diff --git a/example/lib/main.dart b/example/lib/main.dart
index 1bd46f9..07c305b 100644
--- a/example/lib/main.dart
+++ b/example/lib/main.dart
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class _MyHomePageState extends State<MyHomePage> {
       tileLabel: (user) => user!.name,
       emptySearchChild: const Center(child: Text('No user found')),
       // enableOnlySingleSelection: true,
-      searchFieldHint: 'Search Here..',
+      searchFieldHint: '',
       /*suggestionBuilder: (context, user, isSelected) {
         return ListTile(
           title: Text(user.name!),
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class _MyHomePageState extends State<MyHomePage> {
         choiceChipTheme: ChoiceChipThemeData.light(context),
       ),
       headlineText: 'Select Users',
+      searchFieldHint: '',
       height: 500,
       listData: userList,
       selectedListData: selectedUserList,
diff --git a/example/macos/Flutter/ephemeral/Flutter-Generated.xcconfig b/example/macos/Flutter/ephemeral/Flutter-Generated.xcconfig
index d6f318d..e157ccb 100644
--- a/example/macos/Flutter/ephemeral/Flutter-Generated.xcconfig
+++ b/example/macos/Flutter/ephemeral/Flutter-Generated.xcconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // This is a generated file; do not edit or check into version control.
-FLUTTER_ROOT=/Users/sonusharma/Downloads/flutter
-FLUTTER_APPLICATION_PATH=/Users/sonusharma/Desktop/workspace/opensource/flutter_plugin_filter_list/example
+FLUTTER_ROOT=/home/arakakil/snap/flutter/common/flutter
+FLUTTER_APPLICATION_PATH=/home/arakakil/git/flutter_plugin_filter_list/example
 COCOAPODS_PARALLEL_CODE_SIGN=true
 FLUTTER_BUILD_DIR=build
 FLUTTER_BUILD_NAME=1.0.0
diff --git a/example/macos/Flutter/ephemeral/flutter_export_environment.sh b/example/macos/Flutter/ephemeral/flutter_export_environment.sh
index 306ccd4..069a9e5 100755
--- a/example/macos/Flutter/ephemeral/flutter_export_environment.sh
+++ b/example/macos/Flutter/ephemeral/flutter_export_environment.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # This is a generated file; do not edit or check into version control.
-export "FLUTTER_ROOT=/Users/sonusharma/Downloads/flutter"
-export "FLUTTER_APPLICATION_PATH=/Users/sonusharma/Desktop/workspace/opensource/flutter_plugin_filter_list/example"
+export "FLUTTER_ROOT=/home/arakakil/snap/flutter/common/flutter"
+export "FLUTTER_APPLICATION_PATH=/home/arakakil/git/flutter_plugin_filter_list/example"
 export "COCOAPODS_PARALLEL_CODE_SIGN=true"
 export "FLUTTER_BUILD_DIR=build"
 export "FLUTTER_BUILD_NAME=1.0.0"
diff --git a/example/pubspec.lock b/example/pubspec.lock
index 07342c0..e959336 100644
--- a/example/pubspec.lock
+++ b/example/pubspec.lock
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: async
-      sha256: bfe67ef28df125b7dddcea62755991f807aa39a2492a23e1550161692950bbe0
+      sha256: "947bfcf187f74dbc5e146c9eb9c0f10c9f8b30743e341481c1e2ed3ecc18c20c"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.10.0"
+    version: "2.11.0"
   boolean_selector:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: characters
-      sha256: e6a326c8af69605aec75ed6c187d06b349707a27fbff8222ca9cc2cff167975c
+      sha256: "04a925763edad70e8443c99234dc3328f442e811f1d8fd1a72f1c8ad0f69a605"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.2.1"
+    version: "1.3.0"
   clock:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: collection
-      sha256: cfc915e6923fe5ce6e153b0723c753045de46de1b4d63771530504004a45fae0
+      sha256: ee67cb0715911d28db6bf4af1026078bd6f0128b07a5f66fb2ed94ec6783c09a
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.17.0"
+    version: "1.18.0"
   cupertino_icons:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -74,46 +74,62 @@ packages:
     description: flutter
     source: sdk
     version: "0.0.0"
-  js:
+  leak_tracker:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: leak_tracker
+      sha256: "3f87a60e8c63aecc975dda1ceedbc8f24de75f09e4856ea27daf8958f2f0ce05"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "10.0.5"
+  leak_tracker_flutter_testing:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: leak_tracker_flutter_testing
+      sha256: "932549fb305594d82d7183ecd9fa93463e9914e1b67cacc34bc40906594a1806"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "3.0.5"
+  leak_tracker_testing:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
-      name: js
-      sha256: "5528c2f391ededb7775ec1daa69e65a2d61276f7552de2b5f7b8d34ee9fd4ab7"
+      name: leak_tracker_testing
+      sha256: "6ba465d5d76e67ddf503e1161d1f4a6bc42306f9d66ca1e8f079a47290fb06d3"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.6.5"
+    version: "3.0.1"
   matcher:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: matcher
-      sha256: "16db949ceee371e9b99d22f88fa3a73c4e59fd0afed0bd25fc336eb76c198b72"
+      sha256: d2323aa2060500f906aa31a895b4030b6da3ebdcc5619d14ce1aada65cd161cb
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.12.13"
+    version: "0.12.16+1"
   material_color_utilities:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: material_color_utilities
-      sha256: d92141dc6fe1dad30722f9aa826c7fbc896d021d792f80678280601aff8cf724
+      sha256: f7142bb1154231d7ea5f96bc7bde4bda2a0945d2806bb11670e30b850d56bdec
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.2.0"
+    version: "0.11.1"
   meta:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: meta
-      sha256: "6c268b42ed578a53088d834796959e4a1814b5e9e164f147f580a386e5decf42"
+      sha256: bdb68674043280c3428e9ec998512fb681678676b3c54e773629ffe74419f8c7
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.8.0"
+    version: "1.15.0"
   path:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: path
-      sha256: db9d4f58c908a4ba5953fcee2ae317c94889433e5024c27ce74a37f94267945b
+      sha256: "087ce49c3f0dc39180befefc60fdb4acd8f8620e5682fe2476afd0b3688bb4af"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.8.2"
+    version: "1.9.0"
   sky_engine:
     dependency: transitive
     description: flutter
@@ -123,26 +139,26 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: source_span
-      sha256: dd904f795d4b4f3b870833847c461801f6750a9fa8e61ea5ac53f9422b31f250
+      sha256: "53e943d4206a5e30df338fd4c6e7a077e02254531b138a15aec3bd143c1a8b3c"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.9.1"
+    version: "1.10.0"
   stack_trace:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: stack_trace
-      sha256: c3c7d8edb15bee7f0f74debd4b9c5f3c2ea86766fe4178eb2a18eb30a0bdaed5
+      sha256: "73713990125a6d93122541237550ee3352a2d84baad52d375a4cad2eb9b7ce0b"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.11.0"
+    version: "1.11.1"
   stream_channel:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: stream_channel
-      sha256: "83615bee9045c1d322bbbd1ba209b7a749c2cbcdcb3fdd1df8eb488b3279c1c8"
+      sha256: ba2aa5d8cc609d96bbb2899c28934f9e1af5cddbd60a827822ea467161eb54e7
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.1.1"
+    version: "2.1.2"
   string_scanner:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -163,10 +179,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: test_api
-      sha256: ad540f65f92caa91bf21dfc8ffb8c589d6e4dc0c2267818b4cc2792857706206
+      sha256: "5b8a98dafc4d5c4c9c72d8b31ab2b23fc13422348d2997120294d3bac86b4ddb"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.4.16"
+    version: "0.7.2"
   vector_math:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -175,6 +191,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "2.1.4"
+  vm_service:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: vm_service
+      sha256: "5c5f338a667b4c644744b661f309fb8080bb94b18a7e91ef1dbd343bed00ed6d"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "14.2.5"
 sdks:
-  dart: ">=2.18.0 <4.0.0"
-  flutter: ">=1.12.0"
+  dart: ">=3.3.0 <4.0.0"
+  flutter: ">=3.18.0-18.0.pre.54"
diff --git a/example/pubspec.yaml b/example/pubspec.yaml
index 197f627..825c209 100644
--- a/example/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/example/pubspec.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ description: A new Flutter project.
 # In iOS, build-name is used as CFBundleShortVersionString while build-number used as CFBundleVersion.
 # Read more about iOS versioning at
 # https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/CoreFoundationKeys.html
-version: 1.0.0+1
+version: 1.0.2+2
 publish_to: none
 environment:
   sdk: '>=2.12.0 <3.0.0'
diff --git a/lib/src/filter_list_dialog.dart b/lib/src/filter_list_dialog.dart
index ca26854..211f79b 100644
--- a/lib/src/filter_list_dialog.dart
+++ b/lib/src/filter_list_dialog.dart
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ part 'filter_list_widget.dart';
 class FilterListDialog {
   static Future display<T extends Object>(
     BuildContext context, {
-
     /// Filter theme
     FilterListThemeData? themeData,
 
@@ -117,6 +116,9 @@ class FilterListDialog {
     /// Headline text to be display as header of dialog.
     String? headlineText,
 
+    /// Text to be displayed as a hint in the search field.
+    String? searchFieldHint,
+
     /// Used to hide selected text count.
     bool hideSelectedTextCount = false,
 
@@ -208,6 +210,7 @@ class FilterListDialog {
                 choiceChipLabel: choiceChipLabel,
                 hideHeader: hideHeader,
                 headlineText: headlineText,
+                searchFieldHint: searchFieldHint,
                 onItemSearch: onItemSearch,
                 backgroundColor: backgroundColor,
                 selectedListData: selectedListData,
diff --git a/lib/src/filter_list_widget.dart b/lib/src/filter_list_widget.dart
index 8a9a2b0..6e60792 100644
--- a/lib/src/filter_list_widget.dart
+++ b/lib/src/filter_list_widget.dart
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class FilterListWidget<T extends Object> extends StatelessWidget {
     this.headerCloseIcon,
     this.onCloseWidgetPress,
     this.headlineText,
+    this.searchFieldHint,
     this.hideSelectedTextCount = false,
     this.hideSearchField = false,
     this.hideCloseIcon = true,
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ class FilterListWidget<T extends Object> extends StatelessWidget {
   final Color? backgroundColor;
 
   final String? headlineText;
+  final String? searchFieldHint;
 
   final bool hideSelectedTextCount;
   final bool hideSearchField;
@@ -177,6 +179,7 @@ class FilterListWidget<T extends Object> extends StatelessWidget {
                 Header(
                   headlineText: headlineText,
                   hideSearchField: hideSearchField,
+                  searchFieldHint: searchFieldHint,
                   hideCloseIcon: hideCloseIcon,
                   headerCloseIcon: headerCloseIcon,
                   onSearch: (String value) {
diff --git a/lib/src/state/filter_state.dart b/lib/src/state/filter_state.dart
index d2b01f3..7ce33fc 100644
--- a/lib/src/state/filter_state.dart
+++ b/lib/src/state/filter_state.dart
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ class FilterState<K> extends ListenableState {
   FilterState({List<K>? allItems, List<K>? selectedItems}) {
     this.selectedItems = selectedItems;
     items = allItems;
+    _allItems = allItems;
   }
 
   static FilterState<T> of<T>(BuildContext context) =>
       StateProvider.of<FilterState<T>>(context);
 
   /// List of all items
+  List<K>? _allItems;
   List<K>? _items;
   List<K>? get items => _items;
   set items(List<K>? value) {
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ class FilterState<K> extends ListenableState {
 
   // perform filter operation
   void filter(bool Function(K) filter) {
-    _items = _items!.where(filter).toList();
+    _items = _allItems!.where(filter).toList();
     notifyListeners();
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/widget/header.dart b/lib/src/widget/header.dart
index 0f0ef4a..e74517d 100644
--- a/lib/src/widget/header.dart
+++ b/lib/src/widget/header.dart
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class Header extends StatelessWidget {
     this.headerCloseIcon,
     this.hideSearchField = false,
     this.onCloseWidgetPress,
+    this.searchFieldHint,
   }) : super(key: key);
 
   final String? headlineText;
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ class Header extends StatelessWidget {
   final ValueChanged<String> onSearch;
   final void Function()? onCloseWidgetPress;
 
+  final String? searchFieldHint;
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     final headerTheme = FilterListTheme.of(context).headerTheme;
@@ -80,7 +83,8 @@ class Header extends StatelessWidget {
             if (!hideSearchField) ...[
               Padding(
                 padding: const EdgeInsets.only(right: 8),
-                child: SearchFieldWidget(onChanged: onSearch),
+                child: SearchFieldWidget(
+                    onChanged: onSearch, searchFieldHint: searchFieldHint),
               ),
             ]
           ],
diff --git a/lib/src/widget/search_field_widget.dart b/lib/src/widget/search_field_widget.dart
index 5b0ed66..63166ef 100644
--- a/lib/src/widget/search_field_widget.dart
+++ b/lib/src/widget/search_field_widget.dart
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 
 class SearchFieldWidget<T> extends StatelessWidget {
   final ValueChanged<String> onChanged;
+
+  final String? searchFieldHint;
   const SearchFieldWidget({
     Key? key,
     required this.onChanged,
+    this.searchFieldHint,
   }) : super(key: key);
 
   @override
@@ -26,7 +29,7 @@ class SearchFieldWidget<T> extends StatelessWidget {
           decoration: InputDecoration(
             prefixIcon:
                 Icon(Icons.search, color: headerTheme.searchFieldIconColor),
-            hintText: headerTheme.searchFieldHintText,
+            hintText: searchFieldHint ?? headerTheme.searchFieldHintText,
             hintStyle: headerTheme.searchFieldHintTextStyle,
             border: headerTheme.searchFieldInputBorder,
           ),
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index d32221b..df9b838 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: async
-      sha256: bfe67ef28df125b7dddcea62755991f807aa39a2492a23e1550161692950bbe0
+      sha256: "947bfcf187f74dbc5e146c9eb9c0f10c9f8b30743e341481c1e2ed3ecc18c20c"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.10.0"
+    version: "2.11.0"
   boolean_selector:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: characters
-      sha256: e6a326c8af69605aec75ed6c187d06b349707a27fbff8222ca9cc2cff167975c
+      sha256: "04a925763edad70e8443c99234dc3328f442e811f1d8fd1a72f1c8ad0f69a605"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.2.1"
+    version: "1.3.0"
   clock:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: collection
-      sha256: cfc915e6923fe5ce6e153b0723c753045de46de1b4d63771530504004a45fae0
+      sha256: ee67cb0715911d28db6bf4af1026078bd6f0128b07a5f66fb2ed94ec6783c09a
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.17.0"
+    version: "1.18.0"
   fake_async:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -59,46 +59,62 @@ packages:
     description: flutter
     source: sdk
     version: "0.0.0"
-  js:
+  leak_tracker:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: leak_tracker
+      sha256: "3f87a60e8c63aecc975dda1ceedbc8f24de75f09e4856ea27daf8958f2f0ce05"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "10.0.5"
+  leak_tracker_flutter_testing:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: leak_tracker_flutter_testing
+      sha256: "932549fb305594d82d7183ecd9fa93463e9914e1b67cacc34bc40906594a1806"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "3.0.5"
+  leak_tracker_testing:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
-      name: js
-      sha256: "5528c2f391ededb7775ec1daa69e65a2d61276f7552de2b5f7b8d34ee9fd4ab7"
+      name: leak_tracker_testing
+      sha256: "6ba465d5d76e67ddf503e1161d1f4a6bc42306f9d66ca1e8f079a47290fb06d3"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.6.5"
+    version: "3.0.1"
   matcher:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: matcher
-      sha256: "16db949ceee371e9b99d22f88fa3a73c4e59fd0afed0bd25fc336eb76c198b72"
+      sha256: d2323aa2060500f906aa31a895b4030b6da3ebdcc5619d14ce1aada65cd161cb
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.12.13"
+    version: "0.12.16+1"
   material_color_utilities:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: material_color_utilities
-      sha256: d92141dc6fe1dad30722f9aa826c7fbc896d021d792f80678280601aff8cf724
+      sha256: f7142bb1154231d7ea5f96bc7bde4bda2a0945d2806bb11670e30b850d56bdec
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.2.0"
+    version: "0.11.1"
   meta:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: meta
-      sha256: "6c268b42ed578a53088d834796959e4a1814b5e9e164f147f580a386e5decf42"
+      sha256: bdb68674043280c3428e9ec998512fb681678676b3c54e773629ffe74419f8c7
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.8.0"
+    version: "1.15.0"
   path:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: path
-      sha256: db9d4f58c908a4ba5953fcee2ae317c94889433e5024c27ce74a37f94267945b
+      sha256: "087ce49c3f0dc39180befefc60fdb4acd8f8620e5682fe2476afd0b3688bb4af"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.8.2"
+    version: "1.9.0"
   sky_engine:
     dependency: transitive
     description: flutter
@@ -108,26 +124,26 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: source_span
-      sha256: dd904f795d4b4f3b870833847c461801f6750a9fa8e61ea5ac53f9422b31f250
+      sha256: "53e943d4206a5e30df338fd4c6e7a077e02254531b138a15aec3bd143c1a8b3c"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.9.1"
+    version: "1.10.0"
   stack_trace:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: stack_trace
-      sha256: c3c7d8edb15bee7f0f74debd4b9c5f3c2ea86766fe4178eb2a18eb30a0bdaed5
+      sha256: "73713990125a6d93122541237550ee3352a2d84baad52d375a4cad2eb9b7ce0b"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.11.0"
+    version: "1.11.1"
   stream_channel:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: stream_channel
-      sha256: "83615bee9045c1d322bbbd1ba209b7a749c2cbcdcb3fdd1df8eb488b3279c1c8"
+      sha256: ba2aa5d8cc609d96bbb2899c28934f9e1af5cddbd60a827822ea467161eb54e7
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.1.1"
+    version: "2.1.2"
   string_scanner:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -148,10 +164,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: test_api
-      sha256: ad540f65f92caa91bf21dfc8ffb8c589d6e4dc0c2267818b4cc2792857706206
+      sha256: "5b8a98dafc4d5c4c9c72d8b31ab2b23fc13422348d2997120294d3bac86b4ddb"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.4.16"
+    version: "0.7.2"
   vector_math:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -160,6 +176,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "2.1.4"
+  vm_service:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: vm_service
+      sha256: "5c5f338a667b4c644744b661f309fb8080bb94b18a7e91ef1dbd343bed00ed6d"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "14.2.5"
 sdks:
-  dart: ">=2.18.0 <4.0.0"
-  flutter: ">=1.12.0"
+  dart: ">=3.3.0 <4.0.0"
+  flutter: ">=3.18.0-18.0.pre.54"