diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+namespaces/__snapshots__/namespace-select-filter.test.tsx.snap b/src/renderer/components/+namespaces/__snapshots__/namespace-select-filter.test.tsx.snap
index 8b6d070b2c..5d147fea18 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+namespaces/__snapshots__/namespace-select-filter.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+namespaces/__snapshots__/namespace-select-filter.test.tsx.snap
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> when clicked renders 1`] = `
         </div>
         <div
           aria-disabled="false"
-          class="Select__option css-yt9ioa-option"
+          class="Select__option Select__option--is-selected css-9gakcf-option"
           id="react-select-namespace-select-filter-option-1"
           tabindex="-1"
         >
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> when clicked renders 1`] = `
         </div>
         <div
           aria-disabled="false"
-          class="Select__option css-yt9ioa-option"
+          class="Select__option Select__option--is-selected css-9gakcf-option"
           id="react-select-namespace-select-filter-option-2"
           tabindex="-1"
         >
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> when clicked renders 1`] = `
         </div>
         <div
           aria-disabled="false"
-          class="Select__option css-yt9ioa-option"
+          class="Select__option Select__option--is-selected css-9gakcf-option"
           id="react-select-namespace-select-filter-option-3"
           tabindex="-1"
         >
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> when clicked renders 1`] = `
         </div>
         <div
           aria-disabled="false"
-          class="Select__option css-yt9ioa-option"
+          class="Select__option Select__option--is-selected css-9gakcf-option"
           id="react-select-namespace-select-filter-option-4"
           tabindex="-1"
         >
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> when clicked renders 1`] = `
         </div>
         <div
           aria-disabled="false"
-          class="Select__option css-yt9ioa-option"
+          class="Select__option Select__option--is-selected css-9gakcf-option"
           id="react-select-namespace-select-filter-option-5"
           tabindex="-1"
         >
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> when clicked renders 1`] = `
         </div>
         <div
           aria-disabled="false"
-          class="Select__option css-yt9ioa-option"
+          class="Select__option Select__option--is-selected css-9gakcf-option"
           id="react-select-namespace-select-filter-option-6"
           tabindex="-1"
         >
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> when clicked renders 1`] = `
         </div>
         <div
           aria-disabled="false"
-          class="Select__option css-yt9ioa-option"
+          class="Select__option Select__option--is-selected css-9gakcf-option"
           id="react-select-namespace-select-filter-option-7"
           tabindex="-1"
         >
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> when clicked renders 1`] = `
         </div>
         <div
           aria-disabled="false"
-          class="Select__option css-yt9ioa-option"
+          class="Select__option Select__option--is-selected css-9gakcf-option"
           id="react-select-namespace-select-filter-option-8"
           tabindex="-1"
         >
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> when clicked renders 1`] = `
         </div>
         <div
           aria-disabled="false"
-          class="Select__option css-yt9ioa-option"
+          class="Select__option Select__option--is-selected css-9gakcf-option"
           id="react-select-namespace-select-filter-option-9"
           tabindex="-1"
         >
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> when clicked renders 1`] = `
         </div>
         <div
           aria-disabled="false"
-          class="Select__option css-yt9ioa-option"
+          class="Select__option Select__option--is-selected css-9gakcf-option"
           id="react-select-namespace-select-filter-option-10"
           tabindex="-1"
         >
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> when clicked renders 1`] = `
         </div>
         <div
           aria-disabled="false"
-          class="Select__option css-yt9ioa-option"
+          class="Select__option Select__option--is-selected css-9gakcf-option"
           id="react-select-namespace-select-filter-option-11"
           tabindex="-1"
         >
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> when clicked renders 1`] = `
         </div>
         <div
           aria-disabled="false"
-          class="Select__option css-yt9ioa-option"
+          class="Select__option Select__option--is-selected css-9gakcf-option"
           id="react-select-namespace-select-filter-option-12"
           tabindex="-1"
         >
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> when clicked renders 1`] = `
         </div>
         <div
           aria-disabled="false"
-          class="Select__option css-yt9ioa-option"
+          class="Select__option Select__option--is-selected css-9gakcf-option"
           id="react-select-namespace-select-filter-option-13"
           tabindex="-1"
         >
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> when clicked when 'test-2' is clicked when cl
         </div>
         <div
           aria-disabled="false"
-          class="Select__option css-yt9ioa-option"
+          class="Select__option Select__option--is-selected css-9gakcf-option"
           id="react-select-namespace-select-filter-option-1"
           tabindex="-1"
         >
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> when clicked when 'test-2' is clicked when cl
 </body>
 `;
 
-exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> when clicked when 'test-2' is clicked when clicked again when 'test-1' is clicked when clicked again, then holding down multi select key, and then clicking 'test-3' when 'test-3' is clicked renders 1`] = `
+exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> when clicked when 'test-2' is clicked when clicked again when 'test-1' is clicked when clicked again, then holding down multi select key when 'test-3' is clicked renders 1`] = `
 <body>
   <div>
     <div
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> when clicked when 'test-2' is clicked when cl
         </div>
         <div
           aria-disabled="false"
-          class="Select__option css-yt9ioa-option"
+          class="Select__option Select__option--is-selected css-9gakcf-option"
           id="react-select-namespace-select-filter-option-1"
           tabindex="-1"
         >
@@ -1418,7 +1418,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> when clicked when 'test-2' is clicked when cl
         </div>
         <div
           aria-disabled="false"
-          class="Select__option css-yt9ioa-option"
+          class="Select__option Select__option--is-selected css-9gakcf-option"
           id="react-select-namespace-select-filter-option-3"
           tabindex="-1"
         >
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+namespaces/namespace-select-filter-model/namespace-select-filter-model.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+namespaces/namespace-select-filter-model/namespace-select-filter-model.tsx
index 5bdfa3b479..fab9350a20 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+namespaces/namespace-select-filter-model/namespace-select-filter-model.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+namespaces/namespace-select-filter-model/namespace-select-filter-model.tsx
@@ -22,39 +22,20 @@ export const selectAllNamespaces = Symbol("all-namespaces-selected");
 export type SelectAllNamespaces = typeof selectAllNamespaces;
 export type NamespaceSelectFilterOption = SelectOption<string | SelectAllNamespaces>;
 
-export function formatOptionLabel({ value, isSelected }: NamespaceSelectFilterOption) {
-  if (value === selectAllNamespaces) {
-    return <>All Namespaces</>;
-  }
-
-  return (
-    <div className="flex gaps align-center">
-      <Icon small material="layers" />
-      <span>{value}</span>
-      {isSelected && (
-        <Icon
-          small
-          material="check"
-          className="box right"
-          data-testid={`namespace-select-filter-option-${value}-selected`}
-        />
-      )}
-    </div>
-  );
-}
-
 export interface NamespaceSelectFilterModel {
   readonly options: IComputedValue<readonly NamespaceSelectFilterOption[]>;
   readonly menu: {
     open: () => void;
     close: () => void;
-    readonly isOpen: boolean;
+    readonly isOpen: IComputedValue<boolean>;
   };
   onChange: (newValue: MultiValue<NamespaceSelectFilterOption>, actionMeta: ActionMeta<NamespaceSelectFilterOption>) => void;
   onClick: () => void;
   onKeyDown: React.KeyboardEventHandler;
   onKeyUp: React.KeyboardEventHandler;
   reset: () => void;
+  isOptionSelected: (option: NamespaceSelectFilterOption) => boolean;
+  formatOptionLabel: (option: NamespaceSelectFilterOption) => JSX.Element;
 }
 
 enum SelectMenuState {
@@ -81,7 +62,7 @@ export function namespaceSelectFilterModelFor(dependencies: Dependencies): Names
   const optionsSortingSelected = observable.set(selectedNames.get());
   const options = computed((): readonly NamespaceSelectFilterOption[] => {
     const baseOptions = namespaceStore.items.map(ns => ns.getName());
-    const namespaces = selectedNames.get();
+    // const namespaces = selectedNames.get();
 
     baseOptions.sort((
       (left, right) =>
@@ -94,17 +75,24 @@ export function namespaceSelectFilterModelFor(dependencies: Dependencies): Names
         value: selectAllNamespaces,
         label: "All Namespaces",
         id: "all-namespaces",
-        isSelected: false,
+        // isSelected: false,
       },
       ...baseOptions.map(namespace => ({
         value: namespace,
         label: namespace,
         id: namespace,
-        isSelected: namespaces.has(namespace),
+        // isSelected: namespaces.has(namespace),
       })),
     ];
   });
   const menuIsOpen = computed(() => menuState.get() === SelectMenuState.Open);
+  const isOptionSelected: NamespaceSelectFilterModel["isOptionSelected"] = (option) => {
+    if (option.value === selectAllNamespaces) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return selectedNames.get().has(option.value);
+  };
 
   const model: NamespaceSelectFilterModel = {
     options,
@@ -115,9 +103,7 @@ export function namespaceSelectFilterModelFor(dependencies: Dependencies): Names
       open: action(() => {
         menuState.set(SelectMenuState.Open);
       }),
-      get isOpen() {
-        return menuIsOpen.get();
-      },
+      isOpen: menuIsOpen,
     },
     onChange: (_, action) => {
       switch (action.action) {
@@ -125,19 +111,13 @@ export function namespaceSelectFilterModelFor(dependencies: Dependencies): Names
           namespaceStore.selectAll();
           break;
         case "deselect-option":
-          if (typeof action.option === "string") {
-            didToggle = true;
-            namespaceStore.toggleSingle(action.option);
-          }
-          break;
         case "select-option":
-          if (action.option?.value === selectAllNamespaces) {
-            didToggle = true;
-            namespaceStore.selectAll();
-          } else if (action.option) {
+          if (action.option) {
             didToggle = true;
 
-            if (isMultiSelection) {
+            if (action.option.value === selectAllNamespaces) {
+              namespaceStore.selectAll();
+            } else if (isMultiSelection) {
               namespaceStore.toggleSingle(action.option.value);
             } else {
               namespaceStore.selectSingle(action.option.value);
@@ -171,6 +151,27 @@ export function namespaceSelectFilterModelFor(dependencies: Dependencies): Names
       isMultiSelection = false;
       model.menu.close();
     }),
+    isOptionSelected,
+    formatOptionLabel: (option) => {
+      if (option.value === selectAllNamespaces) {
+        return <>All Namespaces</>;
+      }
+
+      return (
+        <div className="flex gaps align-center">
+          <Icon small material="layers" />
+          <span>{option.value}</span>
+          {isOptionSelected(option) && (
+            <Icon
+              small
+              material="check"
+              className="box right"
+              data-testid={`namespace-select-filter-option-${option.value}-selected`}
+            />
+          )}
+        </div>
+      );
+    },
   };
 
   return model;
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+namespaces/namespace-select-filter.scss b/src/renderer/components/+namespaces/namespace-select-filter.scss
index 536b9c794d..869d647557 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+namespaces/namespace-select-filter.scss
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+namespaces/namespace-select-filter.scss
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@
       word-break: break-all;
       padding: 4px 8px;
       border-radius: 3px;
+
+      &--is-selected:not(&--is-focused) {
+        background: transparent;
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+namespaces/namespace-select-filter.test.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+namespaces/namespace-select-filter.test.tsx
index 951e7ce10d..a81e32e263 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+namespaces/namespace-select-filter.test.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+namespaces/namespace-select-filter.test.tsx
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ describe("<NamespaceSelectFilter />", () => {
             expect(result.baseElement.querySelector("#react-select-namespace-select-filter-listbox")).toBeNull();
           });
 
-          describe("when clicked again, then holding down multi select key, and then clicking 'test-3'", () => {
+          describe("when clicked again, then holding down multi select key", () => {
             beforeEach(() => {
               const filter = result.getByTestId("namespace-select-filter");
 
@@ -160,6 +160,22 @@ describe("<NamespaceSelectFilter />", () => {
                 expect(result.queryByTestId("namespace-select-filter-option-kube-system-selected")).toBeNull();
               });
 
+              describe("when 'test-13' is clicked", () => {
+                beforeEach(() => {
+                  result.getByText("test-13").click();
+                });
+
+                it("has all of 'test-1', 'test-3', and 'test-13' selected in the store", () => {
+                  expect(new Set(namespaceStore.contextNamespaces)).toEqual(new Set(["test-1", "test-3", "test-13"]));
+                });
+
+                it("'test-13' is not sorted to the top of the list", () => {
+                  const topLevelElement = result.getByText("test-13").parentElement?.parentElement as HTMLElement;
+
+                  expect(topLevelElement.nextSibling).toBe(null);
+                });
+              });
+
               describe("when releasing multi select key", () => {
                 beforeEach(() => {
                   const filter = result.getByTestId("namespace-select-filter");
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+namespaces/namespace-select-filter.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+namespaces/namespace-select-filter.tsx
index a5deafc60b..de1c2a8cd6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+namespaces/namespace-select-filter.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+namespaces/namespace-select-filter.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import type { NamespaceStore } from "./store";
 import { Select } from "../select";
 import { withInjectables } from "@ogre-tools/injectable-react";
 import type { NamespaceSelectFilterModel, NamespaceSelectFilterOption, SelectAllNamespaces } from "./namespace-select-filter-model/namespace-select-filter-model";
-import { formatOptionLabel } from "./namespace-select-filter-model/namespace-select-filter-model";
 import namespaceSelectFilterModelInjectable from "./namespace-select-filter-model/namespace-select-filter-model.injectable";
 import namespaceStoreInjectable from "./store.injectable";
 
@@ -37,16 +36,18 @@ const NonInjectedNamespaceSelectFilter = observer(({ model, id }: Dependencies &
       id={id}
       isMulti={true}
       isClearable={false}
-      menuIsOpen={model.menu.isOpen}
+      menuIsOpen={model.menu.isOpen.get()}
       components={{ Placeholder }}
       closeMenuOnSelect={false}
       controlShouldRenderValue={false}
       onChange={model.onChange}
       onBlur={model.reset}
-      formatOptionLabel={formatOptionLabel}
+      formatOptionLabel={model.formatOptionLabel}
       options={model.options.get()}
       className="NamespaceSelect NamespaceSelectFilter"
       menuClass="NamespaceSelectFilterMenu"
+      isOptionSelected={model.isOptionSelected}
+      hideSelectedOptions={false}
     />
   </div>
 ));