diff --git a/tests/js/workspace-saved-views.test.js b/tests/js/workspace-saved-views.test.js
index 9a281fe2..172142d2 100644
--- a/tests/js/workspace-saved-views.test.js
+++ b/tests/js/workspace-saved-views.test.js
@@ -231,3 +231,8 @@ test('a Library view keeps untagged, and untagged never travels with tags (#444)
     assert.equal(libraryViewState(shelf).tag_mode, 'untagged');
     assert.deepEqual(libraryFilters(libraryViewState(shelf)), shelf);
 });
+
+test('a shelf without the #444 filters saves their defaults', async () => {
+    const { libraryViewState } = await source;
+    assert.deepEqual(libraryViewState({ text: '', category: '', sort: 'newest', tags: [] }), LIBRARY_DEFAULTS);
+});
diff --git a/web/js/workspace/saved-views.mjs b/web/js/workspace/saved-views.mjs
index fa370575..93c9dccd 100644
--- a/web/js/workspace/saved-views.mjs
+++ b/web/js/workspace/saved-views.mjs
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ export function libraryFilters(state) {
 }
 export function libraryViewState(filters) {
     return normalizeViewState('library', { q: filters.text, category: filters.category, sort: filters.sort, tags: filters.tags,
-        tag_mode: filters.tagMode ?? 'all', folder: filters.folder ?? '' });
+        // A filter the shelf lacks (undefined) takes its key's default in normalizeViewState.
+        tag_mode: filters.tagMode, folder: filters.folder });
 }
 
 /**