diff --git a/Netdisco/lib/Netdisco/Web.pm b/Netdisco/lib/Netdisco/Web.pm
index 11ce7908..f65a45d0 100644
--- a/Netdisco/lib/Netdisco/Web.pm
+++ b/Netdisco/lib/Netdisco/Web.pm
@@ -18,19 +18,27 @@ hook 'before' => sub {
         #request->path_info('/');
     }
 
+    # make hash lookups of query lists
+    foreach my $opt (qw/model vendor os_ver/) {
+        my $p = (ref '' eq ref param($opt) ? [param($opt)] : param($opt));
+        var("${opt}_lkp" => { map { $_ => 1 } @$p });
+    }
+
     # set up default search options for each type
     if (not param('tab') or param('tab') ne 'node') {
         params->{'stamps'} = 'checked';
     }
     if (not param('tab') or param('tab') ne 'device') {
-        params->{'matchall'} = 'matchall';
+        params->{'matchall'} = 'checked';
     }
 
-    # set up query string defaults,
-    # only for templates which link to themselves (node)
-    var('query_defaults' => { map { ($_ => "tab=$_") } qw/node/ });
+    # set up query string defaults for hyperlinks to templates with forms
+    var('query_defaults' => { map { ($_ => "tab=$_") } qw/node device/ });
+
     var('query_defaults')->{node} .= "\&$_=". (param($_) || '')
       for qw/stamps vendor archived partial/;
+    var('query_defaults')->{device} .= "\&$_=". (param($_) || '')
+      for qw/matchall/;
 };
 
 ajax '/ajax/content/device/:thing' => sub {
diff --git a/Netdisco/views/ajax/device/details.tt b/Netdisco/views/ajax/device/details.tt
index eaf0bf19..417664d3 100644
--- a/Netdisco/views/ajax/device/details.tt
+++ b/Netdisco/views/ajax/device/details.tt
@@ -8,23 +8,29 @@
       <td>Location</td>
       <td>
         <a rel="twipsy" data-placement="above" data-offset="5" title="Find Similar Devices"
-        href="/search?tab=device&q=[% d.dns | uri %]&location=[% d.location | uri %]">[% d.location %]</a></td>
+        href="/search?[% vars.query_defaults.device %]&q=[% d.dns | uri %]&location=[% d.location | uri %]">[% d.location %]</a>
+      </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
       <td>Contact</td>
       <td>[% d.contact %]</td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
-      <td>Model</td>
+      <td>Vendor / Model</td>
       <td>
         <a rel="twipsy" data-placement="above" data-offset="5" title="Find Similar Devices"
-        href="/search?tab=device&q=[% d.dns | uri %]&model=[% d.model | uri %]">[% d.model %]</a></td>
+        href="/search?[% vars.query_defaults.device %]&q=[% d.dns | uri %]&vendor=[% d.vendor | uri %]">[% d.vendor %]</a>
+        /
+        <a rel="twipsy" data-placement="above" data-offset="5" title="Find Similar Devices"
+        href="/search?[% vars.query_defaults.device %]&q=[% d.dns | uri %]&model=[% d.model | uri %]">[% d.model %]</a>
+      </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
       <td>OS / Version</td>
       <td>[% d.os %] /
         <a rel="twipsy" data-placement="above" data-offset="5"
-        title="Find Similar Devices" href="/search?tab=device&q=[% d.dns | uri %]&os_ver=[% d.os_ver | uri %]">[% d.os_ver %]</a>
+        title="Find Similar Devices"
+          href="/search?[% vars.query_defaults.device %]&q=[% d.dns | uri %]&os_ver=[% d.os_ver | uri %]">[% d.os_ver %]</a>
       </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
diff --git a/Netdisco/views/inc/search/device.tt b/Netdisco/views/inc/search/device.tt
index b4adc672..e8bab501 100644
--- a/Netdisco/views/inc/search/device.tt
+++ b/Netdisco/views/inc/search/device.tt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
                 multiple="on" id="model" name="model"
                 rel="twipsy" data-placement="right" data-offset="5" title="Model"/>
                 [% FOREACH opt IN vars.model_list %]
-                <option>[% opt %]</option>
+                <option[% ' selected="selected"' IF vars.model_lkp.exists(opt) %]>[% opt %]</option>
                 [% END %]
               </select>
             </div>
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
                 multiple="on" id="os_ver" name="os_ver"
                 rel="twipsy" data-placement="right" data-offset="5" title="OS Release"/>
                 [% FOREACH opt IN vars.os_ver_list %]
-                <option>[% opt %]</option>
+                <option[% ' selected="selected"' IF vars.os_ver_lkp.exists(opt) %]>[% opt %]</option>
                 [% END %]
               </select>
             </div>
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
                 multiple="on" id="vendor" name="vendor"
                 rel="twipsy" data-placement="right" data-offset="5" title="Vendor"/>
                 [% FOREACH opt IN vars.vendor_list %]
-                <option>[% opt %]</option>
+                <option[% ' selected="selected"' IF vars.vendor_lkp.exists(opt) %]>[% opt %]</option>
                 [% END %]
               </select>
             </div>