diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/settings/_components/services-registry-view.tsx b/src/app/(protected)/settings/_components/services-registry-view.tsx
index 286f904e..954e449e 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/settings/_components/services-registry-view.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/settings/_components/services-registry-view.tsx
@@ -3,20 +3,18 @@ import {
   Box,
   Button,
   CircularProgress,
-  FormControl,
-  InputLabel,
-  MenuItem,
-  Select,
   Stack,
+  Tab,
   Table,
   TableBody,
   TableCell,
   TableHead,
   TableRow,
+  Tabs,
   TextField,
   Typography,
 } from "@mui/material";
-import { Plus } from "lucide-react";
+import { Plus, Search } from "lucide-react";
 import { SettingsNav } from "@/components/common/settings-nav";
 import {
   useServicesRegistryController,
@@ -30,9 +28,23 @@ import {
   ServiceIcon,
 } from "@/app/(protected)/settings/_components/services-registry-components";
 
+function statusTabLabel(label: string, count: number) {
+  return (
+    <Box className="flex items-center gap-2">
+      <Box component="span">{label}</Box>
+      <Box
+        component="span"
+        className="min-w-5 rounded-full px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-semibold leading-none"
+        sx={{ backgroundColor: "action.hover", color: "text.secondary" }}
+      >
+        {count}
+      </Box>
+    </Box>
+  );
+}
+
 export function ServicesRegistryView() {
   const controller = useServicesRegistryController();
-  const activeCount = controller.services.filter((service) => service.isActive).length;
 
   return (
     <Box className="p-4 md:p-8">
@@ -49,7 +61,7 @@ export function ServicesRegistryView() {
           </Typography>
           <Typography variant="body2" color="text.secondary" className="mt-1">
             {controller.services.length} service{controller.services.length === 1 ? "" : "s"} ·{" "}
-            {activeCount} active
+            {controller.activeCount} active
           </Typography>
         </Box>
         {controller.canManage && (
@@ -68,25 +80,44 @@ export function ServicesRegistryView() {
           size="small"
           value={controller.search}
           onChange={(event) => controller.setSearch(event.target.value)}
-          placeholder="Search services..."
+          placeholder="Search service or trade..."
           className="flex-1"
-          aria-label="Search services"
+          slotProps={{ htmlInput: { "aria-label": "Search services" } }}
         />
-        <FormControl size="small" className="min-w-[150px]">
-          <InputLabel id="service-status-label">Status</InputLabel>
-          <Select
-            labelId="service-status-label"
-            label="Status"
-            value={controller.status}
-            onChange={(event) => controller.setStatus(event.target.value as ServiceStatus)}
-          >
-            <MenuItem value="active">Active</MenuItem>
-            <MenuItem value="inactive">Inactive</MenuItem>
-            <MenuItem value="all">All services</MenuItem>
-          </Select>
-        </FormControl>
       </Stack>
 
+      <Tabs
+        value={controller.status}
+        onChange={(_event, value: ServiceStatus) => controller.setStatus(value)}
+        aria-label="Service status"
+        className="mb-4"
+        sx={{
+          minHeight: 36,
+          borderBottom: (theme) => `1px solid ${theme.palette.divider}`,
+          "& .MuiTab-root": {
+            minHeight: 36,
+            px: 2,
+            py: 0,
+            fontSize: 13,
+            fontWeight: 500,
+            textTransform: "none",
+          },
+          "& .Mui-selected": { fontWeight: 600 },
+          "& .MuiTabs-indicator": { height: 2 },
+        }}
+      >
+        <Tab
+          value="active"
+          label={statusTabLabel("Active", controller.activeCount)}
+          aria-label={`Active (${controller.activeCount})`}
+        />
+        <Tab
+          value="inactive"
+          label={statusTabLabel("Inactive", controller.inactiveCount)}
+          aria-label={`Inactive (${controller.inactiveCount})`}
+        />
+      </Tabs>
+
       {Boolean(controller.error) && (
         <Alert severity="error">{controller.error?.message || "Failed to load services"}</Alert>
       )}
@@ -104,6 +135,27 @@ export function ServicesRegistryView() {
         <ServicesTable services={controller.filteredServices} onSelect={controller.setSelected} />
       )}
 
+      {!controller.isLoading && (
+        <Stack
+          direction="row"
+          className="mt-2"
+          sx={{
+            justifyContent: "space-between",
+            borderTop: (theme) => `1px solid ${theme.palette.divider}`,
+            pt: 1,
+          }}
+        >
+          <Typography variant="caption" color="text.secondary">
+            {controller.filteredServices.length} {controller.status} service
+            {controller.filteredServices.length === 1 ? "" : "s"}
+            {controller.search.trim() ? " · filtered" : ""}
+          </Typography>
+          <Typography variant="caption" color="text.secondary">
+            {controller.activeCount} active · {controller.inactiveCount} inactive
+          </Typography>
+        </Stack>
+      )}
+
       <ServiceDetailsDrawer
         service={controller.selected}
         open={controller.selected !== null && controller.editorMode === null}
@@ -204,22 +256,18 @@ function EmptyServices({
   status: ServiceStatus;
   onAdd?: () => void;
 }) {
-  const statusLabel = status === "active" ? "active" : "inactive";
   return (
-    <Box className="rounded-lg border border-dashed border-border bg-background py-16 text-center">
+    <Box className="flex flex-col items-center rounded-lg border border-dashed border-border bg-background px-4 py-16 text-center">
+      <Box sx={{ color: "text.secondary", mb: 2 }} data-testid="services-empty-icon">
+        <Search size={22} aria-hidden="true" />
+      </Box>
       <Typography variant="body1" className="font-semibold">
-        {search
-          ? "No services found"
-          : status === "all"
-            ? "No services configured yet"
-            : `No ${statusLabel} services configured yet`}
+        {search ? "No services found" : `No ${status} services configured yet`}
       </Typography>
       <Typography variant="body2" color="text.secondary" className="mt-1">
         {search
           ? "Try a different search, or add a new service."
-          : status === "all"
-            ? "Add a service to make it available for work orders."
-            : `There are no ${statusLabel} services matching this view.`}
+          : `There are no ${status} services matching this view.`}
       </Typography>
       {onAdd !== undefined && (
         <Button variant="outlined" className="mt-4" onClick={onAdd}>
diff --git a/src/domain/services/use-cases/use-services-registry-controller.ts b/src/domain/services/use-cases/use-services-registry-controller.ts
index 907c7e46..325a7609 100644
--- a/src/domain/services/use-cases/use-services-registry-controller.ts
+++ b/src/domain/services/use-cases/use-services-registry-controller.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
   useUpdateService,
 } from "@/domain/services/use-cases/use-services";
 
-export type ServiceStatus = "all" | "active" | "inactive";
+export type ServiceStatus = "active" | "inactive";
 export type ServiceForm = Omit<ServiceInput, "completionDocTemplateId"> & {
   completionDocTemplateId: string | number | null;
 };
@@ -97,22 +97,28 @@ export function useServicesRegistryController() {
   const [formError, setFormError] = useState("");
   const [deactivateTarget, setDeactivateTarget] = useState<Service | null>(null);
 
-  const queryStatus = status === "active" ? true : status === "inactive" ? false : undefined;
-  const servicesQuery = useServices(queryStatus);
+  const servicesQuery = useServices();
   const { data: trades = [] } = useDropdownOptionsByCategory("Trade");
   const { data: templates = [] } = useCompletionDocTemplates();
   const createService = useCreateService();
   const updateService = useUpdateService();
   const deactivateService = useDeactivateService();
 
+  const services = useMemo(() => servicesQuery.data ?? [], [servicesQuery.data]);
+  const activeCount = services.filter((service) => service.isActive).length;
+  const inactiveCount = services.length - activeCount;
+
   const filteredServices = useMemo(() => {
     const needle = search.trim().toLowerCase();
-    if (!needle) return servicesQuery.data ?? [];
-    return (servicesQuery.data ?? []).filter(
-      (service) =>
-        service.name.toLowerCase().includes(needle) || service.trade.toLowerCase().includes(needle),
-    );
-  }, [search, servicesQuery.data]);
+    return services
+      .filter((service) => (status === "active" ? service.isActive : !service.isActive))
+      .filter(
+        (service) =>
+          !needle ||
+          service.name.toLowerCase().includes(needle) ||
+          service.trade.toLowerCase().includes(needle),
+      );
+  }, [search, services, status]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!iconTouched && form.trade) {
@@ -210,7 +216,9 @@ export function useServicesRegistryController() {
     trades,
     templates,
     filteredServices,
-    services: servicesQuery.data ?? [],
+    services,
+    activeCount,
+    inactiveCount,
     isLoading: servicesQuery.isLoading,
     error: servicesQuery.error,
     openCreate,
diff --git a/src/test/app/(protected)/settings/services-registry-view.test.tsx b/src/test/app/(protected)/settings/services-registry-view.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..532f0aa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/app/(protected)/settings/services-registry-view.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+import { screen, within } from "@testing-library/react";
+import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { ServicesRegistryView } from "@/app/(protected)/settings/_components/services-registry-view";
+import type { Service } from "@/domain/services/types/service";
+import { renderWithProviders } from "@/test/test-utils";
+
+const useServices = vi.fn();
+const mutate = vi.fn();
+
+vi.mock("@/providers/auth-context", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("@/providers/auth-context")>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    useAuthContext: () => ({ user: { id: "u1", userRoles: "admin,scheduler" } }),
+  };
+});
+
+vi.mock("@/domain/services/use-cases/use-services", () => ({
+  useServices: (...args: unknown[]) => useServices(...args),
+  useCompletionDocTemplates: () => ({ data: [] }),
+  useCreateService: () => ({ mutate, isPending: false }),
+  useUpdateService: () => ({ mutate, isPending: false }),
+  useDeactivateService: () => ({ mutate, isPending: false }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/domain/settings/dropdown-options/use-cases/use-dropdown-options-by-category", () => ({
+  useDropdownOptionsByCategory: () => ({ data: [] }),
+}));
+
+const activeHvac: Service = {
+  id: 1,
+  name: "HVAC Repair",
+  trade: "HVAC",
+  iconKey: "zap",
+  requiresCompletionDocument: false,
+  completionDocTemplate: null,
+  isActive: true,
+  supportedWorkOrderTypes: ["PM", "Reactive"],
+};
+
+const activeDrain: Service = {
+  ...activeHvac,
+  id: 2,
+  name: "Drain Cleaning",
+  trade: "Plumbing",
+};
+
+const inactiveFire: Service = {
+  ...activeHvac,
+  id: 3,
+  name: "Fire Suppression",
+  trade: "Fire Protection",
+  isActive: false,
+};
+
+function setup(services: Service[] = [activeHvac, activeDrain, inactiveFire]) {
+  useServices.mockReturnValue({
+    data: services,
+    isLoading: false,
+    error: null,
+  });
+  return renderWithProviders(<ServicesRegistryView />, { route: "/settings/services" });
+}
+
+describe("ServicesRegistryView", () => {
+  it("renders Active and Inactive tabs with live counts from the unfiltered list", () => {
+    setup();
+
+    expect(useServices).toHaveBeenCalledWith();
+    expect(screen.getByRole("tab", { name: "Active (2)" })).toHaveAttribute(
+      "aria-selected",
+      "true",
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByRole("tab", { name: "Inactive (1)" })).toHaveAttribute(
+      "aria-selected",
+      "false",
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByText("3 services · 2 active")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByRole("row", { name: /HVAC Repair/ })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("row", { name: /Fire Suppression/ })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("switches to the Inactive tab and shows only inactive services", async () => {
+    setup();
+
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("tab", { name: "Inactive (1)" }));
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole("row", { name: /Fire Suppression/ })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("row", { name: /HVAC Repair/ })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("1 inactive service")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("2 active · 1 inactive")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("applies the search within the selected tab and reports the filtered footer count", async () => {
+    setup();
+
+    await userEvent.type(screen.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Search services" }), "drain");
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole("row", { name: /Drain Cleaning/ })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("row", { name: /HVAC Repair/ })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("1 active service · filtered")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("2 active · 1 inactive")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("shows an icon, message, and try-a-different-search hint when a tab and search combination is empty", async () => {
+    setup();
+
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("tab", { name: "Inactive (1)" }));
+    await userEvent.type(screen.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Search services" }), "hvac");
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("services-empty-icon")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("No services found")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Try a different search, or add a new service.")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("row", { name: /Fire Suppression/ })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("summarizes the filtered count and the overall split in the footer without a search", () => {
+    setup();
+
+    const footer = screen.getByText("2 active services").closest("div");
+    expect(footer).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(within(footer as HTMLElement).getByText("2 active · 1 inactive")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/filtered/)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});