diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/people/PeopleFilterAdapter.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/people/PeopleFilterAdapter.java
index a09dfbaa6..46bacbd19 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/people/PeopleFilterAdapter.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/people/PeopleFilterAdapter.java
@@ -40,4 +40,9 @@ public class PeopleFilterAdapter extends FilterAdapter {
     public void unregisterRecevier() {
         activity.unregisterReceiver(filterReceiver);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    protected boolean shouldDirectlyPopulateFilters() {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/reusable/FeaturedListFilterAdapter.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/reusable/FeaturedListFilterAdapter.java
index 5cc493388..14f22ce75 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/reusable/FeaturedListFilterAdapter.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/reusable/FeaturedListFilterAdapter.java
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ public class FeaturedListFilterAdapter extends FilterAdapter {
         activity.unregisterReceiver(filterReceiver);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected boolean shouldDirectlyPopulateFilters() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
         View v = super.getView(position, convertView, parent);
diff --git a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/FilterAdapter.java b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/FilterAdapter.java
index 7e01d1813..271cbbfbd 100644
--- a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/FilterAdapter.java
+++ b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/adapter/FilterAdapter.java
@@ -357,6 +357,10 @@ public class FilterAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<Filter> {
         return selection;
     }
 
+    protected boolean shouldDirectlyPopulateFilters() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     /* ======================================================================
      * ============================================================= receiver
      * ====================================================================== */
@@ -381,13 +385,26 @@ public class FilterAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<Filter> {
         @Override
         public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
             try {
-                for (ResolveInfo filterExposerInfo : filterExposerList) {
-                    String className = filterExposerInfo.activityInfo.name;
-                    AstridFilterExposer filterExposer = null;
-                    filterExposer = (AstridFilterExposer) Class.forName(className, true, FilterAdapter.class.getClassLoader()).newInstance();
-
-                    if (filterExposer != null) {
-                        populateFiltersToAdapter(filterExposer.getFilters());
+                if (shouldDirectlyPopulateFilters()) {
+                    for (ResolveInfo filterExposerInfo : filterExposerList) {
+                        String className = filterExposerInfo.activityInfo.name;
+                        AstridFilterExposer filterExposer = null;
+                        filterExposer = (AstridFilterExposer) Class.forName(className, true, FilterAdapter.class.getClassLoader()).newInstance();
+
+                        if (filterExposer != null) {
+                            populateFiltersToAdapter(filterExposer.getFilters());
+                        }
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    try {
+                        Bundle extras = intent.getExtras();
+                        extras.setClassLoader(FilterListHeader.class.getClassLoader());
+                        final Parcelable[] filters = extras.getParcelableArray(AstridApiConstants.EXTRAS_RESPONSE);
+                        populateFiltersToAdapter(filters);
+                    } catch (Exception e) {
+                        Log.e("receive-filter-" +  //$NON-NLS-1$
+                                intent.getStringExtra(AstridApiConstants.EXTRAS_ADDON),
+                                e.toString(), e);
                     }
                 }
             } catch (Exception e) {