diff --git a/.changeset/sweet-books-obey.md b/.changeset/sweet-books-obey.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5e2dbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sweet-books-obey.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@careswitch/svelte-data-table': patch
+---
+
+rows getter should react to `originalData`
diff --git a/src/lib/DataTable.svelte.ts b/src/lib/DataTable.svelte.ts
index f2ca7ce..50bf04c 100644
--- a/src/lib/DataTable.svelte.ts
+++ b/src/lib/DataTable.svelte.ts
@@ -154,10 +154,9 @@ export class DataTable<T> {
 	 * @param {T[]} rows - The array of rows to reset the base data to.
 	 */
 	set baseRows(rows: T[]) {
-		this.#originalData = [...rows];
 		this.#currentPage = 1;
 		this.#isFilterDirty = true;
-		this.#filterState = this.#filterState;
+		this.#originalData = [...rows];
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -165,7 +164,8 @@ export class DataTable<T> {
 	 * @returns {T[]} An array of rows for the current page.
 	 */
 	get rows() {
-		// React to changes in filter state and sort state
+		// React to changes in original data, filter state, and sort state
+		this.#originalData;
 		this.#filterState;
 		this.#sortState;
 		this.#globalFilterRegex;