diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/create_user.ts b/packages/api/src/services/create_user.ts
index 6ded934b4..6fd8e2033 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/create_user.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/create_user.ts
@@ -155,7 +155,10 @@ const createDefaultFiltersForUser =
   async (userId: string): Promise<Filter[]> => {
     const defaultFilters = [
       { name: 'Inbox', filter: 'in:inbox' },
-      { name: 'Continue Reading', filter: 'in:inbox sort:read-desc is:unread' },
+      {
+        name: 'Continue Reading',
+        filter: 'in:inbox sort:read-desc is:reading',
+      },
       { name: 'Non-Feed Items', filter: 'in:library' },
       { name: 'Highlights', filter: 'has:highlights mode:highlights' },
       { name: 'Unlabeled', filter: 'no:label' },
diff --git a/packages/db/migrations/0130.do.update_continue_reading_filter.sql b/packages/db/migrations/0130.do.update_continue_reading_filter.sql
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..c3e4b21cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/db/migrations/0130.do.update_continue_reading_filter.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+-- Type: DO
+-- Name: update_continue_reading_filter
+-- Description: Update the filter value in the Continue Reading filter
+
+BEGIN;
+
+UPDATE omnivore.filters 
+    SET filter = 'in:inbox sort:read-desc is:reading' 
+    WHERE name = 'Continue Reading' AND default_filter = true;
+
+COMMIT;
diff --git a/packages/db/migrations/0130.undo.update_continue_reading_filter.sql b/packages/db/migrations/0130.undo.update_continue_reading_filter.sql
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..288485f0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/db/migrations/0130.undo.update_continue_reading_filter.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+-- Type: UNDO
+-- Name: update_continue_reading_filter
+-- Description: Update the filter value in the Continue Reading filter
+
+BEGIN;
+
+UPDATE omnivore.filters 
+    SET filter = 'in:inbox sort:read-desc is:unread' 
+    WHERE name = 'Continue Reading' AND default_filter = true;
+
+COMMIT;
diff --git a/packages/web/components/templates/homeFeed/EmptyLibrary.tsx b/packages/web/components/templates/homeFeed/EmptyLibrary.tsx
index 04b6df2e0..72da7891b 100644
--- a/packages/web/components/templates/homeFeed/EmptyLibrary.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/components/templates/homeFeed/EmptyLibrary.tsx
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export const EmptyLibrary = (props: EmptyLibraryProps) => {
       switch (props.searchTerm) {
         case 'in:inbox':
           return 'inbox'
-        case 'in:inbox sort:read-desc is:unread':
+        case 'in:inbox sort:read-desc is:reading':
           return 'continue'
         case 'in:library':
           return 'non-feed'