diff --git a/packages/kolibri-common/components/SearchFiltersPanel/AccordionSelectGroup.vue b/packages/kolibri-common/components/SearchFiltersPanel/AccordionSelectGroup.vue
index 6203c9514b..7666b7f811 100644
--- a/packages/kolibri-common/components/SearchFiltersPanel/AccordionSelectGroup.vue
+++ b/packages/kolibri-common/components/SearchFiltersPanel/AccordionSelectGroup.vue
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
             v-for="lang in languageOptionsList"
             :key="'lang-' + lang.value"
             :checked="isChecked('languages', lang)"
-            :disabled="lang.disabled || isEnabledButNotSelected('languages', lang)"
+            :disabled="lang.disabled || isActiveButNotSelected('languages', lang)"
             :label="lang.label"
             @change="handleChange('languages', lang)"
           />
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
             v-for="level in contentLevelsList"
             :key="'level-' + level.value"
             :checked="isChecked('grade_levels', level)"
-            :disabled="level.disabled || isEnabledButNotSelected('grade_levels', level)"
+            :disabled="level.disabled || isActiveButNotSelected('grade_levels', level)"
             :label="level.label"
             @change="handleChange('grade_levels', level)"
           />
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
             v-for="a11y in accessibilityOptionsList"
             :key="'a11y-' + a11y.value"
             :checked="isChecked('accessibility_labels', a11y)"
-            :disabled="a11y.disabled || isEnabledButNotSelected('accessibility_labels', a11y)"
+            :disabled="a11y.disabled || isActiveButNotSelected('accessibility_labels', a11y)"
             :label="a11y.label"
             @change="handleChange('accessibility_labels', a11y)"
           />
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
             v-for="need in needsOptionsList"
             :key="'resource-need-' + need.value"
             :checked="isChecked('learner_needs', need)"
-            :disabled="need.disabled || isEnabledButNotSelected('learner_needs', need)"
+            :disabled="need.disabled || isActiveButNotSelected('learner_needs', need)"
             :label="need.label"
             @change="handleChange('learner_needs', need)"
           />
@@ -389,12 +389,17 @@
         this.$emit('input', { ...this.value, categories: { [NoCategories]: true } });
       },
       isChecked(inputKey, value) {
-        return this.isSelected(inputKey, value) || this.isEnabledButNotSelected(inputKey, value);
+        return this.isSelected(inputKey, value) || this.isActiveButNotSelected(inputKey, value);
       },
       isSelected(inputKey, value) {
         return this.value[inputKey][value.value] === true;
       },
-      isEnabledButNotSelected(inputKey, value) {
+      isActiveButNotSelected(inputKey, value) {
+        // When a filter is selected, the other filters are disabled if they are no longer
+        // applicable. Additionally, some filters are automatically selected because they're
+        // mutually inclusive with the user's selections.
+        // This basically just answers the question "is this filter active, but *not* because they
+        // directly selected it"
         return (
           !this.isSelected(inputKey, value) &&
           Object.values(this.activeSearchTerms[inputKey]).includes(value)