diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/ArticleMeta.web.test.tsx b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/ArticleMeta.web.test.tsx
index da5f8da1bfd..bf8f28e997d 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/ArticleMeta.web.test.tsx
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/ArticleMeta.web.test.tsx
@@ -102,4 +102,69 @@ describe('ArticleMeta', () => {
 			container.querySelector(`.${interactiveLegacyClasses.shareIcons}`),
 		).toBeNull();
 	});
+
+	describe('dateline', () => {
+		const webPublicationDate = '2026-01-02T03:04:05.000Z';
+
+		const renderWithTags = (
+			tags: Array<{ id: string; type: string; title: string }>,
+		) =>
+			render(
+				<ConfigProvider
+					value={{
+						renderingTarget: 'Web',
+						darkModeAvailable: false,
+						assetOrigin: '/',
+						editionId: 'UK',
+					}}
+				>
+					<ArticleMeta
+						format={{
+							theme: Pillar.Lifestyle,
+							design: ArticleDesign.Standard,
+							display: ArticleDisplay.Standard,
+						}}
+						pageId="1234"
+						webTitle="A title"
+						byline="Observer writers"
+						tags={tags}
+						primaryDateline="primary date line"
+						secondaryDateline="secondary date line"
+						webPublicationDate={webPublicationDate}
+						isCommentable={false}
+						discussionApiUrl=""
+						shortUrlId=""
+					/>
+				</ConfigProvider>,
+			).container;
+
+		it('renders a time element with the raw publication date and no secondary dateline for a Filter series tag', () => {
+			const container = renderWithTags([
+				{
+					id: 'thefilter/series/the-filter',
+					type: 'Series',
+					title: 'The Filter',
+				},
+			]);
+
+			const time = container.querySelector('time');
+			expect(time?.getAttribute('datetime')).toBe(webPublicationDate);
+			expect(time?.textContent).toBe('primary date line');
+			expect(container.textContent).not.toContain('secondary date line');
+		});
+
+		it('renders the standard Dateline for a non-Filter tag', () => {
+			const container = renderWithTags([
+				{
+					id: 'lifeandstyle/series/observer-design',
+					type: 'Series',
+					title: 'Observer Design',
+				},
+			]);
+
+			expect(container.querySelector('time')).toBeNull();
+			expect(container.textContent).toContain('primary date line');
+			expect(container.textContent).toContain('secondary date line');
+		});
+	});
 });
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/ArticleMeta.web.tsx b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/ArticleMeta.web.tsx
index 12f6f93e422..8c74080a51a 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/ArticleMeta.web.tsx
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/ArticleMeta.web.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
 import { getAudioData } from '../lib/audio-data';
 import { getSoleContributor } from '../lib/byline';
 import { decideMainMediaCaption } from '../lib/decide-caption';
+import { hasFilterTag } from '../lib/theFilter';
 import { palette as themePalette } from '../palette';
 import { hasPreferredSourceButton } from '../preferredSource';
 import type { Branding as BrandingType } from '../types/branding';
@@ -339,11 +340,7 @@ export const ArticleMeta = ({
 	const podcast = getPodcast(tags);
 	const rssFeedUrl = getRssFeedUrl(tags);
 
-	const isFilterArticle = tags.some(
-		(tag) =>
-			tag.id === 'tracking/commissioningdesk/the-filter' ||
-			tag.id === 'tracking/commissioningdesk/filter-us',
-	);
+	const isFilterArticle = hasFilterTag(tags);
 
 	const mediaType:
 		| 'YouTubeVideo'
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/layouts/ImmersiveLayout.tsx b/dotcom-rendering/src/layouts/ImmersiveLayout.tsx
index e06d5d7477a..4ebd76f3397 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/layouts/ImmersiveLayout.tsx
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/layouts/ImmersiveLayout.tsx
@@ -622,6 +622,9 @@ export const ImmersiveLayout = (props: WebProps | AppProps) => {
 												secondaryDateline={
 													article.webPublicationSecondaryDateDisplay
 												}
+												webPublicationDate={
+													article.webPublicationDate
+												}
 												isCommentable={
 													article.isCommentable
 												}
@@ -650,6 +653,9 @@ export const ImmersiveLayout = (props: WebProps | AppProps) => {
 											secondaryDateline={
 												article.webPublicationSecondaryDateDisplay
 											}
+											webPublicationDate={
+												article.webPublicationDate
+											}
 											isCommentable={
 												article.isCommentable
 											}
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/layouts/StandardLayout.tsx b/dotcom-rendering/src/layouts/StandardLayout.tsx
index aa366232619..72038af6309 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/layouts/StandardLayout.tsx
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/layouts/StandardLayout.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
 import { canRenderAds } from '../lib/canRenderAds';
 import { getContributionsServiceUrl } from '../lib/contributions';
 import { decideStoryPackageTrails } from '../lib/decideTrail';
+import { hasFilterTag } from '../lib/theFilter';
 import { worldCupTagId } from '../lib/worldCup2026';
 import type { NavType } from '../model/extract-nav';
 import { palette as themePalette } from '../palette';
@@ -109,6 +110,8 @@ export const StandardLayout = (props: WebProps | AppProps) => {
 
 	const isWorldCup2026 = article.tags.some((tag) => tag.id === worldCupTagId);
 
+	const isFilterArticle = hasFilterTag(article.tags);
+
 	const renderAds = canRenderAds(article);
 
 	return (
@@ -149,7 +152,8 @@ export const StandardLayout = (props: WebProps | AppProps) => {
 							}
 						}
 						showSlimNav={
-							format.display === ArticleDisplay.Immersive ||
+							(format.display === ArticleDisplay.Immersive &&
+								!isFilterArticle) ||
 							isInteractive
 						}
 						hasPageSkinContentSelfConstrain={true}
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/lib/theFilter.test.ts b/dotcom-rendering/src/lib/theFilter.test.ts
index bc2723ddaf4..da8a1b24496 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/lib/theFilter.test.ts
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/lib/theFilter.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { isFilterPageId } from './theFilter';
+import { hasFilterTag, isFilterPageId } from './theFilter';
 
 describe('isFilterPageId', () => {
 	it('returns true for a UK Filter article pageId', () => {
@@ -29,3 +29,45 @@ describe('isFilterPageId', () => {
 		).toBe(false);
 	});
 });
+
+describe('hasFilterTag', () => {
+	it('returns true for the UK Filter series tag', () => {
+		expect(
+			hasFilterTag([
+				{ id: 'lifeandstyle/lifeandstyle' },
+				{ id: 'thefilter/series/the-filter' },
+			]),
+		).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it('returns true for the US Filter series tag', () => {
+		expect(hasFilterTag([{ id: 'thefilter-us/series/thefilter-us' }])).toBe(
+			true,
+		);
+	});
+
+	it('returns true for the UK Filter commissioning desk', () => {
+		expect(
+			hasFilterTag([{ id: 'tracking/commissioningdesk/the-filter' }]),
+		).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it('returns true for the US Filter commissioning desk', () => {
+		expect(
+			hasFilterTag([{ id: 'tracking/commissioningdesk/filter-us' }]),
+		).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it('returns false when there is no Filter series or desk tag', () => {
+		expect(
+			hasFilterTag([
+				{ id: 'technology/technology' },
+				{ id: 'tracking/commissioningdesk/newsletters' },
+			]),
+		).toBe(false);
+	});
+
+	it('returns false for no tags', () => {
+		expect(hasFilterTag([])).toBe(false);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/lib/theFilter.ts b/dotcom-rendering/src/lib/theFilter.ts
index 202d2650cbe..86a6c780fd0 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/lib/theFilter.ts
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/lib/theFilter.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import type { TagType } from '../types/tag';
+
 /**
  * The Filter is the Guardian's shopping/product-review vertical. Its
  * article pageIds always start with one of these section prefixes,
@@ -7,3 +9,19 @@ const FILTER_PAGE_ID_PREFIXES = ['thefilter/', 'thefilter-us/'];
 
 export const isFilterPageId = (pageId: string): boolean =>
 	FILTER_PAGE_ID_PREFIXES.some((prefix) => pageId.startsWith(prefix));
+
+/**
+ * Tags that identify Filter content: the Filter series tags, which Composer
+ * uses to present an article as The Filter, and the Filter commissioning desk
+ * tracking tags. Matching either one counts as Filter content, so prefer this
+ * over the pageId when deciding whether something is The Filter.
+ */
+const FILTER_TAG_IDS = [
+	'thefilter/series/the-filter',
+	'thefilter-us/series/thefilter-us',
+	'tracking/commissioningdesk/the-filter',
+	'tracking/commissioningdesk/filter-us',
+];
+
+export const hasFilterTag = (tags: Array<Pick<TagType, 'id'>>): boolean =>
+	tags.some((tag) => FILTER_TAG_IDS.includes(tag.id));