diff --git a/e2e/screenshots.spec.ts-snapshots/data-page.png b/e2e/screenshots.spec.ts-snapshots/data-page.png
index 2d73363c2..cd74ee3be 100644
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diff --git a/src/app/controls.css b/src/app/controls.css
index fe70aa6dc..d39c7c83d 100644
--- a/src/app/controls.css
+++ b/src/app/controls.css
@@ -5,6 +5,45 @@
   flex-wrap: wrap;
 }
 
+.selector .selectorButtons {
+  position: relative;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  flex-direction: row;
+}
+
+.selector.buttonList .selectorOptions {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 0.25em;
+}
+
+.selector.filterList {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  width: 100%;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  align-self: stretch;
+}
+
+.selector.filterList .selectorOptions {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+}
+
+.selector.filterList .selectorButtons {
+  position: unset;
+  width: 100%;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  flex-direction: column;
+}
+
+.selector.filterList .filterListMoreButton {
+  font-size: 0.9em;
+  padding: 0.25em 3.5em;
+}
+
 .selector.buttonList {
   flex-direction: column;
   align-items: start;
diff --git a/src/features/params/ui/Selector.tsx b/src/features/params/ui/Selector.tsx
index 6f135a960..e4f986afd 100644
--- a/src/features/params/ui/Selector.tsx
+++ b/src/features/params/ui/Selector.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ type Props<T> = {
   selectorStyle?: React.CSSProperties;
 };
 
+const FILTER_LIST_INITIAL_COUNT = 5;
+
 function Selector<T extends React.Key>({
   display,
   getOptionDescription,
@@ -41,14 +43,25 @@ function Selector<T extends React.Key>({
 }: Props<T>) {
   const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(false);
   const optionsRef = useClickOutside(() => {
-    setTimeout(() => setExpanded(false), 100);
+    // Only auto-collapse for dropdown modes; FilterList is a persistent filter UI
+    if (display !== SelectorDisplay.FilterList) {
+      setTimeout(() => setExpanded(false), 100);
+    }
   });
 
+  // For FilterList: collapse to first N items unless expanded
+  const isFilterList = display === SelectorDisplay.FilterList;
+  const filterListCollapsed =
+    isFilterList && !expanded && options.length > FILTER_LIST_INITIAL_COUNT;
+  const visibleOptions = filterListCollapsed
+    ? options.slice(0, FILTER_LIST_INITIAL_COUNT)
+    : options;
+
   return (
     <SelectorContainer manualStyle={selectorStyle} manualDisplay={display}>
       {selectorLabel && <SelectorLabel label={selectorLabel} description={selectorDescription} />}
 
-      <div style={{ position: 'relative', display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center' }}>
+      <div className="selectorButtons">
         {/* The dropdown menu or the button list */}
         <OptionsContainer
           isExpanded={expanded}
@@ -59,15 +72,22 @@ function Selector<T extends React.Key>({
             getOptionDescription={getOptionDescription}
             getOptionLabel={getOptionLabel}
             onClick={(option) => {
-              setExpanded(false);
+              if (!isFilterList) setExpanded(false);
               onChange(option);
             }}
             optionStyle={optionStyle}
-            options={options}
+            options={visibleOptions}
             selected={selected}
           />
         </OptionsContainer>
 
+        {/* "More / Less" toggle for FilterList when there are enough options */}
+        <FilterListMoreButton
+          totalCount={options.length}
+          isExpanded={expanded}
+          toggle={() => setExpanded((prev) => !prev)}
+        />
+
         {/* Standalone option to open/close the dropdown menu */}
         <DropdownButton<T>
           getOptionDescription={getOptionDescription}
@@ -120,13 +140,19 @@ const OptionsContainer: React.FC<React.PropsWithChildren<OptionsContainerProps>>
     case SelectorDisplay.ButtonList:
       return (
         <div
+          className="selectorOptions"
+          ref={containerRef}
+          style={{ marginLeft: hasSelectorLabel ? '1em' : 'none' }}
+        >
+          {children}
+        </div>
+      );
+    case SelectorDisplay.FilterList:
+      return (
+        <div
+          className="selectorOptions"
           ref={containerRef}
-          style={{
-            display: 'flex',
-            flexWrap: 'wrap',
-            gap: '0.25em',
-            marginLeft: hasSelectorLabel ? '1em' : 'none',
-          }}
+          style={{ marginLeft: hasSelectorLabel ? '1em' : 'none' }}
         >
           {children}
         </div>
@@ -174,6 +200,28 @@ function Options<T extends React.Key>({
   ));
 }
 
+type FilterListMoreButtonProps = {
+  totalCount: number;
+  isExpanded: boolean;
+  toggle: () => void;
+};
+
+const FilterListMoreButton: React.FC<FilterListMoreButtonProps> = ({
+  totalCount,
+  isExpanded,
+  toggle,
+}) => {
+  const { display } = useSelectorDisplay();
+  if (display !== SelectorDisplay.FilterList || totalCount <= FILTER_LIST_INITIAL_COUNT)
+    return null;
+
+  return (
+    <button className="filterListMoreButton" onClick={toggle}>
+      {isExpanded ? 'Collapse' : 'Expand All'}
+    </button>
+  );
+};
+
 type DropdownButtonProps<T> = {
   getOptionDescription?: (value: T) => React.ReactNode;
   getOptionLabel?: (value: T) => React.ReactNode;
diff --git a/src/features/params/ui/SelectorDisplayContext.tsx b/src/features/params/ui/SelectorDisplayContext.tsx
index ba673b6d9..2dbb81d1b 100644
--- a/src/features/params/ui/SelectorDisplayContext.tsx
+++ b/src/features/params/ui/SelectorDisplayContext.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export enum SelectorDisplay {
   InlineDropdown = 'inlineDropdown', // Used to be inline with text
   ButtonGroup = 'buttonGroup', // Unsure if we want to keep this
   ButtonList = 'buttonList',
+  FilterList = 'filterList',
 }
 
 export const SelectorDisplayContext = React.createContext<{
diff --git a/src/features/params/ui/SelectorLabel.tsx b/src/features/params/ui/SelectorLabel.tsx
index 9fbb73d4c..99c6c3186 100644
--- a/src/features/params/ui/SelectorLabel.tsx
+++ b/src/features/params/ui/SelectorLabel.tsx
@@ -29,9 +29,8 @@ function getStyle(display: SelectorDisplay): React.CSSProperties {
   const style: React.CSSProperties = {
     display: 'flex',
     gap: '0.25em',
-    lineHeight: '1em',
     alignItems: 'center',
-    fontWeight: 'bold',
+    fontWeight: '800', // adjusted font weight for easier visibility
     padding: '0.5em',
     margin: 'auto 0', // Vertically center
     whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
@@ -50,6 +49,11 @@ function getStyle(display: SelectorDisplay): React.CSSProperties {
     case SelectorDisplay.InlineDropdown:
       style.padding = '0 0.5em';
       break;
+    case SelectorDisplay.FilterList:
+      style.padding = '0 0 0.5em 0.5em';
+      style.lineHeight = '2.25em'; // more spacing for visibility
+      style.marginBottom = '-0.5em'; // adjusted to have selector buttons closer to their label
+      break;
     case SelectorDisplay.Dropdown:
       // nothing special
       break;
diff --git a/src/features/params/ui/SelectorOption.tsx b/src/features/params/ui/SelectorOption.tsx
index 33689e11a..00baf6647 100644
--- a/src/features/params/ui/SelectorOption.tsx
+++ b/src/features/params/ui/SelectorOption.tsx
@@ -138,6 +138,13 @@ export function getOptionStyle(
       style.borderRadius = '1em';
       if (!isSelected) style.border = '0.125em solid var(--color-button-secondary)';
       break;
+    case SelectorDisplay.FilterList:
+      style.border = 'none';
+      style.borderRadius = '0.5em';
+      style.padding = '0.2em 0.4em';
+      style.lineHeight = '1.5em';
+      style.margin = '0.1em';
+      break;
     case SelectorDisplay.InlineDropdown:
       // The standalone option should match the regular page text
       if (position === PositionInGroup.Standalone) {
diff --git a/src/features/transforms/filtering/selectors/FilterSelector.tsx b/src/features/transforms/filtering/selectors/FilterSelector.tsx
index 619945035..28dd5d90c 100644
--- a/src/features/transforms/filtering/selectors/FilterSelector.tsx
+++ b/src/features/transforms/filtering/selectors/FilterSelector.tsx
@@ -31,17 +31,17 @@ const FilterSelector: React.FC<Props> = ({ field }) => {
     case Field.WritingSystem:
       return <WritingSystemFilterSelector display={SelectorDisplay.ButtonList} />;
     case Field.Modality:
-      return <LanguageModalitySelector />;
+      return <LanguageModalitySelector display={SelectorDisplay.FilterList} />;
     case Field.LanguageScope:
-      return <LanguageScopeSelector />;
+      return <LanguageScopeSelector display={SelectorDisplay.FilterList} />;
     case Field.TerritoryScope:
-      return <TerritoryScopeSelector />;
+      return <TerritoryScopeSelector display={SelectorDisplay.FilterList} />;
     case Field.ISOStatus:
-      return <LanguageISOStatusSelector />;
+      return <LanguageISOStatusSelector display={SelectorDisplay.FilterList} />;
     case Field.Name:
       return <SearchBar />; // Technically correct but not recommended usage
     case Field.SourceForLanguage:
-      return <LanguageSourceSelector display={SelectorDisplay.ButtonList} />;
+      return <LanguageSourceSelector display={SelectorDisplay.FilterList} />;
     case Field.Population:
       return <PopulationFilterSelector />;
     default:
diff --git a/src/features/transforms/filtering/selectors/LanguageModalitySelector.tsx b/src/features/transforms/filtering/selectors/LanguageModalitySelector.tsx
index 0476a557b..7f8b055b1 100644
--- a/src/features/transforms/filtering/selectors/LanguageModalitySelector.tsx
+++ b/src/features/transforms/filtering/selectors/LanguageModalitySelector.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 import React from 'react';
 
 import Selector from '@features/params/ui/Selector';
+import { SelectorDisplay } from '@features/params/ui/SelectorDisplayContext';
 import usePageParams from '@features/params/usePageParams';
 
 import { LanguageModality } from '@entities/language/LanguageModality';
 import { getModalityLabel } from '@entities/language/LanguageModalityDisplay';
 
-const LanguageModalitySelector: React.FC = () => {
+type Props = { display?: SelectorDisplay };
+
+const LanguageModalitySelector: React.FC<Props> = ({ display }) => {
   const { modalityFilter, updatePageParams } = usePageParams();
 
   const selectorDescription =
@@ -29,6 +32,7 @@ const LanguageModalitySelector: React.FC = () => {
       }
       selected={modalityFilter}
       getOptionLabel={getModalityLabel}
+      display={display}
     />
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/features/transforms/filtering/selectors/LanguageScopeSelector.tsx b/src/features/transforms/filtering/selectors/LanguageScopeSelector.tsx
index e64da2dc1..33fe896cb 100644
--- a/src/features/transforms/filtering/selectors/LanguageScopeSelector.tsx
+++ b/src/features/transforms/filtering/selectors/LanguageScopeSelector.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 import React from 'react';
 
 import Selector from '@features/params/ui/Selector';
+import { SelectorDisplay } from '@features/params/ui/SelectorDisplayContext';
 import usePageParams from '@features/params/usePageParams';
 
 import { LanguageScope } from '@entities/language/LanguageTypes';
 
 import { getLanguageScopeDescription, getLanguageScopeLabel } from '@strings/LanguageScopeStrings';
 
-const LanguageScopeSelector: React.FC = () => {
+type Props = { display?: SelectorDisplay };
+
+const LanguageScopeSelector: React.FC<Props> = ({ display }) => {
   const { languageScopes, updatePageParams } = usePageParams();
 
   const selectorDescription =
@@ -27,6 +30,7 @@ const LanguageScopeSelector: React.FC = () => {
       selected={languageScopes}
       getOptionLabel={getLanguageScopeLabel}
       getOptionDescription={getLanguageScopeDescription}
+      display={display}
     />
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/features/transforms/filtering/selectors/TerritoryScopeSelector.tsx b/src/features/transforms/filtering/selectors/TerritoryScopeSelector.tsx
index 5deb30985..04f261f99 100644
--- a/src/features/transforms/filtering/selectors/TerritoryScopeSelector.tsx
+++ b/src/features/transforms/filtering/selectors/TerritoryScopeSelector.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 import React from 'react';
 
 import Selector from '@features/params/ui/Selector';
+import { SelectorDisplay } from '@features/params/ui/SelectorDisplayContext';
 import usePageParams from '@features/params/usePageParams';
 
 import { TerritoryScope } from '@entities/territory/TerritoryTypes';
 
 import { getTerritoryScopeLabel } from '@strings/TerritoryScopeStrings';
 
-const TerritoryScopeSelector: React.FC = () => {
+type Props = { display?: SelectorDisplay };
+
+const TerritoryScopeSelector: React.FC<Props> = ({ display }) => {
   const { territoryScopes, updatePageParams } = usePageParams();
 
   const selectorDescription =
@@ -28,6 +31,7 @@ const TerritoryScopeSelector: React.FC = () => {
       }
       selected={territoryScopes}
       getOptionLabel={getTerritoryScopeLabel}
+      display={display}
     />
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/features/transforms/filtering/selectors/VitalitySelector.tsx b/src/features/transforms/filtering/selectors/VitalitySelector.tsx
index e23078a51..c79057458 100644
--- a/src/features/transforms/filtering/selectors/VitalitySelector.tsx
+++ b/src/features/transforms/filtering/selectors/VitalitySelector.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 
 import Selector from '@features/params/ui/Selector';
+import { SelectorDisplay } from '@features/params/ui/SelectorDisplayContext';
 import usePageParams from '@features/params/usePageParams';
 
 import {
@@ -18,7 +19,9 @@ import {
 
 const ETH_DISABLED = true;
 
-export const LanguageISOStatusSelector: React.FC = () => {
+type Props = { display?: SelectorDisplay };
+
+export const LanguageISOStatusSelector: React.FC<Props> = ({ display }) => {
   const { isoStatus, updatePageParams } = usePageParams();
 
   return (
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@ export const LanguageISOStatusSelector: React.FC = () => {
       }
       selected={isoStatus}
       getOptionLabel={getLanguageISOStatusLabel}
+      display={display}
     />
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/features/transforms/filtering/selectors/__tests__/VitalitySelector.test.tsx b/src/features/transforms/filtering/selectors/__tests__/VitalitySelector.test.tsx
index e8f76cfb5..6f979ccbd 100644
--- a/src/features/transforms/filtering/selectors/__tests__/VitalitySelector.test.tsx
+++ b/src/features/transforms/filtering/selectors/__tests__/VitalitySelector.test.tsx
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ import {
 
 vi.mock('@features/params/usePageParams', () => ({ default: vi.fn() }));
 vi.mock('@features/params/ui/SelectorDisplayContext', () => ({
-  useSelectorDisplay: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({ display: 'buttonList' }),
-  SelectorDisplay: { ButtonList: 'buttonList', Dropdown: 'dropdown' },
+  useSelectorDisplay: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({ display: 'filterList' }),
+  SelectorDisplay: { ButtonList: 'buttonList', Dropdown: 'dropdown', FilterList: 'filterList' },
   SelectorDisplayProvider: ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => <>{children}</>,
 }));
 vi.mock('@features/layers/hovercard/useHoverCard', () => ({
@@ -59,10 +59,17 @@ describe('VitalitySelector', () => {
   });
 
   describe('LanguageISOStatusSelector', () => {
-    it('displays all ISO vitality options', () => {
+    it('displays all ISO vitality options', async () => {
+      const user = userEvent.setup();
       render(<LanguageISOStatusSelector />);
+
       const expected = Object.values(LanguageISOStatus).filter((v) => typeof v === 'number');
 
+      // If there are more than 4 options expand first so all are visible
+      if (expected.length > 4) {
+        await user.click(screen.getByText('Expand All'));
+      }
+
       expected.forEach((status) => {
         const label = getLanguageISOStatusLabel(status);
         expect(screen.getByText(label)).toBeInTheDocument();