diff --git a/packages/core/src/renderer/components/namespace-select-filter/__snapshots__/namespace-select-filter.test.tsx.snap b/packages/core/src/renderer/components/namespace-select-filter/__snapshots__/namespace-select-filter.test.tsx.snap
index 83f846442e..b4d72bb7eb 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/renderer/components/namespace-select-filter/__snapshots__/namespace-select-filter.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/core/src/renderer/components/namespace-select-filter/__snapshots__/namespace-select-filter.test.tsx.snap
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> once the subscribe resolves renders 1`] = `
             class="gradient left"
           />
           <label
+            data-testid="namespace-select-filter-label"
             for="namespace-select-filter-filter"
           >
             All namespaces
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> once the subscribe resolves when clicked rend
             class="gradient left"
           />
           <label
+            data-testid="namespace-select-filter-label"
             for="namespace-select-filter-filter"
           >
             All namespaces
@@ -737,6 +739,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> once the subscribe resolves when clicked when
             class="gradient left"
           />
           <label
+            data-testid="namespace-select-filter-label"
             for="namespace-select-filter-filter"
           >
             Namespace: test-2
@@ -788,6 +791,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> once the subscribe resolves when clicked when
             class="gradient left"
           />
           <label
+            data-testid="namespace-select-filter-label"
             for="namespace-select-filter-filter"
           >
             Namespace: test-2
@@ -1449,6 +1453,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> once the subscribe resolves when clicked when
             class="gradient left"
           />
           <label
+            data-testid="namespace-select-filter-label"
             for="namespace-select-filter-filter"
           >
             Namespace: test-1
@@ -1500,6 +1505,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> once the subscribe resolves when clicked when
             class="gradient left"
           />
           <label
+            data-testid="namespace-select-filter-label"
             for="namespace-select-filter-filter"
           >
             Namespaces: test-1, test-3
@@ -2161,6 +2167,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> once the subscribe resolves when clicked when
             class="gradient left"
           />
           <label
+            data-testid="namespace-select-filter-label"
             for="namespace-select-filter-filter"
           >
             All namespaces
@@ -2822,6 +2829,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> once the subscribe resolves when clicked when
             class="gradient left"
           />
           <label
+            data-testid="namespace-select-filter-label"
             for="namespace-select-filter-filter"
           >
             Namespaces: test-1, test-10, test-11, test-12, test-13, test-3, test-4, test-5, test-6, test-7, test-8, test-9
@@ -3483,6 +3491,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> once the subscribe resolves when clicked when
             class="gradient left"
           />
           <label
+            data-testid="namespace-select-filter-label"
             for="namespace-select-filter-filter"
           >
             Namespaces: test-1, test-10, test-11, test-12, test-13, test-4, test-5, test-6, test-7, test-8, test-9
@@ -4144,6 +4153,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> once the subscribe resolves when clicked when
             class="gradient left"
           />
           <label
+            data-testid="namespace-select-filter-label"
             for="namespace-select-filter-filter"
           >
             Namespaces: test-1, test-10, test-11, test-12, test-13, test-2, test-4, test-5, test-6, test-7, test-8, test-9
@@ -4805,6 +4815,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> once the subscribe resolves when clicked when
             class="gradient left"
           />
           <label
+            data-testid="namespace-select-filter-label"
             for="namespace-select-filter-filter"
           >
             Namespace: test-5
@@ -4856,6 +4867,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> once the subscribe resolves when clicked when
             class="gradient left"
           />
           <label
+            data-testid="namespace-select-filter-label"
             for="namespace-select-filter-filter"
           >
             1*
@@ -5157,6 +5169,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> once the subscribe resolves when clicked when
             class="gradient left"
           />
           <label
+            data-testid="namespace-select-filter-label"
             for="namespace-select-filter-filter"
           >
             1
@@ -5458,6 +5471,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> once the subscribe resolves when menu expand
             class="gradient left"
           />
           <label
+            data-testid="namespace-select-filter-label"
             for="namespace-select-filter-filter"
           >
             All namespaces
@@ -6119,6 +6133,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> once the subscribe resolves when menu expand
             class="gradient left"
           />
           <label
+            data-testid="namespace-select-filter-label"
             for="namespace-select-filter-filter"
           >
             All namespaces
@@ -6170,6 +6185,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> once the subscribe resolves with thousands of
             class="gradient left"
           />
           <label
+            data-testid="namespace-select-filter-label"
             for="namespace-select-filter-filter"
           >
             All namespaces
@@ -6221,6 +6237,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> once the subscribe resolves with thousands of
             class="gradient left"
           />
           <label
+            data-testid="namespace-select-filter-label"
             for="namespace-select-filter-filter"
           >
             All namespaces
@@ -6972,6 +6989,7 @@ exports[`<NamespaceSelectFilter /> once the subscribe resolves with thousands of
             class="gradient left"
           />
           <label
+            data-testid="namespace-select-filter-label"
             for="namespace-select-filter-filter"
           >
             All namespaces
diff --git a/packages/core/src/renderer/components/namespace-select-filter/component.tsx b/packages/core/src/renderer/components/namespace-select-filter/component.tsx
index bb1ed22761..2bc1114e12 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/renderer/components/namespace-select-filter/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/renderer/components/namespace-select-filter/component.tsx
@@ -39,17 +39,20 @@ const NamespaceSelectFilterMenu = observer(({ id, model }: Dependencies & Namesp
       <div className="non-icon">
         <input
           type="text"
-          id={`${id}-filter`}
+          id={`${id}-input`}
           value={model.filterText.get()}
           onChange={(event) => model.filterText.set(event.target.value)}
           onClick={model.menu.open}
           data-testid="namespace-select-filter-input"
         />
         <Gradient type="left" />
-        <label htmlFor={`${id}-filter`}>
+        <label
+          htmlFor={`${id}-input`}
+          data-testid="namespace-select-filter-label"
+        >
           {(
             model.filterText.get() !== ""
-              ? model.filterText.get()
+              ? ""
               : (
                 model.menu.hasSelectedAll.get()
                   ? "All namespaces"
diff --git a/packages/core/src/renderer/components/namespace-select-filter/namespace-select-filter.scss b/packages/core/src/renderer/components/namespace-select-filter/namespace-select-filter.scss
index 2eead588e1..268a3c6981 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/renderer/components/namespace-select-filter/namespace-select-filter.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/renderer/components/namespace-select-filter/namespace-select-filter.scss
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-@include theme-light {
-  .NamespaceSelectFilter {
-    --gradientColor: white;
-  }
-}
-
 .namespace-select-filter {
   width: 300px;
   position: relative;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/renderer/components/namespace-select-filter/namespace-select-filter.test.tsx b/packages/core/src/renderer/components/namespace-select-filter/namespace-select-filter.test.tsx
index 4eb2ec4b53..9260063cd6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/renderer/components/namespace-select-filter/namespace-select-filter.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/renderer/components/namespace-select-filter/namespace-select-filter.test.tsx
@@ -351,6 +351,14 @@ describe("<NamespaceSelectFilter />", () => {
           expect(result.baseElement).toMatchSnapshot();
         });
 
+        it("does show something in the input", () => {
+          expect(result.getByTestId("namespace-select-filter-input")).toHaveValue("1");
+        });
+
+        it("doesn't show anything in the label", () => {
+          expect(result.getByTestId("namespace-select-filter-label")).toBeEmptyDOMElement();
+        });
+
         it("menu is still open", () => {
           expect(result.getByTestId("namespace-select-filter-list-container")).toBeInTheDocument();
         });