diff --git a/frontend/app/components/Dashboard/components/WidgetForm/WidgetFormNew.tsx b/frontend/app/components/Dashboard/components/WidgetForm/WidgetFormNew.tsx
index aaed450aa..07e081fc0 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/Dashboard/components/WidgetForm/WidgetFormNew.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/components/Dashboard/components/WidgetForm/WidgetFormNew.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export default observer(WidgetFormNew);
 
 const FilterSection = observer(({ metric, excludeFilterKeys }: any) => {
   const defaultClosed = React.useRef(metric.exists())
+  const defaultSeries = React.useRef(metric.series.map(s => s.name))
   const isTable = metric.metricType === TABLE;
   const isHeatMap = metric.metricType === HEATMAP;
   const isFunnel = metric.metricType === FUNNEL;
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ const FilterSection = observer(({ metric, excludeFilterKeys }: any) => {
                 series={series}
                 onRemoveSeries={() => metric.removeSeries(index)}
                 canDelete={metric.series.length > 1}
-                defaultClosed={defaultClosed.current}
+                defaultClosed={metric.hasChanged ? defaultSeries.current.includes(series.name) : defaultClosed.current}
                 emptyMessage={
                   isTable
                     ? 'Filter data using any event or attribute. Use Add Step button below to do so.'
diff --git a/frontend/app/mstore/types/widget.ts b/frontend/app/mstore/types/widget.ts
index e77d9cbf5..6a2cf667f 100644
--- a/frontend/app/mstore/types/widget.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/mstore/types/widget.ts
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ export default class Widget {
     }
 
     addSeries() {
+        this.hasChanged = true;
         const series = new FilterSeries();
         series.name = 'Series ' + (this.series.length + 1);
         this.series.push(series);