diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/views/users/users.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/views/users/users.controller.js
index 79edd32319..99cbe31f66 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/views/users/users.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/views/users/users.controller.js
@@ -187,7 +187,23 @@
         }
 
         function initUserStateSelections() {
-            initUsersOptionsFilterSelections(vm.userStatesFilter, vm.usersOptions.userStates, "key");
+            if (!vm.usersOptions.userStates && vm.userStatesFilter) {
+                  // create a new empty userStates array
+                  vm.usersOptions.userStates = [];
+
+                  // add selected userStatesFilters to usersOptions.userStates array
+                  for (var i = 0; i < vm.userStatesFilter.length; i++) {
+                      if (vm.userStatesFilter[i].selected) {
+                        vm.usersOptions.userStates.push(vm.userStatesFilter[i].key);
+                      }
+                  }
+
+                  // If there are any selected userStates, update location and change pagenumber
+                  if (vm.usersOptions.userStates.length > 0) {
+                      updateLocation("userStates", vm.usersOptions.userStates.join(","));
+                      changePageNumber(1);
+                  }
+              }
         }
 
         function initUserGroupSelections() {