diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/runSearch/RunsToolbar.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/runSearch/RunsToolbar.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4b5285b6513
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/runSearch/RunsToolbar.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
+import { withNuqsTestingAdapter, type UrlUpdateEvent } from "nuqs/adapters/testing";
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { runs } from "./__fixtures__/runs";
+import { RunsToolbar } from "./RunsToolbar";
+
+const agentBox = () => screen.getByRole("combobox", { name: "Filter traces by agent" });
+
+describe("RunsToolbar", () => {
+  it("narrows the agent filter as you type and selects the match", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const onUrlUpdate = vi.fn<(event: UrlUpdateEvent) => void>();
+    render(<RunsToolbar query="" onQueryChange={vi.fn()} runs={runs} />, {
+      wrapper: withNuqsTestingAdapter({ onUrlUpdate }),
+    });
+    expect(agentBox()).toHaveAttribute("placeholder", "All agents");
+    await user.click(agentBox());
+    await user.keyboard("tri");
+    expect(screen.getAllByRole("option").map((o) => o.textContent)).toEqual(["triage"]);
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("option", { name: "triage" }));
+    expect(onUrlUpdate.mock.lastCall?.[0].searchParams.get("agent")).toBe("triage");
+  });
+
+  it("picks the first match on Enter", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const onUrlUpdate = vi.fn<(event: UrlUpdateEvent) => void>();
+    render(<RunsToolbar query="" onQueryChange={vi.fn()} runs={runs} />, {
+      wrapper: withNuqsTestingAdapter({ onUrlUpdate }),
+    });
+    await user.click(agentBox());
+    await user.keyboard("res{Enter}");
+    expect(onUrlUpdate.mock.lastCall?.[0].searchParams.get("agent")).toBe("researcher");
+  });
+
+  it("says when no agent matches", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    render(<RunsToolbar query="" onQueryChange={vi.fn()} runs={runs} />, { wrapper: withNuqsTestingAdapter() });
+    await user.click(agentBox());
+    await user.keyboard("zzz");
+    expect(screen.getByText("No matching agents")).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  it("clears back to all agents", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const onUrlUpdate = vi.fn<(event: UrlUpdateEvent) => void>();
+    render(<RunsToolbar query="" onQueryChange={vi.fn()} runs={runs} />, {
+      wrapper: withNuqsTestingAdapter({ searchParams: "?agent=triage", onUrlUpdate }),
+    });
+    expect(agentBox()).toHaveValue("triage");
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Clear" }));
+    expect(onUrlUpdate.mock.lastCall?.[0].searchParams.get("agent")).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/runSearch/RunsToolbar.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/runSearch/RunsToolbar.tsx
index 67357e70a30..cdf0f1a34a3 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/runSearch/RunsToolbar.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/traces/list/runSearch/RunsToolbar.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
 import type { TraceSummary } from "../../types";
 import type { TimeWindow } from "@/components/shared/timeline/Timeline";
 
+import {
+  Combobox,
+  ComboboxContent,
+  ComboboxEmpty,
+  ComboboxInput,
+  ComboboxItem,
+  ComboboxList,
+} from "@/components/ui/combobox";
 import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from "@/components/ui/select";
 import { useRunFilterRouting } from "../../routing";
 import { traceAgentNames } from "../../utils";
@@ -20,12 +28,7 @@ interface RunsToolbarProps {
 
 export function RunsToolbar({ query, onQueryChange, runs, range, children }: RunsToolbarProps) {
   const { agent, status, setAgent, setStatus } = useRunFilterRouting();
-  const agents = [
-    { value: "", label: "All agents" },
-    ...[...new Set([...runs.flatMap(traceAgentNames), ...(agent ? [agent] : [])])]
-      .sort()
-      .map((name) => ({ value: name, label: name })),
-  ];
+  const agents = [...new Set([...runs.flatMap(traceAgentNames), ...(agent ? [agent] : [])])].sort();
   const statuses = [
     { value: "all", label: "All status" },
     { value: "ok", label: "No errors" },
@@ -34,18 +37,24 @@ export function RunsToolbar({ query, onQueryChange, runs, range, children }: Run
   return (
     <div className="flex shrink-0 flex-wrap items-center gap-2 border-b bg-card p-2">
       <RunSearch value={query} onChange={onQueryChange} runs={runs} range={range} />
-      <Select items={agents} value={agent} onValueChange={(value) => value !== null && setAgent(value)}>
-        <SelectTrigger size="sm" className="h-8 max-w-48 min-w-32 text-xs" aria-label="Filter traces by agent">
-          <SelectValue />
-        </SelectTrigger>
-        <SelectContent>
-          {agents.map((item) => (
-            <SelectItem key={item.value} value={item.value}>
-              {item.label}
-            </SelectItem>
-          ))}
-        </SelectContent>
-      </Select>
+      <Combobox items={agents} value={agent || null} onValueChange={(name) => setAgent(name ?? "")} autoHighlight>
+        <ComboboxInput
+          aria-label="Filter traces by agent"
+          placeholder="All agents"
+          showClear={!!agent}
+          className="h-8 w-48 text-xs"
+        />
+        <ComboboxContent>
+          <ComboboxEmpty>No matching agents</ComboboxEmpty>
+          <ComboboxList>
+            {(name: string) => (
+              <ComboboxItem key={name} value={name} className="text-xs">
+                {name}
+              </ComboboxItem>
+            )}
+          </ComboboxList>
+        </ComboboxContent>
+      </Combobox>
       <Select
         items={statuses}
         value={status}