diff --git a/internal/tui/data.go b/internal/tui/data.go
index 23e48d5..a04ff25 100644
--- a/internal/tui/data.go
+++ b/internal/tui/data.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func (m *Model) refreshLive() {
 		ordered = filterSites(ordered, m.filterText)
 	}
 	m.sites = ordered
-	m.logViewport.SetContent(strings.Join(m.engine.GetLogs(), "\n"))
+	m.refreshLogContent()
 
 	if m.currentTab == 0 && m.selectedID != 0 {
 		for i, s := range m.sites {
diff --git a/internal/tui/tab_logs.go b/internal/tui/tab_logs.go
index 480e8f3..3769a3e 100644
--- a/internal/tui/tab_logs.go
+++ b/internal/tui/tab_logs.go
@@ -82,18 +82,15 @@ func (m Model) renderLogLine(line string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("  %s  %s", tag, msg)
 }
 
-func (m Model) viewLogsTab() string {
-	content := m.logViewport.View()
-	if strings.TrimSpace(content) == "" || content == "Waiting for logs..." {
-		return m.emptyState("No log entries yet.", "Logs appear as monitors run checks")
-	}
-
-	lines := strings.Split(content, "\n")
+// refreshLogContent rebuilds the log viewport from the full engine log list,
+// filtering before windowing so the entry count and "(n hidden)" reflect all
+// logs, not just the visible viewport slice.
+func (m *Model) refreshLogContent() {
 	var rendered []string
 	total := 0
 	shown := 0
 
-	for _, line := range lines {
+	for _, line := range m.engine.GetLogs() {
 		if strings.TrimSpace(line) == "" {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -106,18 +103,27 @@ func (m Model) viewLogsTab() string {
 		rendered = append(rendered, m.renderLogLine(line))
 	}
 
+	m.logTotal = total
+	m.logShown = shown
+	m.logViewport.SetContent(strings.Join(rendered, "\n"))
+}
+
+func (m Model) viewLogsTab() string {
+	if m.logTotal == 0 {
+		return m.emptyState("No log entries yet.", "Logs appear as monitors run checks")
+	}
+
 	filterLabel := "All"
 	if m.logFilterImportant {
 		filterLabel = "Important"
 	}
 
 	header := m.st.subtleStyle.Render(fmt.Sprintf(
-		"  %d entries  Filter: %s", shown, filterLabel))
+		"  %d entries  Filter: %s", m.logShown, filterLabel))
 
-	if m.logFilterImportant && shown < total {
-		header += m.st.subtleStyle.Render(fmt.Sprintf("  (%d hidden)", total-shown))
+	if m.logFilterImportant && m.logShown < m.logTotal {
+		header += m.st.subtleStyle.Render(fmt.Sprintf("  (%d hidden)", m.logTotal-m.logShown))
 	}
 
-	m.logViewport.SetContent(strings.Join(rendered, "\n"))
 	return "\n" + header + "\n\n" + m.logViewport.View()
 }
diff --git a/internal/tui/tui.go b/internal/tui/tui.go
index 36fa3b4..0b9647f 100644
--- a/internal/tui/tui.go
+++ b/internal/tui/tui.go
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ type Model struct {
 
 	logViewport        viewport.Model
 	logFilterImportant bool
+	logTotal           int
+	logShown           int
 
 	historyViewport viewport.Model
 	historyChanges  []models.StateChange
diff --git a/internal/tui/update.go b/internal/tui/update.go
index 194d396..e476617 100644
--- a/internal/tui/update.go
+++ b/internal/tui/update.go
@@ -527,6 +527,7 @@ func (m *Model) handleDashboardKey(msg tea.KeyMsg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	case "f":
 		if m.state == stateLogs {
 			m.logFilterImportant = !m.logFilterImportant
+			m.refreshLogContent()
 			return m, nil
 		}
 	case "tab":