diff --git a/deployments/api/src/stitch/api/db/og_field_resource_actions.py b/deployments/api/src/stitch/api/db/og_field_resource_actions.py
index a0f6c056..1a611ef3 100644
--- a/deployments/api/src/stitch/api/db/og_field_resource_actions.py
+++ b/deployments/api/src/stitch/api/db/og_field_resource_actions.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from stitch.api.observability.context import named_query
 from stitch.api.entities import (
     FILTER_OPTION_FIELDS,
+    OGFieldFilterParams,
     OGFieldQueryParams,
 )
 from stitch.api.db.og_field_source_actions import (
@@ -93,16 +94,17 @@ async def query(
 
 async def filter_options(
     session: AsyncSession,
+    params: OGFieldFilterParams,
     licensed_sources: Collection[OGSISrcKey] | None = None,
 ) -> dict[str, list[str]]:
-    """Distinct coalesced values for every filterable field, in one query."""
+    """Fetch availible values for each attribute after filtering the db results."""
     options: dict[str, list[str]] = {field: [] for field in FILTER_OPTION_FIELDS}
     with named_query("resources.filter_options"):
         for colname, value in await session.execute(
-            filter_option_rows(licensed_sources)
+            filter_option_rows(params, licensed_sources)
         ):
             options[colname].append(value)
-    return options
+    return {field: sorted(values) for field, values in options.items()}
 
 
 async def get(
diff --git a/deployments/api/src/stitch/api/db/queries.py b/deployments/api/src/stitch/api/db/queries.py
index 02ba5d5c..fa178b64 100644
--- a/deployments/api/src/stitch/api/db/queries.py
+++ b/deployments/api/src/stitch/api/db/queries.py
@@ -18,14 +18,17 @@
 from sqlalchemy import (
     CTE,
     ColumnElement,
+    CompoundSelect,
     Select,
     and_,
     asc,
     case,
     desc,
     func,
+    literal,
     or_,
     select,
+    union_all,
 )
 
 from stitch.api.db.model import (
@@ -38,7 +41,11 @@
     ResourceModel,
 )
 from stitch.api.db.model.oil_gas_field_source_value import value_attr_for
-from stitch.api.entities import FILTER_OPTION_FIELDS, OGFieldQueryParams
+from stitch.api.entities import (
+    FILTER_OPTION_FIELDS,
+    OGFieldFilterParams,
+    OGFieldQueryParams,
+)
 from stitch.ogsi.model.types import OGSISrcKey
 
 # Single source of truth for the source-list field metadata. This is a shared
@@ -66,7 +73,7 @@
 _HEADER_SORT_FIELDS: Final[frozenset[str]] = frozenset({"id", "source", "resource_id"})
 
 
-def _filter_values(params: OGFieldQueryParams, field_name: str) -> list[Any]:
+def _filter_values(params: OGFieldFilterParams, field_name: str) -> list[Any]:
     """The values an exact-match filter is set to, as a list.
 
     Multi-select fields arrive as lists; the rest are scalars, returned as a
@@ -264,14 +271,24 @@ def coalesced_winner_rows(
 
 
 def filter_option_rows(
+    params: OGFieldFilterParams,
     licensed_sources: Collection[OGSISrcKey] | None = None,
-) -> Select[tuple[str, str]]:
-    """Distinct winning ``(colname, value)`` pairs for every filterable field."""
+) -> CompoundSelect:
+    """Fetch distinct ``(colname, value)`` pairs still present after filtering by ``params``."""
     m = MembershipModel
     v = OilGasFieldSourceValueModel
+    r = ResourceModel
     p = OGFieldSourcePriority
     o = OGFieldResourceSourcePriority
 
+    involved = list(FILTER_OPTION_FIELDS)
+    for field_name in EXACT_MATCH_FIELDS:
+        if _filter_values(params, field_name):
+            involved.append(field_name)
+    if params.q:
+        involved += Q_FIELDS
+    involved = list(dict.fromkeys(involved))
+
     base = (
         select(
             m.resource_id.label("resource_id"),
@@ -283,25 +300,41 @@ def filter_option_rows(
             v.value_text,
         )
         .select_from(m)
+        .join(r, r.id == m.resource_id)
         .join(v, v.source_pk == m.source_pk)
         .join(p, p.source == m.source)
         .outerjoin(o, _override_join(m.resource_id))
         .where(
+            r.repointed_id.is_(None),
             m.status == MembershipStatus.ACTIVE,
-            v.colname.in_(FILTER_OPTION_FIELDS),
+            v.colname.in_(involved),
         )
     )
     if licensed_sources is not None:
         base = base.where(m.source.in_(list(dict.fromkeys(licensed_sources))))
 
     ranked = add_ranking(base.cte("filter_option_base")).cte("filter_option_ranked")
-    c = ranked.c
-    return (
-        select(c.colname, c.value_text)
-        .where(c.value_text.is_not(None))  # rn == 1 already applied by add_ranking
-        .distinct()
-        .order_by(c.colname, c.value_text)
+
+    pivot = _add_pivot_columns(
+        select(ranked.c.resource_id.label("resource_id")),
+        involved,
+        ranked.c.colname,
+        lambda field_name: getattr(ranked.c, value_attr_for(field_name)),
     )
+    pivot_cte = pivot.group_by(ranked.c.resource_id).cte("filter_option_pivot")
+
+    branches: list[Select[tuple[str, str]]] = []
+    for field_name in FILTER_OPTION_FIELDS:
+        column = _require_column(pivot_cte, field_name)
+        branch = select(
+            literal(field_name).label("colname"), column.label("value")
+        ).where(column.is_not(None))
+        for cond in _build_field_conditions(
+            pivot_cte, params.model_copy(update={field_name: None})
+        ):
+            branch = branch.where(cond)
+        branches.append(branch.distinct())
+    return union_all(*branches)
 
 
 def field_source_candidates(
@@ -489,7 +522,7 @@ def _require_column(cte: CTE | Select, field_name: str) -> ColumnElement[Any]:
 
 def _build_field_conditions(
     cte: CTE | Select,
-    params: OGFieldQueryParams,
+    params: OGFieldFilterParams,
 ) -> list[ColumnElement[bool]]:
     """Path-agnostic q-ILIKE + exact-match filters over the pivoted columns.
 
diff --git a/deployments/api/src/stitch/api/routers/oil_gas_fields.py b/deployments/api/src/stitch/api/routers/oil_gas_fields.py
index 10af44e0..be0ca7d8 100644
--- a/deployments/api/src/stitch/api/routers/oil_gas_fields.py
+++ b/deployments/api/src/stitch/api/routers/oil_gas_fields.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     MergeCandidateDetailView,
     MergeCandidateReviewRequest,
     MergeCandidateView,
+    OGFieldFilterParams,
     OGFieldQueryParams,
     PaginatedResponse,
     SetFieldPriorityRequest,
@@ -93,9 +94,11 @@ async def get_resource_filter_options(
     uow: UnitOfWorkDep,
     _user: CurrentUser,
     claims: Claims,
+    params: Annotated[OGFieldFilterParams, Query()],
 ) -> OGFieldFilterOptionsResponse:
     opts = await resource_actions.filter_options(
         session=uow.session,
+        params=params,
         licensed_sources=licensed_sources(claims),
     )
     return OGFieldFilterOptionsResponse(**opts)
diff --git a/deployments/api/tests/db/test_resource_actions.py b/deployments/api/tests/db/test_resource_actions.py
index 45faef56..3d19f9d7 100644
--- a/deployments/api/tests/db/test_resource_actions.py
+++ b/deployments/api/tests/db/test_resource_actions.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import pytest
 from fastapi import HTTPException
-from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
 from sqlalchemy import event, func, select
 from sqlalchemy.exc import IntegrityError
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
@@ -21,9 +20,9 @@
     OilGasFieldSourceValueModel,
     ResourceModel,
 )
-from stitch.api.db.queries import filter_option_rows
 from stitch.api.entities import (
     FILTER_OPTION_FIELDS,
+    OGFieldFilterParams,
     OGFieldQueryParams,
     User,
 )
@@ -1016,7 +1015,9 @@ async def test_returns_distinct_sorted_coalesced_values(
             {"source": "rmi", "country": None},
         )
 
-        options = await resource_actions.filter_options(seeded_integration_session)
+        options = await resource_actions.filter_options(
+            seeded_integration_session, OGFieldFilterParams()
+        )
 
         assert options["country"] == ["CAN", "USA"]
 
@@ -1040,6 +1041,7 @@ async def test_honors_licensed_sources_after_coalescing(
 
         options = await resource_actions.filter_options(
             seeded_integration_session,
+            OGFieldFilterParams(),
             licensed_sources=frozenset({"gem", "wm", "llm"}),
         )
 
@@ -1063,12 +1065,14 @@ async def test_licensing_promotes_next_priority_value(
 
         with_wm = await resource_actions.filter_options(
             seeded_integration_session,
+            OGFieldFilterParams(),
             licensed_sources=frozenset({"gem", "wm"}),
         )
         assert with_wm["country"] == ["USA"]
 
         without_wm = await resource_actions.filter_options(
             seeded_integration_session,
+            OGFieldFilterParams(),
             licensed_sources=frozenset({"gem"}),
         )
         assert without_wm["country"] == ["CAN"]
@@ -1097,7 +1101,9 @@ async def test_excludes_inactive_memberships(
         inactive_membership.status = MembershipStatus.INACTIVE
         await seeded_integration_session.flush()
 
-        options = await resource_actions.filter_options(seeded_integration_session)
+        options = await resource_actions.filter_options(
+            seeded_integration_session, OGFieldFilterParams()
+        )
 
         assert options["country"] == ["USA"]
 
@@ -1113,7 +1119,9 @@ async def test_returns_every_field_including_empty_ones(
             {"source": "rmi", "country": "USA"},
         )
 
-        options = await resource_actions.filter_options(seeded_integration_session)
+        options = await resource_actions.filter_options(
+            seeded_integration_session, OGFieldFilterParams()
+        )
 
         assert set(options.keys()) == set(FILTER_OPTION_FIELDS)
         assert options["country"] == ["USA"]
@@ -1148,31 +1156,15 @@ async def test_returns_each_field_from_one_pass(
             },
         )
 
-        options = await resource_actions.filter_options(seeded_integration_session)
+        options = await resource_actions.filter_options(
+            seeded_integration_session, OGFieldFilterParams()
+        )
 
         assert options["country"] == ["CAN", "USA"]
         assert options["state_province"] == ["Alberta", "Texas"]
         assert options["basin"] == ["Permian", "Texas"]
         assert options["region"] == ["North America"]
 
-    def test_postgres_distinct_query_orders_by_selected_columns(self):
-        """``filter_option_rows`` compiles on Postgres."""
-        stmt = filter_option_rows(
-            licensed_sources=frozenset({"gem", "wm", "rmi", "llm"}),
-        )
-
-        sql = str(
-            stmt.compile(
-                dialect=postgresql.dialect(),
-                compile_kwargs={"literal_binds": True},
-            )
-        )
-
-        assert "SELECT DISTINCT" in sql
-        assert "ORDER BY" in sql
-        ordered = sql[sql.index("ORDER BY") :]
-        assert "colname" in ordered and "value_text" in ordered
-
     @pytest.mark.anyio
     async def test_only_unlicensed_selected_sources_still_return_resource(
         self,
@@ -1340,6 +1332,224 @@ async def test_repointed_resources_are_excluded(
         assert [item.id for item in items] == [root_id]
 
 
+class TestResourceFilterOptionsCascade:
+    """Options offered for one field reflect the *other* fields' selections."""
+
+    async def _seed_two_countries(
+        self,
+        session: AsyncSession,
+        user: User,
+    ) -> None:
+        await _create_resource_with_sources(
+            session,
+            user,
+            {
+                "source": "gem",
+                "name": "Canadian field",
+                "country": "CAN",
+                "state_province": "Alberta",
+                "basin": "Western Canadian",
+            },
+        )
+        await _create_resource_with_sources(
+            session,
+            user,
+            {
+                "source": "gem",
+                "name": "American field",
+                "country": "USA",
+                "state_province": "Alaska",
+                "basin": "North Slope",
+            },
+        )
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_country_narrows_state_province(
+        self,
+        seeded_integration_session: AsyncSession,
+        test_user: User,
+    ):
+        await self._seed_two_countries(seeded_integration_session, test_user)
+
+        options = await resource_actions.filter_options(
+            seeded_integration_session, OGFieldFilterParams(country=["CAN"])
+        )
+
+        assert options["state_province"] == ["Alberta"]
+        assert options["basin"] == ["Western Canadian"]
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_state_province_narrows_country(
+        self,
+        seeded_integration_session: AsyncSession,
+        test_user: User,
+    ):
+        """The reverse direction: picking a province narrows Country."""
+        await self._seed_two_countries(seeded_integration_session, test_user)
+
+        options = await resource_actions.filter_options(
+            seeded_integration_session,
+            OGFieldFilterParams(state_province=["Alberta"]),
+        )
+
+        assert options["country"] == ["CAN"]
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_basin_spanning_two_countries_keeps_both(
+        self,
+        seeded_integration_session: AsyncSession,
+        test_user: User,
+    ):
+        """Narrowing is by reachability, not by a one-to-one hierarchy."""
+        await _create_resource_with_sources(
+            seeded_integration_session,
+            test_user,
+            {"source": "gem", "country": "CAN", "basin": "Williston"},
+        )
+        await _create_resource_with_sources(
+            seeded_integration_session,
+            test_user,
+            {"source": "gem", "country": "USA", "basin": "Williston"},
+        )
+        await _create_resource_with_sources(
+            seeded_integration_session,
+            test_user,
+            {"source": "gem", "country": "NOR", "basin": "North Sea"},
+        )
+
+        options = await resource_actions.filter_options(
+            seeded_integration_session, OGFieldFilterParams(basin=["Williston"])
+        )
+
+        assert options["country"] == ["CAN", "USA"]
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_field_is_not_narrowed_by_its_own_selection(
+        self,
+        seeded_integration_session: AsyncSession,
+        test_user: User,
+    ):
+        """Multi-select keeps working: Country still offers the un-ticked ones."""
+        await self._seed_two_countries(seeded_integration_session, test_user)
+
+        options = await resource_actions.filter_options(
+            seeded_integration_session, OGFieldFilterParams(country=["CAN"])
+        )
+
+        assert options["country"] == ["CAN", "USA"]
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_multi_select_unions_the_other_fields(
+        self,
+        seeded_integration_session: AsyncSession,
+        test_user: User,
+    ):
+        """Two countries ticked -> the other fields offer both countries' values."""
+        await self._seed_two_countries(seeded_integration_session, test_user)
+
+        options = await resource_actions.filter_options(
+            seeded_integration_session,
+            OGFieldFilterParams(country=["CAN", "USA"]),
+        )
+
+        assert options["state_province"] == ["Alaska", "Alberta"]
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_search_term_cascades_into_every_field(
+        self,
+        seeded_integration_session: AsyncSession,
+        test_user: User,
+    ):
+        await self._seed_two_countries(seeded_integration_session, test_user)
+
+        options = await resource_actions.filter_options(
+            seeded_integration_session, OGFieldFilterParams(q="Canadian")
+        )
+
+        assert options["country"] == ["CAN"]
+        assert options["state_province"] == ["Alberta"]
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_search_term_is_not_self_excluded(
+        self,
+        seeded_integration_session: AsyncSession,
+        test_user: User,
+    ):
+        """``q`` is never a branch target, so it narrows even the fields it
+        matches on. ``basin`` is searchable, so a term matching only the Canadian
+        basin must still leave Basin showing that one value alone."""
+        await self._seed_two_countries(seeded_integration_session, test_user)
+
+        options = await resource_actions.filter_options(
+            seeded_integration_session, OGFieldFilterParams(q="Western Canadian")
+        )
+
+        assert options["basin"] == ["Western Canadian"]
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_unfiltered_params_offer_every_value(
+        self,
+        seeded_integration_session: AsyncSession,
+        test_user: User,
+    ):
+        """No filters set -> the pre-cascade behaviour, every reachable value."""
+        await self._seed_two_countries(seeded_integration_session, test_user)
+
+        options = await resource_actions.filter_options(
+            seeded_integration_session, OGFieldFilterParams()
+        )
+
+        assert options["country"] == ["CAN", "USA"]
+        assert options["state_province"] == ["Alaska", "Alberta"]
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_excludes_repointed_resources(
+        self,
+        seeded_integration_session: AsyncSession,
+        test_user: User,
+    ):
+        """A merged-away resource's values are not offered."""
+        root_id = await _create_resource_with_sources(
+            seeded_integration_session,
+            test_user,
+            {"source": "gem", "country": "USA"},
+        )
+        await _create_resource_with_sources(
+            seeded_integration_session,
+            test_user,
+            {"source": "gem", "country": "CAN"},
+            repointed_to=root_id,
+        )
+
+        options = await resource_actions.filter_options(
+            seeded_integration_session, OGFieldFilterParams()
+        )
+
+        assert options["country"] == ["USA"]
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_cascade_respects_licensed_sources(
+        self,
+        seeded_integration_session: AsyncSession,
+        test_user: User,
+    ):
+        """Filtering on an unlicensed source's value offers nothing elsewhere."""
+        await _create_resource_with_sources(
+            seeded_integration_session,
+            test_user,
+            {"source": "wm", "country": "USA", "basin": "Permian"},
+        )
+
+        options = await resource_actions.filter_options(
+            seeded_integration_session,
+            OGFieldFilterParams(country=["USA"]),
+            licensed_sources=frozenset({"gem"}),
+        )
+
+        assert options["basin"] == []
+        assert options["country"] == []
+
+
 class TestResourcePriorityOverride:
     """A per-field override re-ranks sources, flipping the coalesced winner."""
 
diff --git a/deployments/api/tests/observability/test_query_name_actions.py b/deployments/api/tests/observability/test_query_name_actions.py
index 619d2af3..b2c542cc 100644
--- a/deployments/api/tests/observability/test_query_name_actions.py
+++ b/deployments/api/tests/observability/test_query_name_actions.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 from stitch.api.entities import (
     MergeCandidateCreateRequest,
     MergeCandidateReviewRequest,
+    OGFieldFilterParams,
     OGFieldQueryParams,
     User,
 )
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ async def test_resource_read_labels(
         )
 
         captured_query_events.clear()
-        await resource_actions.filter_options(session)
+        await resource_actions.filter_options(session, OGFieldFilterParams())
         _assert_labels(captured_query_events, {"resources.filter_options"})
 
         captured_query_events.clear()
diff --git a/deployments/api/tests/routers/test_resources_unit.py b/deployments/api/tests/routers/test_resources_unit.py
index 5585acdc..5efc4941 100644
--- a/deployments/api/tests/routers/test_resources_unit.py
+++ b/deployments/api/tests/routers/test_resources_unit.py
@@ -324,3 +324,63 @@ async def override_get_uow():
         assert call_kwargs["licensed_sources"] == frozenset(
             {"rmi", "gem", "wm", "ccr", "alb", "bc", "nor", "llm"}
         )
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_passes_filter_params(self, async_client, mock_uow):
+        """The current selections reach the action, so options can cascade."""
+
+        async def override_get_uow():
+            yield mock_uow
+
+        app.dependency_overrides[get_uow] = override_get_uow
+
+        with patch("stitch.api.routers.oil_gas_fields.resource_actions") as mock_repo:
+            mock_repo.filter_options = AsyncMock(
+                return_value=dict(
+                    basin=[],
+                    country=[],
+                    field_status=[],
+                    primary_hydrocarbon_group=[],
+                    region=[],
+                    state_province=[],
+                )
+            )
+
+            response = await async_client.get(
+                "/oil-gas-fields/filter-options"
+                "?country=NOR&country=SAU&state_province=Alberta&q=ghawar"
+            )
+
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        params = mock_repo.filter_options.call_args.kwargs["params"]
+        assert params.country == ["NOR", "SAU"]
+        assert params.state_province == ["Alberta"]
+        assert params.q == "ghawar"
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_no_query_string_still_works(self, async_client, mock_uow):
+        """Every param is optional: callers that send none are unaffected."""
+
+        async def override_get_uow():
+            yield mock_uow
+
+        app.dependency_overrides[get_uow] = override_get_uow
+
+        with patch("stitch.api.routers.oil_gas_fields.resource_actions") as mock_repo:
+            mock_repo.filter_options = AsyncMock(
+                return_value=dict(
+                    basin=[],
+                    country=[],
+                    field_status=[],
+                    primary_hydrocarbon_group=[],
+                    region=[],
+                    state_province=[],
+                )
+            )
+
+            response = await async_client.get("/oil-gas-fields/filter-options")
+
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        params = mock_repo.filter_options.call_args.kwargs["params"]
+        assert params.country is None
+        assert params.q is None
diff --git a/deployments/stitch-frontend/src/components/FilterBar.jsx b/deployments/stitch-frontend/src/components/FilterBar.jsx
index bad32b52..fb262004 100644
--- a/deployments/stitch-frontend/src/components/FilterBar.jsx
+++ b/deployments/stitch-frontend/src/components/FilterBar.jsx
@@ -2,8 +2,16 @@ import FilterDropdown from "./FilterDropdown";
 import { FILTER_FIELDS, EMPTY_FILTERS } from "../config/filters";
 import { useResourceFilterOptions } from "../hooks/useResources";
 
-export default function FilterBar({ endpoint, filters, onFiltersChange }) {
-  const { data: filterOptions } = useResourceFilterOptions(endpoint);
+export default function FilterBar({
+  endpoint,
+  filters,
+  onFiltersChange,
+  optionParams,
+}) {
+  const { data: filterOptions } = useResourceFilterOptions(
+    endpoint,
+    optionParams,
+  );
 
   // Flatten active filters into chips: [{ field, label, value, displayValue }, ...]
   // `value` is the stored/API value; `displayValue` is what the user sees.
diff --git a/deployments/stitch-frontend/src/components/ResourcesView.jsx b/deployments/stitch-frontend/src/components/ResourcesView.jsx
index 023e3bad..0b2db1cf 100644
--- a/deployments/stitch-frontend/src/components/ResourcesView.jsx
+++ b/deployments/stitch-frontend/src/components/ResourcesView.jsx
@@ -191,6 +191,10 @@ export default function ResourcesView({ className = "", endpoint }) {
             endpoint={endpoint}
             filters={filters}
             onFiltersChange={handleFiltersChange}
+            optionParams={{
+              filters: settledListParams.filters,
+              q: settledListParams.q,
+            }}
           />
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/deployments/stitch-frontend/src/components/ResourcesView.test.jsx b/deployments/stitch-frontend/src/components/ResourcesView.test.jsx
index 142c2524..489c20a4 100644
--- a/deployments/stitch-frontend/src/components/ResourcesView.test.jsx
+++ b/deployments/stitch-frontend/src/components/ResourcesView.test.jsx
@@ -555,7 +555,27 @@ describe("ResourcesView", () => {
       renderWithQueryClient(<ResourcesView endpoint={ENDPOINT} />);
 
       expect(useResourceFilterOptions).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-      expect(useResourceFilterOptions).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ENDPOINT);
+      expect(useResourceFilterOptions).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        ENDPOINT,
+        expect.objectContaining({ filters: expect.any(Object) }),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("sends the active filters and search to the options query", () => {
+      vi.mocked(useResources).mockReturnValue({
+        ...defaultHookReturn,
+        data: mockResourceData,
+      });
+
+      renderWithQueryClient(<ResourcesView endpoint={ENDPOINT} />, {
+        initialEntries: ["/?country=NOR&q=ghawar"],
+      });
+
+      expect(useResourceFilterOptions).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(useResourceFilterOptions).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(ENDPOINT, {
+        filters: expect.objectContaining({ country: ["NOR"] }),
+        q: "ghawar",
+      });
     });
 
     it("shows country options as conventional names but filters by the code", () => {
diff --git a/deployments/stitch-frontend/src/hooks/useResources.js b/deployments/stitch-frontend/src/hooks/useResources.js
index 14009924..7af8a6d6 100644
--- a/deployments/stitch-frontend/src/hooks/useResources.js
+++ b/deployments/stitch-frontend/src/hooks/useResources.js
@@ -55,10 +55,13 @@ function useResourcesReal(
   });
 }
 
-function useResourceFilterOptionsReal(endpoint = "resources", enabled = true) {
+function useResourceFilterOptionsReal(
+  endpoint = "resources",
+  { filters = {}, q, enabled = true } = {},
+) {
   const config = useConfig();
   return useAuthenticatedQuery({
-    ...resourceQueries.filterOptions(config, endpoint),
+    ...resourceQueries.filterOptions(config, endpoint, filters, q),
     enabled,
   });
 }
@@ -214,15 +217,16 @@ function getMockResourcePage({
   };
 }
 
-function getMockFilterOptions() {
+function getMockFilterOptions({ filters = {}, q } = {}) {
+  const searched = applyMockSearch(MOCK_RESOURCE_ITEMS, q);
+
   return Object.fromEntries(
     FILTER_FIELDS.map(({ key: field }) => [
       field,
       Array.from(
         new Set(
-          MOCK_RESOURCE_ITEMS.map((resource) =>
-            getResourceField(resource, field),
-          )
+          applyMockFilters(searched, { ...filters, [field]: [] })
+            .map((resource) => getResourceField(resource, field))
             .filter((value) => value != null && value !== "")
             .map(String),
         ),
@@ -269,10 +273,13 @@ function useResourcesMock(
   });
 }
 
-function useResourceFilterOptionsMock(endpoint = "resources", enabled = true) {
+function useResourceFilterOptionsMock(
+  endpoint = "resources",
+  { filters = {}, q, enabled = true } = {},
+) {
   return useQuery({
-    ...resourceQueries.filterOptions(UNUSED_MOCK_CONFIG, endpoint),
-    queryFn: () => Promise.resolve(getMockFilterOptions()),
+    ...resourceQueries.filterOptions(UNUSED_MOCK_CONFIG, endpoint, filters, q),
+    queryFn: () => Promise.resolve(getMockFilterOptions({ filters, q })),
     enabled,
   });
 }
diff --git a/deployments/stitch-frontend/src/queries/api.js b/deployments/stitch-frontend/src/queries/api.js
index fa1cfdb9..50c518fd 100644
--- a/deployments/stitch-frontend/src/queries/api.js
+++ b/deployments/stitch-frontend/src/queries/api.js
@@ -1,16 +1,24 @@
-export async function getResources(
-  config,
-  fetcher,
-  endpoint = "resources",
-  { page = 1, page_size = 50, filters = {}, q, sort_by, sort_order } = {},
-) {
-  const params = new URLSearchParams({ page, page_size });
+function appendFilterParams(params, filters = {}, q) {
   for (const [key, values] of Object.entries(filters)) {
     for (const v of values) {
       params.append(key, v);
     }
   }
   if (q) params.set("q", q);
+  return params;
+}
+
+export async function getResources(
+  config,
+  fetcher,
+  endpoint = "resources",
+  { page = 1, page_size = 50, filters = {}, q, sort_by, sort_order } = {},
+) {
+  const params = appendFilterParams(
+    new URLSearchParams({ page, page_size }),
+    filters,
+    q,
+  );
   if (sort_by) params.set("sort_by", sort_by);
   if (sort_order) params.set("sort_order", sort_order);
   const url = `${config.apiBaseUrl}/${endpoint}/?${params}`;
@@ -27,8 +35,16 @@ export async function getResourceFilterOptions(
   config,
   fetcher,
   endpoint = "resources",
+  { filters = {}, q } = {},
 ) {
-  const url = `${config.apiBaseUrl}/${endpoint}/filter-options`;
+  const query = appendFilterParams(
+    new URLSearchParams(),
+    filters,
+    q,
+  ).toString();
+  const url = `${config.apiBaseUrl}/${endpoint}/filter-options${
+    query ? `?${query}` : ""
+  }`;
   const response = await fetcher(url);
   if (!response.ok) {
     const error = new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
diff --git a/deployments/stitch-frontend/src/queries/api.test.js b/deployments/stitch-frontend/src/queries/api.test.js
index 5722bb08..b8a127e4 100644
--- a/deployments/stitch-frontend/src/queries/api.test.js
+++ b/deployments/stitch-frontend/src/queries/api.test.js
@@ -156,6 +156,24 @@ describe("API Functions", () => {
       expect(result).toEqual(mockOptions);
     });
 
+    it("sends the current filters and search so the options cascade", async () => {
+      mockFetcher.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        ok: true,
+        status: 200,
+        json: async () => ({}),
+      });
+
+      await getResourceFilterOptions(config, mockFetcher, "oil-gas-fields", {
+        filters: { country: ["NOR", "SAU"], basin: [] },
+        q: "ghawar",
+      });
+
+      expect(mockFetcher).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        "http://localhost:8000/api/v1/oil-gas-fields/filter-options" +
+          "?country=NOR&country=SAU&q=ghawar",
+      );
+    });
+
     it("throws error when filter options response is not ok", async () => {
       mockFetcher.mockResolvedValueOnce({
         ok: false,
diff --git a/deployments/stitch-frontend/src/queries/resources.js b/deployments/stitch-frontend/src/queries/resources.js
index 4e8332eb..d7c9c44d 100644
--- a/deployments/stitch-frontend/src/queries/resources.js
+++ b/deployments/stitch-frontend/src/queries/resources.js
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ const keys = {
   all: (endpoint = "resources") => [endpoint],
   lists: (endpoint = "resources") => [...keys.all(endpoint), "list"],
   list: (endpoint = "resources", filters) => [...keys.lists(endpoint), filters],
-  filterOptions: (endpoint = "resources") => [
+  filterOptions: (endpoint = "resources", params) => [
     ...keys.all(endpoint),
     "filter-options",
+    params,
   ],
   details: (endpoint = "resources") => [...keys.all(endpoint), "detail"],
   detail: (endpoint = "resources", id) => [...keys.details(endpoint), id],
@@ -92,10 +93,11 @@ export const resourceQueries = {
       placeholderData: keepPreviousData,
     }),
 
-  filterOptions: (config, endpoint = "resources") =>
+  filterOptions: (config, endpoint = "resources", filters = {}, q) =>
     queryOptions({
-      queryKey: keys.filterOptions(endpoint),
-      queryFn: (fetcher) => getResourceFilterOptions(config, fetcher, endpoint),
+      queryKey: keys.filterOptions(endpoint, { ...filters, q }),
+      queryFn: (fetcher) =>
+        getResourceFilterOptions(config, fetcher, endpoint, { filters, q }),
       staleTime: DEFAULT_STALE_TIME,
     }),