diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/nativeFilters/FiltersConfigModal/FiltersConfigForm/DatasetSelect.test.tsx b/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/nativeFilters/FiltersConfigModal/FiltersConfigForm/DatasetSelect.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6e4afdb1398f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/nativeFilters/FiltersConfigModal/FiltersConfigForm/DatasetSelect.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+/**
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+ *
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+ *
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+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
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+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+import {
+  render,
+  screen,
+  userEvent,
+  waitFor,
+  within,
+} from 'spec/helpers/testing-library';
+import fetchMock from 'fetch-mock';
+import DatasetSelect from './DatasetSelect';
+
+const DATASETS = [
+  {
+    id: 1,
+    table_name: 'birth_names',
+    database: { database_name: 'examples' },
+    schema: 'public',
+  },
+  {
+    id: 2,
+    table_name: 'energy_usage',
+    database: { database_name: 'examples' },
+    schema: 'public',
+  },
+  {
+    id: 3,
+    table_name: 'flights',
+    database: { database_name: 'examples' },
+    schema: 'main',
+  },
+  {
+    id: 4,
+    table_name: 'customers',
+    database: { database_name: 'sales_db' },
+    schema: 'dbo',
+  },
+];
+
+const mockOnChange = jest.fn();
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  fetchMock.restore();
+  jest.clearAllMocks();
+});
+
+const getSelect = () => screen.getByRole('combobox', { name: /dataset/i });
+
+const openSelect = () => {
+  userEvent.click(getSelect());
+};
+
+const typeIntoSelect = async (text: string) => {
+  const select = getSelect();
+  userEvent.clear(select);
+  return userEvent.type(select, text, { delay: 10 });
+};
+
+const findOption = (text: string) =>
+  waitFor(() => {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line testing-library/no-node-access
+    const virtualList = document.querySelector('.rc-virtual-list');
+    if (!virtualList) {
+      throw new Error('Virtual list not found');
+    }
+    return within(virtualList as HTMLElement).getByText(text);
+  });
+
+test('renders the dataset select component', () => {
+  fetchMock.get('glob:*/api/v1/dataset/*', {
+    result: [],
+    count: 0,
+  });
+
+  render(<DatasetSelect onChange={mockOnChange} />);
+  expect(getSelect()).toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+test('loads and displays datasets when opened', async () => {
+  fetchMock.get('glob:*/api/v1/dataset/*', {
+    result: DATASETS,
+    count: DATASETS.length,
+  });
+
+  render(<DatasetSelect onChange={mockOnChange} />);
+  openSelect();
+
+  expect(await findOption('birth_names')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  expect(await findOption('energy_usage')).toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+test('searches for datasets by table_name locally in loaded options', async () => {
+  fetchMock.get('glob:*/api/v1/dataset/*', {
+    result: DATASETS,
+    count: DATASETS.length,
+  });
+
+  render(<DatasetSelect onChange={mockOnChange} />);
+  openSelect();
+
+  // Wait for all options to load
+  await findOption('flights');
+
+  // Now type to filter locally
+  await typeIntoSelect('flight');
+
+  // Should filter to show only flights
+  expect(await findOption('flights')).toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+test('uses optionFilterProps to enable table_name filtering', async () => {
+  // This test verifies that the optionFilterProps includes table_name
+  // which enables client-side filtering on that field
+  fetchMock.get('glob:*/api/v1/dataset/*', {
+    result: DATASETS,
+    count: DATASETS.length,
+  });
+
+  render(<DatasetSelect onChange={mockOnChange} />);
+  openSelect();
+
+  // Load all options
+  await findOption('energy_usage');
+
+  // Search by table_name substring
+  await typeIntoSelect('energy');
+
+  // Should find the dataset by table_name
+  expect(await findOption('energy_usage')).toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+test('filters options case-insensitively on table_name', async () => {
+  fetchMock.get('glob:*/api/v1/dataset/*', {
+    result: DATASETS,
+    count: DATASETS.length,
+  });
+
+  render(<DatasetSelect onChange={mockOnChange} />);
+  openSelect();
+
+  // Load options
+  await findOption('birth_names');
+
+  // Type in uppercase
+  await typeIntoSelect('BIRTH');
+
+  // Should still find it (case insensitive)
+  expect(await findOption('birth_names')).toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+test('calls onChange when a dataset is selected', async () => {
+  fetchMock.get('glob:*/api/v1/dataset/*', {
+    result: DATASETS,
+    count: DATASETS.length,
+  });
+
+  render(<DatasetSelect onChange={mockOnChange} />);
+  openSelect();
+
+  const option = await findOption('birth_names');
+  userEvent.click(option);
+
+  await waitFor(() => {
+    expect(mockOnChange).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    const callArg = mockOnChange.mock.calls[0][0];
+    expect(callArg).toEqual({ key: 1, label: expect.anything(), value: 1 });
+  });
+});
+
+test('includes table_name field in option data structure', async () => {
+  fetchMock.get('glob:*/api/v1/dataset/*', {
+    result: [DATASETS[0]],
+    count: 1,
+  });
+
+  render(<DatasetSelect onChange={mockOnChange} />);
+  openSelect();
+
+  const option = await findOption('birth_names');
+  userEvent.click(option);
+
+  await waitFor(() => {
+    expect(mockOnChange).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    const callArg = mockOnChange.mock.calls[0][1];
+    expect(callArg).toHaveProperty('table_name', 'birth_names');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/nativeFilters/FiltersConfigModal/FiltersConfigForm/DatasetSelect.tsx b/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/nativeFilters/FiltersConfigModal/FiltersConfigForm/DatasetSelect.tsx
index 41abcb10bea4..c675f7ee5d17 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/nativeFilters/FiltersConfigModal/FiltersConfigForm/DatasetSelect.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/nativeFilters/FiltersConfigModal/FiltersConfigForm/DatasetSelect.tsx
@@ -74,9 +74,12 @@ const DatasetSelect = ({
           const list: {
             label: string | ReactNode;
             value: string | number;
+            table_name: string;
           }[] = filteredResult.map((item: Dataset) => ({
+            ...item,
             label: DatasetSelectLabel(item),
             value: item.id,
+            table_name: item.table_name,
           }));
           return {
             data: list,
@@ -99,6 +102,7 @@ const DatasetSelect = ({
       value={value}
       options={loadDatasetOptions}
       onChange={onChange}
+      optionFilterProps={['table_name']}
       notFoundContent={t('No compatible datasets found')}
       placeholder={t('Select a dataset')}
     />
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/nativeFilters/FiltersConfigModal/FiltersConfigModal.test.tsx b/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/nativeFilters/FiltersConfigModal/FiltersConfigModal.test.tsx
index a419cd79362b..9a8f2e060ab0 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/nativeFilters/FiltersConfigModal/FiltersConfigModal.test.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/nativeFilters/FiltersConfigModal/FiltersConfigModal.test.tsx
@@ -348,10 +348,14 @@ test('validates the pre-filter value', async () => {
     jest.useRealTimers();
   }
 
+  jest.runOnlyPendingTimers();
+  jest.useRealTimers();
+
+  // Wait for validation to complete after timer switch
   await waitFor(() => {
     expect(screen.getByText(PRE_FILTER_REQUIRED_REGEX)).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
-});
+}, 50000); // Slow-running test, increase timeout to 50 seconds.
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line jest/no-disabled-tests
 test.skip("doesn't render time range pre-filter if there are no temporal columns in datasource", async () => {
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/pages/ChartCreation/index.tsx b/superset-frontend/src/pages/ChartCreation/index.tsx
index 34eaee7ec06d..2650e73f3f9d 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/pages/ChartCreation/index.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/pages/ChartCreation/index.tsx
@@ -257,11 +257,12 @@ export class ChartCreation extends PureComponent<
         id: number;
         label: string | ReactNode;
         value: string;
+        table_name: string;
       }[] = response.json.result.map((item: Dataset) => ({
         id: item.id,
         value: `${item.id}__${item.datasource_type}`,
         label: DatasetSelectLabel(item),
-        customLabel: item.table_name,
+        table_name: item.table_name,
       }));
       return {
         data: list,
@@ -320,7 +321,7 @@ export class ChartCreation extends PureComponent<
                   name="select-datasource"
                   onChange={this.changeDatasource}
                   options={this.loadDatasources}
-                  optionFilterProps={['id', 'customLabel']}
+                  optionFilterProps={['id', 'table_name']}
                   placeholder={t('Choose a dataset')}
                   showSearch
                   value={this.state.datasource}