diff --git a/frontend/src/components/panels/RackToolbarActions.tsx b/frontend/src/components/panels/RackToolbarActions.tsx
index a3cb6a8..7913468 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/panels/RackToolbarActions.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/panels/RackToolbarActions.tsx
@@ -6,22 +6,29 @@
  * much of the cabling is on screen.
  */
 import { useState } from 'react'
-import { Cable, Link2, Plus, Trash2, X } from 'lucide-react'
+import { Cable, Eye, EyeOff, Link2, MousePointer2, Plus, Trash2, X } from 'lucide-react'
 import { toast } from 'sonner'
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
+import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from '@/components/ui/select'
 import { useRackStore } from '@/rack/store'
 import { useRackPalette } from '@/rack/rackTheme'
 import { loadNetworkLinks } from '@/rack/networkLinks'
-import { CABLE_TYPE_LABELS } from '@/rack/rackDefaults'
 import { useDesignStore } from '@/stores/designStore'
-import type { CableType, CableVisibility } from '@/types'
+import type { CableVisibility } from '@/types'
 
 const STANDALONE = import.meta.env.VITE_STANDALONE === 'true'
 
 const ghost =
   'gap-1.5 text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground cursor-pointer hover:bg-[#21262d]'
-const selectClass =
-  'rounded border border-border bg-[#0d1117] px-2 py-1 text-xs text-foreground outline-none focus:border-[#00d4ff] cursor-pointer'
+/** Reads as one of the ghost buttons around it: no box until you hover it. */
+const triggerClass =
+  'gap-1.5 border-transparent bg-transparent px-2 text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground hover:bg-[#21262d] hover:text-foreground dark:bg-transparent dark:hover:bg-[#21262d] cursor-pointer'
+
+const VISIBILITY_OPTIONS: { value: CableVisibility; label: string; icon: typeof Eye }[] = [
+  { value: 'hover', label: 'Cables on hover', icon: MousePointer2 },
+  { value: 'always', label: 'Cables always', icon: Eye },
+  { value: 'hidden', label: 'Cables hidden', icon: EyeOff },
+]
 
 export function RackToolbarActions() {
   const palette = useRackPalette()
@@ -30,8 +37,6 @@ export function RackToolbarActions() {
   const toggleCableMode = useRackStore((s) => s.toggleCableMode)
   const cableVisibility = useRackStore((s) => s.cableVisibility)
   const setCableVisibility = useRackStore((s) => s.setCableVisibility)
-  const cableTypeFilter = useRackStore((s) => s.cableTypeFilter)
-  const setCableTypeFilter = useRackStore((s) => s.setCableTypeFilter)
   const cableDraft = useRackStore((s) => s.cableDraft)
   const cancelCableDraft = useRackStore((s) => s.cancelCableDraft)
   const selectedCableId = useRackStore((s) => s.selectedCableId)
@@ -95,30 +100,23 @@ export function RackToolbarActions() {
         </Button>
       )}
 
-      <select
-        className={selectClass}
-        aria-label="Cable visibility"
-        value={cableVisibility}
-        onChange={(e) => setCableVisibility(e.target.value as CableVisibility)}
-      >
-        <option value="hover">Cables on hover</option>
-        <option value="always">Cables always</option>
-        <option value="hidden">Cables hidden</option>
-      </select>
-
-      <select
-        className={selectClass}
-        aria-label="Cable type filter"
-        value={cableTypeFilter}
-        onChange={(e) => setCableTypeFilter(e.target.value as CableType | 'all')}
-      >
-        <option value="all">All types</option>
-        {(Object.keys(CABLE_TYPE_LABELS) as CableType[]).map((t) => (
-          <option key={t} value={t}>
-            {CABLE_TYPE_LABELS[t]}
-          </option>
-        ))}
-      </select>
+      <Select value={cableVisibility} onValueChange={(v) => setCableVisibility(v as CableVisibility)}>
+        <SelectTrigger size="sm" className={triggerClass} aria-label="Cable visibility">
+          <SelectValue>
+            {(() => {
+              const { icon: Icon, label } = VISIBILITY_OPTIONS.find((o) => o.value === cableVisibility)!
+              return <><Icon size={14} /> {label}</>
+            })()}
+          </SelectValue>
+        </SelectTrigger>
+        <SelectContent className="bg-[#21262d] border-[#30363d]">
+          {VISIBILITY_OPTIONS.map(({ value, icon: Icon, label }) => (
+            <SelectItem key={value} value={value} className="text-xs">
+              <Icon size={14} /> {label}
+            </SelectItem>
+          ))}
+        </SelectContent>
+      </Select>
 
       {!STANDALONE && (
         <Button
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/panels/__tests__/RackToolbarActions.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/panels/__tests__/RackToolbarActions.test.tsx
index 26547bc..5b083b2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/panels/__tests__/RackToolbarActions.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/panels/__tests__/RackToolbarActions.test.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react'
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event'
 import { RackToolbarActions } from '../RackToolbarActions'
 import { useRackStore } from '@/rack/store'
 
@@ -15,6 +16,32 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 
 const unplug = () => screen.queryByRole('button', { name: /unplug/i })
 
+describe('RackToolbarActions cable visibility', () => {
+  it('shows the active visibility on the trigger', () => {
+    useRackStore.getState().setCableVisibility('always')
+    render(<RackToolbarActions />)
+    expect(screen.getByLabelText('Cable visibility')).toHaveTextContent('Cables always')
+  })
+
+  it('applies the picked visibility to the store', async () => {
+    // base-ui commits its selection on real pointer sequences, not a bare click.
+    const user = userEvent.setup({ pointerEventsCheck: 0 })
+    render(<RackToolbarActions />)
+
+    await user.click(screen.getByLabelText('Cable visibility'))
+    await user.click(await screen.findByRole('option', { name: 'Cables hidden' }))
+
+    expect(useRackStore.getState().cableVisibility).toBe('hidden')
+  })
+
+  it('carries no cable type filter — copper and fibre always draw together', () => {
+    render(<RackToolbarActions />)
+    expect(screen.queryByLabelText('Cable type filter')).toBeNull()
+    expect(screen.queryByText('All types')).toBeNull()
+    expect('cableTypeFilter' in useRackStore.getState()).toBe(false)
+  })
+})
+
 describe('RackToolbarActions cable selection', () => {
   it('hides Unplug outside patch mode', () => {
     useRackStore.getState().selectCable(useRackStore.getState().cables[0].id)
diff --git a/frontend/src/rack/README.md b/frontend/src/rack/README.md
index fae8a2a..c3b2214 100644
--- a/frontend/src/rack/README.md
+++ b/frontend/src/rack/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ types in `@/types/rack`, narrowing every enum on the way in.
 
 ## Panel behaviour in rack mode
 
-- **Header**: undo/redo, auto layout, YAML import/export, MD and live View are hidden. Add Rack, Patch, cable visibility, cable type filter and Import links replace them. PNG export and Save stay.
+- **Header**: undo/redo, auto layout, YAML import/export, MD and live View are hidden. Add Rack, Patch, cable visibility and Import links replace them. PNG export and Save stay.
 - **Left rail**: the design switcher, Device Inventory, Scan History, Settings and Logout stay. The node/zone/text/scan/import block becomes the accessory tray plus **+ Device**. Devices themselves are not listed there — they live in the Device Inventory modal. The footer counts racks, mounts, cables and free U instead of online/offline nodes.
 - **Right rail**: none. A mount is edited in `RackDeviceModal`, a rack in `RackSettingsModal`, so the canvas keeps the full width.
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/rack/__tests__/CableLayer.test.tsx b/frontend/src/rack/__tests__/CableLayer.test.tsx
index 107b9d0..8419b73 100644
--- a/frontend/src/rack/__tests__/CableLayer.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/rack/__tests__/CableLayer.test.tsx
@@ -81,6 +81,15 @@ describe('CableLayer selection', () => {
     expect(band.querySelector('path')!.getAttribute('stroke-dasharray')).toBe('5 4')
   })
 
+  it('draws copper and fibre alike — there is no type filter any more', () => {
+    useRackStore.getState().toggleCableMode()
+    const { cables } = useRackStore.getState()
+    expect(new Set(cables.map((c) => c.type))).toEqual(new Set(['ethernet', 'fiber']))
+
+    const { container } = render(<CableLayer />)
+    expect(hitPaths(container)).toHaveLength(cables.length)
+  })
+
   it('draws the selected cable with a highlight halo', () => {
     useRackStore.getState().toggleCableMode()
     const { container, rerender } = render(<CableLayer />)
diff --git a/frontend/src/rack/components/CableLayer.tsx b/frontend/src/rack/components/CableLayer.tsx
index 1d766e5..7e5206a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/rack/components/CableLayer.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/rack/components/CableLayer.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ export function CableLayer() {
   const devices = useRackStore((s) => s.devices)
   const cables = useRackStore((s) => s.cables)
   const visibility = useRackStore((s) => s.cableVisibility)
-  const typeFilter = useRackStore((s) => s.cableTypeFilter)
   const hoveredDeviceId = useRackStore((s) => s.hoveredDeviceId)
   const selectedDeviceId = useRackStore((s) => s.selectedDeviceId)
   const cableMode = useRackStore((s) => s.cableMode)
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ export function CableLayer() {
 
   const visible: Resolved[] = []
   for (const cable of cables) {
-    if (typeFilter !== 'all' && cable.type !== typeFilter) continue
     if (!showAll) {
       if (!focus) continue
       if (cable.from.deviceId !== focus && cable.to.deviceId !== focus) continue
diff --git a/frontend/src/rack/rackDefaults.ts b/frontend/src/rack/rackDefaults.ts
index 97114e9..c3568d0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/rack/rackDefaults.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/rack/rackDefaults.ts
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ export const CABLE_COLORS: Record<CableType, string> = {
   fiber: '#f0a500',
 }
 
-export const CABLE_TYPE_LABELS: Record<CableType, string> = {
-  ethernet: 'Ethernet',
-  fiber: 'Fiber',
-}
-
 /** Cable type implied by the port a patch starts from. */
 export const PORT_CABLE_TYPE: Record<PortType, CableType> = {
   rj45: 'ethernet',
diff --git a/frontend/src/rack/store.ts b/frontend/src/rack/store.ts
index addfd0e..3fb0fc2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/rack/store.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/rack/store.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ interface RackState {
    * `moved` separates a drag from a plain click on the same port.
    */
   cableDrag: { pointer: { x: number; y: number } | null; moved: boolean } | null
-  cableTypeFilter: CableType | 'all'
   /**
    * Open editor dialogs. Device and rack settings live in modals, so any
    * component (sidebar, canvas, header) can open them without prop drilling.
@@ -189,7 +188,6 @@ interface RackState {
   removeSelectedCable: () => void
   hoverDevice: (id: string | null) => void
   setCableVisibility: (v: CableVisibility) => void
-  setCableTypeFilter: (t: CableType | 'all') => void
   toggleCableMode: () => void
   pickPort: (deviceId: string, portId: string) => void
   /**
@@ -235,7 +233,6 @@ function emptyState() {
     cableMode: false,
     cableDraft: null,
     cableDrag: null,
-    cableTypeFilter: 'all' as const,
     networkImportDone: false,
     deviceEditor: null,
     rackEditorId: null,
@@ -695,7 +692,6 @@ export const useRackStore = create<RackState>((set, get) => {
     },
     hoverDevice: (id) => set({ hoveredDeviceId: id }),
     setCableVisibility: (v) => set({ cableVisibility: v, cableVisibilityBeforePatch: null }),
-    setCableTypeFilter: (t) => set({ cableTypeFilter: t }),
 
     toggleCableMode: () =>
       set((s) => {