diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/views/ImportFromChannels/ChannelList.vue b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/views/ImportFromChannels/ChannelList.vue
index 37cf667243..6741ffc6c2 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/views/ImportFromChannels/ChannelList.vue
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/views/ImportFromChannels/ChannelList.vue
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     mixins: [constantsTranslationMixin],
     data() {
       return {
-        languageFilter: '',
+        languageFilter: null,
         channels: [],
         pageCount: 0,
         loading: false,
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
       },
       languageFilter() {
         this.loadPage();
+        this.$emit('update-language', this.languageFilter);
       },
     },
     mounted() {
diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/views/ImportFromChannels/SearchOrBrowseWindow.vue b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/views/ImportFromChannels/SearchOrBrowseWindow.vue
index 4ee436398d..db73ee33f5 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/views/ImportFromChannels/SearchOrBrowseWindow.vue
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/views/ImportFromChannels/SearchOrBrowseWindow.vue
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
         <!-- Search or Topics Browsing -->
         <ChannelList
           v-if="isBrowsing && !$route.params.channelId"
+          @update-language="updateLanguageQuery"
         />
         <ContentTreeList
           v-else-if="isBrowsing"
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@
         searchTerm: '',
         topicNode: null,
         copyNode: null,
+        languageFromChannelList: null,
       };
     },
     computed: {
@@ -142,6 +144,9 @@
       handleBackToBrowse() {
         this.$router.push(this.backToBrowseRoute);
       },
+      updateLanguageQuery(language) {
+        this.languageFromChannelList = language;
+      },
       handleSearchTerm() {
         if (this.searchIsValid) {
           this.$router.push({
@@ -151,9 +156,11 @@
             },
             query: {
               ...this.$route.query,
+              ...(this.isBrowsing ? { languages: this.languageFromChannelList } : {}),
               last: this.$route.query.last || this.$route.path,
             },
           });
+          this.languageFromChannelList = null;
           this.clearNodes();
           this.$analytics.trackAction('import_modal', 'Search');
         }