diff --git a/apps/dashboard/web/polaris_web/web/src/apps/dashboard/components/CollectionComponent.jsx b/apps/dashboard/web/polaris_web/web/src/apps/dashboard/components/CollectionComponent.jsx
index 8a76a9e200..43ce23584b 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/web/polaris_web/web/src/apps/dashboard/components/CollectionComponent.jsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/web/polaris_web/web/src/apps/dashboard/components/CollectionComponent.jsx
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ function CollectionComponent(props) {
     }, [condition])
 
     const allCollections = PersistStore(state => state.allCollections);
-    const allCollectionsOptions = allCollections.filter(x => x.type !== "API_GROUP")
+    const activatedCollections = allCollections.filter(collection => collection.deactivated === false)
+    const allCollectionsOptions = activatedCollections.filter(x => x.type !== "API_GROUP")
         .map(collection => {
             return {
                 label: collection.displayName,
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/web/polaris_web/web/src/apps/dashboard/components/ConditionComponent.jsx b/apps/dashboard/web/polaris_web/web/src/apps/dashboard/components/ConditionComponent.jsx
index e4f04456ab..820334b2c2 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/web/polaris_web/web/src/apps/dashboard/components/ConditionComponent.jsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/web/polaris_web/web/src/apps/dashboard/components/ConditionComponent.jsx
@@ -16,12 +16,11 @@ function ConditionComponent(props) {
         }
     },[condition])
     const allCollections = PersistStore(state => state.allCollections);
-    const allCollectionsOptions = allCollections.map(collection => {
-        return {
-            label: collection.displayName,
-            value: collection.id
-        }
-    })
+    const activatedCollections = allCollections.filter(collection => collection.deactivated === false)
+    const allCollectionsOptions = activatedCollections.map(collection => ({
+        label: collection.displayName,
+        value: collection.id
+    }))
     const getApiEndpointsOptions = (data) => {
         return data.map(apiEndpoint => {
             let str = func.toMethodUrlString(apiEndpoint);
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/web/polaris_web/web/src/apps/dashboard/components/shared/DropdownSearch.jsx b/apps/dashboard/web/polaris_web/web/src/apps/dashboard/components/shared/DropdownSearch.jsx
index 2882edb20e..37bbc3c538 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/web/polaris_web/web/src/apps/dashboard/components/shared/DropdownSearch.jsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/web/polaris_web/web/src/apps/dashboard/components/shared/DropdownSearch.jsx
@@ -65,9 +65,19 @@ function DropdownSearch(props) {
                 setLoading(true);
             }
 
+            const defaultSliceValue = sliceMaxVal || 20
+
             setTimeout(() => {
                 if (value === '' && selectedOptions.length === 0) {
-                    setOptions(deselectedOptions);
+                    const options = deselectedOptions.slice(0, defaultSliceValue);
+                    const title = options.length > defaultSliceValue
+                        ? `Showing ${options.length} result${func.addPlurality(options.length)} only. (type more to refine results)`
+                        : "Showing all results";
+                    const nestedOptions = [{
+                        title: title,
+                        options: options
+                    }]
+                    setOptions(nestedOptions);
                     setLoading(false);
                     return;
                 }
@@ -87,8 +97,17 @@ function DropdownSearch(props) {
                       });
                 }else{
                     resultOptions = deselectedOptions.filter((option) =>
-                    option[searchKey].match(filterRegex)
-                );
+                        option[searchKey].match(filterRegex)
+                    ).slice(0, defaultSliceValue);
+
+                    const title = resultOptions.length >= defaultSliceValue
+                        ? `Showing ${resultOptions.length} result${func.addPlurality(resultOptions.length)} only. (type more to refine results)`
+                        : "Showing all results";
+
+                    resultOptions = [{
+                        title: title,
+                        options: resultOptions
+                    }]
                 }
                 setOptions(resultOptions);
                 setLoading(false);
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/web/polaris_web/web/src/apps/dashboard/pages/observe/api_collections/ApiGroupModal.jsx b/apps/dashboard/web/polaris_web/web/src/apps/dashboard/pages/observe/api_collections/ApiGroupModal.jsx
index fb7443e108..d809345cb4 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/web/polaris_web/web/src/apps/dashboard/pages/observe/api_collections/ApiGroupModal.jsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/web/polaris_web/web/src/apps/dashboard/pages/observe/api_collections/ApiGroupModal.jsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ function ApiGroupModal(props){
     const setCollectionsMap = PersistStore(state => state.setCollectionsMap)
     const allCollections = PersistStore(state => state.allCollections);
     const setAllCollections = PersistStore(state => state.setAllCollections)
+    const activatedGroupCollections = allCollections.filter((x) => { return (x.type === 'API_GROUP' && x.deactivated === false) })
 
     const [apiGroupName, setApiGroupName] = useState(currentApiGroupName)
 
@@ -65,12 +66,13 @@ function ApiGroupModal(props){
                     id={"select-api-group"}
                     label="Select API group"
                     placeholder="Select API group"
-                    optionsList={allCollections.filter((x) => { return x.type === 'API_GROUP' }).map((x) => {
-                        return {
-                            label: x.displayName,
-                            value: x.displayName
-                        }
-                    })
+                    optionsList={
+                        activatedGroupCollections.map((x) => {
+                            return {
+                                label: x.displayName,
+                                value: x.displayName
+                            }
+                        })
                     }
                     setSelected={setApiGroupName}
                 />
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/web/polaris_web/web/src/apps/dashboard/pages/test_editor/components/SampleApi.jsx b/apps/dashboard/web/polaris_web/web/src/apps/dashboard/pages/test_editor/components/SampleApi.jsx
index 887c9c319c..6c61d73653 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/web/polaris_web/web/src/apps/dashboard/pages/test_editor/components/SampleApi.jsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/web/polaris_web/web/src/apps/dashboard/pages/test_editor/components/SampleApi.jsx
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ const SampleApi = () => {
     }
 
 
-    const allCollectionsOptions = allCollections.map(collection => {
+    const activatedCollections = allCollections.filter(collection => collection.deactivated === false)
+    const allCollectionsOptions = activatedCollections.map(collection => {
         return {
             label: collection.displayName,
             value: collection.id
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/web/polaris_web/web/src/apps/dashboard/pages/testing/TestRunsPage/TestrunsBannerComponent.jsx b/apps/dashboard/web/polaris_web/web/src/apps/dashboard/pages/testing/TestRunsPage/TestrunsBannerComponent.jsx
index 23adac845d..af7a4d767d 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/web/polaris_web/web/src/apps/dashboard/pages/testing/TestRunsPage/TestrunsBannerComponent.jsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/web/polaris_web/web/src/apps/dashboard/pages/testing/TestRunsPage/TestrunsBannerComponent.jsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function SelectCollectionComponent() {
     const allCollections = PersistStore(state => state.allCollections);
     const navigate = useNavigate()
     let urlsCount = 0
-    const allCollectionsOptions = allCollections.filter(x => x.type !== "API_GROUP")
+    const allCollectionsOptions = allCollections.filter(x => (x.type !== "API_GROUP" && x.deactivated === false))
         .map(collection => {
             urlsCount += collection.urlsCount
             return {
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/web/polaris_web/web/src/util/func.js b/apps/dashboard/web/polaris_web/web/src/util/func.js
index c473eb6a85..652b884201 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/web/polaris_web/web/src/util/func.js
+++ b/apps/dashboard/web/polaris_web/web/src/util/func.js
@@ -1246,9 +1246,11 @@ getDeprecatedEndpoints(apiInfoList, unusedEndpoints, apiCollectionId) {
  getSearchItemsArr(allRoutes,allCollections){
   let combinedArr = []
 
+  const activatedColections = allCollections.filter((item) => item.deactivated === false)
+
   let initialStr = "/dashboard/observe/inventory/"
 
-  allCollections.forEach((item)=> {
+  activatedColections.forEach((item)=> {
     combinedArr.push({content: item.displayName, url: initialStr + item.id, type:'collection'})
   })