diff --git a/src/pages/sponsors/__tests__/sponsor-list-page.test.js b/src/pages/sponsors/__tests__/sponsor-list-page.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a09a49d07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/sponsors/__tests__/sponsor-list-page.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import React from "react";
+import { screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import SponsorListPage from "../sponsor-list-page";
+
+import { renderWithRedux } from "../../../utils/test-utils";
+import { getSponsors } from "../../../actions/sponsor-actions";
+
+jest.mock("../../../actions/sponsor-actions", () => ({
+  ...jest.requireActual("../../../actions/sponsor-actions"),
+  getSponsors: jest.fn(() => ({ type: "MOCK_ACTION" }))
+}));
+
+describe("SponsorListPage", () => {
+  describe("Component", () => {
+    it("should preserve and apply the search term when navigating back to the list", () => {
+      const initialState = {
+        loggedUserState: {
+          member: { canAddSponsors: () => true, canDeleteSponsors: () => true }
+        },
+        currentSummitState: { currentSummit: { id: 1 } },
+        currentSponsorListState: {
+          sponsors: [
+            {
+              id: 1,
+              company_name: "FNTECH",
+              sponsorships: [],
+              documents: [],
+              forms: [],
+              purchases: [],
+              pages: [],
+              order: 1
+            }
+          ],
+          totalSponsors: 1,
+          perPage: 10,
+          currentPage: 1,
+          term: "FNTECH",
+          order: "order",
+          orderDir: 1
+        },
+        currentSummitSponsorshipListState: { sponsorships: [] }
+      };
+
+      renderWithRedux(<SponsorListPage />, { initialState });
+
+      // The input should have the search term value
+      const input = screen.getByPlaceholderText(/search_inventory_items/i);
+      expect(input.value).toBe("FNTECH");
+      // Only FNTECH should be visible in the list
+      expect(screen.getByText("FNTECH")).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.queryByText("OTHER")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+
+      // Should call getSponsors with the preserved term and params, including currentPage from state
+      expect(getSponsors).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        "FNTECH",
+        initialState.currentSponsorListState.currentPage, // currentPage from state
+        10, // perPage
+        "order",
+        1
+      );
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/pages/sponsors/sponsor-list-page.js b/src/pages/sponsors/sponsor-list-page.js
index 10bc028b7..586fe484e 100644
--- a/src/pages/sponsors/sponsor-list-page.js
+++ b/src/pages/sponsors/sponsor-list-page.js
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ const SponsorListPage = ({
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (currentSummit) {
-      getSponsors();
+      getSponsors(term, currentPage, perPage, order, orderDir);
     }
-  }, [currentSummit]);
+  }, [currentSummit, term, perPage, order, orderDir, currentPage]);
 
   const handleSearchDebounced = useCallback(
     _.debounce((term) => {