diff --git a/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/ingest_pipelines/public/application/components/pipeline_editor/components/processor_form/processors/ip_location.tsx b/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/ingest_pipelines/public/application/components/pipeline_editor/components/processor_form/processors/ip_location.tsx
index 5993d73f980a7..316b1449ef463 100644
--- a/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/ingest_pipelines/public/application/components/pipeline_editor/components/processor_form/processors/ip_location.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/ingest_pipelines/public/application/components/pipeline_editor/components/processor_form/processors/ip_location.tsx
@@ -27,26 +27,38 @@ import { from, to } from './shared';
 import { TargetField } from './common_fields/target_field';
 import { PropertiesField } from './common_fields/properties_field';
 import type { GeoipDatabase } from '../../../../../../../common/types';
-import { getDatabaseText, getDatabaseValue } from '../../../../../sections/manage_processors/utils';
+import {
+  getDatabaseOptionLabel,
+  getDatabaseText,
+  getDatabaseValue,
+  normalizeMmdbFilename,
+  MMDB_EXTENSION,
+} from '../../../../../sections/manage_processors/utils';
 import { getTypeLabel } from '../../../../../sections/manage_processors/constants';
 
-const extension = '.mmdb';
-
 const fieldsConfig: FieldsConfig = {
   /* Optional field config */
   database_file: {
     type: FIELD_TYPES.COMBO_BOX,
     deserializer: (v: unknown) =>
       to.arrayOfStrings(v).map((str) => {
-        const databaseName = str?.split(extension)[0];
-        // Use the translated text for this database, if it exists
-        return getDatabaseText(databaseName) ?? databaseName;
+        const databaseName = str.split(MMDB_EXTENSION)[0];
+        const knownDatabaseText = getDatabaseText(databaseName);
+        // Known managed DB → return display text (e.g. "ASN" for standard_asn)
+        // Local DB → return full filename (e.g. "ASN.mmdb") to match the combo box label
+        return knownDatabaseText ?? str;
       }),
     serializer: (v: any[]) => {
       if (v.length) {
         const databaseName = v[0];
+        // Local databases have the extension already in the label
+        if (typeof databaseName === 'string' && databaseName.endsWith(MMDB_EXTENSION)) {
+          return normalizeMmdbFilename(databaseName);
+        }
         const databaseValue = getDatabaseValue(databaseName);
-        return databaseValue ? `${databaseValue}${extension}` : `${databaseName}${extension}`;
+        return databaseValue
+          ? `${databaseValue}${MMDB_EXTENSION}`
+          : `${databaseName}${MMDB_EXTENSION}`;
       }
       return undefined;
     },
@@ -92,8 +104,8 @@ export const IpLocation: FunctionComponent = () => {
   const dataAsOptions = (data || []).map((item) => ({
     id: item.id,
     type: item.type,
-    // Use the translated text for this database, if it exists
-    label: getDatabaseText(item.name) ?? item.name,
+    // Use the name of the database file for local databases and the translated text for others, if it exists
+    label: getDatabaseOptionLabel(item),
   }));
   const optionsByGroup = groupBy(dataAsOptions, 'type');
   const groupedOptions = map(optionsByGroup, (items, groupName) => ({
diff --git a/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/ingest_pipelines/public/application/sections/manage_processors/utils.test.ts b/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/ingest_pipelines/public/application/sections/manage_processors/utils.test.ts
index c5b12a95bc539..4667924cf2361 100644
--- a/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/ingest_pipelines/public/application/sections/manage_processors/utils.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/ingest_pipelines/public/application/sections/manage_processors/utils.test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import { getDatabaseValue, getDatabaseText } from './utils';
+import {
+  getDatabaseOptionLabel,
+  getDatabaseText,
+  getDatabaseValue,
+  normalizeMmdbFilename,
+} from './utils';
 
 describe('getDatabaseValue', () => {
   it('should return the value for a given database text for maxmind', () => {
@@ -58,3 +63,38 @@ describe('getDatabaseText', () => {
     expect(result).toBe('IP Geolocation');
   });
 });
+
+describe('normalizeMmdbFilename', () => {
+  it('should add .mmdb when missing', () => {
+    expect(normalizeMmdbFilename('GeoLite2-City')).toBe('GeoLite2-City.mmdb');
+  });
+
+  it('should keep a single .mmdb suffix', () => {
+    expect(normalizeMmdbFilename('GeoLite2-City.mmdb')).toBe('GeoLite2-City.mmdb');
+  });
+
+  it('should collapse repeated .mmdb suffixes', () => {
+    expect(normalizeMmdbFilename('GeoLite2-City.mmdb.mmdb')).toBe('GeoLite2-City.mmdb');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('getDatabaseOptionLabel', () => {
+  it('should return the database filename for local databases', () => {
+    expect(getDatabaseOptionLabel({ type: 'local', name: 'GeoLite2-City' })).toBe(
+      'GeoLite2-City.mmdb'
+    );
+    expect(getDatabaseOptionLabel({ type: 'local', name: 'GeoLite2-City.mmdb' })).toBe(
+      'GeoLite2-City.mmdb'
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should return translated text for known managed databases', () => {
+    expect(getDatabaseOptionLabel({ type: 'maxmind', name: 'standard_asn' })).toBe('ASN');
+  });
+
+  it('should fallback to name when no translation exists', () => {
+    expect(getDatabaseOptionLabel({ type: 'maxmind', name: 'something_else' })).toBe(
+      'something_else'
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/ingest_pipelines/public/application/sections/manage_processors/utils.ts b/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/ingest_pipelines/public/application/sections/manage_processors/utils.ts
index 8ac853bbac17c..6387c3eb40786 100644
--- a/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/ingest_pipelines/public/application/sections/manage_processors/utils.ts
+++ b/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/ingest_pipelines/public/application/sections/manage_processors/utils.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 import type { DatabaseType, DatabaseNameOption } from '../../../../common/types';
 import { GEOIP_NAME_OPTIONS, IPINFO_NAME_OPTIONS } from './constants';
 
+export const MMDB_EXTENSION = '.mmdb';
+const mmdbSuffixRegExp = /(\.mmdb)+$/;
+
 const getDatabaseNameOptions = (type?: DatabaseType): DatabaseNameOption[] => {
   switch (type) {
     case 'maxmind':
@@ -42,3 +45,29 @@ export const getDatabaseText = (databaseValue: string, type?: DatabaseType): str
   const options = getDatabaseNameOptions(type);
   return options.find((opt) => opt.value === databaseValue)?.text;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Returns the normalized filename of the database.
+ * @param name The name of the database
+ * @returns The normalized filename of the database
+ */
+export const normalizeMmdbFilename = (name: string) => {
+  if (name.endsWith(MMDB_EXTENSION)) {
+    return name.replace(mmdbSuffixRegExp, MMDB_EXTENSION);
+  }
+
+  return `${name}${MMDB_EXTENSION}`;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Returns the label of the database, if it exists.
+ * @param item The database item
+ * @returns The label of the database
+ */
+export const getDatabaseOptionLabel = (item: { type: DatabaseType; name: string }) => {
+  if (item.type === 'local') {
+    return normalizeMmdbFilename(item.name);
+  }
+
+  return getDatabaseText(item.name) ?? item.name;
+};