6 +18,8 @@ import javax.inject.Inject
 
 @AndroidEntryPoint
 class TasksWidgetAdapter : RemoteViewsService() {
+    @ApplicationContext @Inject lateinit var context: Context
+    @Inject lateinit var defaultFilterProvider: DefaultFilterProvider
     @Inject lateinit var taskDao: TaskDao
     @Inject lateinit var preferences: Preferences
     @Inject lateinit var subtasksHelper: SubtasksHelper
@@ -25,11 +30,13 @@ class TasksWidgetAdapter : RemoteViewsService() {
 
     override fun onGetViewFactory(intent: Intent): RemoteViewsFactory? {
         val widgetId = intent.extras?.getInt(AppWidgetManager.EXTRA_APPWIDGET_ID) ?: return null
-        val bundle = intent.getBundleExtra(EXTRA_FILTER)
-        val filter: Filter = bundle?.getParcelable(EXTRA_FILTER) ?: return null
+        val widgetPreferences = WidgetPreferences(context, preferences, widgetId)
+        val filter = runBlocking {
+            defaultFilterProvider.getFilterFromPreference(widgetPreferences.filterId)
+        }
         return TasksWidgetViewFactory(
             subtasksHelper,
-            preferences,
+            widgetPreferences,
             filter,
             applicationContext,
             widgetId,
@@ -40,8 +47,4 @@ class TasksWidgetAdapter : RemoteViewsService() {
             headerFormatter,
         )
     }
-
-    companion object {
-        const val EXTRA_FILTER = "extra_filter"
-    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidgetViewFactory.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidgetViewFactory.kt
index f095861a0..4398cec8f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidgetViewFactory.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidgetViewFactory.kt
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import org.tasks.extensions.setMaxLines
 import org.tasks.extensions.setTextSize
 import org.tasks.extensions.strikethrough
 import org.tasks.markdown.Markdown
-import org.tasks.preferences.Preferences
 import org.tasks.tasklist.HeaderFormatter
 import org.tasks.tasklist.SectionedDataSource
 import org.tasks.themes.ColorProvider.Companion.priorityColor
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ import kotlin.math.max
 
 internal class TasksWidgetViewFactory(
     private val subtasksHelper: SubtasksHelper,
-    preferences: Preferences,
+    private val widgetPreferences: WidgetPreferences,
     private val filter: Filter,
     private val context: Context,
     private val widgetId: Int,
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ internal class TasksWidgetViewFactory(
     private val headerFormatter: HeaderFormatter,
 ) : RemoteViewsFactory {
     private val indentPadding = (20 * context.resources.displayMetrics.density).toInt()
-    private val widgetPreferences = WidgetPreferences(context, preferences, widgetId)
     private val settings = widgetPreferences.getWidgetListSettings()
     private val hPad = context.resources.getDimension(R.dimen.widget_padding).toInt()
     private val disableGroups = !filter.supportsSorting()