diff --git a/src/components/dialog/content/manager/registrySearchBar/RegistrySearchBar.vue b/src/components/dialog/content/manager/registrySearchBar/RegistrySearchBar.vue
index 6fa1cf54fc..387a06162f 100644
--- a/src/components/dialog/content/manager/registrySearchBar/RegistrySearchBar.vue
+++ b/src/components/dialog/content/manager/registrySearchBar/RegistrySearchBar.vue
@@ -47,56 +47,13 @@
       </div>
       <!-- Add search refinement dropdowns if provider supports them -->
       <div v-if="filterOptions?.length" class="flex gap-3 ml-1 text-sm">
-        <template v-for="filterOption in filterOptions" :key="filterOption.id">
-          <div class="flex items-center gap-1">
-            <span class="text-muted">{{ filterOption.label }}:</span>
-            <Dropdown
-              v-if="filterOption.type === 'single-select'"
-              :model-value="selectedFilters[filterOption.id] as string"
-              :options="filterOption.options || []"
-              option-label="label"
-              option-value="value"
-              placeholder="Any"
-              :show-clear="true"
-              class="min-w-[6rem] border-none bg-transparent shadow-none"
-              :pt="{
-                input: { class: 'py-0 px-1 border-none' },
-                trigger: { class: 'hidden' },
-                panel: { class: 'shadow-md' },
-                item: { class: 'py-2 px-3 text-sm' }
-              }"
-              @update:model-value="
-                $event
-                  ? (selectedFilters[filterOption.id] = $event)
-                  : delete selectedFilters[filterOption.id]
-              "
-            />
-            <MultiSelect
-              v-else-if="filterOption.type === 'multi-select'"
-              :model-value="selectedFilters[filterOption.id] as string[]"
-              :options="filterOption.options || []"
-              option-label="label"
-              option-value="value"
-              display="chip"
-              class="min-w-[6rem] border-none bg-transparent shadow-none"
-              :pt="{
-                input: { class: 'py-0 px-1 border-none' },
-                trigger: { class: 'hidden' },
-                panel: { class: 'shadow-md' },
-                item: { class: 'py-2 px-3 text-sm' },
-                label: { class: 'py-0 px-1 text-sm' },
-                header: { class: 'p-2' },
-                filterInput: { class: 'text-sm' },
-                emptyMessage: { class: 'text-sm text-muted p-3' }
-              }"
-              @update:model-value="
-                $event?.length > 0
-                  ? (selectedFilters[filterOption.id] = $event)
-                  : delete selectedFilters[filterOption.id]
-              "
-            />
-          </div>
-        </template>
+        <SearchFilterDropdown
+          v-for="filterOption in filterOptions"
+          :key="filterOption.id"
+          v-model:modelValue="selectedFilters[filterOption.id]"
+          :options="availableFilterOptions(filterOption)"
+          :label="filterOption.label"
+        />
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -107,8 +64,6 @@ import { stubTrue } from 'lodash'
 import AutoComplete, {
   AutoCompleteOptionSelectEvent
 } from 'primevue/autocomplete'
-import Dropdown from 'primevue/dropdown'
-import MultiSelect from 'primevue/multiselect'
 import { computed } from 'vue'
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 
@@ -157,6 +112,17 @@ const searchModeOptions: SearchOption<SearchMode>[] = [
   { id: 'nodes', label: t('g.nodes') }
 ]
 
+// Convert filter options to SearchOption format for SearchFilterDropdown
+const availableFilterOptions = (
+  filter: SearchFilter
+): SearchOption<string>[] => {
+  if (!filter.options) return []
+  return filter.options.map((option) => ({
+    id: option.value,
+    label: option.label
+  }))
+}
+
 // When a dropdown query suggestion is selected, update the search query
 const onOptionSelect = (event: AutoCompleteOptionSelectEvent) => {
   searchQuery.value = event.value.query
diff --git a/src/components/dialog/content/manager/registrySearchBar/SearchFilterDropdown.vue b/src/components/dialog/content/manager/registrySearchBar/SearchFilterDropdown.vue
index f91035b3cf..52b38ad315 100644
--- a/src/components/dialog/content/manager/registrySearchBar/SearchFilterDropdown.vue
+++ b/src/components/dialog/content/manager/registrySearchBar/SearchFilterDropdown.vue
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
       :options="options"
       option-label="label"
       option-value="id"
+      placeholder="Any"
       class="min-w-[6rem] border-none bg-transparent shadow-none"
       :pt="{
         input: { class: 'py-0 px-1 border-none' },
diff --git a/src/composables/useRegistrySearch.ts b/src/composables/useRegistrySearch.ts
index 2bf06b10c8..d22faec4df 100644
--- a/src/composables/useRegistrySearch.ts
+++ b/src/composables/useRegistrySearch.ts
@@ -108,25 +108,6 @@ export function useRegistrySearch(
     return getFilterableFields()
   })
 
-  // Initialize filters with default values when they become available
-  const filterOptionsInitialized = ref(false)
-  watch(
-    filterOptions,
-    (newOptions) => {
-      if (!filterOptionsInitialized.value && newOptions.length > 0) {
-        const defaultFilters: ActiveFilters = {}
-        for (const option of newOptions) {
-          if (option.defaultValue !== undefined) {
-            defaultFilters[option.id] = option.defaultValue
-          }
-        }
-        activeFilters.value = { ...activeFilters.value, ...defaultFilters }
-        filterOptionsInitialized.value = true
-      }
-    },
-    { immediate: true }
-  )
-
   return {
     isLoading,
     pageNumber,
diff --git a/src/types/searchServiceTypes.ts b/src/types/searchServiceTypes.ts
index 030a90763e..71f0dbee39 100644
--- a/src/types/searchServiceTypes.ts
+++ b/src/types/searchServiceTypes.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ export type QuerySuggestion = {
 export interface SearchFilter {
   id: string
   label: string
-  type: 'multi-select' | 'single-select' | 'boolean'
+  type: 'single-select' | 'boolean'
   options?: FilterOption[]
-  defaultValue?: string | string[] | boolean
+  defaultValue?: string | boolean
 }
 
 export interface FilterOption {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export interface FilterOption {
   icon?: string
 }
 
-export type ActiveFilters = Record<string, string | string[] | boolean>
+export type ActiveFilters = Record<string, string | boolean>
 
 export interface SearchPacksResult {
   nodePacks: RegistryNodePack[]