diff --git a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/storage-recovery.md b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/storage-recovery.md
index 64ae6119b..78cf8e033 100644
--- a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/storage-recovery.md
+++ b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/storage-recovery.md
@@ -801,7 +801,10 @@ That same shell rule applies to the recovery-events workspace.
 pattern as the protected inventory surface, not a separate large titled header
 bar plus another full toolbar slab. Event filter labels should also stay on the
 canonical short Pulse vocabulary like `Platform` and `Status` instead of
-recovery-only variants such as `History platform` or `History status`.
+recovery-only variants such as `History platform` or `History status`. Both
+recovery toolbars should also stay on compact shared select sizing instead of
+inflating the row with recovery-local min-width overrides that make the
+controls denser and wider than storage for the same amount of operator input.
 That same events-workspace rule should keep the activity strip as orientation
 for the event list rather than burying it at the bottom. The events workspace
 should move from the subtabs row to `RecoveryActivitySection.tsx`, then shared
diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/components/Recovery/RecoveryHistorySection.tsx b/frontend-modern/src/components/Recovery/RecoveryHistorySection.tsx
index 0c59359b0..fc6eca21c 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/components/Recovery/RecoveryHistorySection.tsx
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/components/Recovery/RecoveryHistorySection.tsx
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ export const RecoveryHistorySection: Component<RecoveryHistorySectionProps> = (p
                 );
                 props.setCurrentPage(1);
               }}
-              selectClass="min-w-[10rem] max-w-[14rem]"
+              selectClass="py-1 text-xs"
             >
               <For each={props.itemTypeOptions()}>
                 {(itemType) => (
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ export const RecoveryHistorySection: Component<RecoveryHistorySectionProps> = (p
                 );
                 props.setCurrentPage(1);
               }}
-              selectClass="min-w-[10rem] max-w-[14rem]"
+              selectClass="py-1 text-xs"
             >
               <For each={props.platformOptions()}>
                 {(platform) => (
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ export const RecoveryHistorySection: Component<RecoveryHistorySectionProps> = (p
                 if (value !== 'all') props.setVerificationFilter('all');
                 props.setCurrentPage(1);
               }}
-              selectClass="min-w-[7rem]"
+              selectClass="py-1 text-xs"
             >
               <For each={props.availableOutcomes}>
                 {(outcome) => (
diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/components/Recovery/RecoveryProtectedInventorySection.tsx b/frontend-modern/src/components/Recovery/RecoveryProtectedInventorySection.tsx
index 35ae67fd1..77146d8fb 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/components/Recovery/RecoveryProtectedInventorySection.tsx
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/components/Recovery/RecoveryProtectedInventorySection.tsx
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ export const RecoveryProtectedInventorySection: Component<
                 )
               }
               groupClass="gap-1.5 px-1.5 py-0.5"
-              selectClass="min-w-[10rem] max-w-[14rem] py-1.5 text-sm"
+              selectClass="py-1 text-xs"
             >
               <For each={props.itemTypeOptions()}>
                 {(itemType) => (
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ export const RecoveryProtectedInventorySection: Component<
                 )
               }
               groupClass="gap-1.5 px-1.5 py-0.5"
-              selectClass="min-w-[10rem] max-w-[14rem] py-1.5 text-sm"
+              selectClass="py-1 text-xs"
             >
               <For each={props.platformOptions()}>
                 {(platform) => (
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ export const RecoveryProtectedInventorySection: Component<
                 if (value !== 'all') props.setVerificationFilter('all');
               }}
               groupClass="gap-1.5 px-1.5 py-0.5"
-              selectClass="min-w-[9rem] py-1.5 text-sm"
+              selectClass="py-1 text-xs"
             >
               <For each={availableOutcomes}>
                 {(outcome) => (
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ export const RecoveryProtectedInventorySection: Component<
               type="button"
               aria-pressed={props.protectedStaleOnly()}
               onClick={() => props.setProtectedStaleOnly((value) => !value)}
-              class={`rounded-md border px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium transition-colors ${getRecoveryProtectedToggleClass(
+              class={`rounded-md border px-2.5 py-1 text-xs font-medium transition-colors ${getRecoveryProtectedToggleClass(
                 props.protectedStaleOnly(),
               )}`}
             >
diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/components/Recovery/__tests__/Recovery.test.tsx b/frontend-modern/src/components/Recovery/__tests__/Recovery.test.tsx
index c1002e25c..867002e73 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/components/Recovery/__tests__/Recovery.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/components/Recovery/__tests__/Recovery.test.tsx
@@ -312,8 +312,20 @@ describe('Recovery', () => {
     expect(historySearch.closest('div.relative')?.className).toContain('w-full');
     expect(within(historyTablist).getByRole('tab', { name: 'Protected items' })).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(within(historyTablist).getByRole('tab', { name: 'Recovery events' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(
+      within(inventoryControls).getByLabelText('Item Type').className,
+    ).not.toContain('min-w-[');
+    expect(
+      within(inventoryControls).getByLabelText('Platform').className,
+    ).not.toContain('min-w-[');
+    expect(
+      within(inventoryControls).getByLabelText('Latest status').className,
+    ).not.toContain('min-w-[');
     expect(screen.getAllByText(/^1 event$/i)).toHaveLength(1);
     expect(within(historyControls).queryByText(/day group/i)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(within(historyControls).getByLabelText('Item type').className).not.toContain('min-w-[');
+    expect(within(historyControls).getByLabelText('Platform').className).not.toContain('min-w-[');
+    expect(within(historyControls).getByLabelText('Status').className).not.toContain('min-w-[');
     expect(within(historyTable).getByText('Item Type')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(within(historyTable).getByText('Item')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(within(historyTable).getByText('Platform')).toBeInTheDocument();