diff --git a/src/editors/containers/VideoGallery/hooks.js b/src/editors/containers/VideoGallery/hooks.js
index 3c8c3ec24..2842976ad 100644
--- a/src/editors/containers/VideoGallery/hooks.js
+++ b/src/editors/containers/VideoGallery/hooks.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import * as appHooks from '../../hooks';
 import { selectors } from '../../data/redux';
 import analyticsEvt from '../../data/constants/analyticsEvt';
 import {
-  filterKeys, sortFunctions, sortKeys, sortMessages,
+  filterKeys, filterMessages, sortFunctions, sortKeys, sortMessages,
 } from './utils';
 
 export const {
@@ -18,17 +18,9 @@ export const {
 export const useSearchAndSortProps = () => {
   const [searchString, setSearchString] = React.useState('');
   const [sortBy, setSortBy] = React.useState(sortKeys.dateNewest);
-  const [filterBy, setFilterBy] = React.useState([]);
+  const [filterBy, setFilterBy] = React.useState(filterKeys.anyStatus);
   const [hideSelectedVideos, setHideSelectedVideos] = React.useState(false);
 
-  const handleFilter = (key) => () => {
-    if (filterBy.includes(key)) {
-      setFilterBy(filterBy.filter(item => item !== key));
-    } else {
-      setFilterBy([...filterBy, key]);
-    }
-  };
-
   return {
     searchString,
     onSearchChange: (e) => setSearchString(e.target.value),
@@ -38,7 +30,9 @@ export const useSearchAndSortProps = () => {
     sortKeys,
     sortMessages,
     filterBy,
-    onFilterClick: handleFilter,
+    onFilterClick: (key) => () => setFilterBy(key),
+    filterKeys,
+    filterMessages,
     showSwitch: false,
     hideSelectedVideos,
     switchMessage: messages.hideSelectedCourseVideosSwitchLabel,
@@ -54,15 +48,13 @@ export const filterListBySearch = ({
     .includes(searchString.toLowerCase()))
 );
 
-export const filterListByStatus = ({
-  statusFilter,
-  videoList,
-}) => {
-  if (statusFilter.length === 0) {
+export const filterListByStatus = ({ statusFilter, videoList }) => {
+  if (statusFilter === filterKeys.anyStatus) {
     return videoList;
   }
-  return videoList.filter(({ status }) => statusFilter.map(key => filterKeys[key])
-    .includes(status));
+  // TODO deal with translation mismatch because the video status is
+  // already translated in the backend
+  return videoList.filter(({ status }) => filterKeys[statusFilter] === status);
 };
 
 export const filterListByHideSelectedCourse = ({ videoList }) => (
@@ -181,6 +173,7 @@ export const buildVideos = ({ rawVideos }) => {
 
 export const getstatusBadgeVariant = ({ status }) => {
   switch (status) {
+    // TODO deal with translation mismatch
     case filterKeys.failed:
       return 'danger';
     case filterKeys.uploading:
diff --git a/src/editors/containers/VideoGallery/index.test.jsx b/src/editors/containers/VideoGallery/index.test.jsx
index 1ac21014d..26d1a46e3 100644
--- a/src/editors/containers/VideoGallery/index.test.jsx
+++ b/src/editors/containers/VideoGallery/index.test.jsx
@@ -163,13 +163,12 @@ describe('VideoGallery', () => {
         }],
       });
 
-      await act(async () => {
-        fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', {
-          name: 'Video status',
-        }));
+      act(() => {
+        fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('dropdown-filter'));
       });
-      await act(async () => {
-        fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('checkbox', {
+
+      act(() => {
+        fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', {
           name: filterBy,
         }));
       });
diff --git a/src/editors/containers/VideoGallery/messages.js b/src/editors/containers/VideoGallery/messages.js
index a846b3956..5d293eee6 100644
--- a/src/editors/containers/VideoGallery/messages.js
+++ b/src/editors/containers/VideoGallery/messages.js
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ export const messages = {
   },
 
   // Filter Dropdown
-  filterByVideoStatusNone: {
+  filterByVideoStatusAny: {
     id: 'authoring.selectvideomodal.filter.videostatusnone.label',
-    defaultMessage: 'Video status',
-    description: 'Dropdown label for filter by video status (none)',
+    defaultMessage: 'Any status',
+    description: 'Dropdown label for no filter (any status)',
   },
   filterByVideoStatusUploading: {
     id: 'authoring.selectvideomodal.filter.videostatusuploading.label',
diff --git a/src/editors/containers/VideoGallery/utils.js b/src/editors/containers/VideoGallery/utils.js
index 8a1373948..94a60e487 100644
--- a/src/editors/containers/VideoGallery/utils.js
+++ b/src/editors/containers/VideoGallery/utils.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export const sortMessages = StrictDict({
 });
 
 export const filterKeys = StrictDict({
+  anyStatus: 'anyStatus',
   uploading: 'Uploading',
   processing: 'In Progress',
   ready: 'Ready',
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ export const filterKeys = StrictDict({
 });
 
 export const filterMessages = StrictDict({
-  title: messages[messageKeys.filterByVideoStatusNone],
+  anyStatus: messages[messageKeys.filterByVideoStatusAny],
   uploading: messages[messageKeys.filterByVideoStatusUploading],
   processing: messages[messageKeys.filterByVideoStatusProcessing],
   ready: messages[messageKeys.filterByVideoStatusReady],
diff --git a/src/editors/sharedComponents/SelectionModal/MultiSelectFilterDropdown.jsx b/src/editors/sharedComponents/SelectionModal/MultiSelectFilterDropdown.jsx
deleted file mode 100644
index b6ec2fd6c..000000000
--- a/src/editors/sharedComponents/SelectionModal/MultiSelectFilterDropdown.jsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-import React from 'react';
-
-import { useIntl } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
-import { Dropdown, DropdownToggle, Form } from '@edx/paragon';
-
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import { filterKeys, filterMessages } from '../../containers/VideoGallery/utils';
-
-const MultiSelectFilterDropdown = ({
-  selected, onSelectionChange,
-}) => {
-  const intl = useIntl();
-  return (
-    <Dropdown autoClose={false}>
-      <DropdownToggle variant="outline" id="gallery-filter">
-        {intl.formatMessage(filterMessages.title)}
-      </DropdownToggle>
-      <Dropdown.Menu renderOnMount className="p-2">
-        {Object.keys(filterKeys).map(key => (
-          <Dropdown.Item
-            key={key}
-            as={Form.Checkbox}
-            checked={selected.includes(key)}
-            onChange={onSelectionChange(key)}
-          >
-            <span className="p-1">{intl.formatMessage(filterMessages[key])}</span>
-          </Dropdown.Item>
-        ))}
-      </Dropdown.Menu>
-    </Dropdown>
-  );
-};
-
-MultiSelectFilterDropdown.propTypes = {
-  selected: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.string).isRequired,
-  onSelectionChange: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-};
-export default MultiSelectFilterDropdown;
diff --git a/src/editors/sharedComponents/SelectionModal/SearchSort.jsx b/src/editors/sharedComponents/SelectionModal/SearchSort.jsx
index d9b00e554..15a5422e7 100644
--- a/src/editors/sharedComponents/SelectionModal/SearchSort.jsx
+++ b/src/editors/sharedComponents/SelectionModal/SearchSort.jsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 
 import {
-  ActionRow, Form, Icon, IconButton, SelectMenu, MenuItem,
+  ActionRow, Dropdown, Form, Icon, IconButton, SelectMenu, MenuItem,
 } from '@edx/paragon';
 import { Close, Search } from '@edx/paragon/icons';
 import {
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {
 } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 
 import messages from './messages';
-import MultiSelectFilterDropdown from './MultiSelectFilterDropdown';
 import { sortKeys, sortMessages } from '../../containers/VideoGallery/utils';
 
 export const SearchSort = ({
@@ -22,6 +21,8 @@ export const SearchSort = ({
   onSortClick,
   filterBy,
   onFilterClick,
+  filterKeys,
+  filterMessages,
   showSwitch,
   switchMessage,
   onSwitchClick,
@@ -62,7 +63,25 @@ export const SearchSort = ({
         ))}
       </SelectMenu>
 
-      {onFilterClick && <MultiSelectFilterDropdown selected={filterBy} onSelectionChange={onFilterClick} />}
+      { onFilterClick && (
+      <Dropdown>
+        <Dropdown.Toggle
+          data-testid="dropdown-filter"
+          className="text-gray-700"
+          id="gallery-filter-button"
+          variant="tertiary"
+        >
+          <FormattedMessage {...filterMessages[filterBy]} />
+        </Dropdown.Toggle>
+        <Dropdown.Menu>
+          {Object.keys(filterKeys).map(key => (
+            <Dropdown.Item data-testid={`dropdown-filter-${key}`} key={key} onClick={onFilterClick(key)}>
+              <FormattedMessage {...filterMessages[key]} />
+            </Dropdown.Item>
+          ))}
+        </Dropdown.Menu>
+      </Dropdown>
+      )}
 
       { showSwitch && (
         <>
@@ -86,6 +105,8 @@ export const SearchSort = ({
 SearchSort.defaultProps = {
   filterBy: '',
   onFilterClick: null,
+  filterKeys: null,
+  filterMessages: null,
   showSwitch: false,
   onSwitchClick: null,
 };
@@ -96,8 +117,10 @@ SearchSort.propTypes = {
   clearSearchString: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   sortBy: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   onSortClick: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-  filterBy: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.string),
+  filterBy: PropTypes.string,
   onFilterClick: PropTypes.func,
+  filterKeys: PropTypes.shape({}),
+  filterMessages: PropTypes.shape({}),
   showSwitch: PropTypes.bool,
   switchMessage: PropTypes.shape({}).isRequired,
   onSwitchClick: PropTypes.func,
diff --git a/src/editors/sharedComponents/SelectionModal/SearchSort.test.jsx b/src/editors/sharedComponents/SelectionModal/SearchSort.test.jsx
index 74899d3a2..d7e0395c1 100644
--- a/src/editors/sharedComponents/SelectionModal/SearchSort.test.jsx
+++ b/src/editors/sharedComponents/SelectionModal/SearchSort.test.jsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
 import { IntlProvider } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 
 import { sortKeys, sortMessages } from '../ImageUploadModal/SelectImageModal/utils';
-import { filterMessages } from '../../containers/VideoGallery/utils';
+import { filterKeys, filterMessages } from '../../containers/VideoGallery/utils';
 import { SearchSort } from './SearchSort';
 import messages from './messages';
 
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ describe('SearchSort component', () => {
       id: 'test.id',
       defaultMessage: 'test message',
     },
+    filterBy: filterKeys.anyStatus,
     onFilterClick: jest.fn(),
+    filterKeys,
+    filterMessages,
     showSwitch: true,
   };
 
@@ -68,17 +71,16 @@ describe('SearchSort component', () => {
           .toBeInTheDocument();
       });
   });
-  test('adds a filter option for each filterKet', async () => {
-    const { getByRole } = getComponent();
-    await act(() => {
-      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /video status/i }));
+  test('adds a filter option for each filter key', async () => {
+    const { getByTestId } = getComponent();
+    act(() => {
+      fireEvent.click(getByTestId('dropdown-filter'));
     });
+
     Object.keys(filterMessages)
       .forEach((key) => {
-        if (key !== 'title') {
-          expect(getByRole('checkbox', { name: filterMessages[key].defaultMessage }))
-            .toBeInTheDocument();
-        }
+        expect(getByTestId(`dropdown-filter-${key}`))
+          .toBeInTheDocument();
       });
   });
   test('searchbox should show clear message button when not empty', async () => {