diff --git a/ui/src/components/logs/logs-filters.tsx b/ui/src/components/logs/logs-filters.tsx
index f1c4436c..4d00d830 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/logs/logs-filters.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/logs/logs-filters.tsx
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ export interface LogsFiltersProps {
   onRequestIdChange?: (v: string) => void;
   timeWindow?: LogsTimeWindow;
   onTimeWindowChange?: (v: LogsTimeWindow) => void;
+  /** When true, hides entries from `web-server:*` sources. Default ON. */
+  hideDashboardInternals?: boolean;
+  onHideDashboardInternalsChange?: (next: boolean) => void;
   onClearAll?: () => void;
 }
 
@@ -88,6 +91,8 @@ export function LogsFilters({
   onRequestIdChange,
   timeWindow = 'all',
   onTimeWindowChange,
+  hideDashboardInternals = true,
+  onHideDashboardInternalsChange,
   onClearAll,
 }: LogsFiltersProps) {
   const [advancedOpen, setAdvancedOpen] = useState(false);
@@ -312,6 +317,31 @@ export function LogsFilters({
               </Select>
             </div>
           ) : null}
+          {onHideDashboardInternalsChange ? (
+            <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-3 rounded border border-border/60 bg-muted/20 p-2">
+              <div className="space-y-0.5">
+                <Label
+                  htmlFor="logs-hide-internals"
+                  className="block text-[12px] font-medium text-foreground"
+                >
+                  Hide dashboard internals
+                </Label>
+                <p className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">
+                  Suppress <code className="rounded bg-background px-1">web-server:*</code>{' '}
+                  self-polling.
+                </p>
+              </div>
+              <input
+                id="logs-hide-internals"
+                type="checkbox"
+                role="switch"
+                checked={hideDashboardInternals}
+                onChange={(e) => onHideDashboardInternalsChange(e.target.checked)}
+                className={cn('mt-0.5 h-4 w-4 cursor-pointer accent-foreground', FOCUS_RING)}
+                aria-label="Hide dashboard internals"
+              />
+            </div>
+          ) : null}
         </CollapsibleContent>
       </Collapsible>
 
diff --git a/ui/src/components/logs/logs-shell.tsx b/ui/src/components/logs/logs-shell.tsx
index 2e985696..a659ee27 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/logs/logs-shell.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/logs/logs-shell.tsx
@@ -137,6 +137,18 @@ export function LogsShell({ workspace, updateConfig }: LogsShellProps) {
     [workspace.entriesQuery.data]
   );
 
+  // Derive header stat strip values once per data refetch.
+  const headerStats = useMemo(() => {
+    const data = workspace.entriesQuery.data ?? [];
+    const requestIds = new Set<string>();
+    let errors = 0;
+    for (const entry of data) {
+      if (entry.requestId) requestIds.add(entry.requestId);
+      if (entry.level === 'error') errors += 1;
+    }
+    return { entries: data.length, traces: requestIds.size, errors };
+  }, [workspace.entriesQuery.data]);
+
   const focusSearch = useCallback(() => {
     const input = document.getElementById('logs-search') as HTMLInputElement | null;
     if (input) {
@@ -180,6 +192,8 @@ export function LogsShell({ workspace, updateConfig }: LogsShellProps) {
       onRequestIdChange={workspace.setRequestIdFilter}
       timeWindow={workspace.timeWindow}
       onTimeWindowChange={workspace.setTimeWindow}
+      hideDashboardInternals={workspace.hideDashboardInternals}
+      onHideDashboardInternalsChange={workspace.setHideDashboardInternals}
       onClearAll={workspace.clearAdvancedFilters}
     />
   );
@@ -228,6 +242,7 @@ export function LogsShell({ workspace, updateConfig }: LogsShellProps) {
         isFetching={workspace.entriesQuery.isFetching || workspace.sourcesQuery.isFetching}
         hasError={Boolean(workspace.entriesQuery.error)}
         capturedCount={workspace.entriesQuery.data?.length ?? 0}
+        stats={headerStats}
         onRefresh={handleRefresh}
         onOpenSettings={openSettings}
         onOpenShortcuts={() => setShortcutsOpen(true)}
diff --git a/ui/src/hooks/use-logs.ts b/ui/src/hooks/use-logs.ts
index 254b9285..702db1f6 100644
--- a/ui/src/hooks/use-logs.ts
+++ b/ui/src/hooks/use-logs.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ export function useLogsWorkspace() {
   const [limit, setLimit] = useState(DEFAULT_LIMIT);
   const [selectedEntryId, setSelectedEntryId] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [isPaused, setIsPaused] = useState(false);
+  // Default ON: dashboard self-polling generates 100s of identical entries
+  // per refresh which drown out real provider activity. Users can opt in to
+  // see internals via the advanced filter toggle.
+  const [hideDashboardInternals, setHideDashboardInternals] = useState(true);
   const frozenIdsRef = useRef<Set<string>>(new Set());
 
   const deferredSearch = useDeferredValue(search.trim());
@@ -151,6 +155,7 @@ export function useLogsWorkspace() {
       debouncedRequestId,
       timeWindow,
       limit,
+      hideDashboardInternals ? 'hide-internals' : 'show-internals',
       mockEnabled ? 'mock' : 'live',
     ],
     queryFn: async () => {
@@ -191,6 +196,9 @@ export function useLogsWorkspace() {
           const ts = Date.parse(entry.timestamp);
           if (Number.isFinite(ts) && now - ts > cutoffMs) return false;
         }
+        // Hide dashboard self-polling unless user opted in. Preserves the
+        // signal-to-noise ratio for fresh-load investigations.
+        if (hideDashboardInternals && /^web-server:/i.test(entry.source)) return false;
         return true;
       });
       const head = filtered[0];
@@ -265,6 +273,7 @@ export function useLogsWorkspace() {
     setStageFilter('');
     setRequestIdFilter('');
     setTimeWindow('all');
+    setHideDashboardInternals(true);
   }, []);
 
   return {
@@ -285,6 +294,8 @@ export function useLogsWorkspace() {
     setRequestIdFilter,
     timeWindow,
     setTimeWindow,
+    hideDashboardInternals,
+    setHideDashboardInternals,
     limit,
     setLimit,
     selectedEntryId: activeSelectedEntryId,