diff --git a/src/components/ColumnFilterPopover.tsx b/src/components/ColumnFilterPopover.tsx
index ff3a90d..fae457a 100644
--- a/src/components/ColumnFilterPopover.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ColumnFilterPopover.tsx
@@ -34,10 +34,13 @@ export function ColumnFilterPopover({
   const isAllSelected = selectedValues.length === uniqueValues.length && uniqueValues.length > 0;
 
   return (
-    <div className={cn(
-      "absolute top-full left-0 mt-1 w-64 bg-slate-800 border border-slate-700 rounded-lg shadow-2xl z-50 p-3 flex flex-col gap-3 animate-in fade-in zoom-in-95 duration-100",
-      className
-    )}>
+    <div
+      className={cn(
+        "absolute top-full left-0 mt-1 w-64 bg-slate-800 border border-slate-700 rounded-lg shadow-2xl z-50 p-3 flex flex-col gap-3 animate-in fade-in zoom-in-95 duration-100",
+        className
+      )}
+      onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+    >
       {title && <div className="text-[10px] font-bold text-slate-500 uppercase tracking-wider px-1">{title}</div>}
       
       <div className="relative">
diff --git a/src/components/ProductDescriptions.tsx b/src/components/ProductDescriptions.tsx
index addbc22..62ef47c 100644
--- a/src/components/ProductDescriptions.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ProductDescriptions.tsx
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export function ProductDescriptions({ data, onEdit, rowStatuses }: ProductDescri
     if (licenseFilter) result = result.filter(r => r.row[COLUMNS.LICENSE] === licenseFilter);
 
     // Column-specific filters (Excel-like)
+    console.log('[Filter] applying columnFilters:', columnFilters, 'result count before:', result.length);
     Object.entries(columnFilters).forEach(([colIdx, selectedValues]) => {
       const col = Number(colIdx);
       const vals = selectedValues as string[];
@@ -77,7 +78,12 @@ export function ProductDescriptions({ data, onEdit, rowStatuses }: ProductDescri
           });
         } else {
           // For other columns, use regular value matching
-          result = result.filter(r => vals.includes(String(r.row[col] || '')));
+          const before = result.length;
+          result = result.filter(r => {
+            const cellVal = String(r.row[col] ?? '').trim();
+            return vals.some(v => v.trim() === cellVal);
+          });
+          console.log('[Filter] col', col, 'vals', vals, 'before:', before, 'after:', result.length);
         }
       }
     });
@@ -121,12 +127,15 @@ export function ProductDescriptions({ data, onEdit, rowStatuses }: ProductDescri
   };
 
   const toggleColumnFilter = (col: number, value: string) => {
+    console.log('[Filter] toggleColumnFilter called, col:', col, 'value:', JSON.stringify(value));
     setColumnFilters(prev => {
       const current = prev[col] || [];
       const next = current.includes(value)
         ? current.filter(v => v !== value)
         : [...current, value];
-      return { ...prev, [col]: next };
+      const updated = { ...prev, [col]: next };
+      console.log('[Filter] new columnFilters:', updated);
+      return updated;
     });
     setPage(1);
   };