diff --git a/assets/app/css/main.css b/assets/app/css/main.css
index a335301b..7a217e8d 100644
--- a/assets/app/css/main.css
+++ b/assets/app/css/main.css
@@ -305,6 +305,11 @@ body {
   margin: 0;
 }
 
+.filter-button {
+  all: unset;
+  line-height: 2.0;
+}
+
 /*For rounded table border*/
 div.dataTables_scrollHead table,
 div.dataTables_scrollHead th:first-child {
diff --git a/assets/app/js/controllers/scanDataTable.js b/assets/app/js/controllers/scanDataTable.js
index 3a786fa3..0a28dc02 100644
--- a/assets/app/js/controllers/scanDataTable.js
+++ b/assets/app/js/controllers/scanDataTable.js
@@ -98,11 +98,6 @@ class ScanDataTable extends Controller {
       return this._dataTable;
     }
 
-    // Adds a footer for each column. This needs to be done before creating
-    // the DataTable
-    const cells = $.map(ScanDataTable.TABLE_COLUMNS, () => '<td></td>').join('');
-    $(this.dataTableSelector()).append('<tfoot><tr>' + cells + '</tr></tfoot>');
-
     this._dataTable = $(this.dataTableSelector()).DataTable({
       serverSide: true,
       processing: true,
@@ -204,6 +199,18 @@ class ScanDataTable extends Controller {
           hide: ScanDataTable.TABLE_COLUMNS
             .filter((column) => ScanDataTable.PACKAGE_GROUP.indexOf(column) < 0)
             .map((column) => `${column.name}:name`)
+        },
+        {
+          text: '<button>Activate Filters</button>',
+          className: 'filter-button activate-filters-button'
+        },
+        {
+          text: '<button>Reset Filters</button>',
+          className: 'filter-button reset-filters-button'
+        },
+        {
+          text: '<button>Clear Filters</button>',
+          className: 'filter-button clear-filters-button'
         }
       ],
       dom: // Needed to keep datatables buttons and search inline
@@ -384,20 +391,6 @@ class ScanDataTable extends Controller {
   }
 
   _initComplete() {
-    const pathCol = this.dataTable().columns(0);
-
-    const footer = $(pathCol.footer());
-    // keep the buttons horizontally aligned
-    footer.css('white-space', 'nowrap');
-
-    const genFiltersButton = $(`<button id="activate-filters-button" type="button">Activate Filters</button>`);
-    const resetFiltersButton = $(`<button id="reset-filters-button" type"button">Reset Filters</button>`);
-    const clearFiltersButton = $(`<button id="clear-filters-button" type="button">Clear Filters</button>`);
-
-    footer.append(genFiltersButton);
-    footer.append(resetFiltersButton);
-    footer.append(clearFiltersButton);
-
     this.dataTable().columns().every(function (columnIndex) {
       const columnInfo = ScanDataTable.TABLE_COLUMNS[columnIndex];
 
@@ -406,10 +399,10 @@ class ScanDataTable extends Controller {
       }
 
       const column = this;
-      const footer = $(column.footer());
+      const header = $(column.header());
       const columnName = columnInfo.name;
 
-      const select = $(`<select id="scandata-${columnName}"></select>`)
+      const select = $(`<tr><td><select style="font-weight:normal;width:95px" id="scandata-${columnName}"></select></td></tr>`)
         .on('change', function () {
           const val = $(this).val();
           column
@@ -417,7 +410,10 @@ class ScanDataTable extends Controller {
             .draw();
         });
 
-      footer.append(select);
+      $('.sorting select').click((e) => {
+        e.stopPropagation();
+      });
+      header.append(select);
     });
   }
 
@@ -456,11 +452,9 @@ class ScanDataTable extends Controller {
       }
 
       const column = this;
-      const footer = $(column.footer());
+      const header = $(column.header());
       const columnName = columnInfo.name;
 
-      footer.empty();
-
       const select = $('#scandata-' + columnName)
         .empty()
         .on('change', function () {
@@ -501,7 +495,7 @@ class ScanDataTable extends Controller {
             select.append(`<option value="${filterValue}">${filterValue}</option>`);
           });
         });
-      footer.append(select);
+      header.append(select);
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/assets/app/js/renderer.js b/assets/app/js/renderer.js
index 48caff43..c7cbb1f4 100644
--- a/assets/app/js/renderer.js
+++ b/assets/app/js/renderer.js
@@ -88,17 +88,17 @@ $(document).ready(() => {
       updateViewsByPath(node.id);
     });
 
-  $(document).on('click', '#activate-filters-button', () => {
+  $(document).on('click', '.activate-filters-button', () => {
     scanDataTable.genFilters();
     updateViewsByPath(scanDataTable._selectedPath);
   });
 
-  $(document).on('click', '#reset-filters-button', () => {
+  $(document).on('click', '.reset-filters-button', () => {
     scanDataTable.resetColumnFilters();
     updateViewsByPath(scanDataTable._selectedPath);
   });
 
-  $(document).on('click', '#clear-filters-button', () => {
+  $(document).on('click', '.clear-filters-button', () => {
     scanDataTable.clearColumnFilters();
     updateViewsByPath(scanDataTable._selectedPath);
   });
diff --git a/assets/thirdparty/DataTables/DataTables-1.10.11/css/dataTables.bootstrap.css b/assets/thirdparty/DataTables/DataTables-1.10.11/css/dataTables.bootstrap.css
index 9abe1b5b..cc82c28d 100755
--- a/assets/thirdparty/DataTables/DataTables-1.10.11/css/dataTables.bootstrap.css
+++ b/assets/thirdparty/DataTables/DataTables-1.10.11/css/dataTables.bootstrap.css
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ table.dataTable thead .sorting_asc_disabled,
 table.dataTable thead .sorting_desc_disabled {
   cursor: pointer;
   position: relative;
+  vertical-align: middle;
 }
 table.dataTable thead .sorting:after,
 table.dataTable thead .sorting_asc:after,
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ table.dataTable thead .sorting_desc:after,
 table.dataTable thead .sorting_asc_disabled:after,
 table.dataTable thead .sorting_desc_disabled:after {
   position: absolute;
-  bottom: 8px;
+  bottom: 20px;
   right: 8px;
   display: block;
   font-family: 'Glyphicons Halflings';