diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index bd46529..961e4bf 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ checksum = "dd6f9d3d47bdd2ad6945c5015a226ec6155d0bcdfd8f7cd29f86b71f8de99d2b"
 dependencies = [
  "getrandom",
  "libredox",
- "thiserror 2.0.11",
+ "thiserror 2.0.12",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1424,11 +1424,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
-version = "2.0.11"
+version = "2.0.12"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d452f284b73e6d76dd36758a0c8684b1d5be31f92b89d07fd5822175732206fc"
+checksum = "567b8a2dae586314f7be2a752ec7474332959c6460e02bde30d702a66d488708"
 dependencies = [
- "thiserror-impl 2.0.11",
+ "thiserror-impl 2.0.12",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1444,9 +1444,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror-impl"
-version = "2.0.11"
+version = "2.0.12"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "26afc1baea8a989337eeb52b6e72a039780ce45c3edfcc9c5b9d112feeb173c2"
+checksum = "7f7cf42b4507d8ea322120659672cf1b9dbb93f8f2d4ecfd6e51350ff5b17a1d"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 2832689..4d4c9d9 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use crossterm::style::Attribute;
 use promkit::{
     jsonz::format::RowFormatter,
     listbox::{self, Listbox},
-    text_editor,
+    text_editor::{self, TextEditor},
 };
 
 mod editor;
@@ -64,6 +64,16 @@ pub struct Args {
 
     #[arg(short = 'c', long = "config", help = "Path to the configuration file.")]
     pub config_file: Option<PathBuf>,
+
+    #[arg(
+        long = "default-filter",
+        help = "Default jq filter to apply to the input data",
+        long_help = "
+        Sets the default jq filter to apply to the input data.
+        The filter is applied when the interface is first loaded.
+        "
+    )]
+    default_filter: Option<String>,
 }
 
 /// Parses the input based on the provided arguments.
@@ -163,7 +173,11 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         IncrementalSearcher::new(listbox_state, config.completion.search_result_chunk_size);
 
     let text_editor_state = text_editor::State {
-        texteditor: Default::default(),
+        texteditor: if let Some(filter) = args.default_filter {
+            TextEditor::new(filter)
+        } else {
+            Default::default()
+        },
         history: Default::default(),
         prefix: config.editor.theme_on_focus.prefix.clone(),
         mask: Default::default(),
diff --git a/src/prompt.rs b/src/prompt.rs
index 6ac7ba6..33fd176 100644
--- a/src/prompt.rs
+++ b/src/prompt.rs
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ pub async fn run<T: ViewProvider + SearchProvider>(
         last_query_tx,
         reactivity_control.query_debounce_duration,
     );
+    if !editor.text().is_empty() {
+        debounce_query_tx.send(editor.text()).await?;
+    }
 
     let (last_resize_tx, mut last_resize_rx) = mpsc::channel::<(u16, u16)>(1);
     let (debounce_resize_tx, debounce_resize_rx) = mpsc::channel(1);