diff --git a/frontend/src/components/config/ServerHealthSection.tsx b/frontend/src/components/config/ServerHealthSection.tsx
index 4c0ed83..15f8355 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/config/ServerHealthSection.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/config/ServerHealthSection.tsx
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ const AUTO_REFRESH_INTERVALS: { label: string; value: number }[] = [
 /** Debounce delay for the filter input in milliseconds. */
 const FILTER_DEBOUNCE_MS = 300;
 
+/** Debounce delay for the lines count input in milliseconds. */
+const LINES_COUNT_DEBOUNCE_MS = 300;
+
 /** Log targets that are not file paths — file-based viewing is unavailable. */
 const NON_FILE_TARGETS = new Set(["STDOUT", "STDERR", "SYSLOG", "SYSTEMD-JOURNAL"]);
 
@@ -179,6 +182,7 @@ export function ServerHealthSection(): React.JSX.Element {
   const [isRefreshing, setIsRefreshing] = useState(false);
 
   // ---- toolbar state -------------------------------------------------------
+  const [linesCountRaw, setLinesCountRaw] = useState<string>("200");
   const [linesCount, setLinesCount] = useState<number>(200);
   const [filterRaw, setFilterRaw] = useState<string>("");
   const [filterValue, setFilterValue] = useState<string>("");
@@ -189,6 +193,7 @@ export function ServerHealthSection(): React.JSX.Element {
   // ---- refs ----------------------------------------------------------------
   const logContainerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const filterDebounceRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
+  const linesCountDebounceRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
   const autoRefreshTimerRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null>(null);
 
   // ---- scroll helper -------------------------------------------------------
@@ -259,6 +264,18 @@ export function ServerHealthSection(): React.JSX.Element {
     }, FILTER_DEBOUNCE_MS);
   }, []);
 
+  // ---- lines count debounce ------------------------------------------------
+  const handleLinesCountChange = useCallback((value: string): void => {
+    setLinesCountRaw(value);
+    if (linesCountDebounceRef.current) clearTimeout(linesCountDebounceRef.current);
+    linesCountDebounceRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
+      const parsed = Number(value);
+      // Guard against zero or negative values; use minimum of 100
+      const validated = Math.max(parsed || 100, 100);
+      setLinesCount(validated);
+    }, LINES_COUNT_DEBOUNCE_MS);
+  }, []);
+
   // ---- render helpers ------------------------------------------------------
   const renderLogLine = (line: string, idx: number): React.JSX.Element => {
     const severity = detectSeverity(line);
@@ -406,8 +423,8 @@ export function ServerHealthSection(): React.JSX.Element {
               {/* Lines count selector */}
               <Field label="Lines">
                 <Select
-                  value={String(linesCount)}
-                  onChange={(_e, d) => { setLinesCount(Number(d.value)); }}
+                  value={linesCountRaw}
+                  onChange={(_e, d) => { handleLinesCountChange(d.value); }}
                 >
                   {LINE_COUNT_OPTIONS.map((n) => (
                     <option key={n} value={String(n)}>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/config/__tests__/ServerHealthSection.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/config/__tests__/ServerHealthSection.test.tsx
index 4faedd9..a4fcaff 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/config/__tests__/ServerHealthSection.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/config/__tests__/ServerHealthSection.test.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
-import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { render, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { FluentProvider, webLightTheme } from "@fluentui/react-components";
 import { ServerHealthSection } from "../ServerHealthSection";
 
@@ -47,4 +47,112 @@ describe("ServerHealthSection", () => {
     const versionCard = versionLabel.closest("div");
     expect(versionCard).toHaveTextContent("1.2.3");
   });
+
+  it("renders the toolbar with filter and lines count controls when log data is available", async () => {
+    mockedFetchServiceStatus.mockResolvedValue({
+      online: true,
+      version: "1.2.3",
+      jail_count: 2,
+      total_bans: 5,
+      total_failures: 1,
+      log_level: "INFO",
+      log_target: "/var/log/fail2ban.log",
+    });
+
+    mockedFetchFail2BanLog.mockResolvedValue({
+      log_path: "/var/log/fail2ban.log",
+      lines: ["2026-01-01 fail2ban[123]: INFO  Test line"],
+      total_lines: 1,
+      log_level: "INFO",
+      log_target: "/var/log/fail2ban.log",
+    });
+
+    render(
+      <FluentProvider theme={webLightTheme}>
+        <ServerHealthSection />
+      </FluentProvider>,
+    );
+
+    // Wait for toolbar controls to appear
+    const filterInput = await screen.findByPlaceholderText("Substring filter…");
+    expect(filterInput).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    // The refresh button should be visible
+    const refreshButton = screen.getByRole("button", { name: /Refresh/i });
+    expect(refreshButton).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("displays log lines with appropriate styling", async () => {
+    mockedFetchServiceStatus.mockResolvedValue({
+      online: true,
+      version: "1.2.3",
+      jail_count: 2,
+      total_bans: 5,
+      total_failures: 1,
+      log_level: "INFO",
+      log_target: "/var/log/fail2ban.log",
+    });
+
+    mockedFetchFail2BanLog.mockResolvedValue({
+      log_path: "/var/log/fail2ban.log",
+      lines: [
+        "2026-01-01 fail2ban[123]: INFO  Normal info message",
+        "2026-01-01 fail2ban[124]: WARNING Something is wrong",
+        "2026-01-01 fail2ban[125]: ERROR Critical failure",
+      ],
+      total_lines: 3,
+      log_level: "INFO",
+      log_target: "/var/log/fail2ban.log",
+    });
+
+    render(
+      <FluentProvider theme={webLightTheme}>
+        <ServerHealthSection />
+      </FluentProvider>,
+    );
+
+    // Wait for log lines to appear
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText(/Normal info message/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Something is wrong/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Critical failure/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("calls fetchFail2BanLog with the correct initial linesCount", async () => {
+    mockedFetchServiceStatus.mockResolvedValue({
+      online: true,
+      version: "1.2.3",
+      jail_count: 2,
+      total_bans: 5,
+      total_failures: 1,
+      log_level: "INFO",
+      log_target: "/var/log/fail2ban.log",
+    });
+
+    mockedFetchFail2BanLog.mockResolvedValue({
+      log_path: "/var/log/fail2ban.log",
+      lines: [],
+      total_lines: 0,
+      log_level: "INFO",
+      log_target: "/var/log/fail2ban.log",
+    });
+
+    render(
+      <FluentProvider theme={webLightTheme}>
+        <ServerHealthSection />
+      </FluentProvider>,
+    );
+
+    // Wait for the initial API call
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(mockedFetchFail2BanLog).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    // Should be called with default 200 lines
+    const calls = mockedFetchFail2BanLog.mock.calls;
+    expect(calls.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(calls[0]?.[0]).toBe(200);
+  });
 });