diff --git a/cosmoz-omnitable-treenode-column.html b/cosmoz-omnitable-treenode-column.html
index fe6f6d5..54429af 100644
--- a/cosmoz-omnitable-treenode-column.html
+++ b/cosmoz-omnitable-treenode-column.html
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@
 		behaviors: [
 			Cosmoz.OmnitableColumnBehavior
 		],
+		observers: [
+			'_setQueryByPath(filter, ownerTree)'
+		],
 		/**
 		 * Get a list of suggestions for the column header.
 		 * @param {array} values Suggestion values.
@@ -366,11 +369,21 @@
 		_computeShowResultsOnFocus(filter) {
 			return !filter;
 		},
-
 		_serializeFilter(filter = this.filter) {
 			return filter || null;
 		},
-
+		/**
+		 * Set the query by using a path, this sets the initial header filter text of the column.
+		 * @param {string} path Path to set.
+		 * @param {object} ownerTree Owner tree to get texts from.
+		 * @returns {void}
+		 */
+		_setQueryByPath(path, ownerTree = this.ownerTree) {
+			if (path == null || ownerTree == null) {
+				return;
+			}
+			this.set('query', ownerTree.getPathStringByProperty(path, this.keyProperty, this.valueProperty, ' / '));
+		},
 		_deserializeFilter(obj) {
 			return obj || null;
 		},
diff --git a/test/basic.html b/test/basic.html
index 158b17a..fd179cf 100644
--- a/test/basic.html
+++ b/test/basic.html
@@ -173,6 +173,20 @@
 					done();
 				}, 300);
 			});
+
+			test('_setQueryByPath(null, null) leaves query as an empty string', done => {
+				column._setQueryByPath(null, null);
+				assert.equal(column.query, '');
+				done();
+			});
+
+			test('_setQueryByPath(\'1.8.10\', tree) sets query to Root / Company Pjqcakmiyx / Company Dyzljcycik', done => {
+				column.keyProperty = 'pathLocator';
+				column.valueProperty = 'name';
+				column._setQueryByPath('1.8.10', tree);
+				assert.equal(column.query, 'Root / Company Pjqcakmiyx / Company Dyzljcycik');
+				done();
+			});
 		});
 	})();
 	</script>