diff --git a/frontend/src/services/taskCollection.ts b/frontend/src/services/taskCollection.ts
index f83dac2e2..046c3f0d9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/services/taskCollection.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/services/taskCollection.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export function getDefaultTaskFilterParams(): TaskFilterParams {
 	return {
 		sort_by: ['position', 'id'],
 		order_by: ['asc', 'desc'],
-		filter: '',
+		filter: 'done = false',
 		filter_include_nulls: false,
 		filter_timezone: '',
 		s: '',