diff --git a/src/main/java/org/patinanetwork/codebloom/api/leaderboard/LeaderboardController.java b/src/main/java/org/patinanetwork/codebloom/api/leaderboard/LeaderboardController.java
index 3ec2f87d3..2a53d863d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/patinanetwork/codebloom/api/leaderboard/LeaderboardController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/patinanetwork/codebloom/api/leaderboard/LeaderboardController.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Set;
 import org.patinanetwork.codebloom.common.components.LeaderboardManager;
 import org.patinanetwork.codebloom.common.db.models.leaderboard.Leaderboard;
 import org.patinanetwork.codebloom.common.db.models.user.UserWithScore;
@@ -93,6 +94,9 @@ public ResponseEntity<ApiResponder<LeaderboardDto>> getLeaderboardMetadataByLead
             })
     public ResponseEntity<ApiResponder<Page<Indexed<UserWithScoreDto>>>> getLeaderboardUsersById(
             @PathVariable final String leaderboardId,
+            @Parameter(description = "Comma-separated list of active filters.", example = "nyu,hunter,globalIndex")
+                    @RequestParam(required = false)
+                    final Set<String> filters,
             @Parameter(description = "Page index", example = "1") @RequestParam(required = false, defaultValue = "1")
                     final int page,
             @Parameter(description = "Page size (maximum of " + MAX_LEADERBOARD_PAGE_SIZE)
@@ -133,29 +137,30 @@ public ResponseEntity<ApiResponder<Page<Indexed<UserWithScoreDto>>>> getLeaderbo
                     final boolean globalIndex,
             final HttpServletRequest request) {
         FakeLag.sleep(800);
-
         final int parsedPageSize = Math.min(pageSize, MAX_LEADERBOARD_PAGE_SIZE);
+        final Set<String> activeFilters = filters != null ? filters : Set.of();
+        final boolean useFilters = !activeFilters.isEmpty();
+        final boolean globalIndexNew = useFilters ? activeFilters.contains("globalIndex") : globalIndex;
 
-        LeaderboardFilterOptions options = LeaderboardFilterOptions.builder()
+        final LeaderboardFilterOptions options = LeaderboardFilterOptions.builder()
                 .page(page)
                 .pageSize(parsedPageSize)
                 .query(query)
-                .patina(patina)
-                .hunter(hunter)
-                .nyu(nyu)
-                .baruch(baruch)
-                .rpi(rpi)
-                .gwc(gwc)
-                .sbu(sbu)
-                .ccny(ccny)
-                .columbia(columbia)
-                .cornell(cornell)
-                .bmcc(bmcc)
-                .mhcplusplus(mhcplusplus)
+                .patina(useFilters ? activeFilters.contains("patina") : patina)
+                .hunter(useFilters ? activeFilters.contains("hunter") : hunter)
+                .nyu(useFilters ? activeFilters.contains("nyu") : nyu)
+                .baruch(useFilters ? activeFilters.contains("baruch") : baruch)
+                .rpi(useFilters ? activeFilters.contains("rpi") : rpi)
+                .gwc(useFilters ? activeFilters.contains("gwc") : gwc)
+                .sbu(useFilters ? activeFilters.contains("sbu") : sbu)
+                .ccny(useFilters ? activeFilters.contains("ccny") : ccny)
+                .columbia(useFilters ? activeFilters.contains("columbia") : columbia)
+                .cornell(useFilters ? activeFilters.contains("cornell") : cornell)
+                .bmcc(useFilters ? activeFilters.contains("bmcc") : bmcc)
+                .mhcplusplus(useFilters ? activeFilters.contains("mhcplusplus") : mhcplusplus)
                 .build();
-
         Page<Indexed<UserWithScoreDto>> createdPage =
-                leaderboardManager.getLeaderboardUsers(leaderboardId, options, globalIndex);
+                leaderboardManager.getLeaderboardUsers(leaderboardId, options, globalIndexNew);
 
         return ResponseEntity.ok().body(ApiResponder.success("All leaderboards found!", createdPage));
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/patinanetwork/codebloom/api/leaderboard/LeaderboardControllerTest.java b/src/test/java/org/patinanetwork/codebloom/api/leaderboard/LeaderboardControllerTest.java
index f386347cc..3d9d97eb1 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/patinanetwork/codebloom/api/leaderboard/LeaderboardControllerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/patinanetwork/codebloom/api/leaderboard/LeaderboardControllerTest.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import java.time.LocalDateTime;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ void setup() {
     void testGetLeaderboardUsersByIdMhcPlusPlus() {
         leaderboardController.getLeaderboardUsersById(
                 LEADERBOARD_ID,
+                null,
                 PAGE,
                 PAGE_SIZE,
                 "",
@@ -135,6 +137,7 @@ void throws404WhenNotFound() {
     void capsPageSize() {
         leaderboardController.getLeaderboardUsersById(
                 LEADERBOARD_ID,
+                null,
                 1,
                 999,
                 "",
@@ -164,6 +167,7 @@ void capsPageSize() {
     void passesAllFilters() {
         leaderboardController.getLeaderboardUsersById(
                 LEADERBOARD_ID,
+                null,
                 2,
                 10,
                 "tahmid",
@@ -203,6 +207,96 @@ void passesAllFilters() {
         assertTrue(opts.isMhcplusplus());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @DisplayName("uses filters Set when provided, ignoring individual boolean params")
+    void usesFiltersSetWhenProvided() {
+        leaderboardController.getLeaderboardUsersById(
+                LEADERBOARD_ID,
+                Set.of("nyu", "hunter"),
+                PAGE,
+                PAGE_SIZE,
+                "",
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                null);
+
+        ArgumentCaptor<LeaderboardFilterOptions> captor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(LeaderboardFilterOptions.class);
+        verify(leaderboardManager).getLeaderboardUsers(eq(LEADERBOARD_ID), captor.capture(), eq(false));
+        var opts = captor.getValue();
+        assertTrue(opts.isNyu());
+        assertTrue(opts.isHunter());
+        assertFalse(opts.isPatina());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @DisplayName("sets globalIndex from filters Set when it contains globalIndex")
+    void setsGlobalIndexFromFiltersSet() {
+        leaderboardController.getLeaderboardUsersById(
+                LEADERBOARD_ID,
+                Set.of("nyu", "globalIndex"),
+                PAGE,
+                PAGE_SIZE,
+                "",
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                null);
+
+        ArgumentCaptor<LeaderboardFilterOptions> captor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(LeaderboardFilterOptions.class);
+        verify(leaderboardManager).getLeaderboardUsers(eq(LEADERBOARD_ID), captor.capture(), eq(true));
+        assertTrue(captor.getValue().isNyu());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @DisplayName("falls back to boolean params when filters Set is empty")
+    void fallsBackToBooleansWhenFiltersEmpty() {
+        leaderboardController.getLeaderboardUsersById(
+                LEADERBOARD_ID,
+                Set.of(),
+                PAGE,
+                PAGE_SIZE,
+                "",
+                true,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                false,
+                null);
+
+        ArgumentCaptor<LeaderboardFilterOptions> captor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(LeaderboardFilterOptions.class);
+        verify(leaderboardManager).getLeaderboardUsers(eq(LEADERBOARD_ID), captor.capture(), eq(false));
+        assertTrue(captor.getValue().isPatina());
+    }
+
     @Test
     @DisplayName("returns metadata for the most recent leaderboard")
     void returnsCurrentMetadata() {