diff --git a/claims/templates/claims/dashboard.html b/claims/templates/claims/dashboard.html
index ef74129..b44439c 100644
--- a/claims/templates/claims/dashboard.html
+++ b/claims/templates/claims/dashboard.html
@@ -66,14 +66,20 @@
                         <h2 class="text-xl font-semibold text-gray-900">{% trans "Hantera utlägg" %}</h2>
                         <p class="mt-1 text-sm text-gray-600">{% trans "Välj status för att fokusera listan nedan." %}</p>
                     </div>
-                    <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+                    <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-2" data-filter-controls>
                         <a href="?status=all"
-                           class="rounded-full px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold {% if status_filter == 'all' %}bg-brand-600 text-white{% else %}bg-slate-100 text-gray-700 hover:bg-slate-200{% endif %}">
+                           data-filter-button
+                           data-filter-value="all"
+                           aria-pressed="{% if status_filter == 'all' %}true{% else %}false{% endif %}"
+                           class="rounded-full px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold transition focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-brand-600 focus-visible:ring-offset-2 {% if status_filter == 'all' %}bg-brand-600 text-white hover:bg-brand-700{% else %}bg-slate-100 text-gray-700 hover:bg-slate-200{% endif %}">
                             {% trans "Alla" %}
                         </a>
                         {% for value, label in status_choices %}
                             <a href="?status={{ value }}"
-                               class="rounded-full px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold {% if status_filter == value %}bg-brand-600 text-white{% else %}bg-slate-100 text-gray-700 hover:bg-slate-200{% endif %}">
+                               data-filter-button
+                               data-filter-value="{{ value }}"
+                               aria-pressed="{% if status_filter == value %}true{% else %}false{% endif %}"
+                               class="rounded-full px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold transition focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-brand-600 focus-visible:ring-offset-2 {% if status_filter == value %}bg-brand-600 text-white hover:bg-brand-700{% else %}bg-slate-100 text-gray-700 hover:bg-slate-200{% endif %}">
                                 {{ label }}
                             </a>
                         {% endfor %}
@@ -81,10 +87,11 @@
                 </div>
             </section>
 
-            {% if claims %}
-                <div class="space-y-6">
-                    {% for claim in claims %}
-                        <article class="rounded-3xl bg-white shadow-sm ring-1 ring-gray-100">
+            <div class="space-y-6" data-claim-list>
+                {% for claim in claims %}
+                    <article class="rounded-3xl bg-white shadow-sm ring-1 ring-gray-100 {% if status_filter != 'all' and claim.status != status_filter %}hidden{% endif %}"
+                             data-claim-card
+                             data-status="{{ claim.status }}">
                             <div class="flex flex-col gap-4 border-b border-gray-100 px-6 py-5 lg:flex-row lg:justify-between">
                                 <div class="space-y-3">
                                     <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3 text-sm text-gray-500">
@@ -231,12 +238,18 @@
                                 </div>
                             </div>
                         </article>
-                    {% endfor %}
-                </div>
-            {% else %}
-                <div class="rounded-3xl border border-dashed border-gray-200 bg-white px-6 py-10 text-center text-gray-500">
-                    <p class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900">{% trans "Inga utlägg ännu" %}</p>
-                    <p class="mt-2 text-sm">{% trans "När formuläret tas emot visas posterna automatiskt här." %}</p>
+                    </article>
+                {% empty %}
+                    <div class="rounded-3xl border border-dashed border-gray-200 bg-white px-6 py-10 text-center text-gray-500">
+                        <p class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900">{% trans "Inga utlägg ännu" %}</p>
+                        <p class="mt-2 text-sm">{% trans "När formuläret tas emot visas posterna automatiskt här." %}</p>
+                    </div>
+                {% endfor %}
+            </div>
+            {% if has_any_claims %}
+                <div data-claim-empty class="{% if has_filtered_claims %}hidden{% endif %} rounded-3xl border border-dashed border-gray-200 bg-white px-6 py-10 text-center text-gray-500">
+                    <p class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900">{% trans "Inga utlägg matchar filtret" %}</p>
+                    <p class="mt-2 text-sm">{% trans "Välj en annan status för att se fler poster." %}</p>
                 </div>
             {% endif %}
         </div>
@@ -292,4 +305,74 @@
         </aside>
     </div>
 </section>
+<script>
+document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
+    const filterButtons = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll("[data-filter-button]"));
+    const cards = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll("[data-claim-card]"));
+    const emptyState = document.querySelector("[data-claim-empty]");
+    if (!filterButtons.length || !cards.length) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const activeClasses = ["bg-brand-600", "text-white", "hover:bg-brand-700"];
+    const inactiveClasses = ["bg-slate-100", "text-gray-700", "hover:bg-slate-200"];
+
+    const setButtonState = (activeValue) => {
+        filterButtons.forEach((btn) => {
+            const value = btn.dataset.filterValue || "all";
+            const isActive = value === activeValue;
+            btn.setAttribute("aria-pressed", String(isActive));
+            const classList = btn.classList;
+            if (isActive) {
+                inactiveClasses.forEach((cls) => classList.remove(cls));
+                activeClasses.forEach((cls) => classList.add(cls));
+            } else {
+                activeClasses.forEach((cls) => classList.remove(cls));
+                inactiveClasses.forEach((cls) => classList.add(cls));
+            }
+        });
+    };
+
+    const applyFilter = (filterValue) => {
+        const value = filterValue || "all";
+        let visibleCount = 0;
+
+        cards.forEach((card) => {
+            const matches = value === "all" || card.dataset.status === value;
+            card.classList.toggle("hidden", !matches);
+            if (matches) {
+                visibleCount += 1;
+            }
+        });
+
+        if (emptyState) {
+            emptyState.classList.toggle("hidden", visibleCount > 0);
+        }
+
+        setButtonState(value);
+
+        try {
+            const url = new URL(window.location.href);
+            if (value === "all") {
+                url.searchParams.delete("status");
+            } else {
+                url.searchParams.set("status", value);
+            }
+            window.history.replaceState({}, "", url);
+        } catch (error) {
+            // ignore history errors
+        }
+    };
+
+    filterButtons.forEach((btn) => {
+        btn.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            applyFilter(btn.dataset.filterValue || "all");
+        });
+    });
+
+    const initialFilter = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get("status") || "all";
+    applyFilter(initialFilter);
+});
+</script>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/claims/tests.py b/claims/tests.py
index f4d9cd4..bbd0be9 100644
--- a/claims/tests.py
+++ b/claims/tests.py
@@ -113,3 +113,12 @@ class DashboardViewTests(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(summary["pending_count"], 1)
         self.assertEqual(summary["approved_count"], 2)
         self.assertEqual(summary["ready_to_pay"], 1)
+        self.assertTrue(response.context["has_filtered_claims"])
+
+        response = self.client.get(reverse("claims:admin-list") + "?status=rejected")
+        self.assertTrue(response.context["has_filtered_claims"])
+
+    def test_has_filtered_claims_false_when_no_matching_status(self):
+        self._create_claim(status=Claim.Status.PENDING)
+        response = self.client.get(reverse("claims:admin-list") + "?status=approved")
+        self.assertFalse(response.context["has_filtered_claims"])
diff --git a/claims/views.py b/claims/views.py
index b4eeabb..d154e42 100644
--- a/claims/views.py
+++ b/claims/views.py
@@ -149,11 +149,8 @@ class ClaimDashboardView(LoginRequiredMixin, PermissionRequiredMixin, ListView):
         queryset = (
             Claim.objects.select_related("submitted_by", "project", "paid_by")
             .prefetch_related("logs__performed_by")
-            .all()
+            .order_by("-created_at")
         )
-        status = self.request.GET.get("status")
-        if status in {choice[0] for choice in Claim.Status.choices}:
-            queryset = queryset.filter(status=status)
         return queryset
 
     def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
@@ -164,6 +161,8 @@ class ClaimDashboardView(LoginRequiredMixin, PermissionRequiredMixin, ListView):
         context["can_change"] = self.request.user.has_perm("claims.change_claim")
         context["payments_enabled"] = getattr(settings, "CLAIMS_ENABLE_INTERNAL_PAYMENTS", False)
         context["summary"] = self._build_summary()
+        context["has_any_claims"] = context["summary"]["total_claims"] > 0
+        context["has_filtered_claims"] = self._has_filtered_claims(context["status_filter"], context["summary"])
         context["recent_claims"] = (
             Claim.objects.select_related("project")
             .prefetch_related("logs__performed_by")
@@ -265,6 +264,20 @@ class ClaimDashboardView(LoginRequiredMixin, PermissionRequiredMixin, ListView):
             "paid_amount": _sum(approved_qs.filter(paid_at__isnull=False)),
         }
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _has_filtered_claims(active_filter, summary):
+        if active_filter == "all":
+            return summary["total_claims"] > 0
+        key_map = {
+            Claim.Status.PENDING: "pending_count",
+            Claim.Status.APPROVED: "approved_count",
+            Claim.Status.REJECTED: "rejected_count",
+        }
+        key = key_map.get(active_filter)
+        if not key:
+            return summary["total_claims"] > 0
+        return summary.get(key, 0) > 0
+
 
 class ClaimExportMenuView(LoginRequiredMixin, PermissionRequiredMixin, TemplateView):
     template_name = "claims/export_placeholder.html"