diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/databinding/DiffObservableList.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/databinding/DiffObservableList.kt
index a1b22eff6..96262122e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/databinding/DiffObservableList.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/databinding/DiffObservableList.kt
@@ -24,8 +24,11 @@ interface DiffList<T : DiffItem<*>> : List<T> {
     suspend fun update(newItems: List<T>)
 }
 
-interface FilterList<T : DiffItem<*>> : DiffList<T> {
+interface FilterList<T : DiffItem<*>> : List<T> {
     fun filter(filter: (T) -> Boolean)
+
+    @MainThread
+    fun set(newItems: List<T>)
 }
 
 fun <T : DiffItem<*>> diffList(): DiffList<T> = DiffObservableList()
@@ -37,7 +40,6 @@ private open class DiffObservableList<T : DiffItem<*>>
     : AbstractList<T>(), ObservableList<T>, DiffList<T>, ListUpdateCallback {
 
     protected var list: List<T> = emptyList()
-        private set
     private val listeners = ListChangeRegistry()
 
     override val size: Int get() = list.size
@@ -117,10 +119,12 @@ private class FilterableDiffObservableList<T : DiffItem<*>>(
 
     private var sublist: List<T> = emptyList()
     private var job: Job? = null
+    private var lastFilter: ((T) -> Boolean)? = null
 
     // ---
 
     override fun filter(filter: (T) -> Boolean) {
+        lastFilter = filter
         job?.cancel()
         job = scope.launch(Dispatchers.Default) {
             val oldList = sublist
@@ -143,8 +147,10 @@ private class FilterableDiffObservableList<T : DiffItem<*>>(
         get() = sublist.size
 
     @MainThread
-    override fun update(newItems: List<T>, diffResult: DiffUtil.DiffResult) {
-        super.update(newItems, diffResult)
-        sublist = list
+    override fun set(newItems: List<T>) {
+        onRemoved(0, sublist.size)
+        list = newItems
+        sublist = emptyList()
+        lastFilter?.let { filter(it) }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/ui/deny/DenyListViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/ui/deny/DenyListViewModel.kt
index 127769c5d..767c19c41 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/ui/deny/DenyListViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/ui/deny/DenyListViewModel.kt
@@ -23,19 +23,19 @@ class DenyListViewModel : AsyncLoadViewModel() {
     var isShowSystem = false
         set(value) {
             field = value
-            query()
+            doQuery(query)
         }
 
     var isShowOS = false
         set(value) {
             field = value
-            query()
+            doQuery(query)
         }
 
     var query = ""
         set(value) {
             field = value
-            query()
+            doQuery(value)
         }
 
     val items = filterList<DenyListRvItem>(viewModelScope)
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class DenyListViewModel : AsyncLoadViewModel() {
     @SuppressLint("InlinedApi")
     override suspend fun doLoadWork() {
         loading = true
-        withContext(Dispatchers.Default) {
+        val apps = withContext(Dispatchers.Default) {
             val pm = AppContext.packageManager
             val denyList = Shell.cmd("magisk --denylist ls").exec().out
                 .map { CmdlineListItem(it) }
@@ -63,21 +63,22 @@ class DenyListViewModel : AsyncLoadViewModel() {
                     .toCollection(ArrayList(size))
             }
             apps.sort()
-            items.update(apps)
+            apps
         }
-        query()
+        items.set(apps)
+        doQuery(query)
     }
 
-    private fun query() {
+    private fun doQuery(s: String) {
         items.filter {
             fun filterSystem() = isShowSystem || !it.info.isSystemApp()
 
             fun filterOS() = (isShowSystem && isShowOS) || it.info.isApp()
 
             fun filterQuery(): Boolean {
-                fun inName() = it.info.label.contains(query, true)
-                fun inPackage() = it.info.packageName.contains(query, true)
-                fun inProcesses() = it.processes.any { p -> p.process.name.contains(query, true) }
+                fun inName() = it.info.label.contains(s, true)
+                fun inPackage() = it.info.packageName.contains(s, true)
+                fun inProcesses() = it.processes.any { p -> p.process.name.contains(s, true) }
                 return inName() || inPackage() || inProcesses()
             }