diff --git a/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/ingest_pipelines/public/application/sections/pipelines_list/table.tsx b/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/ingest_pipelines/public/application/sections/pipelines_list/table.tsx
index 4372a3e4bfd33..b537ca823c010 100644
--- a/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/ingest_pipelines/public/application/sections/pipelines_list/table.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/ingest_pipelines/public/application/sections/pipelines_list/table.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 import type { FunctionComponent } from 'react';
-import React, { useState, useMemo, useEffect } from 'react';
+import React, { useState, useMemo, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import qs from 'query-string';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { isEmpty, omit } from 'lodash';
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ export const PipelineTable: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
   const { history } = useKibana().services;
   const [selection, setSelection] = useState<Pipeline[]>([]);
 
+  const filterButtonRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null);
+
   const { pageSize, sorting, onTableChange } = useEuiTablePersist<Pipeline>({
     tableId: 'ingestPipelines',
     initialPageSize: 10,
@@ -199,12 +201,17 @@ export const PipelineTable: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
   };
   const closePopover = () => {
     setIsPopoverOpen(false);
+    // Return focus to the filter button when popover closes
+    if (filterButtonRef.current) {
+      filterButtonRef.current.focus?.();
+    }
   };
 
   const button = (
     <EuiFilterButton
       iconType="arrowDown"
       badgeColor="success"
+      buttonRef={filterButtonRef}
       data-test-subj="filtersDropdown"
       onClick={onButtonClick}
       isSelected={isPopoverOpen}