diff --git a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/document/DocumentLazyLoadingTest.java b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/document/DocumentLazyLoadingTest.java
index ad6fd58f..6768991f 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/document/DocumentLazyLoadingTest.java
+++ b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/document/DocumentLazyLoadingTest.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.raddatz.familienarchiv.document.SearchFiltersFixtures.noFilters;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatCode;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ class DocumentLazyLoadingTest {
         savedDocument("SrDoc", "sr_doc.pdf", sender, Set.of(receiver), Set.of(tag));
 
         DocumentSearchResult result = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false),
+                noFilters(),
                 DocumentSort.RECEIVER, "asc", PageRequest.of(0, 20));
         assertThat(result.totalElements()).isGreaterThan(0);
         assertThatCode(() ->
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ class DocumentLazyLoadingTest {
         savedDocument("SsDoc", "ss_doc.pdf", sender, Set.of(), Set.of(tag));
 
         assertThatCode(() -> documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false),
+                noFilters(),
                 DocumentSort.SENDER, "asc", PageRequest.of(0, 20)))
                 .doesNotThrowAnyException();
     }
diff --git a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/document/DocumentListItemIntegrationTest.java b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/document/DocumentListItemIntegrationTest.java
index 84ccc76e..09144d9e 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/document/DocumentListItemIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/document/DocumentListItemIntegrationTest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.raddatz.familienarchiv.document.SearchFiltersFixtures.noFilters;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatCode;
 
 /**
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ class DocumentListItemIntegrationTest {
                 .build());
 
         assertThatCode(() -> documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false),
+                noFilters(),
                 DocumentSort.DATE, "DESC", PageRequest.of(0, 50)))
             .doesNotThrowAnyException();
     }
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ class DocumentListItemIntegrationTest {
                 .build());
 
         DocumentSearchResult result = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false),
+                noFilters(),
                 DocumentSort.DATE, "DESC", PageRequest.of(0, 50));
 
         assertThat(result.totalElements()).isGreaterThan(0);
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ class DocumentListItemIntegrationTest {
                 .build());
 
         DocumentSearchResult result = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false),
+                noFilters(),
                 DocumentSort.DATE, "DESC", PageRequest.of(0, 50));
 
         DocumentListItem item = result.items().stream()
diff --git a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/document/DocumentSearchPagedIntegrationTest.java b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/document/DocumentSearchPagedIntegrationTest.java
index 81a50694..0e067fcd 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/document/DocumentSearchPagedIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/document/DocumentSearchPagedIntegrationTest.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.time.LocalDate;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.raddatz.familienarchiv.document.SearchFiltersFixtures.noFilters;
 
 /**
  * End-to-end paged search test with real PostgreSQL (Testcontainers). Covers the
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ class DocumentSearchPagedIntegrationTest {
     @Test
     void search_firstPage_returnsExactlyPageSizeItems_andCorrectTotalElements() {
         DocumentSearchResult result = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false),
+                noFilters(),
                 DocumentSort.DATE, "DESC", PageRequest.of(0, 50));
 
         assertThat(result.items()).hasSize(50);
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ class DocumentSearchPagedIntegrationTest {
     @Test
     void search_lastPartialPage_returnsRemainingItems() {
         DocumentSearchResult result = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false),
+                noFilters(),
                 DocumentSort.DATE, "DESC", PageRequest.of(2, 50));
 
         // Page 2 (offset 100) of 120 docs → exactly 20 items on the tail.
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ class DocumentSearchPagedIntegrationTest {
     @Test
     void search_pageBeyondLast_returnsEmptyContent_totalElementsStillCorrect() {
         DocumentSearchResult result = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false),
+                noFilters(),
                 DocumentSort.DATE, "DESC", PageRequest.of(99, 50));
 
         assertThat(result.items()).isEmpty();
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ class DocumentSearchPagedIntegrationTest {
         // comment in DocumentService). Proves that the in-memory slice path
         // returns the correct total from a real repository fetch.
         DocumentSearchResult result = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false),
+                noFilters(),
                 DocumentSort.SENDER, "asc", PageRequest.of(1, 50));
 
         assertThat(result.items()).hasSize(50);
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ class DocumentSearchPagedIntegrationTest {
         }
 
         DocumentSearchResult result = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false),
+                noFilters(),
                 DocumentSort.DATE, "DESC", PageRequest.of(0, 50));
 
         // Global undated count is the full undated total, independent of page size.
@@ -153,10 +154,10 @@ class DocumentSearchPagedIntegrationTest {
         }
 
         DocumentSearchResult unfiltered = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false),
+                noFilters(),
                 DocumentSort.DATE, "DESC", PageRequest.of(0, 50));
         DocumentSearchResult undatedOnly = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, true),
+                noFilters().withUndated(true),
                 DocumentSort.DATE, "DESC", PageRequest.of(0, 50));
 
         assertThat(unfiltered.undatedCount()).isEqualTo(undatedTotal);
@@ -188,10 +189,10 @@ class DocumentSearchPagedIntegrationTest {
     @Test
     void search_differentPagesReturnDisjointSlices() {
         DocumentSearchResult page0 = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false),
+                noFilters(),
                 DocumentSort.DATE, "DESC", PageRequest.of(0, 50));
         DocumentSearchResult page1 = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false),
+                noFilters(),
                 DocumentSort.DATE, "DESC", PageRequest.of(1, 50));
 
         // No document id should appear on both pages — slicing must be exclusive.
diff --git a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/document/DocumentServiceTest.java b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/document/DocumentServiceTest.java
index da11b1c9..9257aafe 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/document/DocumentServiceTest.java
+++ b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/document/DocumentServiceTest.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.raddatz.familienarchiv.document.SearchFiltersFixtures.noFilters;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyInt;
@@ -1442,7 +1443,7 @@ class DocumentServiceTest {
                 .thenReturn(new PageImpl<>(List.of()));
 
         documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false),
+                noFilters(),
                 org.raddatz.familienarchiv.document.DocumentSort.DATE, "DESC", org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest.of(1, 50));
 
         verify(documentRepository).findAll(any(org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.Specification.class), any(Pageable.class));
@@ -1456,7 +1457,7 @@ class DocumentServiceTest {
                 .thenReturn(new PageImpl<>(List.of()));
 
         documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false),
+                noFilters(),
                 org.raddatz.familienarchiv.document.DocumentSort.DATE, "DESC", org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest.of(3, 25));
 
         verify(documentRepository).findAll(any(org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.Specification.class), captor.capture());
@@ -1473,7 +1474,7 @@ class DocumentServiceTest {
                 .thenReturn(new PageImpl<>(List.of(d), org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest.of(0, 50), 120L));
 
         DocumentSearchResult result = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false),
+                noFilters(),
                 org.raddatz.familienarchiv.document.DocumentSort.DATE, "DESC", org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest.of(0, 50));
 
         assertThat(result.totalElements()).isEqualTo(120L);
@@ -1490,7 +1491,7 @@ class DocumentServiceTest {
                 .thenReturn(new PageImpl<>(List.of()));
 
         documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false),
+                noFilters(),
                 DocumentSort.DATE, "DESC", org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest.of(0, 5));
 
         verify(documentRepository).findAll(any(org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.Specification.class), captor.capture());
@@ -1514,7 +1515,7 @@ class DocumentServiceTest {
                 .thenReturn(new PageImpl<>(List.of()));
 
         documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false),
+                noFilters(),
                 DocumentSort.DATE, "ASC", org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest.of(0, 5));
 
         verify(documentRepository).findAll(any(org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.Specification.class), captor.capture());
@@ -1536,7 +1537,7 @@ class DocumentServiceTest {
                 .thenReturn(new PageImpl<>(List.of()));
 
         documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false),
+                noFilters(),
                 DocumentSort.UPDATED_AT, "DESC", org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest.of(0, 5));
 
         verify(documentRepository).findAll(any(org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.Specification.class), captor.capture());
@@ -1561,7 +1562,7 @@ class DocumentServiceTest {
                 .thenReturn(all);
 
         DocumentSearchResult result = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false),
+                noFilters(),
                 org.raddatz.familienarchiv.document.DocumentSort.SENDER, "asc", org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest.of(1, 50));
 
         assertThat(result.totalElements()).isEqualTo(120L);
@@ -1586,7 +1587,7 @@ class DocumentServiceTest {
                 .thenReturn(all);
 
         DocumentSearchResult result = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false),
+                noFilters(),
                 org.raddatz.familienarchiv.document.DocumentSort.SENDER, "asc", org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest.of(10, 50));
 
         assertThat(result.items()).isEmpty();
@@ -1612,7 +1613,7 @@ class DocumentServiceTest {
                 .thenReturn(new PageImpl<>(List.of()));
 
         documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false), null, null, UNPAGED);
+                noFilters(), null, null, UNPAGED);
 
         verify(documentRepository).findAll(any(org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.Specification.class), any(Pageable.class));
     }
@@ -1690,7 +1691,7 @@ class DocumentServiceTest {
                 .thenReturn(List.of(withSender, noSender));
 
         DocumentSearchResult result = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false),
+                noFilters(),
                 DocumentSort.SENDER, "asc", UNPAGED);
 
         assertThat(result.items()).hasSize(2);
@@ -1711,7 +1712,7 @@ class DocumentServiceTest {
                 .thenReturn(List.of(noReceivers, withReceiver));
 
         DocumentSearchResult result = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false),
+                noFilters(),
                 DocumentSort.RECEIVER, "asc", UNPAGED);
 
         assertThat(result.items()).extracting(DocumentListItem::title)
@@ -1745,7 +1746,7 @@ class DocumentServiceTest {
                 .thenReturn(List.of(undatedBob, datedAnna, datedBob, undatedAnna));
 
         DocumentSearchResult result = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false),
+                noFilters(),
                 DocumentSort.SENDER, "asc", UNPAGED);
 
         // Bob's group precedes Anna's group (ASC by sender). The sort is stable, so
@@ -1777,7 +1778,7 @@ class DocumentServiceTest {
                 .thenReturn(List.of(undatedBob, datedAnna, datedBob, undatedAnna));
 
         DocumentSearchResult result = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false),
+                noFilters(),
                 DocumentSort.SENDER, "desc", UNPAGED);
 
         // Anna's group precedes Bob's (DESC by sender); undated stays inside its group.
@@ -1801,7 +1802,7 @@ class DocumentServiceTest {
                 .thenReturn(List.of(undatedFromAlice));
 
         DocumentSearchResult result = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, true),
+                noFilters().withUndated(true),
                 DocumentSort.SENDER, "asc", UNPAGED);
 
         // The in-memory path queried via a Specification (built by buildSearchSpec with
@@ -1843,7 +1844,7 @@ class DocumentServiceTest {
                 .thenReturn(List.of(docNullName, docSmith));
 
         DocumentSearchResult result = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false),
+                noFilters(),
                 DocumentSort.SENDER, "asc", UNPAGED);
 
         // null lastName should sort to end (treated as empty), not before "smith" (as "null")
@@ -1882,7 +1883,7 @@ class DocumentServiceTest {
                 .thenReturn(new PageImpl<>(List.of()));
 
         DocumentSearchResult result = documentService.searchDocuments(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false),
+                noFilters(),
                 null, null, UNPAGED);
 
         assertThat(result.items()).isEmpty();
@@ -2421,7 +2422,7 @@ class DocumentServiceTest {
                 .thenReturn(List.of(d1, d2));
 
         List<UUID> result = documentService.findIdsForFilter(
-                new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false));
+                noFilters());
 
         assertThat(result).containsExactly(d1.getId(), d2.getId());
     }
diff --git a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/document/SearchFiltersFixtures.java b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/document/SearchFiltersFixtures.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac2a012c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/document/SearchFiltersFixtures.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package org.raddatz.familienarchiv.document;
+
+/** Test fixtures for {@link SearchFilters}. */
+final class SearchFiltersFixtures {
+
+    private SearchFiltersFixtures() {}
+
+    /**
+     * A {@link SearchFilters} with no predicate active — the common search-test
+     * baseline. Combine with {@code .withUndated(true)} for the undated-only case;
+     * construct {@code new SearchFilters(...)} directly when a test pins a specific
+     * field, so the intent stays visible at the call site.
+     */
+    static SearchFilters noFilters() {
+        return new SearchFilters(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false);
+    }
+}