diff --git a/e2e/tests/journeys.spec.ts b/e2e/tests/journeys.spec.ts
index 15744d8..ae585ee 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/journeys.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/tests/journeys.spec.ts
@@ -309,6 +309,19 @@ test('school type and gender switch straight to another value', async ({ page })
  * School type offers six groups a parent recognises, and Faith sits beside it.
  * Data-invariant: asserts what every returned school is, never how many.
  */
+// Clear all once dropped the search with the filters, which sent desktop back
+// to the home page instead of to the unfiltered results.
+test('Clear all removes the filters and keeps the search', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.goto('/?search=school&phase=primary');
+  const row = page.getByRole('group', { name: 'Filters', exact: true });
+  await expect(schoolLinks(page).first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+  await row.getByRole('button', { name: 'Clear all', exact: true }).click();
+  await expect(page).not.toHaveURL(/[?&]phase=/);
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/[?&]search=school(&|$)/);
+  await expect(schoolLinks(page).first()).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(row.getByRole('button', { name: 'Clear all', exact: true })).toHaveCount(0);
+});
+
 test('school type groups and the faith filter narrow to what they name', async ({ page }) => {
   await page.goto('/?search=school');
   const type = page.getByRole('combobox', { name: 'School type', exact: true });
diff --git a/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/ResultsToolbar.test.tsx b/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/ResultsToolbar.test.tsx
index 105b9d7..fcd3d44 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/ResultsToolbar.test.tsx
+++ b/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/ResultsToolbar.test.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { act, fireEvent, render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { act, fireEvent, render, screen, within } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { HomeView } from '@/components/HomeView';
 import { FilterBar } from '@/components/FilterBar';
 import { fetchSchools } from '@/lib/api';
@@ -175,3 +175,24 @@ describe('the results list', () => {
     expect(screen.queryByText('Search: southmead')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });
+
+describe('the desktop Clear all', () => {
+  const row = () => screen.getByRole('group', { name: 'Filters' });
+
+  it('removes the filters and keeps the search, rather than going home', () => {
+    params = new URLSearchParams('postcode=SW196AR&radius=3&phase=primary&school_type=council&local_authority=Wandsworth');
+    render(<FilterBar filters={filters} />);
+    fireEvent.click(within(row()).getByRole('button', { name: 'Clear all' }));
+    const pushed = push.mock.calls.at(-1)![0] as string;
+    const next = new URLSearchParams(pushed.split('?')[1]);
+    expect(next.get('postcode')).toBe('SW196AR');
+    expect(next.get('radius')).toBe('3');
+    for (const key of ['phase', 'school_type', 'local_authority']) expect(next.get(key)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('is not offered when only a search is applied', () => {
+    params = new URLSearchParams('search=southmead');
+    render(<FilterBar filters={filters} />);
+    expect(within(row()).queryByRole('button', { name: /^Clear/ })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/FilterBar.tsx b/nextjs-app/components/FilterBar.tsx
index 8474d4e..3c4d30a 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/FilterBar.tsx
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/FilterBar.tsx
@@ -377,31 +377,13 @@ export function FilterBar({
     updateURL({ ...cleared, [key]: value });
   };
 
-  // Every filter at once, keeping the search and its distance: what "Clear
-  // all" means beside the applied filters, where the search is not one of them.
+  // Every filter at once, keeping the search and its distance. The search is
+  // what the results answer, not a filter on them: clearing it too used to
+  // send desktop back to the home page.
   const handleClearFilterValues = () => {
     updateURL(Object.fromEntries(FILTER_KEYS.map((k) => [k, ""])));
   };
 
-  const handleClearFilters = () => {
-    setOmniValue("");
-    pendingQueryRef.current = "";
-    startTransition(() => {
-      router.push(pathname);
-    });
-  };
-
-  const hasActiveFilters =
-    currentSearch ||
-    currentLA ||
-    currentType ||
-    currentFaith ||
-    currentPhase ||
-    currentPostcode ||
-    currentGender ||
-    currentAdmissionsPolicy ||
-    currentHasSixthForm;
-
   /*
    * A filter's options come from the full lists, not from the results: the
    * results have already been narrowed by that filter, so scoping to them
@@ -844,14 +826,14 @@ export function FilterBar({
               />
             </button>
 
-            {hasActiveFilters && (
+            {appliedCount > 0 && (
               <button
-                onClick={handleClearFilters}
+                onClick={handleClearFilterValues}
                 className={`btn btn-tertiary ${styles.clearButton}`}
                 type="button"
                 disabled={isPending}
               >
-                Clear
+                Clear all
               </button>
             )}
           </div>