diff --git a/app/templates/monthly_overview/pages/overview.html b/app/templates/monthly_overview/pages/overview.html
index d078f73..0f8db3d 100644
--- a/app/templates/monthly_overview/pages/overview.html
+++ b/app/templates/monthly_overview/pages/overview.html
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@
         </div>
       </div>
       {#    Action buttons#}
-{#      <div class="col-12 col-xl-8">#}
-{#        <c-ui.quick-transactions-buttons#}
-{#            :year="year"#}
-{#            :month="month"#}
-{#        ></c-ui.quick-transactions-buttons>#}
-{#      </div>#}
+      {#      <div class="col-12 col-xl-8">#}
+      {#        <c-ui.quick-transactions-buttons#}
+      {#            :year="year"#}
+      {#            :month="month"#}
+      {#        ></c-ui.quick-transactions-buttons>#}
+      {#      </div>#}
     </div>
     {#  Monthly summary#}
     <div class="row gx-xl-4 gy-3">
@@ -133,59 +133,101 @@
 
       </div>
       <div class="col-12 col-xl-8 order-2 order-xl-1">
-        <div class="row mb-1">
-          <div class="col-sm-6 col-12">
-            {#        Filter transactions button #}
-            <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary dropdown-toggle" type="button"
-                    data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-filter" aria-expanded="false"
-                    aria-controls="collapse-filter">
-              <i class="fa-solid fa-filter fa-fw me-2"></i>{% translate 'Filter transactions' %}
+
+        <div class="my-3">
+          {# Hidden select to hold the order value and preserve the original update trigger #}
+          <select name="order" id="order" class="d-none" _="on change trigger updated on window">
+            <option value="default" {% if order == 'default' %}selected{% endif %}>{% translate 'Default' %}</option>
+            <option value="older" {% if order == 'older' %}selected{% endif %}>{% translate 'Oldest first' %}</option>
+            <option value="newer" {% if order == 'newer' %}selected{% endif %}>{% translate 'Newest first' %}</option>
+          </select>
+
+          {# Main control bar with filter, search, and ordering #}
+          <div class="input-group">
+
+            <button class="btn btn-secondary position-relative" type="button"
+                    data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-filter"
+                    aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-filter" id="filter-button" hx-preserve
+                    title="{% translate 'Filter transactions' %}">
+              <i class="fa-solid fa-filter fa-fw"></i>
             </button>
-          </div>
-          {#        Ordering button#}
-          <div class="col-sm-6 col-12 tw:content-center my-3 my-sm-0">
-            <div class="text-sm-end" _="on change trigger updated on window">
-              <label for="order">{% translate "Order by" %}</label>
-              <select
-                  class="tw:border-0 tw:focus-visible:outline-0 w-full pe-2 tw:leading-normal text-bg-tertiary tw:font-medium rounded bg-body text-body"
-                  name="order" id="order">
-                <option value="default"
-                        {% if order == 'default' %}selected{% endif %}>{% translate 'Default' %}</option>
-                <option value="older"
-                        {% if order == 'older' %}selected{% endif %}>{% translate 'Oldest first' %}</option>
-                <option value="newer"
-                        {% if order == 'newer' %}selected{% endif %}>{% translate 'Newest first' %}</option>
-              </select>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        {#      Filter transactions form#}
-        <div class="collapse" id="collapse-filter" hx-preserve>
-          <div class="card card-body">
-            <form _="on change or submit or search trigger updated on window end
-                   install init_tom_select
-                   install init_datepicker"
-                  id="filter">
-              {% crispy filter.form %}
-            </form>
-            <button class="btn btn-outline-danger btn-sm"
-                    _="on click call #filter.reset() then trigger change on #filter">{% translate 'Clear' %}</button>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <div id="search" class="my-3">
-          <label class="w-100">
-            <input type="search" class="form-control" placeholder="{% translate 'Search' %}" hx-preserve
+
+            {# 2. Search box #}
+            <label for="quick-search">
+            </label>
+            <input type="search"
+                   class="form-control"
+                   placeholder="{% translate 'Search' %}"
+                   hx-preserve
                    id="quick-search"
                    _="on input or search or htmx:afterSwap from window
-                      if my value is empty
-                        trigger toggle on <.transactions-divider-collapse/>
-                      else
-                        trigger show on <.transactions-divider-collapse/>
-                      end
-                      show <.transactions-divider-title/> when my value is empty
-                      show <.transaction/> in <#transactions-list/>
-                      when its textContent.toLowerCase() contains my value.toLowerCase()">
-          </label>
+                         if my value is empty
+                           trigger toggle on <.transactions-divider-collapse/>
+                         else
+                           trigger show on <.transactions-divider-collapse/>
+                         end
+                         show <.transactions-divider-title/> when my value is empty
+                         show <.transaction/> in <#transactions-list/>
+                         when its textContent.toLowerCase() contains my value.toLowerCase()">
+
+            {# 3. Order by icon dropdown #}
+            <button class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-no-icon" type="button"
+                    data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false"
+                    title="{% translate 'Order by' %}">
+              <i class="fa-solid fa-sort fa-fw"></i>
+            </button>
+            <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-end">
+              <li>
+                <button class="dropdown-item {% if order == 'default' %}active{% endif %}" type="button"
+                        _="on click remove .active from .dropdown-item in the closest <ul/>
+                           then add .active to me
+                           then set the value of #order to 'default'
+                           then trigger change on #order">
+                  {% translate 'Default' %}
+                </button>
+              </li>
+              <li>
+                <button class="dropdown-item {% if order == 'older' %}active{% endif %}" type="button"
+                        _="on click remove .active from .dropdown-item in the closest <ul/>
+                           then add .active to me
+                           then set the value of #order to 'older'
+                           then trigger change on #order">
+                  {% translate 'Oldest first' %}
+                </button>
+              </li>
+              <li>
+                <button class="dropdown-item {% if order == 'newer' %}active{% endif %}" type="button"
+                        _="on click remove .active from .dropdown-item in the closest <ul/>
+                           then add .active to me
+                           then set the value of #order to 'newer'
+                           then trigger change on #order">
+                  {% translate 'Newest first' %}
+                </button>
+              </li>
+            </ul>
+          </div>
+
+          {# Filter transactions form #}
+          <div class="collapse" id="collapse-filter" hx-preserve>
+            <div class="card card-body">
+              <div class="text-end">
+                <button class="btn btn-outline-danger btn-sm tw:w-fit"
+                        _="on click call #filter.reset() then trigger change on #filter">{% translate 'Clear' %}</button>
+              </div>
+
+              <form _="on change or submit or search trigger updated on window
+                         install init_tom_select
+                         install init_datepicker"
+                    id="filter" class="mt-3">
+                {% crispy filter.form %}
+              </form>
+
+              <div class="text-end">
+                <button class="btn btn-outline-danger btn-sm tw:w-fit"
+                        _="on click call #filter.reset() then trigger change on #filter">{% translate 'Clear' %}</button>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
         </div>
         {#      Transactions list#}
         <div id="transactions"
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/_bootstrap.scss b/frontend/src/styles/_bootstrap.scss
index 7e71354..ecc2b8d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/_bootstrap.scss
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/_bootstrap.scss
@@ -49,3 +49,7 @@ $theme-colors: map.merge(
 .offcanvas-size-sm {
   --#{$prefix}offcanvas-width: min(95vw, 250px) !important;
 }
+
+.dropdown-toggle.dropdown-toggle-no-icon::after {
+  display:none;
+}