diff --git a/ui/src/components/IssueFiltersPopover.tsx b/ui/src/components/IssueFiltersPopover.tsx
index 2d21d49a2bd..321d9b1d227 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/IssueFiltersPopover.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/IssueFiltersPopover.tsx
@@ -251,10 +251,10 @@ export function IssueFiltersPopover({
                   <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Visibility</span>
                   <label className="flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2 rounded-sm px-2 py-1 hover:bg-accent/50">
                     <Checkbox
-                      checked={state.showRoutineExecutions}
-                      onCheckedChange={(checked) => onChange({ showRoutineExecutions: checked === true })}
+                      checked={state.hideRoutineExecutions}
+                      onCheckedChange={(checked) => onChange({ hideRoutineExecutions: checked === true })}
                     />
-                    <span className="text-sm">Show routine runs</span>
+                    <span className="text-sm">Hide routine runs</span>
                   </label>
                 </div>
               ) : null}
diff --git a/ui/src/components/IssuesList.test.tsx b/ui/src/components/IssuesList.test.tsx
index dce68776b11..19b5954adc2 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/IssuesList.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/IssuesList.test.tsx
@@ -532,14 +532,14 @@ describe("IssuesList", () => {
 
     await waitForAssertion(() => {
       const toggle = Array.from(document.body.querySelectorAll("label")).find(
-        (label) => label.textContent?.includes("Show routine runs"),
+        (label) => label.textContent?.includes("Hide routine runs"),
       );
       expect(toggle).not.toBeUndefined();
     });
 
     await act(async () => {
       const toggle = Array.from(document.body.querySelectorAll("label")).find(
-        (label) => label.textContent?.includes("Show routine runs"),
+        (label) => label.textContent?.includes("Hide routine runs"),
       );
       toggle?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("click", { bubbles: true }));
       await Promise.resolve();
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/inbox.test.ts b/ui/src/lib/inbox.test.ts
index e7d8dd438b2..3b5cb64ac33 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/inbox.test.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/inbox.test.ts
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ describe("inbox helpers", () => {
           labels: [],
           projects: [],
           workspaces: [],
-          showRoutineExecutions: false,
+          hideRoutineExecutions: true,
         },
       }).map((issue) => issue.id),
     ).toEqual(["remote-match"]);
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ describe("inbox helpers", () => {
           labels: [],
           projects: [],
           workspaces: [],
-          showRoutineExecutions: false,
+          hideRoutineExecutions: true,
         },
       }),
     ).toEqual([]);
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ describe("inbox helpers", () => {
           labels: [],
           projects: [],
           workspaces: [],
-          showRoutineExecutions: false,
+          hideRoutineExecutions: true,
         },
       }),
     ).toEqual([]);
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ describe("inbox helpers", () => {
         labels: ["label-1"],
         projects: ["project-1"],
         workspaces: ["workspace-1"],
-        showRoutineExecutions: true,
+        hideRoutineExecutions: false,
       },
     });
     saveInboxFilterPreferences("company-2", {
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ describe("inbox helpers", () => {
         labels: [],
         projects: [],
         workspaces: [],
-        showRoutineExecutions: false,
+        hideRoutineExecutions: true,
       },
     });
 
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ describe("inbox helpers", () => {
         labels: ["label-1"],
         projects: ["project-1"],
         workspaces: ["workspace-1"],
-        showRoutineExecutions: true,
+        hideRoutineExecutions: false,
       },
     });
     expect(loadInboxFilterPreferences("company-2")).toEqual({
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ describe("inbox helpers", () => {
         labels: [],
         projects: [],
         workspaces: [],
-        showRoutineExecutions: false,
+        hideRoutineExecutions: true,
       },
     });
   });
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ describe("inbox helpers", () => {
         labels: null,
         projects: ["project-1"],
         workspaces: ["workspace-1", false],
-        showRoutineExecutions: "yes",
+        hideRoutineExecutions: "yes",
       },
     }));
 
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ describe("inbox helpers", () => {
         labels: [],
         projects: ["project-1"],
         workspaces: ["workspace-1"],
-        showRoutineExecutions: true,
+        hideRoutineExecutions: false,
       },
     });
   });
@@ -1003,12 +1003,12 @@ describe("inbox helpers", () => {
     expect(getInboxKeyboardSelectionIndex(0, 3, "previous")).toBe(0);
   });
 
-  it("hides routine execution issues until the toggle is enabled", () => {
+  it("hides routine execution issues when the hide toggle is enabled", () => {
     const manualIssue = { ...makeIssue("manual", true), originKind: "manual" as const };
     const routineIssue = { ...makeIssue("routine", true), originKind: "routine_execution" as const };
 
-    expect(filterInboxIssues([manualIssue, routineIssue], false)).toEqual([manualIssue]);
-    expect(filterInboxIssues([manualIssue, routineIssue], true)).toEqual([manualIssue, routineIssue]);
+    expect(filterInboxIssues([manualIssue, routineIssue], false)).toEqual([manualIssue, routineIssue]);
+    expect(filterInboxIssues([manualIssue, routineIssue], true)).toEqual([manualIssue]);
   });
 
   it("groups mixed inbox items by type while preserving item order within each group", () => {
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/inbox.ts b/ui/src/lib/inbox.ts
index a14f478d894..369b79383fb 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/inbox.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/inbox.ts
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ function normalizeIssueFilterState(value: unknown): IssueFilterState {
     labels: normalizeStringArray(candidate.labels),
     projects: normalizeStringArray(candidate.projects),
     workspaces: normalizeStringArray(candidate.workspaces),
-    showRoutineExecutions: candidate.showRoutineExecutions !== false,
+    hideRoutineExecutions: candidate.hideRoutineExecutions === true,
   };
 }
 
@@ -367,14 +367,14 @@ export function shouldResetInboxWorkspaceGrouping(
 
 export function shouldIncludeRoutineExecutionIssue(
   issue: Pick<Issue, "originKind">,
-  showRoutineExecutions: boolean,
+  hideRoutineExecutions: boolean,
 ): boolean {
-  return showRoutineExecutions || issue.originKind !== "routine_execution";
+  return !hideRoutineExecutions || issue.originKind !== "routine_execution";
 }
 
-export function filterInboxIssues(issues: Issue[], showRoutineExecutions: boolean): Issue[] {
-  if (showRoutineExecutions) return issues;
-  return issues.filter((issue) => shouldIncludeRoutineExecutionIssue(issue, showRoutineExecutions));
+export function filterInboxIssues(issues: Issue[], hideRoutineExecutions: boolean): Issue[] {
+  if (!hideRoutineExecutions) return issues;
+  return issues.filter((issue) => shouldIncludeRoutineExecutionIssue(issue, hideRoutineExecutions));
 }
 
 export function matchesInboxIssueSearch(
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/issue-filters.ts b/ui/src/lib/issue-filters.ts
index 602232fe91f..c9ec4a5bade 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/issue-filters.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/issue-filters.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export type IssueFilterState = {
   labels: string[];
   projects: string[];
   workspaces: string[];
-  showRoutineExecutions: boolean;
+  hideRoutineExecutions: boolean;
 };
 
 export const defaultIssueFilterState: IssueFilterState = {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export const defaultIssueFilterState: IssueFilterState = {
   labels: [],
   projects: [],
   workspaces: [],
-  showRoutineExecutions: true,
+  hideRoutineExecutions: false,
 };
 
 export const issueStatusOrder = ["in_progress", "todo", "backlog", "in_review", "blocked", "done", "cancelled"];
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export function applyIssueFilters(
   enableRoutineVisibilityFilter = false,
 ): Issue[] {
   let result = issues;
-  if (enableRoutineVisibilityFilter && !state.showRoutineExecutions) {
+  if (enableRoutineVisibilityFilter && state.hideRoutineExecutions) {
     result = result.filter((issue) => issue.originKind !== "routine_execution");
   }
   if (state.statuses.length > 0) result = result.filter((issue) => state.statuses.includes(issue.status));
@@ -99,6 +99,6 @@ export function countActiveIssueFilters(
   if (state.labels.length > 0) count += 1;
   if (state.projects.length > 0) count += 1;
   if (state.workspaces.length > 0) count += 1;
-  if (enableRoutineVisibilityFilter && !state.showRoutineExecutions) count += 1;
+  if (enableRoutineVisibilityFilter && state.hideRoutineExecutions) count += 1;
   return count;
 }