diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/annotation/view/fx/.ratings b/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/annotation/view/fx/.ratings
index aa1377353b4ab75d30324cf645c8a37a1b4aafe7..1fe62b872507c30e6da5618258624b7268225e9f 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/annotation/view/fx/.ratings
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/annotation/view/fx/.ratings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ AnnotationTreeTableUIProvider.java 4d9ea9f5267e1a04985c5f67e748f34474c97e0f YELL
 AnnotationViewFXController.java 87d70534cde579cbd5f6470e729783306a139324 YELLOW
 AnnotationsFXUtils.java 754152735e037da59a4c40fa045602c3ed85a40f YELLOW
 ColumnHandle.java 761c2517b3f3e4725feb7ce7e8d5927ba191a4bb YELLOW
-FXAnnotationFilterContentProvider.java 90620e61e5c91669da26c0564527e0b4a31e4b9d YELLOW
+FXAnnotationFilterContentProvider.java 2d3b32115f47bea44279e8bdf54691b93311d27b YELLOW
diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/annotation/view/fx/FXAnnotationFilterContentProvider.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/annotation/view/fx/FXAnnotationFilterContentProvider.java
index 90620e61e5c91669da26c0564527e0b4a31e4b9d..2d3b32115f47bea44279e8bdf54691b93311d27b 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/annotation/view/fx/FXAnnotationFilterContentProvider.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/annotation/view/fx/FXAnnotationFilterContentProvider.java
@@ -77,8 +77,11 @@ public class FXAnnotationFilterContentProvider
 	 */
 	boolean restrictToSelectedModelElementType;
 
-	/** Row filter option based on hierarchy level of model element. */
-	private String hierarchyLevelFilter;
+	/**
+	 * Row filter option based on hierarchy level of model element. Default value for initialization
+	 * is "ALL".
+	 */
+	private String hierarchyLevelFilter = HIERARCHY_LEVELS_ALL;
 
 	/** Column filter option based on annotation type. */
 	private Class<? extends IAnnotatedSpecification> annotationTypeFilter;