diff --git a/ILSpy.Tests/Metadata/MetadataFilterRowVerificationTest.cs b/ILSpy.Tests/Metadata/MetadataFilterRowVerificationTest.cs
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+++ b/ILSpy.Tests/Metadata/MetadataFilterRowVerificationTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 AlphaSierraPapa for the SharpDevelop Team
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this
+// software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software
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+// to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
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+// DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+using Avalonia.Controls;
+using Avalonia.Headless.NUnit;
+using Avalonia.Threading;
+using Avalonia.VisualTree;
+
+using AwesomeAssertions;
+
+using ILSpy.AppEnv;
+using ILSpy.Metadata;
+using ILSpy.Metadata.CorTables;
+using ILSpy.TreeNodes;
+using ILSpy.ViewModels;
+using ILSpy.Views;
+
+using NUnit.Framework;
+
+namespace ICSharpCode.ILSpy.Tests.Metadata;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// TEMPORARY verification harness for the per-column filter wiring. Run with
+/// <c>ILSPY_TESTS_VISIBLE=1</c> (or debugger attached) so each step captures a PNG and
+/// pops it open in the OS image viewer; otherwise the assertions still execute headlessly
+/// but no images are produced. Delete this file once the filter is confirmed working.
+/// </summary>
+[TestFixture]
+public class MetadataFilterRowVerificationTest
+{
+	[AvaloniaTest]
+	public async Task Step_By_Step_Verify_TypeDef_Name_Filter_With_Screenshots()
+	{
+		// === STEP 1: Boot the main window ===
+		var window = AppComposition.Current.GetExport<MainWindow>();
+		window.Show();
+		Dispatcher.UIThread.RunJobs();
+		window.CaptureAndShow(label: "step1_window_shown");
+
+		var vm = (MainWindowViewModel)window.DataContext!;
+		await vm.AssemblyTreeModel.WaitForAssembliesAsync(minimumCount: 1);
+		Dispatcher.UIThread.RunJobs();
+		window.CaptureAndShow(label: "step2_assemblies_loaded");
+
+		// === STEP 2: Drill into TypeDef table ===
+		var coreLibName = typeof(object).Assembly.GetName().Name!;
+		var assemblyNode = vm.AssemblyTreeModel.FindNode<AssemblyTreeNode>(coreLibName);
+		assemblyNode.EnsureLazyChildren();
+		var metadataNode = assemblyNode.Children.OfType<MetadataTreeNode>().Single();
+		metadataNode.EnsureLazyChildren();
+		var tablesNode = metadataNode.Children.OfType<MetadataTablesTreeNode>().Single();
+		tablesNode.EnsureLazyChildren();
+		var typeDefNode = tablesNode.Children.OfType<TypeDefTableTreeNode>().Single();
+		vm.AssemblyTreeModel.SelectNode(typeDefNode);
+
+		var page = await vm.DockWorkspace.WaitForMetadataTabAsync();
+		Dispatcher.UIThread.RunJobs();
+		window.CaptureAndShow(label: "step3_typedef_open");
+
+		// === STEP 3: Wait for the live MetadataTablePage to materialise ===
+		// ContentTabPage opts out of Dock's deferred-content presentation so the wrapper
+		// view's children (DecompilerTextView + MetadataTablePage) are part of the visual
+		// tree synchronously. Without that opt-out the headless test can't reach them.
+		var metadataPage = await window.WaitForComponent<MetadataTablePage>();
+		TestContext.Out.WriteLine("[VERIFY] MetadataTablePage materialised under the main window.");
+		var grid = await metadataPage.WaitForComponent<DataGrid>();
+		TestContext.Out.WriteLine("[VERIFY] Inner DataGrid materialised.");
+
+		// Force a layout pass so DataGrid populates its column-headers panel.
+		Dispatcher.UIThread.RunJobs();
+		await grid.WaitForComponent<DataGridColumnHeader>();
+
+		// === STEP 4: Find the rendered TextBox for the Name column header ===
+		var headerBox = grid.GetVisualDescendants().OfType<TextBox>()
+			.FirstOrDefault(tb => tb.FindAncestorOfType<DataGridColumnHeader>() is { } owner
+				&& owner.Content is StackPanel sp
+				&& sp.Children.OfType<TextBlock>().FirstOrDefault()?.Text == "Name");
+		headerBox.Should().NotBeNull(
+			"the column-builder bakes a TextBox into the Name column's header — it must reach the rendered visual tree");
+
+		// === STEP 5: Confirm the rendered TextBox is the exact instance the model holds ===
+		var nameColumn = page.Columns.Single(c => (string?)c.Tag == "Name");
+		var modelHeaderBox = ((StackPanel)nameColumn.Header!).Children.OfType<TextBox>().Single();
+		ReferenceEquals(headerBox, modelHeaderBox).Should().BeTrue(
+			"DataGrid must render the StackPanel Header directly without re-templating; otherwise the TextProperty observable wired by the builder is on a different TextBox than the user types into");
+
+		var nameFilter = page.ColumnFilters.Single(f => f.ColumnName == "Name");
+		var totalRows = page.Items.Count;
+		totalRows.Should().BeGreaterThan(0, "TypeDef must have rows for filtering to be observable");
+
+		// === STEP 6: Type "System" into the rendered TextBox ===
+		headerBox!.Text = "System";
+		Dispatcher.UIThread.RunJobs();
+		nameFilter.Text.Should().Be("System",
+			"setting the rendered TextBox.Text must propagate to ColumnFilter.Text");
+		var visibleByPredicate = page.Items.Count(e => MetadataTablePageModel.MatchesFilters(e, page.ColumnFilters));
+		visibleByPredicate.Should().BeLessThan(totalRows,
+			"the predicate must hide at least one TypeDef row when filtering Name on 'System'");
+		TestContext.Out.WriteLine($"[VERIFY] After typing 'System': filter='{nameFilter.Text}' visible={visibleByPredicate}/{totalRows}");
+		window.CaptureAndShow(label: "step6_typed_System");
+
+		// === STEP 7: Clear the filter ===
+		headerBox.Text = "";
+		Dispatcher.UIThread.RunJobs();
+		nameFilter.Text.Should().BeEmpty("clearing the TextBox must clear the filter");
+		var visibleAfterClear = page.Items.Count(e => MetadataTablePageModel.MatchesFilters(e, page.ColumnFilters));
+		visibleAfterClear.Should().Be(totalRows, "an empty filter must show every row again");
+		TestContext.Out.WriteLine($"[VERIFY] After clearing: filter='{nameFilter.Text}' visible={visibleAfterClear}/{totalRows}");
+		window.CaptureAndShow(label: "step7_cleared");
+	}
+}
diff --git a/ILSpy/Docking/DockWorkspace.cs b/ILSpy/Docking/DockWorkspace.cs
index 94eab4b6e..0e452e2a7 100644
--- a/ILSpy/Docking/DockWorkspace.cs
+++ b/ILSpy/Docking/DockWorkspace.cs
@@ -256,13 +256,25 @@ namespace ILSpy.Docking
 		// Created lazily on first need.
 		DecompilerTabPageModel? decompilerContent;
 
+		ILSpyTreeNode[]? lastShownNodes;
+
 		void ShowSelectedNode()
 		{
 			var nodes = assemblyTreeModel.SelectedItems.OfType<ILSpyTreeNode>().ToArray();
 			if (nodes.Length == 0)
+			{
+				lastShownNodes = null;
 				return;
+			}
 			if (factory.MainTab is not { } main)
 				return;
+			// SelectedItems.CollectionChanged and SelectedItem PropertyChanged both fan into
+			// here on a single click, so dedupe to avoid creating two TabPageModels for the
+			// same selection — the second one's columns would replace the first's, but the
+			// first's filter wiring would be left dangling on stale ColumnFilter instances.
+			if (lastShownNodes is { } prev && prev.SequenceEqual(nodes))
+				return;
+			lastShownNodes = nodes;
 
 			// Tree-node selections always reuse the single document slot. The Document
 			// instance never changes; its inner Content swaps between viewmodels. The
diff --git a/ILSpy/ViewModels/ContentTabPage.cs b/ILSpy/ViewModels/ContentTabPage.cs
index 9b5a404a0..2310b3dde 100644
--- a/ILSpy/ViewModels/ContentTabPage.cs
+++ b/ILSpy/ViewModels/ContentTabPage.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ using System.ComponentModel;
 
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.ComponentModel;
 
+using Dock.Controls.DeferredContentControl;
+
 namespace ILSpy.ViewModels
 {
 	/// <summary>
@@ -29,8 +31,13 @@ namespace ILSpy.ViewModels
 	/// toggles which is visible — Dock.Avalonia's add+close-in-the-same-tick semantics
 	/// otherwise leave the previous view rendered when the tab type changes.
 	/// </summary>
-	public sealed partial class ContentTabPage : TabPageModel
+	public sealed partial class ContentTabPage : TabPageModel, IDeferredContentPresentation
 	{
+		// Opt out of Dock's deferred presentation: there's exactly one document tab in this
+		// app, the inner views are already pre-realised by the wrapper view, and headless
+		// tests can't reach descendants of a control that's still queued for realisation.
+		bool IDeferredContentPresentation.DeferContentPresentation => false;
+
 		[ObservableProperty]
 		private object? content;