diff --git a/console/src/app/modules/filter-events/filter-events.component.html b/console/src/app/modules/filter-events/filter-events.component.html
index 7f73b8eb1..07deb4d0b 100644
--- a/console/src/app/modules/filter-events/filter-events.component.html
+++ b/console/src/app/modules/filter-events/filter-events.component.html
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     (click)="showFilter = !showFilter"
     class="cnsl-action-button"
     #triggereventfilter="cdkOverlayOrigin"
+    data-e2e="open-filter-button"
   >
     <i class="las la-filter no-margin"></i>
     <span>{{ 'ACTIONS.FILTER' | translate }}</span>
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@
       <div class="filter-events-top">
         <button mat-stroked-button type="button" (click)="reset()">{{ 'ACTIONS.RESET' | translate }}</button>
         <span class="filter-middle">{{ 'FILTER.TITLE' | translate }}</span>
-        <button mat-raised-button color="primary" type="button" (click)="finish()">
+        <button mat-raised-button color="primary" type="button" (click)="finish()" data-e2e="filter-finish-button">
           {{ 'ACTIONS.FINISH' | translate }}
         </button>
       </div>
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@
               name="eventTypesFilterSet"
               class="cb"
               formControlName="eventTypesFilterSet"
+              data-e2e="event-type-filter-checkbox"
               >{{ 'IAM.EVENTS.FILTERS.TYPE.CHECKBOX' | translate }}
             </mat-checkbox>
           </div>
diff --git a/console/src/app/pages/events/events.component.html b/console/src/app/pages/events/events.component.html
index 4c0033188..155c42dbe 100644
--- a/console/src/app/pages/events/events.component.html
+++ b/console/src/app/pages/events/events.component.html
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 
       <ng-container matColumnDef="type">
         <th mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef>{{ 'IAM.EVENTS.TYPE' | translate }}</th>
-        <td mat-cell *matCellDef="let event">
+        <td mat-cell *matCellDef="let event" data-e2e="event-type-cell">
           <ng-container *ngIf="event | toobject as event">
             <span *ngIf="event.type?.localized?.localizedMessage">{{ event.type.localized.localizedMessage }}</span>
           </ng-container>
diff --git a/e2e/cypress/e2e/events/events.cy.ts b/e2e/cypress/e2e/events/events.cy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65362b612
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/cypress/e2e/events/events.cy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+describe('events', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    cy.context().as('ctx');
+  });
+
+  it('events can be filtered', () => {
+    const eventTypeEnglish = 'Instance added';
+    cy.visit('/events');
+    cy.get('[data-e2e="event-type-cell"]').should('have.length', 20);
+    cy.get('[data-e2e="open-filter-button"]').click();
+    cy.get('[data-e2e="event-type-filter-checkbox"]').click();
+    cy.get('#mat-select-value-1').click();
+    cy.contains('mat-option', eventTypeEnglish).click();
+    cy.get('body').click();
+    cy.get('[data-e2e="filter-finish-button"]').click();
+    cy.contains('[data-e2e="event-type-cell"]', eventTypeEnglish).should('have.length.at.least', 1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/internal/query/event.go b/internal/query/event.go
index 6d238ebab..b54322882 100644
--- a/internal/query/event.go
+++ b/internal/query/event.go
@@ -34,18 +34,25 @@ func (q *Queries) SearchEvents(ctx context.Context, query *eventstore.SearchQuer
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if auditLogRetention != 0 {
+		events = filterAuditLogRetention(ctx, events, auditLogRetention)
+	}
+
+	return q.convertEvents(ctx, events), nil
+}
+
+func filterAuditLogRetention(ctx context.Context, events []eventstore.Event, auditLogRetention time.Duration) []eventstore.Event {
 	callTime := call.FromContext(ctx)
 	if callTime.IsZero() {
 		callTime = time.Now()
 	}
-	for i, event := range events {
-		if event.CreationDate().Before(callTime.Add(-auditLogRetention)) {
-			events = events[:i]
-			break
+	filteredEvents := make([]eventstore.Event, 0, len(events))
+	for _, event := range events {
+		if event.CreationDate().After(callTime.Add(-auditLogRetention)) {
+			filteredEvents = append(filteredEvents, event)
 		}
 	}
-
-	return q.convertEvents(ctx, events, auditLogRetention), nil
+	return filteredEvents
 }
 
 func (q *Queries) SearchEventTypes(ctx context.Context) []string {
@@ -56,7 +63,7 @@ func (q *Queries) SearchAggregateTypes(ctx context.Context) []string {
 	return q.eventstore.AggregateTypes()
 }
 
-func (q *Queries) convertEvents(ctx context.Context, events []eventstore.Event, auditLogRetention time.Duration) []*Event {
+func (q *Queries) convertEvents(ctx context.Context, events []eventstore.Event) []*Event {
 	result := make([]*Event, len(events))
 	users := make(map[string]*EventEditor)
 	for i, event := range events {