diff --git a/frontend/src/components/LogsFormatOptionsMenu/LogsFormatOptionsMenu.tsx b/frontend/src/components/LogsFormatOptionsMenu/LogsFormatOptionsMenu.tsx
index f37c2be1eb9e..7d2be2066d50 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/LogsFormatOptionsMenu/LogsFormatOptionsMenu.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/LogsFormatOptionsMenu/LogsFormatOptionsMenu.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ interface LogsFormatOptionsMenuProps {
 	config: OptionsMenuConfig;
 }
 
-export default function LogsFormatOptionsMenu({
+function OptionsMenu({
 	items,
 	selectedOptionFormat,
 	config,
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ export default function LogsFormatOptionsMenu({
 	const [selectedValue, setSelectedValue] = useState<string | null>(null);
 	const listRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 	const initialMouseEnterRef = useRef<boolean>(false);
-	const [isPopoverOpen, setIsPopoverOpen] = useState<boolean>(false);
 
 	const onChange = useCallback(
 		(key: LogViewMode) => {
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ export default function LogsFormatOptionsMenu({
 		};
 	}, [selectedValue]);
 
-	const popoverContent = (
+	return (
 		<div
 			className={cx(
 				'nested-menu-container',
@@ -447,15 +446,30 @@ export default function LogsFormatOptionsMenu({
 			)}
 		</div>
 	);
+}
+
+function LogsFormatOptionsMenu({
+	items,
+	selectedOptionFormat,
+	config,
+}: LogsFormatOptionsMenuProps): JSX.Element {
+	const [isPopoverOpen, setIsPopoverOpen] = useState<boolean>(false);
 	return (
 		<Popover
-			content={popoverContent}
+			content={
+				<OptionsMenu
+					items={items}
+					selectedOptionFormat={selectedOptionFormat}
+					config={config}
+				/>
+			}
 			trigger="click"
 			placement="bottomRight"
 			arrow={false}
 			open={isPopoverOpen}
 			onOpenChange={setIsPopoverOpen}
 			rootClassName="format-options-popover"
+			destroyTooltipOnHide
 		>
 			<Button
 				className="periscope-btn ghost"
@@ -465,3 +479,5 @@ export default function LogsFormatOptionsMenu({
 		</Popover>
 	);
 }
+
+export default LogsFormatOptionsMenu;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/LogsFormatOptionsMenu/__tests__/LogsFormatOptionsMenu.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/LogsFormatOptionsMenu/__tests__/LogsFormatOptionsMenu.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3f4120cba4fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/LogsFormatOptionsMenu/__tests__/LogsFormatOptionsMenu.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+import { FontSize } from 'container/OptionsMenu/types';
+import { fireEvent, render, waitFor } from 'tests/test-utils';
+
+import LogsFormatOptionsMenu from '../LogsFormatOptionsMenu';
+
+const mockUpdateFormatting = jest.fn();
+
+jest.mock('providers/preferences/sync/usePreferenceSync', () => ({
+	usePreferenceSync: (): any => ({
+		preferences: {
+			columns: [],
+			formatting: {
+				maxLines: 2,
+				format: 'table',
+				fontSize: 'small',
+				version: 1,
+			},
+		},
+		loading: false,
+		error: null,
+		updateColumns: jest.fn(),
+		updateFormatting: mockUpdateFormatting,
+	}),
+}));
+
+describe('LogsFormatOptionsMenu (unit)', () => {
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		mockUpdateFormatting.mockClear();
+	});
+
+	function setup(): {
+		getByTestId: ReturnType<typeof render>['getByTestId'];
+		findItemByLabel: (label: string) => Element | undefined;
+		formatOnChange: jest.Mock<any, any>;
+		maxLinesOnChange: jest.Mock<any, any>;
+		fontSizeOnChange: jest.Mock<any, any>;
+	} {
+		const items = [
+			{ key: 'raw', label: 'Raw', data: { title: 'max lines per row' } },
+			{ key: 'list', label: 'Default' },
+			{ key: 'table', label: 'Column', data: { title: 'columns' } },
+		];
+
+		const formatOnChange = jest.fn();
+		const maxLinesOnChange = jest.fn();
+		const fontSizeOnChange = jest.fn();
+
+		const { getByTestId } = render(
+			<LogsFormatOptionsMenu
+				items={items}
+				selectedOptionFormat="table"
+				config={{
+					format: { value: 'table', onChange: formatOnChange },
+					maxLines: { value: 2, onChange: maxLinesOnChange },
+					fontSize: { value: FontSize.SMALL, onChange: fontSizeOnChange },
+					addColumn: {
+						isFetching: false,
+						value: [],
+						options: [],
+						onFocus: jest.fn(),
+						onBlur: jest.fn(),
+						onSearch: jest.fn(),
+						onSelect: jest.fn(),
+						onRemove: jest.fn(),
+					},
+				}}
+			/>,
+		);
+
+		// Open the popover menu by default for each test
+		const formatButton = getByTestId('periscope-btn-format-options');
+		fireEvent.click(formatButton);
+
+		const getMenuItems = (): Element[] =>
+			Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.menu-items .item'));
+		const findItemByLabel = (label: string): Element | undefined =>
+			getMenuItems().find((el) => (el.textContent || '').includes(label));
+
+		return {
+			getByTestId,
+			findItemByLabel,
+			formatOnChange,
+			maxLinesOnChange,
+			fontSizeOnChange,
+		};
+	}
+
+	// Covers: opens menu, changes format selection, updates max-lines, changes font size
+	it('opens and toggles format selection', async () => {
+		const { findItemByLabel, formatOnChange } = setup();
+
+		// Assert initial selection
+		const columnItem = findItemByLabel('Column') as Element;
+		expect(document.querySelectorAll('.menu-items .item svg')).toHaveLength(1);
+		expect(columnItem.querySelector('svg')).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+		// Change selection to 'Raw'
+		const rawItem = findItemByLabel('Raw') as Element;
+		fireEvent.click(rawItem as HTMLElement);
+		await waitFor(() => {
+			const rawEl = findItemByLabel('Raw') as Element;
+			expect(document.querySelectorAll('.menu-items .item svg')).toHaveLength(1);
+			expect(rawEl.querySelector('svg')).toBeInTheDocument();
+		});
+		expect(formatOnChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith('raw');
+	});
+
+	it('increments max-lines and calls onChange', async () => {
+		const { maxLinesOnChange } = setup();
+
+		// Increment max lines
+		const input = document.querySelector(
+			'.max-lines-per-row-input input',
+		) as HTMLInputElement;
+		const initial = Number(input.value);
+		const buttons = document.querySelectorAll(
+			'.max-lines-per-row-input .periscope-btn',
+		);
+		const incrementBtn = buttons[1] as HTMLElement;
+		fireEvent.click(incrementBtn);
+
+		await waitFor(() => {
+			expect(Number(input.value)).toBe(initial + 1);
+		});
+		await waitFor(() => {
+			expect(maxLinesOnChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith(initial + 1);
+		});
+	});
+
+	it('changes font size to MEDIUM and calls onChange', async () => {
+		const { fontSizeOnChange } = setup();
+		// Open font dropdown
+		const fontButton = document.querySelector(
+			'.font-size-container .value',
+		) as HTMLElement;
+		fireEvent.click(fontButton);
+
+		// Choose MEDIUM
+		const optionButtons = Array.from(
+			document.querySelectorAll('.font-size-dropdown .option-btn'),
+		);
+		const mediumBtn = optionButtons[1] as HTMLElement;
+		fireEvent.click(mediumBtn);
+
+		await waitFor(() => {
+			expect(
+				document.querySelectorAll('.font-size-dropdown .option-btn .icon'),
+			).toHaveLength(1);
+			expect(
+				(optionButtons[1] as Element).querySelector('.icon'),
+			).toBeInTheDocument();
+		});
+		await waitFor(() => {
+			expect(fontSizeOnChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith(FontSize.MEDIUM);
+		});
+	});
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/container/LiveLogs/LiveLogsContainer/index.tsx b/frontend/src/container/LiveLogs/LiveLogsContainer/index.tsx
index d189edfcb728..0c2ecbf53c87 100644
--- a/frontend/src/container/LiveLogs/LiveLogsContainer/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/container/LiveLogs/LiveLogsContainer/index.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import './LiveLogsContainer.styles.scss';
 
-import { Button, Switch, Typography } from 'antd';
+import { Switch, Typography } from 'antd';
 import LogsFormatOptionsMenu from 'components/LogsFormatOptionsMenu/LogsFormatOptionsMenu';
 import { MAX_LOGS_LIST_SIZE } from 'constants/liveTail';
 import { LOCALSTORAGE } from 'constants/localStorage';
@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@ import GoToTop from 'container/GoToTop';
 import { useOptionsMenu } from 'container/OptionsMenu';
 import { useGetCompositeQueryParam } from 'hooks/queryBuilder/useGetCompositeQueryParam';
 import { useQueryBuilder } from 'hooks/queryBuilder/useQueryBuilder';
-import useClickOutside from 'hooks/useClickOutside';
 import useDebouncedFn from 'hooks/useDebouncedFunction';
 import { useEventSourceEvent } from 'hooks/useEventSourceEvent';
-import { Sliders } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useEventSource } from 'providers/EventSource';
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
@@ -41,9 +39,6 @@ function LiveLogsContainer(): JSX.Element {
 
 	const batchedEventsRef = useRef<ILiveLogsLog[]>([]);
 
-	const [showFormatMenuItems, setShowFormatMenuItems] = useState(false);
-	const menuRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-
 	const prevFilterExpressionRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
 
 	const { options, config } = useOptionsMenu({
@@ -73,18 +68,6 @@ function LiveLogsContainer(): JSX.Element {
 		},
 	];
 
-	const handleToggleShowFormatOptions = (): void =>
-		setShowFormatMenuItems(!showFormatMenuItems);
-
-	useClickOutside({
-		ref: menuRef,
-		onClickOutside: () => {
-			if (showFormatMenuItems) {
-				setShowFormatMenuItems(false);
-			}
-		},
-	});
-
 	const {
 		handleStartOpenConnection,
 		handleCloseConnection,
@@ -231,21 +214,11 @@ function LiveLogsContainer(): JSX.Element {
 						/>
 					</div>
 
-					<div className="format-options-container" ref={menuRef}>
-						<Button
-							className="periscope-btn ghost"
-							onClick={handleToggleShowFormatOptions}
-							icon={<Sliders size={14} />}
-						/>
-
-						{showFormatMenuItems && (
-							<LogsFormatOptionsMenu
-								items={formatItems}
-								selectedOptionFormat={options.format}
-								config={config}
-							/>
-						)}
-					</div>
+					<LogsFormatOptionsMenu
+						items={formatItems}
+						selectedOptionFormat={options.format}
+						config={config}
+					/>
 				</div>
 
 				{showLiveLogsFrequencyChart && (