diff --git a/gns3server/controller/link.py b/gns3server/controller/link.py
index 8ba8bc410..fe8d67e25 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/link.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/link.py
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ class Link:
                 "filters": self._filters,
                 "link_style": self._link_style,
                 "suspend": self._suspended,
-                "show_filters_icon": self._show_filters_icon,
+                "show_filters_icon": getattr(self, '_show_filters_icon', True),
             }
         return {
             "nodes": res,
@@ -589,5 +589,5 @@ class Link:
             "suspend": self._suspended,
             "link_style": self._link_style,
             "wireshark": self._wireshark,
-            "show_filters_icon": self._show_filters_icon,
+            "show_filters_icon": getattr(self, '_show_filters_icon', True),
         }
diff --git a/gns3server/controller/project.py b/gns3server/controller/project.py
index e0a38838c..d9c30a703 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/project.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/project.py
@@ -1208,6 +1208,8 @@ class Project:
                     await link.update_filters(link_data["filters"])
                 if "link_style" in link_data:
                     await link.update_link_style(link_data["link_style"])
+                if "show_filters_icon" in link_data:
+                    await link.update_show_filters_icon(link_data["show_filters_icon"])
                 for node_link in link_data.get("nodes", []):
                     node = self.get_node(node_link["node_id"])
                     port = node.get_port(node_link["adapter_number"], node_link["port_number"])
diff --git a/gns3server/schemas/controller/links.py b/gns3server/schemas/controller/links.py
index 6865e2462..be6846bb8 100644
--- a/gns3server/schemas/controller/links.py
+++ b/gns3server/schemas/controller/links.py
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@ class LinkBase(BaseModel):
     suspend: Optional[bool] = None
     link_style: Optional[LinkStyle] = None
     filters: Optional[dict] = None
-    show_filters_icon: Optional[bool] = Field(default=True, description="Show filters icon in Web UI")
+    show_filters_icon: Optional[bool] = Field(
+        True,
+        description="Show filters icon in Web UI"
+    )
 
 
 class LinkCreate(LinkBase):