diff --git a/src/apps/chat/components/layout-drawer/ChatDrawer.tsx b/src/apps/chat/components/layout-drawer/ChatDrawer.tsx
index 910ef741b..97f8034f8 100644
--- a/src/apps/chat/components/layout-drawer/ChatDrawer.tsx
+++ b/src/apps/chat/components/layout-drawer/ChatDrawer.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import MoreVertIcon from '@mui/icons-material/MoreVert';
 import StarOutlineRoundedIcon from '@mui/icons-material/StarOutlineRounded';
 
 import type { DConversationId } from '~/common/stores/chat/chat.conversation';
+import { ChatBeamIcon } from '~/common/components/icons/ChatBeamIcon';
 import { CloseablePopup } from '~/common/components/CloseablePopup';
 import { DFolder, useFolderStore } from '~/common/stores/folders/store-chat-folders';
 import { DebouncedInputMemo } from '~/common/components/DebouncedInput';
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ function ChatDrawer(props: {
   // external state
   const {
     clearFilters,
+    filterHasBeamOpen, toggleFilterHasBeamOpen,
     filterHasDocFragments, toggleFilterHasDocFragments,
     filterHasImageAssets, toggleFilterHasImageAssets,
     filterHasStars, toggleFilterHasStars,
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ function ChatDrawer(props: {
   } = useChatDrawerFilters();
   const { activeFolder, allFolders, enableFolders, toggleEnableFolders } = useFolders(props.activeFolderId);
   const { filteredChatsCount, filteredChatIDs, filteredChatsAreEmpty, filteredChatsBarBasis, filteredChatsIncludeActive, renderNavItems } = useChatDrawerRenderItems(
-    props.activeConversationId, props.chatPanesConversationIds, debouncedSearchQuery, activeFolder, allFolders, filterHasStars, filterHasImageAssets, filterHasDocFragments, filterIsArchived, navGrouping, searchSorting, showRelativeSize, searchDepth,
+    props.activeConversationId, props.chatPanesConversationIds, debouncedSearchQuery, activeFolder, allFolders, filterHasBeamOpen, filterHasStars, filterHasImageAssets, filterHasDocFragments, filterIsArchived, navGrouping, searchSorting, showRelativeSize, searchDepth,
   );
   const [uiComplexityMode, contentScaling] = useUIPreferencesStore(useShallow((state) => [state.complexityMode, state.contentScaling]));
   const zenMode = uiComplexityMode === 'minimal';
@@ -240,6 +242,10 @@ function ChatDrawer(props: {
             <ListItemDecorator>{filterHasDocFragments && <CheckRoundedIcon />}</ListItemDecorator>
             Has Attachments <AttachFileRoundedIcon />
           </MenuItem>
+          <MenuItem onClick={toggleFilterHasBeamOpen}>
+            <ListItemDecorator>{filterHasBeamOpen && <CheckRoundedIcon />}</ListItemDecorator>
+            Beam Open <ChatBeamIcon />
+          </MenuItem>
 
           <ListDivider />
           <ListItem>
@@ -288,8 +294,8 @@ function ChatDrawer(props: {
       )}
     </Dropdown>
   ), [
-    filterHasDocFragments, filterHasImageAssets, filterHasStars, isSearching, navGrouping, searchSorting, searchDepth, filterIsArchived, showPersonaIcons, showRelativeSize,
-    toggleFilterHasDocFragments, toggleFilterHasImageAssets, toggleFilterHasStars, toggleFilterIsArchived, toggleShowPersonaIcons, toggleShowRelativeSize,
+    filterHasBeamOpen, filterHasDocFragments, filterHasImageAssets, filterHasStars, isSearching, navGrouping, searchSorting, searchDepth, filterIsArchived, showPersonaIcons, showRelativeSize,
+    toggleFilterHasBeamOpen, toggleFilterHasDocFragments, toggleFilterHasImageAssets, toggleFilterHasStars, toggleFilterIsArchived, toggleShowPersonaIcons, toggleShowRelativeSize,
   ]);
 
   const displayNavItems = React.useMemo(() => {
@@ -422,7 +428,7 @@ function ChatDrawer(props: {
                 {filterHasStars && <StarOutlineRoundedIcon sx={{ color: 'primary.softColor', fontSize: 'xl', mb: -0.5, mr: 1 }} />}
                 {item.message}
               </Typography>
-              {(filterHasStars || filterHasImageAssets || filterHasDocFragments || filterIsArchived) && (
+              {(filterHasBeamOpen || filterHasStars || filterHasImageAssets || filterHasDocFragments || filterIsArchived) && (
                 <Tooltip title='Clear Filters'>
                   <IconButton size='sm' color='primary' onClick={clearFilters}>
                     <ClearIcon />
diff --git a/src/apps/chat/components/layout-drawer/useChatDrawerRenderItems.tsx b/src/apps/chat/components/layout-drawer/useChatDrawerRenderItems.tsx
index 519cc0f5e..00d835750 100644
--- a/src/apps/chat/components/layout-drawer/useChatDrawerRenderItems.tsx
+++ b/src/apps/chat/components/layout-drawer/useChatDrawerRenderItems.tsx
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ export function useChatDrawerRenderItems(
   filterByQuery: string,
   activeFolder: DFolder | null,
   allFolders: DFolder[],
+  filterHasBeamOpen: boolean,
   filterHasStars: boolean,
   filterHasImageAssets: boolean,
   filterHasDocFragments: boolean,
@@ -146,7 +147,8 @@ export function useChatDrawerRenderItems(
           }
 
           // filter for required attributes
-          if ((filterHasStars && !hasStars) || (filterHasImageAssets && !hasImages) || (filterHasDocFragments && !hasDocs))
+          const hasBeamOpen = openBeamConversationIds[_c.id];
+          if ((filterHasBeamOpen && !hasBeamOpen) || (filterHasStars && !hasStars) || (filterHasImageAssets && !hasImages) || (filterHasDocFragments && !hasDocs))
             return null;
 
           // rich properties
@@ -186,7 +188,7 @@ export function useChatDrawerRenderItems(
                 ? allFolders.find(folder => folder.conversationIds.includes(_c.id)) ?? null
                 : null,
             updatedAt: _c.updated || _c.created || 0,
-            hasBeamOpen: !!openBeamConversationIds?.[_c.id],
+            hasBeamOpen,
             messageCount,
             beingGenerated: !!_c._abortController, // FIXME: when the AbortController is moved at the message level, derive the state in the conv
             systemPurposeId: _c.systemPurposeId,
@@ -287,19 +289,21 @@ export function useChatDrawerRenderItems(
         renderNavItems.push({
           type: 'nav-item-info-message',
           message: (filterHasStars && (filterHasImageAssets || filterHasDocFragments)) ? 'No results'
-            : filterHasDocFragments ? 'No attachment results'
-              : filterHasImageAssets ? 'No image results'
-                : filterHasStars ? 'No starred results'
-                  : filterIsArchived ? 'No archived conversations'
-                    : isSearching ? 'Text not found'
-                      : 'No conversations in folder',
+            : filterHasBeamOpen ? 'No beam conversations'
+              : filterHasDocFragments ? 'No attachment results'
+                : filterHasImageAssets ? 'No image results'
+                  : filterHasStars ? 'No starred results'
+                    : filterIsArchived ? 'No archived conversations'
+                      : isSearching ? 'Text not found'
+                        : 'No conversations in folder',
         });
       } else {
         // filtering reminder (will be rendered with a clear button too)
-        if (filterHasStars || filterHasImageAssets || filterHasDocFragments || filterIsArchived) {
+        if (filterHasBeamOpen || filterHasStars || filterHasImageAssets || filterHasDocFragments || filterIsArchived) {
           renderNavItems.unshift({
             type: 'nav-item-info-message',
             message: `${filterIsArchived ? 'Showing' : 'Filtering by'} ${[
+              filterHasBeamOpen && 'beam',
               filterHasStars && 'stars',
               filterHasImageAssets && 'images',
               filterHasDocFragments && 'attachments',