diff --git a/src/qgis_geonode/apiclient/apiv2.py b/src/qgis_geonode/apiclient/apiv2.py
index 95daa2f0..0029cc8f 100644
--- a/src/qgis_geonode/apiclient/apiv2.py
+++ b/src/qgis_geonode/apiclient/apiv2.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class GeonodeApiV2Client(base.BaseGeonodeClient):
         models.ApiClientCapability.FILTER_BY_RESOURCE_TYPES,
         models.ApiClientCapability.FILTER_BY_TEMPORAL_EXTENT,
         models.ApiClientCapability.FILTER_BY_PUBLICATION_DATE,
+        models.ApiClientCapability.FILTER_BY_SPATIAL_EXTENT,
     ]
 
     @property
@@ -96,13 +97,17 @@ def _build_search_query(
                 "filter{date.lte}",
                 search_params.publication_date_end.toString(QtCore.Qt.ISODate),
             )
-        # TODO revisit once the support for spatial extent is available on
-        # GeoNode API V2
-        if (
-            search_params.spatial_extent is not None
-            and not search_params.spatial_extent.isNull()
-        ):
-            pass
+
+        if search_params.spatial_extent is not None:
+            spatial_extent_value = (
+                f"{search_params.spatial_extent.xMinimum()},"
+                f"{search_params.spatial_extent.yMinimum()},"
+                f"{search_params.spatial_extent.xMaximum()},"
+                f"{search_params.spatial_extent.yMaximum()}"
+            )
+
+            query.addQueryItem("extent", spatial_extent_value)
+
         if search_params.layer_types is None:
             types = [
                 models.GeonodeResourceType.VECTOR_LAYER,
diff --git a/src/qgis_geonode/gui/geonode_source_select_provider.py b/src/qgis_geonode/gui/geonode_source_select_provider.py
index 25069b2c..d36b45ff 100644
--- a/src/qgis_geonode/gui/geonode_source_select_provider.py
+++ b/src/qgis_geonode/gui/geonode_source_select_provider.py
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ def __init__(self, parent, fl, widgetMode):
         # ATTENTION: the order of initialization of the self.spatial_extent_box widget
         # is crucial here. Only call self.spatial_extent_box.setMapCanvas() after
         # having called self.spatial_extent_box.setOutputExtentFromCurrent()
+        self.spatial_extent_box.setTitleBase(tr("Spatial Extent"))
         epsg_4326 = qgis.core.QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem("EPSG:4326")
         self.spatial_extent_box.setOutputCrs(epsg_4326)
         map_canvas = iface.mapCanvas()
@@ -431,7 +432,9 @@ def search_geonode(self, reset_pagination: bool = False):
                     if not pub_start.isNull()
                     else None,
                     publication_date_end=pub_end if not pub_end.isNull() else None,
-                    spatial_extent=spatial_extent_epsg4326,
+                    spatial_extent=spatial_extent_epsg4326
+                    if self.spatial_extent_box.isChecked()
+                    else None,
                 )
             )
 
diff --git a/src/qgis_geonode/ui/geonode_datasource_widget.ui b/src/qgis_geonode/ui/geonode_datasource_widget.ui
index ca41fb1d..927f9192 100644
--- a/src/qgis_geonode/ui/geonode_datasource_widget.ui
+++ b/src/qgis_geonode/ui/geonode_datasource_widget.ui
@@ -377,9 +377,18 @@
          <item row="7" column="0" colspan="2">
           <widget class="QgsExtentGroupBox" name="spatial_extent_box">
            <property name="title">
-            <string>Spatial Extent</string>
+            <string>Extent (current: none)</string>
+           </property>
+           <property name="checkable">
+            <bool>true</bool>
+           </property>
+           <property name="checked">
+            <bool>false</bool>
            </property>
            <property name="collapsed">
+            <bool>false</bool>
+           </property>
+           <property name="saveCheckedState">
             <bool>true</bool>
            </property>
           </widget>
@@ -606,7 +615,7 @@
         <x>0</x>
         <y>0</y>
         <width>708</width>
-        <height>366</height>
+        <height>226</height>
        </rect>
       </property>
      </widget>