diff --git a/plugins/plugins-available/reports2/templates/reports_edit_step2.tt b/plugins/plugins-available/reports2/templates/reports_edit_step2.tt
index 3863ff30c..bcb9aa5cb 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins-available/reports2/templates/reports_edit_step2.tt
+++ b/plugins/plugins-available/reports2/templates/reports_edit_step2.tt
@@ -355,6 +355,9 @@
     <input type="hidden" name="filter.[% key %]" value="[% paneprefix %]">
 
     <div class="w-full flexrow flex-nowrap gap-0">
+      <script>
+        var ajax_search_backend_select = 'report_backends';
+      </script>
       <div id="[% paneprefix %]filter_pane" class="flexrow flex-wrap gap-0">
         [% FOR search = get_searches(c, 'dfl_', value, 1) %]
           [% SET prefix = 's' _ loop.index %]
diff --git a/root/thruk/javascript/thruk-3.18.js b/root/thruk/javascript/thruk-3.18.js
index 6058442ab..522a831cc 100644
--- a/root/thruk/javascript/thruk-3.18.js
+++ b/root/thruk/javascript/thruk-3.18.js
@@ -8674,6 +8674,10 @@ var ajax_search = {
         } else {
             backend_select = ajax_search.backend_select;
         }
+        // global page wide override
+        if(window.ajax_search_backend_select) {
+            backend_select = window.ajax_search_backend_select;
+        }
 
         ajax_search.button_links = [];
         if(options.button_links != undefined) {