diff --git a/backend/src/__tests__/dashboard-routes.test.ts b/backend/src/__tests__/dashboard-routes.test.ts
index 13c20ede..27c329ef 100644
--- a/backend/src/__tests__/dashboard-routes.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/__tests__/dashboard-routes.test.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@
  *  - GET /api/dashboard/configuration returns the documented shape and
  *    applies tier-correct `locked` flags for the Community and paid
  *    personas (toggled via LicenseService spies).
+ *  - Alert-rule counts are scoped to stacks present on the active node
+ *    (dashboard and fleet local-node row agree on exact cardinality).
  *  - GET /api/dashboard/stack-restarts clamps the `days` query parameter
  *    to [1, 30] and falls back to 7 for invalid inputs.
  *  - Neither endpoint leaks secret material (agent URLs, tokens) in the
  *    response payload.
  */
+import fs from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll, beforeEach, vi } from 'vitest';
 import request from 'supertest';
 import { setupTestDb, cleanupTestDb, loginAsTestAdmin } from './helpers/setupTestDb';
@@ -192,6 +196,57 @@ describe('GET /api/dashboard/configuration', () => {
       db.getDb().prepare('DELETE FROM agents WHERE url = ?').run(SECRET_URL);
     }
   });
+
+  it('scopes alertRules to stacks on the active node for dashboard and fleet local row', async () => {
+    const db = DatabaseService.getInstance();
+    const composeDir = process.env.COMPOSE_DIR as string;
+    const stackName = 'cfg-alert-scope';
+    const stackDir = path.join(composeDir, stackName);
+    const alertIds: number[] = [];
+
+    fs.mkdirSync(stackDir, { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(stackDir, 'compose.yaml'),
+      'services:\n  web:\n    image: nginx:latest\n',
+    );
+
+    const baseAlert = {
+      service_name: null as string | null,
+      metric: 'cpu_percent',
+      operator: '>',
+      threshold: 80,
+      duration_mins: 5,
+      cooldown_mins: 15,
+      last_fired_at: 0,
+    };
+
+    try {
+      // Two rules on a discovered stack (exact rule count, not unique stacks)
+      // plus one orphaned rule that must not inflate the scoped count.
+      alertIds.push(db.addStackAlert({ ...baseAlert, stack_name: stackName, threshold: 80 }).id!);
+      alertIds.push(db.addStackAlert({ ...baseAlert, stack_name: stackName, threshold: 90 }).id!);
+      alertIds.push(db.addStackAlert({ ...baseAlert, stack_name: 'cfg-alert-orphan', threshold: 70 }).id!);
+
+      const dash = await request(app).get('/api/dashboard/configuration').set('Cookie', adminCookie);
+      expect(dash.status).toBe(200);
+      expect(dash.body.notifications.alertRules).toBe(2);
+
+      const fleet = await request(app).get('/api/fleet/configuration').set('Cookie', adminCookie);
+      expect(fleet.status).toBe(200);
+      expect(Array.isArray(fleet.body)).toBe(true);
+      const localRow = fleet.body.find(
+        (row: { type: string; configuration: { notifications: { alertRules: number } } | null }) =>
+          row.type === 'local' && row.configuration != null,
+      );
+      expect(localRow).toBeDefined();
+      expect(localRow.configuration.notifications.alertRules).toBe(2);
+    } finally {
+      for (const id of alertIds) {
+        db.deleteStackAlert(id);
+      }
+      fs.rmSync(stackDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
 });
 
 describe('GET /api/dashboard/stack-restarts', () => {
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/dashboard.ts b/backend/src/routes/dashboard.ts
index b99797df..a4aedddc 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/dashboard.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/dashboard.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Router, type Request, type Response } from 'express';
 import { DatabaseService, type StackRestartSummary } from '../services/DatabaseService';
 import { CloudBackupService } from '../services/CloudBackupService';
+import { FileSystemService } from '../services/FileSystemService';
 import TrivyService from '../services/TrivyService';
 import { effectiveTier } from '../middleware/tierGates';
 import { isDebugEnabled } from '../utils/debug';
@@ -49,11 +50,11 @@ export interface ConfigurationStatus {
   };
 }
 
-export function buildLocalConfigurationStatus(
+export async function buildLocalConfigurationStatus(
   nodeId: number,
   userId: number,
   tier: LicenseTier,
-): ConfigurationStatus {
+): Promise<ConfigurationStatus> {
   const db = DatabaseService.getInstance();
 
   const agents = db.getAgents(nodeId);
@@ -62,7 +63,10 @@ export function buildLocalConfigurationStatus(
     return { configured: !!a?.url, enabled: a?.enabled ?? false };
   };
 
-  const alertRules = db.getStackAlerts().length;
+  // Scope to stacks that exist on this node. stack_alerts has no node_id;
+  // intersecting with the node's compose directory is the per-node filter.
+  const stackNames = new Set(await FileSystemService.getInstance(nodeId).getStacks());
+  const alertRules = db.getStackAlerts().filter((a) => stackNames.has(a.stack_name)).length;
   const notifRoutes = db.getNotificationRoutes();
 
   const healPolicies = db.getAutoHealPolicies(undefined, nodeId);
@@ -165,7 +169,7 @@ export function buildLocalConfigurationStatus(
 }
 
 // All routes below are protected by the global authGate mounted at app.use('/api', authGate)
-dashboardRouter.get('/configuration', (req: Request, res: Response): void => {
+dashboardRouter.get('/configuration', async (req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> => {
   try {
     const debug = isDebugEnabled();
     const startedAt = debug ? Date.now() : 0;
@@ -173,7 +177,7 @@ dashboardRouter.get('/configuration', (req: Request, res: Response): void => {
     const userId = req.user?.userId ?? 0;
     const tier = effectiveTier(req);
 
-    const payload = buildLocalConfigurationStatus(nodeId, userId, tier);
+    const payload = await buildLocalConfigurationStatus(nodeId, userId, tier);
     if (debug) {
       console.debug(
         `[Dashboard:debug] /configuration built in ${Date.now() - startedAt} ms (nodeId=${nodeId})`,
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/fleet.ts b/backend/src/routes/fleet.ts
index fd81e12c..a97129e4 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/fleet.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/fleet.ts
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ fleetRouter.get('/configuration', authMiddleware, async (req: Request, res: Resp
             name: node.name,
             type: 'local',
             status: 'online',
-            configuration: buildLocalConfigurationStatus(node.id, userId, localTier),
+            configuration: await buildLocalConfigurationStatus(node.id, userId, localTier),
           };
         }