diff --git a/packages/scenes/src/variables/adhoc/AdHocFiltersCombobox/AdHocFiltersComboboxRenderer.tsx b/packages/scenes/src/variables/adhoc/AdHocFiltersCombobox/AdHocFiltersComboboxRenderer.tsx
index a5ccf2a1e..66ecaab00 100644
--- a/packages/scenes/src/variables/adhoc/AdHocFiltersCombobox/AdHocFiltersComboboxRenderer.tsx
+++ b/packages/scenes/src/variables/adhoc/AdHocFiltersCombobox/AdHocFiltersComboboxRenderer.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { css, cx } from '@emotion/css';
 import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
-import { Icon, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
-import React, { memo, useRef } from 'react';
+import { Icon, Tooltip, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
+import React, { Fragment, memo, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { AdHocFiltersVariable } from '../AdHocFiltersVariable';
 import { AdHocFilterPill } from './AdHocFilterPill';
 import { AdHocFiltersAlwaysWipCombobox } from './AdHocFiltersAlwaysWipCombobox';
+import { debounce } from 'lodash';
 
 interface Props {
   model: AdHocFiltersVariable;
@@ -13,6 +14,32 @@ interface Props {
 export const AdHocFiltersComboboxRenderer = memo(function AdHocFiltersComboboxRenderer({ model }: Props) {
   const { filters, readOnly } = model.useState();
   const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
+  const [limitFiltersTo, setLimitFiltersTo] = useState<number | null>(null);
+  const wrapperRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+  const handleCollapseFilters = (shouldCollapse: boolean) => {
+    if (!shouldCollapse) {
+      setLimitFiltersTo(null);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (wrapperRef.current) {
+      const rect = wrapperRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
+      if (rect.height - 6 > 26) {
+        const componentLineSpan = (rect.height - 6) / 26;
+        const filterCutOff = Math.max(1, Math.floor(filters.length / (componentLineSpan + 1)));
+        setLimitFiltersTo(filterCutOff);
+      } else {
+        setLimitFiltersTo(null);
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  const debouncedSetActive = debounce(handleCollapseFilters, 100);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    handleCollapseFilters(true);
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, []);
 
   // ref that focuses on the always wip filter input
   // defined in the combobox component via useImperativeHandle
@@ -24,10 +51,17 @@ export const AdHocFiltersComboboxRenderer = memo(function AdHocFiltersComboboxRe
       onClick={() => {
         focusOnWipInputRef.current?.();
       }}
+      ref={wrapperRef}
+      onFocusCapture={(e) => {
+        debouncedSetActive(false);
+      }}
+      onBlurCapture={(e) => {
+        debouncedSetActive(true);
+      }}
     >
       <Icon name="filter" className={styles.filterIcon} size="lg" />
 
-      {filters.map((filter, index) => (
+      {(limitFiltersTo ? filters.slice(0, limitFiltersTo) : filters).map((filter, index) => (
         <AdHocFilterPill
           key={`${index}-${filter.key}`}
           filter={filter}
@@ -37,6 +71,28 @@ export const AdHocFiltersComboboxRenderer = memo(function AdHocFiltersComboboxRe
         />
       ))}
 
+      {limitFiltersTo ? (
+        <Tooltip
+          content={
+            <div>
+              {filters.slice(limitFiltersTo).map((filter, i) => {
+                const keyLabel = filter.keyLabel ?? filter.key;
+                // TODO remove when we're on the latest version of @grafana/data
+                //@ts-expect-error
+                const valueLabel = filter.valueLabels?.join(', ') || filter.values?.join(', ') || filter.value;
+                return (
+                  <Fragment key={`${keyLabel}-${i}`}>
+                    {keyLabel} {filter.operator} {valueLabel} <br />
+                  </Fragment>
+                );
+              })}
+            </div>
+          }
+        >
+          <div className={cx(styles.basePill)}>+{filters.length - limitFiltersTo} filters </div>
+        </Tooltip>
+      ) : null}
+
       {!readOnly ? <AdHocFiltersAlwaysWipCombobox model={model} ref={focusOnWipInputRef} /> : null}
     </div>
   );
@@ -72,4 +128,17 @@ const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
     color: theme.colors.text.secondary,
     alignSelf: 'center',
   }),
+  basePill: css({
+    display: 'flex',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    background: theme.colors.action.selected,
+    border: `1px solid ${theme.colors.border.weak}`,
+    padding: theme.spacing(0.125, 1, 0.125, 1),
+    color: theme.colors.text.primary,
+    overflow: 'hidden',
+    whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
+    minHeight: theme.spacing(2.75),
+    ...theme.typography.bodySmall,
+    cursor: 'pointer',
+  }),
 });