diff --git a/src/engineering_platform/assets/dashboard.js b/src/engineering_platform/assets/dashboard.js
index 30b8bda5..424b487d 100644
--- a/src/engineering_platform/assets/dashboard.js
+++ b/src/engineering_platform/assets/dashboard.js
@@ -4774,6 +4774,7 @@ function populateLogComponentFilter(model = latestPlatformHealth?.component_mode
   select.replaceChildren(new Option(t("filter.all_ep_components"), ""));
   model.forEach((component) => select.append(new Option(t(component.name_key), component.id)));
   select.value = [...select.options].some((option) => option.value === selected) ? selected : "";
+  syncDashboardSelectPicker(select);
 }
 function refreshComponentLogsForFilters() {
   independentLogPageStates.platform = 1;
diff --git a/tests/engineering/dashboard.spec.mjs b/tests/engineering/dashboard.spec.mjs
index 2e0b2631..797c1517 100644
--- a/tests/engineering/dashboard.spec.mjs
+++ b/tests/engineering/dashboard.spec.mjs
@@ -1068,6 +1068,20 @@ test.describe("Engineering Status browser smoke", () => {
     await expect(picker.locator("[role=option]")).toHaveText(["Informatie", "Debug"]);
   });
 
+  test("fills the component log picker from the initial platform-health model", async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto(dashboardUrl, { waitUntil: "domcontentloaded" });
+    await waitForDashboardReady(page);
+    const select = page.locator("#logComponentFilter");
+    const nativeOptionCount = await select.locator("option").count();
+    expect(nativeOptionCount).toBeGreaterThan(1);
+    await page.locator("#componentLogs").evaluate((element) => { element.open = true; });
+    const picker = select.locator("+ .dashboard-select-picker");
+    await openDashboardPicker(picker);
+    await expect(picker.locator("[role=option]")).toHaveCount(nativeOptionCount);
+    await expect(picker.locator('[data-dashboard-select-value="ep_server"]')).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(picker.locator('[data-dashboard-select-value="file_inbox_ingress"]')).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
   test("does not move focus after a pointer chooses a log-settings pulldown value", async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto(dashboardUrl, { waitUntil: "domcontentloaded" });
     await waitForDashboardReady(page);