diff --git a/app/routes/machines/components/machine-filters.tsx b/app/routes/machines/components/machine-filters.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b008a93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/routes/machines/components/machine-filters.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+import { ChevronDown, X } from "lucide-react";
+import type { JSX } from "react";
+import { useSearchParams } from "react-router";
+
+import { Menu, MenuContent, MenuItem, MenuSeparator, MenuTrigger } from "~/components/menu";
+import type { User } from "~/types/User";
+import cn from "~/utils/cn";
+import type { PopulatedNode } from "~/utils/node-info";
+import { getUserDisplayName } from "~/utils/user";
+
+const STATUS_OPTIONS = [
+  { value: "online", label: "Online" },
+  { value: "offline", label: "Offline" },
+  { value: "expired", label: "Expired" },
+] as const;
+
+const ROUTE_OPTIONS = [
+  { value: "exit-node", label: "Exit node" },
+  { value: "subnet", label: "Subnet router" },
+] as const;
+
+function FilterDropdown({
+  label,
+  value,
+  options,
+  onChange,
+}: {
+  label: string;
+  value: string | null;
+  options: readonly { value: string; label: string }[];
+  onChange: (value: string | null) => void;
+}): JSX.Element {
+  const activeOption = value !== null ? options.find((o) => o.value === value) : null;
+  const isActive = activeOption !== null;
+
+  return (
+    <Menu>
+      <MenuTrigger
+        className={cn(
+          "px-3 py-1.5 rounded-full text-sm font-medium",
+          "border transition-colors",
+          "flex items-center gap-1.5",
+          isActive
+            ? "border-indigo-300 bg-indigo-50 text-indigo-700 dark:border-indigo-700 dark:bg-indigo-950/50 dark:text-indigo-300"
+            : "border-mist-200 dark:border-mist-700 text-mist-700 dark:text-mist-300 hover:border-mist-300 dark:hover:border-mist-600",
+        )}
+      >
+        {isActive ? activeOption!.label : label}
+        <ChevronDown className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+      </MenuTrigger>
+      <MenuContent>
+        {options.map((option) => (
+          <MenuItem
+            key={option.value}
+            onClick={() => onChange(value === option.value ? null : option.value)}
+          >
+            {option.value === value ? (
+              <span className="font-medium text-indigo-600 dark:text-indigo-400">
+                {option.label}
+              </span>
+            ) : (
+              option.label
+            )}
+          </MenuItem>
+        ))}
+        {isActive && (
+          <>
+            <MenuSeparator />
+            <MenuItem onClick={() => onChange(null)}>Clear filter</MenuItem>
+          </>
+        )}
+      </MenuContent>
+    </Menu>
+  );
+}
+
+interface MachineFiltersProps {
+  users: User[];
+  populatedNodes: PopulatedNode[];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Renders the filter dropdowns (User, Tag, Status, Route) and a "Clear filters"
+ * button as a React Fragment so they slot directly into the parent flex row.
+ * Filter state is stored in URL search params for bookmarkability.
+ */
+export function MachineFilters({ users, populatedNodes }: MachineFiltersProps): JSX.Element {
+  const [searchParams, setSearchParams] = useSearchParams();
+
+  const filterUser = searchParams.get("user");
+  const filterTag = searchParams.get("tag");
+  const filterStatus = searchParams.get("status");
+  const filterRoute = searchParams.get("route");
+
+  const hasActiveFilters =
+    filterUser !== null || filterTag !== null || filterStatus !== null || filterRoute !== null;
+
+  const setParam = (key: string, value: string | null) => {
+    setSearchParams((prev) => {
+      const next = new URLSearchParams(prev);
+      if (value === null) {
+        next.delete(key);
+      } else {
+        next.set(key, value);
+      }
+      return next;
+    });
+  };
+
+  const clearFilters = () => {
+    setSearchParams((prev) => {
+      const next = new URLSearchParams();
+      const q = prev.get("q");
+      if (q) next.set("q", q);
+      return next;
+    });
+  };
+
+  const tagOwnedExists = populatedNodes.some((n) => !n.user);
+  const userOptions = [
+    ...(tagOwnedExists ? [{ value: "tag-owned", label: "Tag-owned" }] : []),
+    ...users.map((u) => ({ value: u.id, label: getUserDisplayName(u) })),
+  ];
+
+  const tagOptions = Array.from(new Set(populatedNodes.flatMap((n) => n.tags)))
+    .filter(Boolean)
+    .sort()
+    .map((tag) => ({ value: tag, label: tag }));
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {userOptions.length > 0 && (
+        <FilterDropdown
+          label="User"
+          onChange={(v) => setParam("user", v)}
+          options={userOptions}
+          value={filterUser}
+        />
+      )}
+      {tagOptions.length > 0 && (
+        <FilterDropdown
+          label="Tag"
+          onChange={(v) => setParam("tag", v)}
+          options={tagOptions}
+          value={filterTag}
+        />
+      )}
+      <FilterDropdown
+        label="Status"
+        onChange={(v) => setParam("status", v)}
+        options={STATUS_OPTIONS}
+        value={filterStatus}
+      />
+      <FilterDropdown
+        label="Route"
+        onChange={(v) => setParam("route", v)}
+        options={ROUTE_OPTIONS}
+        value={filterRoute}
+      />
+      {hasActiveFilters && (
+        <button
+          className={cn(
+            "flex items-center gap-1 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-full text-sm font-medium",
+            "border border-mist-200 dark:border-mist-700",
+            "text-mist-600 dark:text-mist-400",
+            "hover:border-mist-300 dark:hover:border-mist-600",
+          )}
+          onClick={clearFilters}
+          type="button"
+        >
+          Clear filters
+          <X className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+        </button>
+      )}
+    </>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/routes/machines/overview.tsx b/app/routes/machines/overview.tsx
index fc782bd..35378ac 100644
--- a/app/routes/machines/overview.tsx
+++ b/app/routes/machines/overview.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { ChevronDown, ChevronUp, Info, X } from "lucide-react";
 import { useMemo, useState } from "react";
+import { useSearchParams } from "react-router";
 
 import Code from "~/components/code";
 import Input from "~/components/input";
@@ -10,8 +11,10 @@ import { nodesResource, usersResource } from "~/server/headscale/live-store";
 import { Capabilities } from "~/server/web/roles";
 import cn from "~/utils/cn";
 import { mapNodes, sortNodeTags } from "~/utils/node-info";
+import type { PopulatedNode } from "~/utils/node-info";
 
 import type { Route } from "./+types/overview";
+import { MachineFilters } from "./components/machine-filters";
 import MachineRow from "./components/machine-row";
 import NewMachine from "./dialogs/new";
 import { machineAction } from "./machine-actions";
@@ -67,26 +70,65 @@ export const action = machineAction;
 
 type SortField = "name" | "ip" | "version" | "lastSeen";
 
+const STATUS_MATCH: Record<string, (n: PopulatedNode) => boolean> = {
+  online: (n) => n.online && !n.expired,
+  offline: (n) => !n.online && !n.expired,
+  expired: (n) => n.expired,
+};
+
+const ROUTE_MATCH: Record<string, (n: PopulatedNode) => boolean> = {
+  "exit-node": (n) => n.customRouting.exitRoutes.length > 0,
+  subnet: (n) =>
+    n.customRouting.subnetApprovedRoutes.length > 0 ||
+    n.customRouting.subnetWaitingRoutes.length > 0,
+};
+
 export default function Page({ loaderData }: Route.ComponentProps) {
-  const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState("");
+  const [searchParams, setSearchParams] = useSearchParams();
   const [sortField, setSortField] = useState<SortField>("name");
   const [sortDirection, setSortDirection] = useState<"asc" | "desc">("asc");
 
+  const searchQuery = searchParams.get("q") ?? "";
+  const filterUser = searchParams.get("user");
+  const filterTag = searchParams.get("tag");
+  const filterStatus = searchParams.get("status") as "online" | "offline" | "expired" | null;
+  const filterRoute = searchParams.get("route") as "exit-node" | "subnet" | null;
+
+  const hasActiveFilters =
+    filterUser !== null || filterTag !== null || filterStatus !== null || filterRoute !== null;
+
+  const setSearchQuery = (value: string) => {
+    setSearchParams((prev) => {
+      const next = new URLSearchParams(prev);
+      const v = value.slice(0, 100);
+      if (v) next.set("q", v);
+      else next.delete("q");
+      return next;
+    });
+  };
+
+  const clearSearch = () => {
+    setSearchParams((prev) => {
+      const next = new URLSearchParams(prev);
+      next.delete("q");
+      return next;
+    });
+  };
+
   const filteredAndSortedNodes = useMemo(() => {
     const query = searchQuery.toLowerCase().trim();
 
-    let nodes = loaderData.populatedNodes.filter((node) => {
-      if (!query) {
-        return true;
-      }
-      if (node.givenName.toLowerCase().includes(query)) {
-        return true;
-      }
-      if (node.ipAddresses.some((ip) => ip.toLowerCase().includes(query))) {
-        return true;
-      }
-      return false;
-    });
+    let nodes = loaderData.populatedNodes.filter(
+      (node) =>
+        (!query ||
+          node.givenName.toLowerCase().includes(query) ||
+          node.ipAddresses.some((ip) => ip.toLowerCase().includes(query))) &&
+        (filterUser === null ||
+          (filterUser === "tag-owned" ? !node.user : node.user?.id === filterUser)) &&
+        (filterTag === null || (node.tags?.includes(filterTag) ?? false)) &&
+        (filterStatus === null || STATUS_MATCH[filterStatus](node)) &&
+        (filterRoute === null || ROUTE_MATCH[filterRoute](node)),
+    );
 
     nodes = [...nodes].toSorted((a, b) => {
       let comparison = 0;
@@ -147,7 +189,16 @@ export default function Page({ loaderData }: Route.ComponentProps) {
     });
 
     return nodes;
-  }, [loaderData.populatedNodes, searchQuery, sortField, sortDirection]);
+  }, [
+    loaderData.populatedNodes,
+    searchQuery,
+    filterUser,
+    filterTag,
+    filterStatus,
+    filterRoute,
+    sortField,
+    sortDirection,
+  ]);
 
   const handleSort = (field: SortField) => {
     if (sortField === field) {
@@ -177,13 +228,13 @@ export default function Page({ loaderData }: Route.ComponentProps) {
           users={loaderData.users}
         />
       </div>
-      <div className="mb-4 flex items-center gap-4">
+      <div className="mb-4 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3">
         <div className="relative w-64">
           <Input
             label="Search machines"
             labelHidden
             maxLength={100}
-            onChange={(value) => setSearchQuery(value.slice(0, 100))}
+            onChange={setSearchQuery}
             placeholder="Search by name or IP address..."
             value={searchQuery}
           />
@@ -197,15 +248,16 @@ export default function Page({ loaderData }: Route.ComponentProps) {
                 "dark:text-mist-500 dark:hover:text-mist-300",
                 "hover:bg-mist-100 dark:hover:bg-mist-800",
               )}
-              onClick={() => setSearchQuery("")}
+              onClick={clearSearch}
               type="button"
             >
               <X className="h-4 w-4" />
             </button>
           )}
         </div>
-        <span className="text-sm whitespace-nowrap text-mist-500">
-          {searchQuery
+        <MachineFilters users={loaderData.users} populatedNodes={loaderData.populatedNodes} />
+        <span className="ml-auto text-sm whitespace-nowrap text-mist-500">
+          {searchQuery || hasActiveFilters
             ? `Showing ${filteredAndSortedNodes.length} of ${loaderData.populatedNodes.length} machines`
             : `${loaderData.populatedNodes.length} machines`}
         </span>
@@ -361,7 +413,7 @@ export default function Page({ loaderData }: Route.ComponentProps) {
                   className="py-8 text-center text-mist-500"
                   colSpan={loaderData.agent !== undefined ? 6 : 5}
                 >
-                  No machines found matching "{searchQuery}"
+                  No machines match the current filters
                 </td>
               </tr>
             ) : (