diff --git a/src/www/widgets/widgets/log.widget.php b/src/www/widgets/widgets/log.widget.php
index 06c25850d..c32017591 100644
--- a/src/www/widgets/widgets/log.widget.php
+++ b/src/www/widgets/widgets/log.widget.php
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ if (is_numeric($pconfig['filterlogentries'])) {
     }
 
     if (!empty($pconfig['filterlogentriesinterfaces'])) {
-        $config['widgets']['filterlogentriesinterfaces'] = $pconfig['filterlogentriesinterfaces'];
+        $config['widgets']['filterlogentriesinterfaces'] = implode(',', $pconfig['filterlogentriesinterfaces']);
     } elseif (isset($config['widgets']['filterlogentriesinterfaces'])) {
         unset($config['widgets']['filterlogentriesinterfaces']);
     }
@@ -82,8 +82,14 @@ $nentriesinterfaces = isset($config['widgets']['filterlogentriesinterfaces']) ?
         const field_type_icons = {'pass': 'fa-play', 'block': 'fa-ban', 'rdr': 'fa-exchange', 'nat': 'fa-exchange'};
 
         var interface_descriptions = {};
+        var nentriesinterfaces =  "<?= $nentriesinterfaces ?>".split(",");
         ajaxGet('/api/diagnostics/interface/getInterfaceNames', {}, function(data, status) {
             interface_descriptions = data;
+            $.each(interface_descriptions, function(i_d, i_name){
+                $('#filterlogentriesinterfaces').append($.inArray(i_d, nentriesinterfaces) > -1 ? $('<option>', {value:i_d, text:i_name, selected: "selected" }) : $('<option>', {value:i_d, text:i_name }));
+            });
+            $('#filterlogentriesinterfaces').selectpicker('refresh');
+            fetch_log();
         });
         function fetch_log(){
             var record_spec = [];
@@ -107,14 +113,10 @@ $nentriesinterfaces = isset($config['widgets']['filterlogentriesinterfaces']) ?
                 }
 
                 let record;
+                let showinterfaces = $("#filterlogentriesinterfaces").val();
                 while ((record=data.pop()) != null) {
                     var intf = record['interface'];
-
-                    if (interface_descriptions[record['interface']] != undefined) {
-                        intf = interface_descriptions[record['interface']].toLowerCase();
-                    }
-
-                    if ($("#filterlogentriesinterfaces").val() == "" || $("#filterlogentriesinterfaces").val() == intf) {
+                    if (showinterfaces.length == 0 || $.inArray(intf, showinterfaces) > -1) {
                         if ((filtact.length == 0 || filtact.indexOf(record['action']) !== -1) && record['__digest__'] != last_digest) {
                             var log_tr = $("<tr>");
                             log_tr.hide();
@@ -177,7 +179,6 @@ $nentriesinterfaces = isset($config['widgets']['filterlogentriesinterfaces']) ?
             setTimeout(fetch_log, update_interval_ms);
         }
 
-        fetch_log();
     });
 </script>
 
@@ -199,13 +200,7 @@ $nentriesinterfaces = isset($config['widgets']['filterlogentriesinterfaces']) ?
 <?php endfor ?>
           </select><br/>
           <label for="filterlogentriesinterfaces"><?= gettext('Interfaces to display:'); ?></label><br/>
-          <select id="filterlogentriesinterfaces" name="filterlogentriesinterfaces" class="selectpicker_widget">
-            <option value=""><?= gettext('All') ?></option>
-<?php foreach (get_configured_interface_with_descr() as $iface => $ifacename): ?>
-            <option value="<?= html_safe($iface) ?>" <?= $nentriesinterfaces == $iface ? 'selected="selected"' : '' ?>>
-              <?= html_safe($ifacename) ?>
-            </option>
-<?php endforeach ?>
+          <select id="filterlogentriesinterfaces" name="filterlogentriesinterfaces[]" class="selectpicker_widget" multiple="multiple" title=<?= gettext('All'); ?>>
           </select><br/><br/>
           <table style="width:348px">
             <tr>