diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/pr-18241.toml b/changelog/unreleased/pr-18241.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d063a74009aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/pr-18241.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+type = "f"
+message = "Do not display info for dashboard query filter in aggregation builder, when dashboard query is empty"
+
+pulls = ["18241"]
diff --git a/graylog2-web-interface/src/views/components/WidgetQueryControls.test.tsx b/graylog2-web-interface/src/views/components/WidgetQueryControls.test.tsx
index 422f006b9466..097ae11d5157 100644
--- a/graylog2-web-interface/src/views/components/WidgetQueryControls.test.tsx
+++ b/graylog2-web-interface/src/views/components/WidgetQueryControls.test.tsx
@@ -133,7 +133,14 @@ describe('WidgetQueryControls', () => {
       renderSUT();
 
       expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: resetTimeRangeButtonTitle })).toBeNull();
-      expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: resetTimeRangeButtonTitle })).toBeNull();
+      expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: resetQueryButtonTitle })).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('does not show global override query indicator if global override query is an object with an empty query string', async () => {
+      asMock(useGlobalOverride).mockReturnValue(GlobalOverride.create(undefined, { type: 'elasticsearch', query_string: '' }));
+      renderSUT();
+
+      expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: resetQueryButtonTitle })).toBeNull();
     });
 
     it('triggers resetting global override when reset time range override button is clicked', async () => {
diff --git a/graylog2-web-interface/src/views/components/WidgetQueryControls.tsx b/graylog2-web-interface/src/views/components/WidgetQueryControls.tsx
index 41dbae7338fa..81c7feb00d79 100644
--- a/graylog2-web-interface/src/views/components/WidgetQueryControls.tsx
+++ b/graylog2-web-interface/src/views/components/WidgetQueryControls.tsx
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ const WidgetQueryControls = ({ availableStreams }: Props) => {
   const pluggableSearchBarControls = usePluginEntities('views.components.searchBar');
   const limitDuration = moment.duration(config?.query_time_range_limit).asSeconds() ?? 0;
   const hasTimeRangeOverride = globalOverride?.timerange !== undefined;
-  const hasQueryOverride = globalOverride?.query !== undefined;
+  const hasQueryOverride = !!globalOverride?.query?.query_string;
   const formRef = useRef(null);
   const { parameters } = useParameters();
   const handlerContext = useHandlerContext();