diff --git a/_test/SearchConfigTest.php b/_test/SearchConfigTest.php
index d071d0a8..7861fde0 100644
--- a/_test/SearchConfigTest.php
+++ b/_test/SearchConfigTest.php
@@ -33,6 +33,53 @@ public function test_filtervars_simple()
         $this->assertEquals(date('Y-m-d'), $searchConfig->applyFilterVars('$DATE(now)$'));
     }
 
+    public function test_filtervars_missing_pageid()
+    {
+        global $INFO, $ID;
+
+        $ID = 'foo:bar:baz';
+        saveWikiText($ID, 'initial page', 'created for filter var test');
+        $INFO = [];
+
+        $searchConfig = new SearchConfig([]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals($ID, $searchConfig->applyFilterVars('$ID$'));
+        $this->assertEquals('foo:bar', $searchConfig->applyFilterVars('$NS$'));
+        $this->assertEquals('baz', $searchConfig->applyFilterVars('$PAGE$'));
+
+        saveWikiText($ID, '', 'cleanup');
+        clearstatcache();
+    }
+
+    public function test_filtervars_ignore_dynamic_filters()
+    {
+        global $INPUT;
+
+        $INPUT->set(meta\SearchConfigParameters::$PARAM_SORT, '^alias2.athird');
+        $INPUT->set(meta\SearchConfigParameters::$PARAM_OFFSET, 25);
+        $_REQUEST[meta\SearchConfigParameters::$PARAM_FILTER]['alias1.first*~'] = 'test';
+        $_REQUEST[meta\SearchConfigParameters::$PARAM_FILTER]['afirst='] = 'test2';
+
+        $this->loadSchemaJSON('schema1');
+
+        $config = [
+            'schemas' => [
+                ['schema1', 'alias1']
+            ],
+            'cols' => ['first']
+        ];
+
+        $searchConfig = new SearchConfig($config, false);
+
+        $this->assertSame(0, $searchConfig->getOffset());
+        $this->assertSame([], $searchConfig->getSorts());
+        $this->assertEquals([], $this->getInaccessibleProperty($searchConfig, 'filter'));
+
+        $INPUT->remove(meta\SearchConfigParameters::$PARAM_SORT);
+        $INPUT->remove(meta\SearchConfigParameters::$PARAM_OFFSET);
+        unset($_REQUEST[meta\SearchConfigParameters::$PARAM_FILTER]);
+    }
+
     public function test_filtervars_nsorid()
     {
         global $INFO;
diff --git a/helper.php b/helper.php
index 3a1580e0..38fe2c7b 100644
--- a/helper.php
+++ b/helper.php
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ class helper_plugin_struct extends Plugin
      * All descendants are also blacklisted.
      */
     public const BLACKLIST_RENDERER = [
-        'Doku_Renderer_metadata',
         '\renderer_plugin_qc'
     ];
 
diff --git a/meta/SearchConfig.php b/meta/SearchConfig.php
index 7daaf26f..d458a21e 100644
--- a/meta/SearchConfig.php
+++ b/meta/SearchConfig.php
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ protected function applyFilterVars($filter)
         global $INPUT;
         global $INFO;
         if (!isset($INFO['id'])) {
-            $INFO['id'] = '';
+            $INFO = pageinfo();
         }
         $ns = getNS($INFO['id']);
 
diff --git a/syntax/output.php b/syntax/output.php
index 2354e3cf..9f789bd3 100644
--- a/syntax/output.php
+++ b/syntax/output.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 class syntax_plugin_struct_output extends SyntaxPlugin
 {
-    protected $hasBeenRendered = false;
+    protected $hasBeenRendered = array('metadata' => false, 'xhtml' => false);
 
     protected const XHTML_OPEN = '<div id="plugin__struct_output">';
     protected const XHTML_CLOSE = '</div>';
@@ -100,13 +100,24 @@ public function render($format, Doku_Renderer $renderer, $data)
                 return true;
             }
         }
-        if (!isset($INFO['id']) || ($ID != $INFO['id'])) return true;
-        if (!$INFO['exists']) return true;
-        if ($this->hasBeenRendered) return true;
+        if (!isset($INFO) || $format == "metadata") {
+            $pagename = pageinfo()['id'];
+        } else {
+            $pagename = $INFO['id'];
+        }
+
+        if ($ID != $pagename) return true;
+        if (!page_exists($pagename)) return true;
+        if ($this->hasBeenRendered['metadata'] && $format == 'metadata') return true;
+        if ($this->hasBeenRendered['xhtml'] && $format == 'xhtml') return true;
         if (!preg_match(self::WHITELIST_ACTIONS, act_clean($ACT))) return true;
 
         // do not render the output twice on the same page, e.g. when another page has been included
-        $this->hasBeenRendered = true;
+        if ($format == 'metadata') {
+            $this->hasBeenRendered['metadata'] = true;
+        } elseif ($format == 'xhtml') {
+            $this->hasBeenRendered['xhtml'] = true;
+        }
         try {
             $assignments = Assignments::getInstance();
         } catch (StructException $e) {
diff --git a/syntax/table.php b/syntax/table.php
index c6de0b84..3d21819a 100644
--- a/syntax/table.php
+++ b/syntax/table.php
@@ -109,9 +109,14 @@ public function render($format, Doku_Renderer $renderer, $config)
         }
 
         try {
-            $search = $this->getSearchConfig($config);
-            if ($format === 'struct_csv') {
-                // no pagination in export
+            if ($format === "metadata") {
+                $search = $this->getSearchConfig($config, false);
+            } else {
+                $search = $this->getSearchConfig($config);
+            }
+
+            if ($format === 'struct_csv' || $format === "metadata") {
+                // no pagination in export or metadata render
                 $search->setLimit(0);
                 $search->setOffset(0);
             }
@@ -144,9 +149,9 @@ public function render($format, Doku_Renderer $renderer, $config)
      * @param array $config
      * @return SearchConfig
      */
-    protected function getSearchConfig($config)
+    protected function getSearchConfig($config, $dynamic = true)
     {
-        return new SearchConfig($config);
+        return new SearchConfig($config, $dynamic);
     }