diff --git a/.betterer.results b/.betterer.results
index 5c91eb8941a..6fec6826f22 100644
--- a/.betterer.results
+++ b/.betterer.results
@@ -671,10 +671,6 @@ exports[`better eslint`] = {
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "1"],
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "2"]
     ],
-    "packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Filter/FilterList.tsx:5381": [
-      [0, 0, 0, "No untranslated strings in text props. Wrap text with <Trans /> or use t()", "0"],
-      [0, 0, 0, "No untranslated strings in text props. Wrap text with <Trans /> or use t()", "1"]
-    ],
     "packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Filter/FilterPopup.tsx:5381": [
       [0, 0, 0, "No untranslated strings in text props. Wrap text with <Trans /> or use t()", "0"],
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "1"],
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Filter/FilterList.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Filter/FilterList.tsx
index ae3c4014472..2e8302cde92 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Filter/FilterList.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Filter/FilterList.tsx
@@ -1,44 +1,28 @@
-import { css, cx } from '@emotion/css';
+import { css } from '@emotion/css';
 import { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { FixedSizeList as List, ListChildComponentProps } from 'react-window';
 
 import { GrafanaTheme2, formattedValueToString, getValueFormat, SelectableValue } from '@grafana/data';
 
-import { ButtonSelect, Checkbox, FilterInput, Label, Stack } from '../../..';
+import { Checkbox, Label, Stack } from '../../..';
 import { useStyles2, useTheme2 } from '../../../../themes';
 import { Trans } from '../../../../utils/i18n';
 
+import { operatorSelectableValues } from './FilterPopup';
+
 interface Props {
   values: SelectableValue[];
   options: SelectableValue[];
   onChange: (options: SelectableValue[]) => void;
   caseSensitive?: boolean;
-  showOperators?: boolean;
   searchFilter: string;
-  setSearchFilter: (value: string) => void;
   operator: SelectableValue<string>;
-  setOperator: (item: SelectableValue<string>) => void;
 }
 
 const ITEM_HEIGHT = 28;
 const MIN_HEIGHT = ITEM_HEIGHT * 5;
 
-const operatorSelectableValues: { [key: string]: SelectableValue<string> } = {
-  Contains: { label: 'Contains', value: 'Contains', description: 'Contains' },
-  '=': { label: '=', value: '=', description: 'Equals' },
-  '!=': { label: '!=', value: '!=', description: 'Not equals' },
-  '>': { label: '>', value: '>', description: 'Greater' },
-  '>=': { label: '>=', value: '>=', description: 'Greater or Equal' },
-  '<': { label: '<', value: '<', description: 'Less' },
-  '<=': { label: '<=', value: '<=', description: 'Less or Equal' },
-  Expression: {
-    label: 'Expression',
-    value: 'Expression',
-    description: 'Bool Expression (Char $ represents the column value in the expression, e.g. "$ >= 10 && $ <= 12")',
-  },
-};
-const OPERATORS = Object.values(operatorSelectableValues);
 export const REGEX_OPERATOR = operatorSelectableValues['Contains'];
 const XPR_OPERATOR = operatorSelectableValues['Expression'];
 
@@ -67,22 +51,12 @@ const comparableValue = (value: string): string | number | Date | boolean => {
   return value;
 };
 
-export const FilterList = ({
-  options,
-  values,
-  caseSensitive,
-  showOperators,
-  onChange,
-  searchFilter,
-  setSearchFilter,
-  operator,
-  setOperator,
-}: Props) => {
+export const FilterList = ({ options, values, caseSensitive, onChange, searchFilter, operator }: Props) => {
   const regex = useMemo(() => new RegExp(searchFilter, caseSensitive ? undefined : 'i'), [searchFilter, caseSensitive]);
   const items = useMemo(
     () =>
       options.filter((option) => {
-        if (!showOperators || !searchFilter || operator.value === REGEX_OPERATOR.value) {
+        if (!searchFilter || operator.value === REGEX_OPERATOR.value) {
           if (option.label === undefined) {
             return false;
           }
@@ -123,7 +97,7 @@ export const FilterList = ({
           return false;
         }
       }),
-    [options, regex, showOperators, operator, searchFilter]
+    [options, regex, operator, searchFilter]
   );
   const selectedItems = useMemo(() => items.filter((item) => values.includes(item)), [items, values]);
 
@@ -171,20 +145,7 @@ export const FilterList = ({
   }, [onChange, values, items, selectedItems]);
 
   return (
-    <Stack direction="column" gap={0.25}>
-      {!showOperators && <FilterInput placeholder="Filter values" onChange={setSearchFilter} value={searchFilter} />}
-      {showOperators && (
-        <Stack direction="row" gap={0}>
-          <ButtonSelect
-            variant="canvas"
-            options={OPERATORS}
-            onChange={setOperator}
-            value={operator}
-            tooltip={operator.description}
-          />
-          <FilterInput placeholder="Filter values" onChange={setSearchFilter} value={searchFilter} />
-        </Stack>
-      )}
+    <Stack direction="column">
       {items.length > 0 ? (
         <>
           <List
@@ -197,18 +158,15 @@ export const FilterList = ({
           >
             {ItemRenderer}
           </List>
-          <Stack direction="column" gap={0.25}>
-            <div className={cx(styles.selectDivider)} />
-            <div className={cx(styles.filterListRow)}>
-              <Checkbox
-                value={selectCheckValue}
-                indeterminate={selectCheckIndeterminate}
-                label={selectCheckLabel}
-                description={selectCheckDescription}
-                onChange={onSelectChanged}
-              />
-            </div>
-          </Stack>
+          <div className={styles.filterListRow}>
+            <Checkbox
+              value={selectCheckValue}
+              indeterminate={selectCheckIndeterminate}
+              label={selectCheckLabel}
+              description={selectCheckDescription}
+              onChange={onSelectChanged}
+            />
+          </div>
         </>
       ) : (
         <Label className={styles.noValuesLabel}>
@@ -243,6 +201,9 @@ function ItemRenderer({ index, style, data: { onCheckedChanged, items, values, c
 const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
   filterList: css({
     label: 'filterList',
+    backgroundColor: theme.components.input.background,
+    border: `1px solid ${theme.colors.border.medium}`,
+    borderRadius: theme.shape.radius.default,
   }),
   filterListRow: css({
     label: 'filterListRow',
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Filter/FilterPopup.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Filter/FilterPopup.tsx
index 364254673a1..73bc3253d5c 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Filter/FilterPopup.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/Filter/FilterPopup.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import { css, cx } from '@emotion/css';
+import { css } from '@emotion/css';
 import React, { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 
 import { Field, GrafanaTheme2, SelectableValue } from '@grafana/data';
 
-import { Button, ClickOutsideWrapper, IconButton, Label, Stack } from '../../..';
+import { Button, ButtonSelect, ClickOutsideWrapper, FilterInput, Label, Stack } from '../../..';
 import { useStyles2, useTheme2 } from '../../../../themes';
 import { Trans } from '../../../../utils/i18n';
 import { FilterType } from '../types';
@@ -11,6 +11,22 @@ import { FilterType } from '../types';
 import { FilterList } from './FilterList';
 import { calculateUniqueFieldValues, getFilteredOptions, valuesToOptions } from './utils';
 
+export const operatorSelectableValues: { [key: string]: SelectableValue<string> } = {
+  Contains: { label: 'Contains', value: 'Contains', description: 'Contains' },
+  '=': { label: '=', value: '=', description: 'Equals' },
+  '!=': { label: '!=', value: '!=', description: 'Not equals' },
+  '>': { label: '>', value: '>', description: 'Greater' },
+  '>=': { label: '>=', value: '>=', description: 'Greater or Equal' },
+  '<': { label: '<', value: '<', description: 'Less' },
+  '<=': { label: '<=', value: '<=', description: 'Less or Equal' },
+  Expression: {
+    label: 'Expression',
+    value: 'Expression',
+    description: 'Bool Expression (Char $ represents the column value in the expression, e.g. "$ >= 10 && $ <= 12")',
+  },
+};
+const OPERATORS = Object.values(operatorSelectableValues);
+
 interface Props {
   name: string;
   rows: any[];
@@ -86,35 +102,42 @@ export const FilterPopup = ({
     <ClickOutsideWrapper onClick={onCancel} useCapture={true}>
       {/* This is just blocking click events from bubbeling and should not have a keyboard interaction. */}
       {/* eslint-disable-next-line jsx-a11y/no-static-element-interactions, jsx-a11y/click-events-have-key-events */}
-      <div className={cx(styles.filterContainer)} onClick={stopPropagation}>
-        <Stack direction="column" gap={3}>
-          <Stack direction="column" gap={0.5}>
-            <Stack justifyContent="space-between" alignItems="center">
-              <Label className={styles.label}>
-                <Trans i18nKey="grafana-ui.table.filter-popup-heading">Filter by values:</Trans>
-              </Label>
-              <IconButton
-                name="text-fields"
-                tooltip="Match case"
-                style={{ color: matchCase ? theme.colors.text.link : theme.colors.text.disabled }}
-                onClick={() => {
-                  setMatchCase((s) => !s);
-                }}
-              />
-            </Stack>
-            <div className={cx(styles.listDivider)} />
-            <FilterList
-              onChange={setValues}
-              values={values}
-              options={options}
-              caseSensitive={matchCase}
-              showOperators={true}
-              searchFilter={searchFilter}
-              setSearchFilter={setSearchFilter}
-              operator={operator}
-              setOperator={setOperator}
+      <div className={styles.filterContainer} onClick={stopPropagation}>
+        <Stack direction="column">
+          <Stack alignItems="center">
+            {field && <Label className={styles.label}>{field.config.displayName || field.name}</Label>}
+            <ButtonSelect
+              variant="canvas"
+              options={OPERATORS}
+              onChange={setOperator}
+              value={operator}
+              tooltip={operator.description}
             />
           </Stack>
+
+          <div className={styles.listDivider} />
+
+          <Stack gap={1}>
+            <FilterInput placeholder="Filter values" onChange={setSearchFilter} value={searchFilter} />
+            <Button
+              variant="secondary"
+              style={{ color: matchCase ? theme.colors.text.link : theme.colors.text.disabled }}
+              onClick={() => {
+                setMatchCase((s) => !s);
+              }}
+              icon={'text-fields'}
+            />
+          </Stack>
+
+          <FilterList
+            onChange={setValues}
+            values={values}
+            options={options}
+            caseSensitive={matchCase}
+            searchFilter={searchFilter}
+            operator={operator}
+          />
+
           <Stack gap={3}>
             <Stack>
               <Button size="sm" onClick={onFilter}>
@@ -144,7 +167,6 @@ const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
     width: '100%',
     minWidth: '250px',
     height: '100%',
-    maxHeight: '400px',
     backgroundColor: theme.colors.background.primary,
     border: `1px solid ${theme.colors.border.weak}`,
     padding: theme.spacing(2),
@@ -155,7 +177,6 @@ const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
     label: 'listDivider',
     width: '100%',
     borderTop: `1px solid ${theme.colors.border.medium}`,
-    padding: theme.spacing(0.5, 2),
   }),
   label: css({
     marginBottom: 0,
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/TableNG.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/TableNG.tsx
index 29b25853bcd..58a1c83fc64 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/TableNG.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/TableNG.tsx
@@ -365,8 +365,9 @@ export function TableNG(props: TableNGProps) {
           headerCellRefs,
           isCountRowsSet,
           osContext,
+          rows,
           // INFO: sortedRows is for correct row indexing for cell background coloring
-          rows: sortedRows,
+          sortedRows,
           setContextMenuProps,
           setFilter,
           setIsInspecting,
@@ -567,6 +568,7 @@ export function mapFrameToDataGrid({
     isCountRowsSet,
     osContext,
     rows,
+    sortedRows,
     setContextMenuProps,
     setFilter,
     setIsInspecting,
@@ -662,7 +664,7 @@ export function mapFrameToDataGrid({
       fieldOptions.cellOptions.applyToRow
     ) {
       rowBg = (rowIndex: number): CellColors => {
-        const display = field.display!(field.values.get(rows[rowIndex].__index));
+        const display = field.display!(field.values.get(sortedRows[rowIndex].__index));
         const colors = getCellColors(theme, fieldOptions.cellOptions, display);
         return colors;
       };
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/utils.test.ts b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/utils.test.ts
index 31612c1bbd0..8931815514c 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/utils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/utils.test.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ const sortColumnsRef = { current: [] };
 const mockOptions = {
   osContext: null,
   rows: [],
+  sortedRows: [],
   setContextMenuProps: () => {},
   setFilter: () => {},
   setIsInspecting: () => {},
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/utils.ts b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/utils.ts
index a84045c47c0..5b98a0692d3 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/TableNG/utils.ts
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ export interface MapFrameToGridOptions extends TableNGProps {
   isCountRowsSet: boolean;
   osContext: OffscreenCanvasRenderingContext2D | null;
   rows: TableRow[];
+  sortedRows: TableRow[];
   setContextMenuProps: (props: { value: string; top?: number; left?: number; mode?: TableCellInspectorMode }) => void;
   setFilter: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<FilterType>>;
   setIsInspecting: (isInspecting: boolean) => void;