diff --git a/templates/user/dashboard/repolist.tmpl b/templates/user/dashboard/repolist.tmpl
index 22af578fc3..97234176bd 100644
--- a/templates/user/dashboard/repolist.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/dashboard/repolist.tmpl
@@ -46,56 +46,38 @@
 					<div class="ui dropdown icon button" title="{{.locale.Tr "home.filter"}}">
 						<i class="icon gt-df gt-ac gt-jc gt-m-0">{{svg "octicon-filter" 16}}</i>
 						<div class="menu">
-							<div class="item">
-								<a @click="toggleArchivedFilter()">
-									<div class="ui checkbox" id="archivedFilterCheckbox" title="{{.locale.Tr "home.show_both_archived_unarchived"}}" v-if="archivedFilter === 'both'">
-										<input type="checkbox">
-										<label>
-											{{svg "octicon-archive" 16 "gt-mr-2"}}
-											{{.locale.Tr "home.show_archived"}}
-										</label>
-									</div>
-									<div class="ui checkbox" id="archivedFilterCheckbox" title="{{.locale.Tr "home.show_only_unarchived"}}" v-if="archivedFilter === 'unarchived'">
-										<input type="checkbox">
-										<label>
-											{{svg "octicon-archive" 16 "gt-mr-2"}}
-											{{.locale.Tr "home.show_archived"}}
-										</label>
-									</div>
-									<div class="ui checkbox" id="archivedFilterCheckbox" title="{{.locale.Tr "home.show_only_archived"}}" v-if="archivedFilter === 'archived'">
-										<input type="checkbox">
-										<label>
-											{{svg "octicon-archive" 16 "gt-mr-2"}}
-											{{.locale.Tr "home.show_archived"}}
-										</label>
-									</div>
-								</a>
-							</div>
-							<div class="item">
-								<a @click="togglePrivateFilter()">
-									<div class="ui checkbox" id="privateFilterCheckbox" title="{{.locale.Tr "home.show_both_private_public"}}" v-if="privateFilter === 'both'">
-										<input type="checkbox">
-										<label>
-											{{svg "octicon-lock" 16 "gt-mr-2"}}
-											{{.locale.Tr "home.show_private"}}
-										</label>
-									</div>
-									<div class="ui checkbox" id="privateFilterCheckbox" title="{{.locale.Tr "home.show_only_public"}}" v-if="privateFilter === 'public'">
-										<input type="checkbox">
-										<label>
-											{{svg "octicon-lock" 16 "gt-mr-2"}}
-											{{.locale.Tr "home.show_private"}}
-										</label>
-									</div>
-									<div class="ui checkbox" id="privateFilterCheckbox" title="{{.locale.Tr "home.show_only_private"}}" v-if="privateFilter === 'private'">
-										<input type="checkbox">
-											<label>
-												{{svg "octicon-lock" 16 "gt-mr-2"}}
-												{{.locale.Tr "home.show_private"}}
-											</label>
-									</div>
-								</a>
-							</div>
+							<a class="item" @click="toggleArchivedFilter()">
+								<div class="ui checkbox"
+											ref="checkboxArchivedFilter"
+											data-title-both="{{.locale.Tr "home.show_both_archived_unarchived"}}"
+											data-title-unarchived="{{.locale.Tr "home.show_only_unarchived"}}"
+											data-title-archived="{{.locale.Tr "home.show_only_archived"}}"
+											:title="checkboxArchivedFilterTitle"
+								>
+									<!--the "hidden" is necessary to make the checkbox work without Fomantic UI js,
+											otherwise if the "input" handles click event for intermediate status, it breaks the internal state-->
+									<input type="checkbox" class="hidden" v-bind.prop="checkboxArchivedFilterProps">
+									<label>
+										{{svg "octicon-archive" 16 "gt-mr-2"}}
+										{{.locale.Tr "home.show_archived"}}
+									</label>
+								</div>
+							</a>
+							<a class="item" @click="togglePrivateFilter()">
+								<div class="ui checkbox"
+											ref="checkboxPrivateFilter"
+											data-title-both="{{.locale.Tr "home.show_both_private_public"}}"
+											data-title-public="{{.locale.Tr "home.show_only_public"}}"
+											data-title-private="{{.locale.Tr "home.show_only_private"}}"
+											:title="checkboxPrivateFilterTitle"
+								>
+									<input type="checkbox" class="hidden" v-bind.prop="checkboxPrivateFilterProps">
+									<label>
+										{{svg "octicon-lock" 16 "gt-mr-2"}}
+										{{.locale.Tr "home.show_private"}}
+									</label>
+								</div>
+							</a>
 						</div>
 					</div>
 				</div>
diff --git a/web_src/js/components/DashboardRepoList.js b/web_src/js/components/DashboardRepoList.js
index 0a009e78d1..2328cc83a9 100644
--- a/web_src/js/components/DashboardRepoList.js
+++ b/web_src/js/components/DashboardRepoList.js
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ function initVueComponents(app) {
       }
 
       return {
+        hasMounted: false, // accessing $refs in computed() need to wait for mounted
         tab,
         repos: [],
         reposTotalCount: 0,
@@ -134,7 +135,19 @@ function initVueComponents(app) {
       },
       repoTypeCount() {
         return this.counts[`${this.reposFilter}:${this.archivedFilter}:${this.privateFilter}`];
-      }
+      },
+      checkboxArchivedFilterTitle() {
+        return this.hasMounted && this.$refs.checkboxArchivedFilter?.getAttribute(`data-title-${this.archivedFilter}`);
+      },
+      checkboxArchivedFilterProps() {
+        return {checked: this.archivedFilter === 'archived', indeterminate: this.archivedFilter === 'both'};
+      },
+      checkboxPrivateFilterTitle() {
+        return this.hasMounted && this.$refs.checkboxPrivateFilter?.getAttribute(`data-title-${this.privateFilter}`);
+      },
+      checkboxPrivateFilterProps() {
+        return {checked: this.privateFilter === 'private', indeterminate: this.privateFilter === 'both'};
+      },
     },
 
     mounted() {
@@ -144,10 +157,11 @@ function initVueComponents(app) {
         initTooltip(elTooltip);
       }
       $(el).find('.dropdown').dropdown();
-      this.setCheckboxes();
       nextTick(() => {
         this.$refs.search.focus();
       });
+
+      this.hasMounted = true;
     },
 
     methods: {
@@ -156,39 +170,6 @@ function initVueComponents(app) {
         this.updateHistory();
       },
 
-      setCheckboxes() {
-        switch (this.archivedFilter) {
-          case 'unarchived':
-            $('#archivedFilterCheckbox').checkbox('set unchecked');
-            break;
-          case 'archived':
-            $('#archivedFilterCheckbox').checkbox('set checked');
-            break;
-          case 'both':
-            $('#archivedFilterCheckbox').checkbox('set indeterminate');
-            break;
-          default:
-            this.archivedFilter = 'unarchived';
-            $('#archivedFilterCheckbox').checkbox('set unchecked');
-            break;
-        }
-        switch (this.privateFilter) {
-          case 'public':
-            $('#privateFilterCheckbox').checkbox('set unchecked');
-            break;
-          case 'private':
-            $('#privateFilterCheckbox').checkbox('set checked');
-            break;
-          case 'both':
-            $('#privateFilterCheckbox').checkbox('set indeterminate');
-            break;
-          default:
-            this.privateFilter = 'both';
-            $('#privateFilterCheckbox').checkbox('set indeterminate');
-            break;
-        }
-      },
-
       changeReposFilter(filter) {
         this.reposFilter = filter;
         this.repos = [];
@@ -245,45 +226,29 @@ function initVueComponents(app) {
       },
 
       toggleArchivedFilter() {
-        switch (this.archivedFilter) {
-          case 'both':
-            this.archivedFilter = 'unarchived';
-            break;
-          case 'unarchived':
-            this.archivedFilter = 'archived';
-            break;
-          case 'archived':
-            this.archivedFilter = 'both';
-            break;
-          default:
-            this.archivedFilter = 'unarchived';
-            break;
+        if (this.archivedFilter === 'unarchived') {
+          this.archivedFilter = 'archived';
+        } else if (this.archivedFilter === 'archived') {
+          this.archivedFilter = 'both';
+        } else { // including both
+          this.archivedFilter = 'unarchived';
         }
         this.page = 1;
         this.repos = [];
-        this.setCheckboxes();
         this.counts[`${this.reposFilter}:${this.archivedFilter}:${this.privateFilter}`] = 0;
         this.searchRepos();
       },
 
       togglePrivateFilter() {
-        switch (this.privateFilter) {
-          case 'both':
-            this.privateFilter = 'public';
-            break;
-          case 'public':
-            this.privateFilter = 'private';
-            break;
-          case 'private':
-            this.privateFilter = 'both';
-            break;
-          default:
-            this.privateFilter = 'both';
-            break;
+        if (this.privateFilter === 'both') {
+          this.privateFilter = 'public';
+        } else if (this.privateFilter === 'public') {
+          this.privateFilter = 'private';
+        } else { // including private
+          this.privateFilter = 'both';
         }
         this.page = 1;
         this.repos = [];
-        this.setCheckboxes();
         this.counts[`${this.reposFilter}:${this.archivedFilter}:${this.privateFilter}`] = 0;
         this.searchRepos();
       },