diff --git a/.changeset/silly-ideas-appear.md b/.changeset/silly-ideas-appear.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..856cbd7a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/silly-ideas-appear.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@finsweet/attributes-list': patch
+---
+
+fix: add active class to initially checked form elements
diff --git a/packages/list/src/filter/elements.ts b/packages/list/src/filter/elements.ts
index 6e13fe2ae..3546a63b4 100644
--- a/packages/list/src/filter/elements.ts
+++ b/packages/list/src/filter/elements.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ export const handleFiltersForm = (form: HTMLFormElement) => {
     setActiveClass(target);
   });
 
+  for (const formField of form.elements) {
+    if (!isFormField(formField)) continue;
+
+    const { type } = formField;
+    if (type === 'submit') continue;
+
+    setActiveClass(formField);
+  }
+
   return () => {
     submitCleanup();
     changeCleanup();