diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/components/Workloads/WorkloadsFilter.tsx b/frontend-modern/src/components/Workloads/WorkloadsFilter.tsx
index 8c4089993a..b911c28369 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/components/Workloads/WorkloadsFilter.tsx
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/components/Workloads/WorkloadsFilter.tsx
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ export const WorkloadsFilter: Component<WorkloadsFilterProps> = (props) => {
         id: runtimeFilter.id ?? 'workloads-runtime',
         label: runtimeFilter.label ?? 'Runtime',
         group: 'properties',
+        inline: true,
         value: () => runtimeFilter.value,
         setValue: runtimeFilter.onChange,
         defaultValue: '',
diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/components/Workloads/__tests__/WorkloadsFilter.test.tsx b/frontend-modern/src/components/Workloads/__tests__/WorkloadsFilter.test.tsx
index eba765945f..fea97d56fe 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/components/Workloads/__tests__/WorkloadsFilter.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/components/Workloads/__tests__/WorkloadsFilter.test.tsx
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ describe('WorkloadsFilter', () => {
               options: [
                 { value: '', label: 'All runtimes' },
                 { value: 'docker', label: 'docker' },
+                { value: 'podman', label: 'podman' },
               ],
               onChange: vi.fn(),
             },
@@ -329,6 +330,7 @@ describe('WorkloadsFilter', () => {
               options: [
                 { value: '', label: 'All runtimes' },
                 { value: 'docker', label: 'docker' },
+                { value: 'podman', label: 'podman' },
               ],
               onChange: runtimeOnChange,
             },
@@ -522,7 +524,7 @@ describe('WorkloadsFilter', () => {
   });
 
   describe('container runtime filter', () => {
-    it('appears in the direct selector only when viewMode is a container variant and containerRuntimeFilter is provided', () => {
+    it('renders inline runtime chips when viewMode is a container variant and containerRuntimeFilter is provided', () => {
       const props = makeProps({
         viewMode: vi.fn(() => 'container' as const),
         containerRuntimeFilter: {
@@ -530,15 +532,18 @@ describe('WorkloadsFilter', () => {
           options: [
             { value: '', label: 'All runtimes' },
             { value: 'docker', label: 'docker' },
+            { value: 'podman', label: 'podman' },
           ],
           onChange: vi.fn(),
         },
       });
       render(() => <WorkloadsFilter {...props} />);
-      expect(addFilterOption('Runtime', 'docker')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      const runtimeGroup = inlineFilterGroup('Runtime');
+      expect(within(runtimeGroup).getByRole('button', { name: 'docker' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(within(runtimeGroup).getByRole('button', { name: 'podman' })).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
-    it('does not appear when viewMode is not a container variant', () => {
+    it('does not render when viewMode is not a container variant', () => {
       const props = makeProps({
         viewMode: vi.fn(() => 'vm' as const),
         containerRuntimeFilter: {
@@ -546,15 +551,16 @@ describe('WorkloadsFilter', () => {
           options: [
             { value: '', label: 'All runtimes' },
             { value: 'docker', label: 'docker' },
+            { value: 'podman', label: 'podman' },
           ],
           onChange: vi.fn(),
         },
       });
       render(() => <WorkloadsFilter {...props} />);
-      expect(screen.queryByRole('combobox', { name: 'Filter' })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.queryByRole('group', { name: 'Runtime' })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
-    it('calls onChange when runtime selection changes through the direct selector', () => {
+    it('calls onChange when a runtime chip is clicked', () => {
       const onChange = vi.fn();
       render(() => (
         <WorkloadsFilter
@@ -565,13 +571,14 @@ describe('WorkloadsFilter', () => {
               options: [
                 { value: '', label: 'All runtimes' },
                 { value: 'docker', label: 'docker' },
+                { value: 'podman', label: 'podman' },
               ],
               onChange,
             },
           })}
         />
       ));
-      pickFromMenu('Runtime', 'docker');
+      pickInlineFilter('Runtime', 'docker');
       expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith('docker');
     });
   });
diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/components/Workloads/__tests__/workloadFilterConfigModel.test.ts b/frontend-modern/src/components/Workloads/__tests__/workloadFilterConfigModel.test.ts
index 75eeb0b6cc..3dfc8106b2 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/components/Workloads/__tests__/workloadFilterConfigModel.test.ts
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/components/Workloads/__tests__/workloadFilterConfigModel.test.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,16 @@ describe('workloadFilterConfigModel', () => {
         runtimeOptions: ['docker'],
         onChange,
       }),
+    ).toBeUndefined();
+
+    expect(
+      buildWorkloadsContainerRuntimeFilterConfig({
+        isWorkloadsRoute: true,
+        viewMode: 'app-container',
+        containerRuntime: 'docker',
+        runtimeOptions: ['docker', 'podman'],
+        onChange,
+      }),
     ).toBeDefined();
 
     expect(
@@ -53,7 +63,7 @@ describe('workloadFilterConfigModel', () => {
         isWorkloadsRoute: true,
         viewMode: 'vm',
         containerRuntime: 'docker',
-        runtimeOptions: ['docker'],
+        runtimeOptions: ['docker', 'podman'],
         onChange,
       }),
     ).toBeUndefined();
diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/components/Workloads/workloadFilterConfigModel.ts b/frontend-modern/src/components/Workloads/workloadFilterConfigModel.ts
index 25c63aec1a..809641f8fd 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/components/Workloads/workloadFilterConfigModel.ts
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/components/Workloads/workloadFilterConfigModel.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export const buildWorkloadsContainerRuntimeFilterConfig = ({
 }: WorkloadsContainerRuntimeFilterConfigOptions): WorkloadsToolbarFilterConfig | undefined => {
   if (!isWorkloadsRoute && !allowEmbeddedScopeFilters) return undefined;
   if (!isContainerWorkloadViewMode(viewMode)) return undefined;
-  if (runtimeOptions.length === 0) return undefined;
+  if (runtimeOptions.length < 2) return undefined;
 
   return {
     id: 'workloads-container-runtime-filter',