diff --git a/src/app/state-management/effects/datasets.effects.spec.ts b/src/app/state-management/effects/datasets.effects.spec.ts
index 3b4b783b74..cfb26baa0c 100644
--- a/src/app/state-management/effects/datasets.effects.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/state-management/effects/datasets.effects.spec.ts
@@ -135,6 +135,21 @@ describe("DatasetEffects", () => {
       const expected = cold("--b", { b: outcome });
       expect(effects.fetchDatasets$).toBeObservable(expected);
     });
+
+    it("should cancel a previous in-flight request when a new action is dispatched", () => {
+      const datasets = [dataset];
+      const action = fromActions.fetchDatasetsAction();
+      const outcome = fromActions.fetchDatasetsCompleteAction({ datasets });
+
+      // Second action at frame 3 cancels the first request (which would complete at frame 3).
+      // Only the response to the second action, arriving at frame 5, is emitted.
+      actions = hot("-a-b", { a: action, b: action });
+      const response = cold("--a|", { a: datasets });
+      datasetApi.datasetsControllerFullqueryV3.and.returnValue(response);
+
+      const expected = cold("-----b", { b: outcome });
+      expect(effects.fetchDatasets$).toBeObservable(expected);
+    });
   });
 
   describe("fetchFacetCounts$", () => {
@@ -182,6 +197,38 @@ describe("DatasetEffects", () => {
       const expected = cold("--b", { b: outcome });
       expect(effects.fetchFacetCounts$).toBeObservable(expected);
     });
+
+    it("should cancel a previous in-flight request when a new action is dispatched", () => {
+      const facetCounts: FacetCounts = {
+        creationLocation: [],
+        creationTime: [],
+        keywords: [],
+        ownerGroup: [],
+        type: [],
+      };
+      const action = fromActions.fetchFacetCountsAction();
+      const outcome = fromActions.fetchFacetCountsCompleteAction({
+        facetCounts,
+        allCounts: 0,
+      });
+      const responseArray = [
+        {
+          all: [{ totalSets: 0 }],
+          creationLocation: [],
+          creationTime: [],
+          keywords: [],
+          ownerGroup: [],
+          type: [],
+        },
+      ];
+
+      actions = hot("-a-b", { a: action, b: action });
+      const response = cold("--a|", { a: responseArray });
+      datasetApi.datasetsControllerFullfacetV3.and.returnValue(response);
+
+      const expected = cold("-----b", { b: outcome });
+      expect(effects.fetchFacetCounts$).toBeObservable(expected);
+    });
   });
 
   describe("fetchMetadataKeys$", () => {
@@ -211,6 +258,21 @@ describe("DatasetEffects", () => {
       const expected = cold("--b", { b: outcome });
       expect(effects.fetchMetadataKeys$).toBeObservable(expected);
     });
+
+    it("should cancel a previous in-flight request when a new action is dispatched", () => {
+      const metadataKeys = ["test"];
+      const action = fromActions.fetchMetadataKeysAction();
+      const outcome = fromActions.fetchMetadataKeysCompleteAction({
+        metadataKeys,
+      });
+
+      actions = hot("-a-b", { a: action, b: action });
+      const response = cold("--a|", { a: metadataKeys });
+      datasetApi.datasetsControllerMetadataKeysV3.and.returnValue(response);
+
+      const expected = cold("-----b", { b: outcome });
+      expect(effects.fetchMetadataKeys$).toBeObservable(expected);
+    });
   });
 
   describe("updateUserDatasetsLimit$", () => {
diff --git a/src/app/state-management/effects/datasets.effects.ts b/src/app/state-management/effects/datasets.effects.ts
index 4d402ae286..62ca8f81e7 100644
--- a/src/app/state-management/effects/datasets.effects.ts
+++ b/src/app/state-management/effects/datasets.effects.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export class DatasetEffects {
         }
         return params;
       }),
-      mergeMap(({ query, limits }) =>
+      switchMap(({ query, limits }) =>
         this.datasetsService
           .datasetsControllerFullqueryV3(
             JSON.stringify(limits),
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export class DatasetEffects {
       ),
       concatLatestFrom(() => this.fullfacetParams$),
       map(([, params]) => params),
-      mergeMap(({ fields, facets }) =>
+      switchMap(({ fields, facets }) =>
         this.datasetsService
           .datasetsControllerFullfacetV3(
             JSON.stringify(facets),
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export class DatasetEffects {
       ofType(fromActions.fetchMetadataKeysAction),
       concatLatestFrom(() => this.fullqueryParams$),
       map(([, params]) => params),
-      mergeMap(({ query }) => {
+      switchMap(({ query }) => {
         return this.datasetsService
           .datasetsControllerMetadataKeysV3(JSON.stringify(query))
           .pipe(
diff --git a/src/app/state-management/effects/proposals.effects.spec.ts b/src/app/state-management/effects/proposals.effects.spec.ts
index 50ce1c2fb0..1ae30bd8cf 100644
--- a/src/app/state-management/effects/proposals.effects.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/state-management/effects/proposals.effects.spec.ts
@@ -305,6 +305,32 @@ describe("ProposalEffects", () => {
       const expected = cold("--b", { b: outcome });
       expect(effects.fetchProposalDatasets$).toBeObservable(expected);
     });
+
+    it("should cancel a previous in-flight request when a new action is dispatched", () => {
+      const datasets = [dataset];
+      const skip = 0;
+      const limit = 50;
+      const action = fromActions.fetchProposalDatasetsAction({
+        proposalId,
+        skip,
+        limit,
+      });
+      const outcome1 = fromActions.fetchProposalDatasetsCompleteAction({
+        datasets,
+        skip,
+        limit,
+      });
+      const outcome2 = fromActions.fetchProposalDatasetsCountAction({
+        proposalId,
+      });
+
+      actions = hot("-a-b", { a: action, b: action });
+      const response = cold("--a|", { a: datasets });
+      datasetApi.datasetsControllerFindAllV3.and.returnValue(response);
+
+      const expected = cold("-----(bc)", { b: outcome1, c: outcome2 });
+      expect(effects.fetchProposalDatasets$).toBeObservable(expected);
+    });
   });
 
   describe("fetchProposalDatasetsCount$", () => {
diff --git a/src/app/state-management/effects/proposals.effects.ts b/src/app/state-management/effects/proposals.effects.ts
index 8af4b26b09..ccdd293063 100644
--- a/src/app/state-management/effects/proposals.effects.ts
+++ b/src/app/state-management/effects/proposals.effects.ts
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export class ProposalEffects {
   fetchProposalDatasets$ = createEffect(() => {
     return this.actions$.pipe(
       ofType(fromActions.fetchProposalDatasetsAction),
-      mergeMap(({ skip, limit, sortColumn, sortDirection, proposalId }) => {
+      switchMap(({ skip, limit, sortColumn, sortDirection, proposalId }) => {
         return this.datasetsService
           .datasetsControllerFindAllV3(
             JSON.stringify({