diff --git a/app/web/static/compare-select.js b/app/web/static/compare-select.js
index 70a31c1..281f2d6 100644
--- a/app/web/static/compare-select.js
+++ b/app/web/static/compare-select.js
@@ -19,14 +19,11 @@
   }
 
   function applyToDOM() {
-    const checkboxes = slot.querySelectorAll('.compare-cb');
-    // Drop any selected stems that are no longer in the DOM (run aged out of list)
-    const present = new Set();
-    checkboxes.forEach((cb) => present.add(cb.dataset.stem));
-    for (const s of [...selected]) if (!present.has(s)) selected.delete(s);
-
+    // Selections persist across swaps — with server-side filtering, rows
+    // leave the DOM when they don't match the current filter, but the user
+    // still has them "in the cart".
     const atCap = selected.size >= MAX;
-    checkboxes.forEach((cb) => {
+    slot.querySelectorAll('.compare-cb').forEach((cb) => {
       const stem = cb.dataset.stem;
       cb.checked = selected.has(stem);
       cb.disabled = atCap && !cb.checked;
diff --git a/app/web/static/runs-filter.js b/app/web/static/runs-filter.js
index 1786e55..ef11e7c 100644
--- a/app/web/static/runs-filter.js
+++ b/app/web/static/runs-filter.js
@@ -72,6 +72,19 @@
     }
   }
 
+  function anyFilterActive() {
+    return AXES.some((ax) => ax.selected != null);
+  }
+
+  function updateCounter() {
+    const count = slot.querySelectorAll('li.run').length;
+    const cap = anyFilterActive() ? 50 : 10;
+    const countEl = document.getElementById('runs-count');
+    const capEl = document.getElementById('runs-cap');
+    if (countEl) countEl.textContent = String(count);
+    if (capEl)   capEl.textContent   = String(cap);
+  }
+
   function triggerRunsRefresh() {
     // Tell htmx to re-fetch /runs right now with the updated hx-vals.
     if (window.htmx && typeof window.htmx.trigger === 'function') {
@@ -88,6 +101,7 @@
       ax.selected = (ax.selected === v) ? null : v;
       paint(ax);
       syncHtmxVals();
+      updateCounter();
       triggerRunsRefresh();
     });
   }
@@ -96,14 +110,14 @@
   // current even between explicit refreshes.
   document.body.addEventListener('htmx:afterSwap', (e) => {
     if (e.target && e.target.id === 'runs-slot') {
-      // Nothing to re-apply in the DOM — the server already honored the
-      // filter. We just make sure selected chips stay marked.
       repaintAll();
+      updateCounter();
     }
   });
 
   syncHtmxVals();
   refreshUniverse();
+  updateCounter();
   // Periodically refresh the universe so newly-introduced values appear.
   setInterval(refreshUniverse, 30_000);
 })();
diff --git a/app/web/templates/index.html b/app/web/templates/index.html
index 1e47d0c..dbf8f74 100644
--- a/app/web/templates/index.html
+++ b/app/web/templates/index.html
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
     <div class="section-label">
       <span>§ 4 &nbsp; recent runs</span>
       <span class="run-count">
-        <span id="runs-count">{{ runs|length }}</span> / 10 · refresh 3s
+        <span id="runs-count">{{ runs|length }}</span> / <span id="runs-cap">10</span> &middot; refresh 3s
         <span id="poll-ind" class="htmx-indicator" style="margin-left:6px">&#9679;</span>
       </span>
     </div>
@@ -500,8 +500,8 @@
 <script src="/static/theme.js?v=11"></script>
 <script type="module" src="/static/dataset-picker.js?v=11"></script>
 <script type="module" src="/static/metrics.js?v=11"></script>
-<script src="/static/compare-select.js?v=2"></script>
-<script src="/static/runs-filter.js?v=5"></script>
+<script src="/static/compare-select.js?v=3"></script>
+<script src="/static/runs-filter.js?v=6"></script>
 <script type="module" src="/static/run-modal.js?v=3"></script>
 <script>
   // Anchor-links alone don't expand <details>; force it.