diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/components/events_viewer/index.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/components/events_viewer/index.tsx
index 613861a4c905c..21292e4ac3254 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/components/events_viewer/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/components/events_viewer/index.tsx
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ const StatefulEventsViewerComponent = React.memo<Props>(
     createTimeline,
     columns,
     dataProviders,
+    defaultFilters = [],
     defaultModel,
     defaultIndices,
     deleteEventQuery,
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ const StatefulEventsViewerComponent = React.memo<Props>(
           id={id}
           dataProviders={dataProviders!}
           end={end}
-          filters={filters}
+          filters={[...filters, ...defaultFilters]}
           headerFilterGroup={headerFilterGroup}
           indexPattern={indexPatterns ?? { fields: [], title: '' }}
           isLive={isLive}
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ const makeMapStateToProps = () => {
   const getGlobalQuerySelector = inputsSelectors.globalQuerySelector();
   const getGlobalFiltersQuerySelector = inputsSelectors.globalFiltersQuerySelector();
   const getEvents = timelineSelectors.getEventsByIdSelector();
-  const mapStateToProps = (state: State, { id, defaultModel }: OwnProps) => {
+  const mapStateToProps = (state: State, { id, defaultFilters = [], defaultModel }: OwnProps) => {
     const input: inputsModel.InputsRange = getInputsTimeline(state);
     const events: TimelineModel = getEvents(state, id) ?? defaultModel;
     const { columns, dataProviders, itemsPerPage, itemsPerPageOptions, kqlMode, sort } = events;
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ const makeMapStateToProps = () => {
     return {
       columns,
       dataProviders,
-      filters: getGlobalFiltersQuerySelector(state),
+      filters: [...getGlobalFiltersQuerySelector(state), ...defaultFilters],
       id,
       isLive: input.policy.kind === 'interval',
       itemsPerPage,
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/signals/default_headers.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/signals/default_config.tsx
similarity index 67%
rename from x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/signals/default_headers.tsx
rename to x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/signals/default_config.tsx
index d6bfcd80b9956..e90487a3b023c 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/signals/default_headers.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/signals/default_config.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,48 @@ import {
 } from '../../../components/timeline/body/helpers';
 
 import * as i18n from './translations';
+import { SubsetTimelineModel, timelineDefaults } from '../../../store/timeline/model';
+import { esFilters } from '../../../../../../../../src/plugins/data/common/es_query';
+
+export const signalsOpenFilters: esFilters.Filter[] = [
+  {
+    meta: {
+      alias: null,
+      negate: false,
+      disabled: false,
+      type: 'phrase',
+      key: 'signal.status',
+      params: {
+        query: 'open',
+      },
+    },
+    query: {
+      match_phrase: {
+        'signal.status': 'open',
+      },
+    },
+  },
+];
+
+export const signalsClosedFilters: esFilters.Filter[] = [
+  {
+    meta: {
+      alias: null,
+      negate: false,
+      disabled: false,
+      type: 'phrase',
+      key: 'signal.status',
+      params: {
+        query: 'closed',
+      },
+    },
+    query: {
+      match_phrase: {
+        'signal.status': 'closed',
+      },
+    },
+  },
+];
 
 export const signalsHeaders: ColumnHeader[] = [
   {
@@ -77,3 +119,8 @@ export const signalsHeaders: ColumnHeader[] = [
     width: DEFAULT_DATE_COLUMN_MIN_WIDTH,
   },
 ];
+
+export const signalsDefaultModel: SubsetTimelineModel = {
+  ...timelineDefaults,
+  columns: signalsHeaders,
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/signals/default_model.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/signals/default_model.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index bb1f806d67c03..0000000000000
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/signals/default_model.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
- */
-
-import { signalsHeaders } from './default_headers';
-import { SubsetTimelineModel, timelineDefaults } from '../../../store/timeline/model';
-
-export const signalsDefaultModel: SubsetTimelineModel = {
-  ...timelineDefaults,
-  columns: signalsHeaders,
-};
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/signals/index.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/signals/index.tsx
index edc7ed133d10c..ca178db9cd97f 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/signals/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/pages/detection_engine/signals/index.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { GlobalTime } from '../../../containers/global_time';
 import { StatefulEventsViewer } from '../../../components/events_viewer';
 import * as i18n from './translations';
 import { DEFAULT_SIGNALS_INDEX } from '../../../../common/constants';
-import { signalsDefaultModel } from './default_model';
+import { signalsClosedFilters, signalsDefaultModel, signalsOpenFilters } from './default_config';
 
 const SIGNALS_PAGE_TIMELINE_ID = 'signals-page';
 const FILTER_OPEN = 'open';
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ export const SignalsTableFilterGroup = React.memo(
 
         <EuiFilterButton
           hasActiveFilters={filterGroup === FILTER_CLOSED}
-          onClick={() => setFilterGroup(FILTER_CLOSED)}
+          onClick={() => {
+            setFilterGroup(FILTER_CLOSED);
+            onFilterGroupChanged(FILTER_CLOSED);
+          }}
         >
           {'Closed signals'}
         </EuiFilterButton>
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ export const SignalsTable = React.memo(() => {
         {({ to, from, setQuery, deleteQuery, isInitializing }) => (
           <StatefulEventsViewer
             defaultIndices={[DEFAULT_SIGNALS_INDEX]}
+            defaultFilters={filterGroup === FILTER_OPEN ? signalsOpenFilters : signalsClosedFilters}
             defaultModel={signalsDefaultModel}
             end={to}
             headerFilterGroup={