diff --git a/ui/app/styles/helper-classes/typography.scss b/ui/app/styles/helper-classes/typography.scss
index 4cde9b2d3c..8466b0c294 100644
--- a/ui/app/styles/helper-classes/typography.scss
+++ b/ui/app/styles/helper-classes/typography.scss
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@
   }
 }
 
+.opacity-050 {
+  opacity: 0.5;
+}
 .opacity-060 {
   opacity: 0.6;
 }
diff --git a/ui/lib/core/addon/components/search-select-placeholder.hbs b/ui/lib/core/addon/components/search-select-placeholder.hbs
index b168b1c9ab..32b9adeea1 100644
--- a/ui/lib/core/addon/components/search-select-placeholder.hbs
+++ b/ui/lib/core/addon/components/search-select-placeholder.hbs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 <div>
   <div class="field">
     <p class="control has-icons-left has-icons-right">
-      <span class="input has-text-grey-light">{{or @placeholder "Search"}}</span>
+      <span class="input opacity-050">{{or @placeholder "Search"}}</span>
       <Icon @name="search" class="search-icon has-text-grey-light" />
     </p>
   </div>
diff --git a/ui/lib/sync/addon/components/secrets/page/destinations.hbs b/ui/lib/sync/addon/components/secrets/page/destinations.hbs
index 40eba8842c..a1cf7ecbea 100644
--- a/ui/lib/sync/addon/components/secrets/page/destinations.hbs
+++ b/ui/lib/sync/addon/components/secrets/page/destinations.hbs
@@ -28,18 +28,17 @@
       class="is-marginless"
       data-test-filter="type"
     />
-    <SearchSelect
-      @options={{this.destinationNames}}
-      @objectKeys={{array "id" "name"}}
-      @passObject={{true}}
-      @selectLimit={{1}}
-      @disallowNewItems={{true}}
-      @placeholder="Filter by name"
-      @inputValue={{if @nameFilter (array @nameFilter)}}
-      @onChange={{fn this.onFilterChange "name"}}
-      class="is-marginless has-left-padding-s"
-      data-test-filter="name"
-    />
+    <div class="has-left-margin-s">
+      <FilterInput
+        id="name-filter"
+        aria-label="Filter by name"
+        placeholder="Filter by name"
+        value={{@nameFilter}}
+        data-test-filter="name"
+        @autofocus={{true}}
+        @onInput={{fn this.onFilterChange "name"}}
+      />
+    </div>
   </ToolbarFilters>
   <ToolbarActions>
     <ToolbarLink @route="secrets.destinations.create" @type="add" data-test-create-destination>
diff --git a/ui/lib/sync/addon/components/secrets/page/destinations.ts b/ui/lib/sync/addon/components/secrets/page/destinations.ts
index d4aa6c08b5..77ac790f06 100644
--- a/ui/lib/sync/addon/components/secrets/page/destinations.ts
+++ b/ui/lib/sync/addon/components/secrets/page/destinations.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { action } from '@ember/object';
 import { getOwner } from '@ember/application';
 import errorMessage from 'vault/utils/error-message';
 import { findDestination, syncDestinations } from 'core/helpers/sync-destinations';
+import { next } from '@ember/runloop';
 
 import type SyncDestinationModel from 'vault/vault/models/sync/destination';
 import type RouterService from '@ember/routing/router-service';
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import type StoreService from 'vault/services/store';
 import type FlashMessageService from 'vault/services/flash-messages';
 import type { EngineOwner } from 'vault/vault/app-types';
 import type { SyncDestinationName, SyncDestinationType } from 'vault/vault/helpers/sync-destinations';
+import type Transition from '@ember/routing/transition';
 
 interface Args {
   destinations: Array<SyncDestinationModel>;
@@ -28,15 +30,31 @@ export default class SyncSecretsDestinationsPageComponent extends Component<Args
   @service declare readonly store: StoreService;
   @service declare readonly flashMessages: FlashMessageService;
 
+  // for some reason there isn't a full page refresh happening when transitioning on filter change
+  // when the transition happens it causes the FilterInput component to lose focus since it can only focus on didInsert
+  // to work around this, verify that a transition from this route was completed and then focus the input
+  constructor(owner: unknown, args: Args) {
+    super(owner, args);
+    this.router.on('routeDidChange', this.focusNameFilter);
+  }
+
+  willDestroy(): void {
+    super.willDestroy();
+    this.router.off('routeDidChange', this.focusNameFilter);
+  }
+
+  focusNameFilter(transition?: Transition) {
+    const route = 'vault.cluster.sync.secrets.destinations.index';
+    if (transition?.from?.name === route && transition?.to?.name === route) {
+      next(() => document.getElementById('name-filter')?.focus());
+    }
+  }
+
   // typeFilter arg comes in as destination type but we need to pass the destination display name into the SearchSelect
   get typeFilterName() {
     return findDestination(this.args.typeFilter)?.name;
   }
 
-  get destinationNames() {
-    return this.args.destinations.map((destination) => ({ id: destination.name, name: destination.name }));
-  }
-
   get destinationTypes() {
     return syncDestinations().map((d) => ({ id: d.name, name: d.type }));
   }
@@ -65,9 +83,10 @@ export default class SyncSecretsDestinationsPageComponent extends Component<Args
   }
 
   @action
-  onFilterChange(key: string, selectObject: Array<{ id: string; name: string } | undefined>) {
+  onFilterChange(key: string, value: { id: string; name: string }[] | string | undefined) {
+    const queryValue = Array.isArray(value) ? value[0]?.name : value;
     this.router.transitionTo('vault.cluster.sync.secrets.destinations', {
-      queryParams: { [key]: selectObject[0]?.name },
+      queryParams: { [key]: queryValue },
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/ui/lib/sync/addon/components/secrets/page/destinations/create-and-edit.ts b/ui/lib/sync/addon/components/secrets/page/destinations/create-and-edit.ts
index 04e9331bcf..6ba75cfe0e 100644
--- a/ui/lib/sync/addon/components/secrets/page/destinations/create-and-edit.ts
+++ b/ui/lib/sync/addon/components/secrets/page/destinations/create-and-edit.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export default class DestinationsCreateForm extends Component<Args> {
   @waitFor
   *save(event: Event) {
     event.preventDefault();
-
+    this.error = '';
     // clear out validation warnings
     this.modelValidations = null;
     const { destination } = this.args;
diff --git a/ui/lib/sync/addon/routes/secrets/destinations/destination/secrets.ts b/ui/lib/sync/addon/routes/secrets/destinations/destination/secrets.ts
index ddf1ca5dd5..9d24413acd 100644
--- a/ui/lib/sync/addon/routes/secrets/destinations/destination/secrets.ts
+++ b/ui/lib/sync/addon/routes/secrets/destinations/destination/secrets.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,24 @@ import { inject as service } from '@ember/service';
 import { hash } from 'rsvp';
 
 import type StoreService from 'vault/services/store';
-import SyncDestinationModel from 'vault/vault/models/sync/destination';
+import type SyncDestinationModel from 'vault/vault/models/sync/destination';
+import type SyncAssociationModel from 'vault/vault/models/sync/association';
+import type Controller from '@ember/controller';
 
 interface SyncDestinationSecretsRouteParams {
   page: string;
 }
 
+interface SyncDestinationSecretsRouteModel {
+  destination: SyncDestinationModel;
+  associations: SyncAssociationModel[];
+}
+
+interface SyncDestinationSecretsController extends Controller {
+  model: SyncDestinationSecretsRouteModel;
+  page: number | undefined;
+}
+
 export default class SyncDestinationSecretsRoute extends Route {
   @service declare readonly store: StoreService;
 
@@ -35,4 +47,10 @@ export default class SyncDestinationSecretsRoute extends Route {
       }),
     });
   }
+
+  resetController(controller: SyncDestinationSecretsController, isExiting: boolean) {
+    if (isExiting) {
+      controller.set('page', undefined);
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/ui/lib/sync/addon/routes/secrets/destinations/index.ts b/ui/lib/sync/addon/routes/secrets/destinations/index.ts
index 132417095f..ae8d37cbcc 100644
--- a/ui/lib/sync/addon/routes/secrets/destinations/index.ts
+++ b/ui/lib/sync/addon/routes/secrets/destinations/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import type StoreService from 'vault/services/store';
 import type RouterService from '@ember/routing/router-service';
 import type { ModelFrom } from 'vault/vault/route';
 import type SyncDestinationModel from 'vault/vault/models/sync/destination';
+import type Controller from '@ember/controller';
 
 interface SyncSecretsDestinationsIndexRouteParams {
   name: string;
@@ -18,6 +19,19 @@ interface SyncSecretsDestinationsIndexRouteParams {
   page: string;
 }
 
+interface SyncSecretsDestinationsRouteModel {
+  destinations: SyncDestinationModel[];
+  nameFilter: string | undefined;
+  typeFilter: string | undefined;
+}
+
+interface SyncSecretsDestinationsController extends Controller {
+  model: SyncSecretsDestinationsRouteModel;
+  page: number | undefined;
+  name: number | undefined;
+  type: number | undefined;
+}
+
 export default class SyncSecretsDestinationsIndexRoute extends Route {
   @service declare readonly store: StoreService;
   @service declare readonly router: RouterService;
@@ -35,7 +49,7 @@ export default class SyncSecretsDestinationsIndexRoute extends Route {
   };
 
   redirect(model: ModelFrom<SyncSecretsDestinationsIndexRoute>) {
-    if (model.destinations.length === 0) {
+    if (!model.destinations.meta.total) {
       this.router.transitionTo('vault.cluster.sync.secrets.overview');
     }
   }
@@ -43,7 +57,7 @@ export default class SyncSecretsDestinationsIndexRoute extends Route {
   filterData(dataset: Array<SyncDestinationModel>, name: string, type: string): Array<SyncDestinationModel> {
     let filteredDataset = dataset;
     const filter = (key: keyof SyncDestinationModel, value: string) => {
-      return dataset.filter((model) => {
+      return filteredDataset.filter((model) => {
         return model[key].toLowerCase().includes(value.toLowerCase());
       });
     };
@@ -68,4 +82,14 @@ export default class SyncSecretsDestinationsIndexRoute extends Route {
       typeFilter: params.type,
     });
   }
+
+  resetController(controller: SyncSecretsDestinationsController, isExiting: boolean) {
+    if (isExiting) {
+      controller.setProperties({
+        page: undefined,
+        name: undefined,
+        type: undefined,
+      });
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/ui/tests/acceptance/sync/secrets/destinations-test.js b/ui/tests/acceptance/sync/secrets/destinations-test.js
index 017460621f..715d8ab1f5 100644
--- a/ui/tests/acceptance/sync/secrets/destinations-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/acceptance/sync/secrets/destinations-test.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { setupMirage } from 'ember-cli-mirage/test-support';
 import syncScenario from 'vault/mirage/scenarios/sync';
 import syncHandlers from 'vault/mirage/handlers/sync';
 import authPage from 'vault/tests/pages/auth';
-import { click, visit } from '@ember/test-helpers';
+import { click, visit, fillIn } from '@ember/test-helpers';
 import { PAGE } from 'vault/tests/helpers/sync/sync-selectors';
 
 const { searchSelect, filter, listItem } = PAGE;
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ module('Acceptance | sync | destinations', function (hooks) {
     assert.dom(listItem).exists({ count: 6 }, 'All destinations render');
     await click(`${filter('type')} .ember-basic-dropdown-trigger`);
     await click(searchSelect.option());
-    assert.dom(listItem).exists({ count: 2 }, 'Filtered destinations render');
+    assert.dom(listItem).exists({ count: 2 }, 'Destinations are filtered by type');
+    await fillIn(filter('name'), 'new');
+    assert.dom(listItem).exists({ count: 1 }, 'Destinations are filtered by type and name');
+    await click(searchSelect.removeSelected);
+    await fillIn(filter('name'), 'gcp');
+    assert.dom(listItem).exists({ count: 1 }, 'Destinations are filtered by name');
   });
 });
diff --git a/ui/tests/helpers/general-selectors.js b/ui/tests/helpers/general-selectors.js
index 670fda1f4c..36ee70c5f9 100644
--- a/ui/tests/helpers/general-selectors.js
+++ b/ui/tests/helpers/general-selectors.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const SELECTORS = {
   icon: (name) => `[data-test-icon="${name}"]`,
   tab: (name) => `[data-test-tab="${name}"]`,
   filter: (name) => `[data-test-filter="${name}"]`,
+  filterInput: '[data-test-filter-input]',
   confirmModalInput: '[data-test-confirmation-modal-input]',
   confirmButton: '[data-test-confirm-button]',
   emptyStateTitle: '[data-test-empty-state-title]',
diff --git a/ui/tests/integration/components/sync/secrets/page/destinations-test.js b/ui/tests/integration/components/sync/secrets/page/destinations-test.js
index 4366bb379b..66bf310a79 100644
--- a/ui/tests/integration/components/sync/secrets/page/destinations-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/integration/components/sync/secrets/page/destinations-test.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { module, test } from 'qunit';
 import { setupRenderingTest } from 'ember-qunit';
 import { setupEngine } from 'ember-engines/test-support';
 import { setupMirage } from 'ember-cli-mirage/test-support';
-import { render, click } from '@ember/test-helpers';
+import { render, click, fillIn } from '@ember/test-helpers';
 import hbs from 'htmlbars-inline-precompile';
 import { allowAllCapabilitiesStub } from 'vault/tests/helpers/stubs';
 import sinon from 'sinon';
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | sync | Page::Destinations', function (hooks) {
     );
 
     // NAME FILTER
-    await click(`${filter('name')} .ember-basic-dropdown-trigger`);
-    await click(searchSelect.option(searchSelect.optionIndex('destination-aws')));
+    await fillIn(filter('name'), 'destination-aws');
     assert.deepEqual(
       this.transitionStub.lastCall.args,
       ['vault.cluster.sync.secrets.destinations', { queryParams: { name: 'destination-aws' } }],