diff --git a/kafka-ui-react-app/src/components/Topics/Topic/Details/Messages/Filters/Filters.tsx b/kafka-ui-react-app/src/components/Topics/Topic/Details/Messages/Filters/Filters.tsx
index d044fefabf..5cf9b2af57 100644
--- a/kafka-ui-react-app/src/components/Topics/Topic/Details/Messages/Filters/Filters.tsx
+++ b/kafka-ui-react-app/src/components/Topics/Topic/Details/Messages/Filters/Filters.tsx
@@ -192,7 +192,17 @@ const Filters: React.FC<FiltersProps> = ({
       setAttempt(attempt + 1);
 
       if (isSeekTypeControlVisible) {
-        props.seekType = isLive ? SeekType.LATEST : currentSeekType;
+        switch (seekDirection) {
+          case SeekDirection.FORWARD:
+            props.seekType = SeekType.BEGINNING;
+            break;
+          case SeekDirection.BACKWARD:
+          case SeekDirection.TAILING:
+            props.seekType = SeekType.LATEST;
+            break;
+          default:
+            props.seekType = currentSeekType;
+        }
         props.seekTo = selectedPartitions.map(({ value }) => {
           const offsetProperty =
             seekDirection === SeekDirection.FORWARD ? 'offsetMin' : 'offsetMax';