diff --git a/packages/bindx-dataview/src/filterHooks.ts b/packages/bindx-dataview/src/filterHooks.ts
index 11b81614..feefb6bb 100644
--- a/packages/bindx-dataview/src/filterHooks.ts
+++ b/packages/bindx-dataview/src/filterHooks.ts
@@ -264,28 +264,42 @@ export function useDataViewTextFilterInput({ name, debounceMs = 500 }: {
 	debounceMs?: number
 }): UseDataViewTextFilterInputResult {
 	const [state, setFilter] = useDataViewFilter<TextFilterArtifact>(name)
-	const [value, setValue] = useState(state?.query ?? '')
+	const query = state?.query ?? ''
+	const [value, setValue] = useState(query)
 	const timerRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined>(undefined)
+	// The last query this input applied; a different one in the filter state came from outside.
+	const appliedQueryRef = useRef(query)
+
+	const cancelPendingQuery = useCallback((): void => {
+		clearTimeout(timerRef.current)
+		timerRef.current = undefined
+	}, [])
 
 	useEffect(() => {
-		if (!timerRef.current) {
-			setValue(state?.query ?? '')
-		}
-	}, [state?.query])
+		if (query === appliedQueryRef.current) return
+		appliedQueryRef.current = query
+		cancelPendingQuery()
+		setValue(query)
+	}, [query, cancelPendingQuery])
+
+	const applyQuery = useCallback((newQuery: string): void => {
+		appliedQueryRef.current = newQuery
+		setFilter(it => ({ mode: 'contains' as const, ...it, query: newQuery }))
+	}, [setFilter])
 
 	const onChange = useCallback((e: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>): void => {
 		const newValue = e.target.value
+		cancelPendingQuery()
 		if (debounceMs && newValue) {
-			if (timerRef.current) clearTimeout(timerRef.current)
 			timerRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
 				timerRef.current = undefined
-				setFilter(it => ({ mode: 'contains' as const, ...it, query: newValue }))
+				applyQuery(newValue)
 			}, debounceMs)
 		} else {
-			setFilter(it => ({ mode: 'contains' as const, ...it, query: newValue }))
+			applyQuery(newValue)
 		}
 		setValue(newValue)
-	}, [debounceMs, setFilter])
+	}, [debounceMs, applyQuery, cancelPendingQuery])
 
 	return { value, onChange }
 }
diff --git a/tests/react/dataview/textFilterInputDebounce.test.tsx b/tests/react/dataview/textFilterInputDebounce.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca0e28f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/react/dataview/textFilterInputDebounce.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+// Issue #142: a debounce timer left pending by the text filter input applied a stale query
+// after the box was emptied or the filter was reset from outside.
+import '../../setup'
+import { describe, test, expect, afterEach } from 'bun:test'
+import { render, waitFor, cleanup, act, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react'
+import React, { type ReactElement } from 'react'
+import { BindxProvider, MockAdapter, defineSchema, scalar } from '@contember/bindx-react'
+import { entityDef } from '@contember/bindx'
+import type { TextFilterArtifact } from '@contember/bindx'
+import {
+	DataGrid,
+	DataGridTextColumn,
+	DataViewTextFilterInput,
+	QUERY_FILTER_NAME,
+	useDataViewFilter,
+} from '@contember/bindx-dataview'
+import { getByTestId, queryByTestId, TestTable } from './helpers.js'
+
+afterEach(() => {
+	cleanup()
+})
+
+interface Article {
+	id: string
+	title: string
+}
+
+const localSchema = defineSchema<{ Article: Article }>({
+	entities: {
+		Article: {
+			fields: {
+				id: scalar(),
+				title: scalar(),
+			},
+		},
+	},
+})
+
+const ArticleEntity = entityDef<Article>('Article')
+const DEBOUNCE_MS = 20
+
+function AppliedQuery(): ReactElement {
+	const [state, setFilter] = useDataViewFilter<TextFilterArtifact>(QUERY_FILTER_NAME)
+	return (
+		<>
+			<span data-testid="applied-query">{state?.query ?? ''}</span>
+			<button data-testid="reset" onClick={() => setFilter(undefined)}>Reset</button>
+		</>
+	)
+}
+
+function renderGrid(): HTMLElement {
+	const adapter = new MockAdapter({
+		Article: { a1: { id: 'a1', title: 'Alpha' } },
+	}, { delay: 0 })
+	const { container } = render(
+		<BindxProvider adapter={adapter} schema={localSchema}>
+			<DataGrid entity={ArticleEntity}>
+				{it => (
+					<>
+						<DataGridTextColumn field={it.title} header="Title" />
+						<DataViewTextFilterInput name={QUERY_FILTER_NAME} debounceMs={DEBOUNCE_MS}>
+							<input data-testid="search" />
+						</DataViewTextFilterInput>
+						<AppliedQuery />
+						<TestTable />
+					</>
+				)}
+			</DataGrid>
+		</BindxProvider>,
+	)
+	return container
+}
+
+function type(container: HTMLElement, value: string): void {
+	fireEvent.change(getByTestId(container, 'search'), { target: { value } })
+}
+
+function inputValue(container: HTMLElement): string {
+	const input = getByTestId(container, 'search')
+	if (!(input instanceof HTMLInputElement)) throw new Error('search is not an input')
+	return input.value
+}
+
+async function waitPastDebounce(): Promise<void> {
+	await act(async () => {
+		await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, DEBOUNCE_MS * 3))
+	})
+}
+
+describe('text filter input debounce', () => {
+	test('emptying the box within the debounce does not bring the previous letter back', async () => {
+		const container = renderGrid()
+		await waitFor(() => expect(queryByTestId(container, 'datagrid-table')).not.toBeNull())
+
+		type(container, 'ab')
+		await waitFor(() => expect(getByTestId(container, 'applied-query').textContent).toBe('ab'))
+
+		type(container, 'a')
+		type(container, '')
+		await waitPastDebounce()
+
+		expect(getByTestId(container, 'applied-query').textContent).toBe('')
+		expect(inputValue(container)).toBe('')
+	})
+
+	test('a reset from outside within the debounce drops the pending value', async () => {
+		const container = renderGrid()
+		await waitFor(() => expect(queryByTestId(container, 'datagrid-table')).not.toBeNull())
+
+		type(container, 'ab')
+		await waitFor(() => expect(getByTestId(container, 'applied-query').textContent).toBe('ab'))
+
+		type(container, 'abc')
+		fireEvent.click(getByTestId(container, 'reset'))
+		await waitPastDebounce()
+
+		expect(getByTestId(container, 'applied-query').textContent).toBe('')
+		expect(inputValue(container)).toBe('')
+	})
+})