diff --git a/src-web/components/responseViewers/TextViewer.tsx b/src-web/components/responseViewers/TextViewer.tsx
index ed21d5de..4f83c1c8 100644
--- a/src-web/components/responseViewers/TextViewer.tsx
+++ b/src-web/components/responseViewers/TextViewer.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useCallback } from 'react';
 import { useDebouncedSetState } from '../../hooks/useDebouncedSetState';
 import { useFilterResponse } from '../../hooks/useFilterResponse';
 import { useResponseBodyText } from '../../hooks/useResponseBodyText';
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ interface Props {
 
 export function TextViewer({ response, pretty }: Props) {
   const [isSearching, toggleIsSearching] = useToggle();
-  const [filterText, setFilterText] = useDebouncedSetState<string>('', 500);
+  const [filterText, setDebouncedFilterText, setFilterText] = useDebouncedSetState<string>('', 400);
 
   const contentType = useResponseContentType(response);
   const rawBody = useResponseBodyText(response) ?? '';
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ export function TextViewer({ response, pretty }: Props) {
   const filteredResponse = useFilterResponse({ filter: filterText, responseId: response.id });
 
   const body = filteredResponse ?? formattedBody;
+  const clearSearch = useCallback(() => {
+    toggleIsSearching();
+    setFilterText('');
+  }, [setFilterText, toggleIsSearching]);
 
   const actions = contentType?.startsWith('application/json') && (
     <HStack className="w-full" justifyContent="end" space={1}>
@@ -39,14 +43,15 @@ export function TextViewer({ response, pretty }: Props) {
           label="Filter with JSONPath"
           name="filter"
           defaultValue={filterText}
-          onChange={setFilterText}
+          onKeyDown={(e) => e.key === 'Escape' && clearSearch()}
+          onChange={setDebouncedFilterText}
         />
       )}
       <IconButton
         size="sm"
         icon={isSearching ? 'x' : 'magnifyingGlass'}
-        title="Filter response"
-        onClick={toggleIsSearching}
+        title={isSearching ? 'Close filter' : 'Filter response'}
+        onClick={clearSearch}
       />
     </HStack>
   );
diff --git a/src-web/hooks/useDebouncedSetState.ts b/src-web/hooks/useDebouncedSetState.ts
index 8433e3bc..d9ded2db 100644
--- a/src-web/hooks/useDebouncedSetState.ts
+++ b/src-web/hooks/useDebouncedSetState.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import { debounce } from '../lib/debounce';
 export function useDebouncedSetState<T>(
   defaultValue: T,
   delay?: number,
-): [T, Dispatch<SetStateAction<T>>] {
+): [T, Dispatch<SetStateAction<T>>, Dispatch<SetStateAction<T>>] {
   const [state, setState] = useState<T>(defaultValue);
   const debouncedSetState = useMemo(() => debounce(setState, delay), [delay]);
-  return [state, debouncedSetState];
+  return [state, debouncedSetState, setState];
 }