diff --git a/.changeset/quiet-otters-listen.md b/.changeset/quiet-otters-listen.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8f9cba0f451e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/quiet-otters-listen.md
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+---
+"@refinedev/mui": patch
+---
+
+feat: add `filters.syncFilterModel` option to `useDataGrid`
+
+`useDataGrid` controls `dataGridProps.filterModel` from an internal state that
+was only updated by the DataGrid's own filter panel and by `search()`. As a
+result, calls to the returned `setFilters` (or filter changes synced from the
+URL via `syncWithLocation`) updated `filters` but left `filterModel` stale, so
+external filter UIs could not drive the grid's visible filter state.
+
+Add an opt-in `filters.syncFilterModel` flag. When `true`, the hook reflects
+`filters` changes in `dataGridProps.filterModel`. The default is `false` to
+preserve compatibility with apps that mix column-header filtering and
+external filter inputs — see #5860 for the original reasoning behind the
+controlled-but-unsynced behavior.
+
+```tsx
+const { dataGridProps } = useDataGrid({
+  resource: "posts",
+  filters: {
+    syncFilterModel: true,
+  },
+});
+```
diff --git a/packages/mui/src/hooks/useDataGrid/index.spec.ts b/packages/mui/src/hooks/useDataGrid/index.spec.ts
index e3eafa5f2831f..b9f99de1f255e 100644
--- a/packages/mui/src/hooks/useDataGrid/index.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/mui/src/hooks/useDataGrid/index.spec.ts
@@ -308,6 +308,78 @@ describe("useDataGrid Hook", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("when filters.syncFilterModel is true, external setFilters updates dataGridProps.filterModel", async () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(
+      () =>
+        useDataGrid({
+          resource: "posts",
+          filters: {
+            syncFilterModel: true,
+          },
+        }),
+      {
+        wrapper: TestWrapper({}),
+      },
+    );
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(!result.current.tableQuery?.isLoading).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      result.current.setFilters([
+        {
+          field: "title",
+          operator: "contains",
+          value: "test",
+        },
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(result.current.dataGridProps.filterModel?.items).toEqual(
+        expect.arrayContaining([
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            field: "title",
+            value: "test",
+          }),
+        ]),
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("by default, external setFilters does not update dataGridProps.filterModel", async () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(
+      () =>
+        useDataGrid({
+          resource: "posts",
+        }),
+      {
+        wrapper: TestWrapper({}),
+      },
+    );
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(!result.current.tableQuery?.isLoading).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
+    const initialItems = result.current.dataGridProps.filterModel?.items;
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      result.current.setFilters([
+        {
+          field: "title",
+          operator: "contains",
+          value: "test",
+        },
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    expect(result.current.dataGridProps.filterModel?.items).toEqual(
+      initialItems,
+    );
+  });
+
   it("should not change sortModel when page changes", async () => {
     const { result } = renderHook(
       () =>
diff --git a/packages/mui/src/hooks/useDataGrid/index.ts b/packages/mui/src/hooks/useDataGrid/index.ts
index 2a89c85468bee..5b0c06081d57d 100644
--- a/packages/mui/src/hooks/useDataGrid/index.ts
+++ b/packages/mui/src/hooks/useDataGrid/index.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,16 @@ export type UseDataGridProps<
        * @default "replace"
        */
       defaultBehavior?: "replace" | "merge";
+      /**
+       * When `true`, changes to `filters` made outside the DataGrid (via the
+       * returned `setFilters`, `search`, or `syncWithLocation`) are reflected
+       * in `dataGridProps.filterModel`. Defaults to `false` to preserve
+       * compatibility with apps that mix DataGrid column-header filtering and
+       * external filter inputs, where forcing a sync would clobber in-progress
+       * header edits.
+       * @default false
+       */
+      syncFilterModel?: boolean;
     }
   >;
   editable?: boolean;
@@ -200,6 +210,13 @@ export function useDataGrid<
 
   const [muiCrudFilters, setMuiCrudFilters] = useState<CrudFilters>(filters);
 
+  const syncFilterModel = filtersFromProp?.syncFilterModel ?? false;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!syncFilterModel) return;
+    setMuiCrudFilters((prev) => (isEqual(prev, filters) ? prev : filters));
+  }, [filters, syncFilterModel]);
+
   const { data, isFetched, isLoading } = tableQuery;
 
   const rowCountRef = useRef(data?.total || 0);