diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/dbdistributorcomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/dbdistributorcomponent.cpp
index 86c988178..805ba499a 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/dbdistributorcomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/dbdistributorcomponent.cpp
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@
  * contained in the LICENSE file.
  */
 
-#include "blackcore/webdataservices.h"
+#include "dbdistributorcomponent.h"
+#include "ui_dbdistributorcomponent.h"
 #include "blackgui/components/dbdistributorcomponent.h"
 #include "blackgui/guiapplication.h"
 #include "blackgui/views/distributorview.h"
 #include "blackgui/views/viewbase.h"
-#include "dbdistributorcomponent.h"
-#include "ui_dbdistributorcomponent.h"
+#include "blackcore/webdataservices.h"
+#include "blackmisc/simulation/simulatorinfo.h"
 
 #include <QFrame>
 #include <QScopedPointer>
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
 
 using namespace BlackCore;
 using namespace BlackMisc::Network;
+using namespace BlackMisc::Simulation;
 using namespace BlackGui::Views;
 
 namespace BlackGui
@@ -35,9 +37,11 @@ namespace BlackGui
             this->setViewWithIndicator(ui->tvp_Distributors);
             ui->tvp_Distributors->setResizeMode(CViewBaseNonTemplate::ResizingAuto);
             ui->tvp_Distributors->allowDragDrop(true, false);
-            connect(ui->tvp_Distributors, &CDistributorView::requestNewBackendData, this, &CDbDistributorComponent::ps_reload);
-            connect(sGui->getWebDataServices(), &CWebDataServices::dataRead, this, &CDbDistributorComponent::ps_distributorsRead);
-            this->ps_distributorsRead(CEntityFlags::DistributorEntity, CEntityFlags::ReadFinished, sGui->getWebDataServices()->getDistributorsCount());
+            ui->tvp_Distributors->setFilterWidget(ui->filter_Distributor);
+
+            connect(ui->tvp_Distributors, &CDistributorView::requestNewBackendData, this, &CDbDistributorComponent::reload);
+            connect(sGui->getWebDataServices(), &CWebDataServices::dataRead, this, &CDbDistributorComponent::distributorsRead);
+            this->distributorsRead(CEntityFlags::DistributorEntity, CEntityFlags::ReadFinished, sGui->getWebDataServices()->getDistributorsCount());
         }
 
         CDbDistributorComponent::~CDbDistributorComponent()
@@ -48,7 +52,12 @@ namespace BlackGui
             return ui->tvp_Distributors;
         }
 
-        void CDbDistributorComponent::ps_distributorsRead(CEntityFlags::Entity entity, CEntityFlags::ReadState readState, int count)
+        void CDbDistributorComponent::filterBySimulator(const CSimulatorInfo &simulator)
+        {
+            ui->filter_Distributor->setSimulator(simulator);
+        }
+
+        void CDbDistributorComponent::distributorsRead(CEntityFlags::Entity entity, CEntityFlags::ReadState readState, int count)
         {
             Q_UNUSED(count);
             if (entity.testFlag(CEntityFlags::DistributorEntity) && readState == CEntityFlags::ReadFinished)
@@ -57,7 +66,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             }
         }
 
-        void CDbDistributorComponent::ps_reload()
+        void CDbDistributorComponent::reload()
         {
             if (!sGui) { return; }
             sGui->getWebDataServices()->triggerLoadingDirectlyFromDb(CEntityFlags::DistributorEntity);
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/dbdistributorcomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/dbdistributorcomponent.h
index 98145981a..7ea15c3bb 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/dbdistributorcomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/dbdistributorcomponent.h
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
 #include <QScopedPointer>
 
 class QWidget;
+
 namespace Ui { class CDbDistributorComponent; }
+namespace BlackMisc { namespace Simulation { class CSimulatorInfo; }}
 namespace BlackGui
 {
     namespace Views { class CDistributorView; }
@@ -42,22 +44,23 @@ namespace BlackGui
             explicit CDbDistributorComponent(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
 
             //! Destructor
-            ~CDbDistributorComponent();
+            virtual ~CDbDistributorComponent();
 
             //! Get the view
             BlackGui::Views::CDistributorView *view() const;
 
-        private slots:
-            //! Distributors have been read
-            void ps_distributorsRead(BlackMisc::Network::CEntityFlags::Entity entity, BlackMisc::Network::CEntityFlags::ReadState readState, int count);
-
-            //! Reload models
-            void ps_reload();
+            //! Filter by simulator
+            void filterBySimulator(const BlackMisc::Simulation::CSimulatorInfo &simulator);
 
         private:
             QScopedPointer<Ui::CDbDistributorComponent> ui;
-        };
 
+            //! Distributors have been read
+            void distributorsRead(BlackMisc::Network::CEntityFlags::Entity entity, BlackMisc::Network::CEntityFlags::ReadState readState, int count);
+
+            //! Reload models
+            void reload();
+        };
     } // ns
 } // ns
 
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/dbdistributorcomponent.ui b/src/blackgui/components/dbdistributorcomponent.ui
index 3d1d11371..67ce071ea 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/dbdistributorcomponent.ui
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/dbdistributorcomponent.ui
@@ -38,8 +38,14 @@
    <property name="bottomMargin">
     <number>0</number>
    </property>
-   <item>
-    <widget class="QFrame" name="fr_Selector">
+   <item alignment="Qt::AlignLeft">
+    <widget class="BlackGui::Filters::CDistributorFilterBar" name="filter_Distributor">
+     <property name="minimumSize">
+      <size>
+       <width>150</width>
+       <height>0</height>
+      </size>
+     </property>
      <property name="frameShape">
       <enum>QFrame::StyledPanel</enum>
      </property>
@@ -72,6 +78,12 @@
    <extends>QTableView</extends>
    <header>blackgui/views/distributorview.h</header>
   </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>BlackGui::Filters::CDistributorFilterBar</class>
+   <extends>QFrame</extends>
+   <header>blackgui/filters/distributorfilterbar.h</header>
+   <container>1</container>
+  </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <resources/>
  <connections/>
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/firstmodelsetcomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/firstmodelsetcomponent.cpp
index 9844153d1..77e260a2d 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/firstmodelsetcomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/firstmodelsetcomponent.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ namespace BlackGui
             Q_ASSERT_X(m_modelSetDialog, Q_FUNC_INFO, "No model set dialog");
             m_modelSetDialog->setSimulator(simulator);
 
+            ui->comp_Distributors->filterBySimulator(simulator);
+
             // kind of hack, but simplest solution
             // we us the loader of the components directly,
             // avoid to fully init a loader logic here
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/firstmodelsetcomponent.ui b/src/blackgui/components/firstmodelsetcomponent.ui
index 43383c47d..1fc23887e 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/firstmodelsetcomponent.ui
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/firstmodelsetcomponent.ui
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       <item row="0" column="1">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_Explaination">
         <property name="text">
-         <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; font-size:9pt;&quot;&gt;The model set defines which aircraft you will use in the simulator. From all models you have installed on your disk you can select a subset actually being used.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
+         <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; font-size:9pt; font-weight:600; color:#ff0000;&quot;&gt;WORK IN PROGRESS, not finished &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; font-size:9pt;&quot;&gt;The model set defines which aircraft you will use in the simulator. From all models you have installed on your disk you can select a subset actually being used.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
         </property>
         <property name="textFormat">
          <enum>Qt::RichText</enum>
@@ -158,6 +158,12 @@
       </item>
       <item row="4" column="1">
        <widget class="BlackGui::Components::CDbDistributorComponent" name="comp_Distributors">
+        <property name="minimumSize">
+         <size>
+          <width>0</width>
+          <height>125</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
         <property name="frameShape">
          <enum>QFrame::StyledPanel</enum>
         </property>
diff --git a/src/blackgui/share/qss/stdwidget.qss b/src/blackgui/share/qss/stdwidget.qss
index f6607fb80..0b8484066 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/share/qss/stdwidget.qss
+++ b/src/blackgui/share/qss/stdwidget.qss
@@ -178,6 +178,13 @@ BlackGui--Components--CDbOwnModelSetDialog
   background-image: url(:/textures/icons/textures/texture-inner.jpg);
 }
 
+BlackGui--Components--CFirstModelSetComponent
+BlackGui--Components--CDbDistributorComponent
+{
+  background: black; /* background is background color here */
+  background-image: url(:/textures/icons/textures/texture-inner.jpg);
+}
+
 /* default for buttons */
 QToolButton {
   background-color: transparent; /* transparent tool buttons */