diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/filters/FilterExpression.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/filters/FilterExpression.tsx
index 674be7e8bfc5ca3edd2597d0f5239b2bd7112a14..76cd1149b8fb333d0ee2b3b31700035e3676c3d6 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/filters/FilterExpression.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/filters/FilterExpression.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import { Value } from '../rules/Value';
 import { FilterEditor } from './FiltersMenu';
 import { subfieldFromFilter } from './subfieldFromFilter';
 
+let isDatepickerClick = false;
+
 type FilterExpressionProps = {
   field: string | undefined;
   customName: string | undefined;
@@ -100,6 +102,21 @@ export function FilterExpression({
         placement="bottom start"
         isOpen={editing}
         onOpenChange={() => setEditing(false)}
+        shouldCloseOnInteractOutside={element => {
+          // Datepicker selections for some reason register 2x clicks
+          // We want to keep the popover open after selecting a date.
+          // So we ignore the "close" event on selection + the subsequent event.
+          if (element instanceof HTMLElement && element.dataset.pikaYear) {
+            isDatepickerClick = true;
+            return false;
+          }
+          if (isDatepickerClick) {
+            isDatepickerClick = false;
+            return false;
+          }
+
+          return true;
+        }}
         style={{ width: 275, padding: 15, color: theme.menuItemText }}
         data-testid="filters-menu-tooltip"
       >
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/3009.md b/upcoming-release-notes/3009.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8aa7ba13120e7babb94f510cdbf3cc213f88f723
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/3009.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Bugfix
+authors: [MatissJanis]
+---
+
+Fix datepicker closing when trying to edit a date filter