diff --git a/discord_rss_bot/main.py b/discord_rss_bot/main.py
index d639d27..f0f9a29 100644
--- a/discord_rss_bot/main.py
+++ b/discord_rss_bot/main.py
@@ -715,9 +715,11 @@ def build_filter_preview_context(
     helper_text: str = "Saved whitelist rules still apply while previewing blacklist changes."
 
     if filter_name == "blacklist":
-        preview_blacklist_values = coerce_filter_values("blacklist", form_values)
+        if form_values is not None:
+            preview_blacklist_values = coerce_filter_values("blacklist", form_values)
     else:
-        preview_whitelist_values = coerce_filter_values("whitelist", form_values)
+        if form_values is not None:
+            preview_whitelist_values = coerce_filter_values("whitelist", form_values)
         helper_text = "Saved blacklist rules still apply while previewing whitelist changes."
 
     preview_entries: list[Entry] = list(reader.get_entries(feed=feed, limit=FILTER_PREVIEW_LIMIT))
@@ -761,17 +763,22 @@ def build_filter_preview_context(
             },
         )
 
-    preview_html: str = create_html_for_feed(
-        reader=reader,
-        entries=preview_entries,
-        current_feed_url=feed.url,
-        entry_decisions=preview_decisions,
-    )
+    preview_html = ""
+    if sent_count:
+        preview_html = create_html_for_feed(
+            reader=reader,
+            entries=[
+                entry for entry in preview_entries if preview_decisions[get_entry_decision_key(entry)].should_send
+            ],
+            current_feed_url=feed.url,
+            entry_decisions=preview_decisions,
+        )
 
     return {
         "filter_name": filter_name,
         "filter_label": filter_name.title(),
         "preview_entries": preview_entries,
+        "preview_rendered_count": sent_count,
         "preview_rows": preview_rows,
         "preview_html": preview_html,
         "preview_limit": FILTER_PREVIEW_LIMIT,
diff --git a/discord_rss_bot/templates/_filter_preview.html b/discord_rss_bot/templates/_filter_preview.html
index dccebd7..3deb6ff 100644
--- a/discord_rss_bot/templates/_filter_preview.html
+++ b/discord_rss_bot/templates/_filter_preview.html
@@ -79,7 +79,11 @@
             <div class="filter-preview__rendered">{{ preview_html|safe }}</div>
         {% else %}
             <div class="p-3 border border-dark rounded-0">
-                <p class="text-muted mb-0">Rendered preview will appear here when entries are available.</p>
+                {% if preview_entries %}
+                    <p class="text-muted mb-0">No entries would be sent with the current rules.</p>
+                {% else %}
+                    <p class="text-muted mb-0">Rendered preview will appear here when entries are available.</p>
+                {% endif %}
             </div>
         {% endif %}
     </section>
diff --git a/tests/test_main.py b/tests/test_main.py
index 117422c..1dc7db9 100644
--- a/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/test_main.py
@@ -252,6 +252,172 @@ def test_whitelist_page_uses_live_preview_layout() -> None:
     assert "Whitelist Rules" in response.text
 
 
+def test_blacklist_page_initial_preview_uses_saved_blacklist_rules() -> None:
+    @dataclass(slots=True)
+    class DummyFeed:
+        url: str
+        title: str
+
+    @dataclass(slots=True)
+    class DummyEntry:
+        id: str
+        feed: DummyFeed
+        title: str
+        summary: str
+        author: str
+        link: str
+        published: datetime | None
+        content: list[object] = field(default_factory=list)
+
+    class StubReader:
+        def __init__(self) -> None:
+            self.feed = DummyFeed(url="https://example.com/preview.xml", title="Preview Feed")
+            self.entries: list[Entry] = [
+                cast(
+                    "Entry",
+                    DummyEntry(
+                        id="blocked-only",
+                        feed=self.feed,
+                        title="Blocked update",
+                        summary="Summary",
+                        author="Author",
+                        link="https://example.com/blocked-only",
+                        published=datetime(2024, 1, 1, tzinfo=UTC),
+                    ),
+                ),
+                cast(
+                    "Entry",
+                    DummyEntry(
+                        id="allowed-only",
+                        feed=self.feed,
+                        title="Allowed note",
+                        summary="Summary",
+                        author="Author",
+                        link="https://example.com/allowed-only",
+                        published=datetime(2024, 1, 2, tzinfo=UTC),
+                    ),
+                ),
+            ]
+
+        def get_feed(self, _feed_url: str) -> DummyFeed:
+            return self.feed
+
+        def get_entries(self, **_kwargs: object) -> list[Entry]:
+            return self.entries
+
+        def get_tag(self, _resource: object, key: str, default: object = None) -> object:
+            if key == "blacklist_title":
+                return "blocked"
+            return default
+
+    stub_reader = StubReader()
+    app.dependency_overrides[get_reader_dependency] = lambda: stub_reader
+    rendered_titles: list[str] = []
+
+    def fake_create_html_for_feed(*, entries: list[Entry], **_kwargs: object) -> str:
+        entry_titles: list[str] = [entry.title or entry.id for entry in entries]
+        rendered_titles.extend(entry_titles)
+        return " | ".join(entry_titles)
+
+    try:
+        with patch("discord_rss_bot.main.create_html_for_feed", side_effect=fake_create_html_for_feed):
+            response: Response = client.get(url="/blacklist", params={"feed_url": stub_reader.feed.url})
+
+        assert response.status_code == 200, f"/blacklist failed: {response.text}"
+        assert rendered_titles == ["Allowed note"]
+    finally:
+        app.dependency_overrides = {}
+
+
+def test_whitelist_page_initial_preview_uses_saved_whitelist_rules() -> None:
+    @dataclass(slots=True)
+    class DummyFeed:
+        url: str
+        title: str
+
+    @dataclass(slots=True)
+    class DummyEntry:
+        id: str
+        feed: DummyFeed
+        title: str
+        summary: str
+        author: str
+        link: str
+        published: datetime | None
+        content: list[object] = field(default_factory=list)
+
+    class StubReader:
+        def __init__(self) -> None:
+            self.feed = DummyFeed(url="https://example.com/preview.xml", title="Preview Feed")
+            self.entries: list[Entry] = [
+                cast(
+                    "Entry",
+                    DummyEntry(
+                        id="blocked-only",
+                        feed=self.feed,
+                        title="Blocked update",
+                        summary="Summary",
+                        author="Author",
+                        link="https://example.com/blocked-only",
+                        published=datetime(2024, 1, 1, tzinfo=UTC),
+                    ),
+                ),
+                cast(
+                    "Entry",
+                    DummyEntry(
+                        id="allowed-only",
+                        feed=self.feed,
+                        title="Allowed note",
+                        summary="Summary",
+                        author="Author",
+                        link="https://example.com/allowed-only",
+                        published=datetime(2024, 1, 2, tzinfo=UTC),
+                    ),
+                ),
+                cast(
+                    "Entry",
+                    DummyEntry(
+                        id="blocked-and-allowed",
+                        feed=self.feed,
+                        title="Blocked allowed",
+                        summary="Summary",
+                        author="Author",
+                        link="https://example.com/blocked-and-allowed",
+                        published=datetime(2024, 1, 3, tzinfo=UTC),
+                    ),
+                ),
+            ]
+
+        def get_feed(self, _feed_url: str) -> DummyFeed:
+            return self.feed
+
+        def get_entries(self, **_kwargs: object) -> list[Entry]:
+            return self.entries
+
+        def get_tag(self, _resource: object, key: str, default: object = None) -> object:
+            if key == "whitelist_title":
+                return "allowed"
+            return default
+
+    stub_reader = StubReader()
+    app.dependency_overrides[get_reader_dependency] = lambda: stub_reader
+    rendered_titles: list[str] = []
+
+    def fake_create_html_for_feed(*, entries: list[Entry], **_kwargs: object) -> str:
+        entry_titles: list[str] = [entry.title or entry.id for entry in entries]
+        rendered_titles.extend(entry_titles)
+        return " | ".join(entry_titles)
+
+    try:
+        with patch("discord_rss_bot.main.create_html_for_feed", side_effect=fake_create_html_for_feed):
+            response: Response = client.get(url="/whitelist", params={"feed_url": stub_reader.feed.url})
+
+        assert response.status_code == 200, f"/whitelist failed: {response.text}"
+        assert rendered_titles == ["Allowed note", "Blocked allowed"]
+    finally:
+        app.dependency_overrides = {}
+
+
 def test_blacklist_preview_does_not_persist_unsaved_rules() -> None:
     reader: Reader = ensure_preview_feed_exists()
     reader.set_tag(feed_url, "blacklist_title", "saved-blacklist")  # pyright: ignore[reportArgumentType]
@@ -294,6 +460,275 @@ def test_whitelist_preview_shows_precedence_over_blacklist() -> None:
             reader.delete_tag(feed_url, "blacklist_title")
 
 
+def test_whitelist_preview_rendered_entries_respect_saved_blacklist_rules() -> None:
+    @dataclass(slots=True)
+    class DummyFeed:
+        url: str
+        title: str
+
+    @dataclass(slots=True)
+    class DummyEntry:
+        id: str
+        feed: DummyFeed
+        title: str
+        summary: str
+        author: str
+        link: str
+        published: datetime | None
+        content: list[object] = field(default_factory=list)
+
+    class StubReader:
+        def __init__(self) -> None:
+            self.feed = DummyFeed(url="https://example.com/preview.xml", title="Preview Feed")
+            self.entries: list[Entry] = [
+                cast(
+                    "Entry",
+                    DummyEntry(
+                        id="blocked-only",
+                        feed=self.feed,
+                        title="Blocked update",
+                        summary="Summary",
+                        author="Author",
+                        link="https://example.com/blocked-only",
+                        published=datetime(2024, 1, 1, tzinfo=UTC),
+                    ),
+                ),
+                cast(
+                    "Entry",
+                    DummyEntry(
+                        id="allowed-only",
+                        feed=self.feed,
+                        title="Allowed note",
+                        summary="Summary",
+                        author="Author",
+                        link="https://example.com/allowed-only",
+                        published=datetime(2024, 1, 2, tzinfo=UTC),
+                    ),
+                ),
+                cast(
+                    "Entry",
+                    DummyEntry(
+                        id="blocked-and-allowed",
+                        feed=self.feed,
+                        title="Blocked allowed",
+                        summary="Summary",
+                        author="Author",
+                        link="https://example.com/blocked-and-allowed",
+                        published=datetime(2024, 1, 3, tzinfo=UTC),
+                    ),
+                ),
+            ]
+
+        def get_feed(self, _feed_url: str) -> DummyFeed:
+            return self.feed
+
+        def get_entries(self, **_kwargs: object) -> list[Entry]:
+            return self.entries
+
+        def get_tag(self, _resource: object, key: str, default: object = None) -> object:
+            if key == "blacklist_title":
+                return "blocked"
+            return default
+
+    stub_reader = StubReader()
+    app.dependency_overrides[get_reader_dependency] = lambda: stub_reader
+    rendered_titles: list[str] = []
+
+    def fake_create_html_for_feed(*, entries: list[Entry], **_kwargs: object) -> str:
+        entry_titles: list[str] = [entry.title or entry.id for entry in entries]
+        rendered_titles.extend(entry_titles)
+        return " | ".join(entry_titles)
+
+    try:
+        with patch("discord_rss_bot.main.create_html_for_feed", side_effect=fake_create_html_for_feed):
+            response: Response = client.get(
+                url="/whitelist_preview",
+                params={"feed_url": stub_reader.feed.url, "whitelist_title": "allowed"},
+            )
+
+        assert response.status_code == 200, f"/whitelist_preview failed: {response.text}"
+        assert rendered_titles == ["Allowed note", "Blocked allowed"]
+    finally:
+        app.dependency_overrides = {}
+
+
+def test_blacklist_preview_rendered_entries_respect_saved_whitelist_rules() -> None:
+    @dataclass(slots=True)
+    class DummyFeed:
+        url: str
+        title: str
+
+    @dataclass(slots=True)
+    class DummyEntry:
+        id: str
+        feed: DummyFeed
+        title: str
+        summary: str
+        author: str
+        link: str
+        published: datetime | None
+        content: list[object] = field(default_factory=list)
+
+    class StubReader:
+        def __init__(self) -> None:
+            self.feed = DummyFeed(url="https://example.com/preview.xml", title="Preview Feed")
+            self.entries: list[Entry] = [
+                cast(
+                    "Entry",
+                    DummyEntry(
+                        id="blocked-only",
+                        feed=self.feed,
+                        title="Blocked update",
+                        summary="Summary",
+                        author="Author",
+                        link="https://example.com/blocked-only",
+                        published=datetime(2024, 1, 1, tzinfo=UTC),
+                    ),
+                ),
+                cast(
+                    "Entry",
+                    DummyEntry(
+                        id="allowed-only",
+                        feed=self.feed,
+                        title="Allowed note",
+                        summary="Summary",
+                        author="Author",
+                        link="https://example.com/allowed-only",
+                        published=datetime(2024, 1, 2, tzinfo=UTC),
+                    ),
+                ),
+                cast(
+                    "Entry",
+                    DummyEntry(
+                        id="blocked-and-allowed",
+                        feed=self.feed,
+                        title="Blocked allowed",
+                        summary="Summary",
+                        author="Author",
+                        link="https://example.com/blocked-and-allowed",
+                        published=datetime(2024, 1, 3, tzinfo=UTC),
+                    ),
+                ),
+            ]
+
+        def get_feed(self, _feed_url: str) -> DummyFeed:
+            return self.feed
+
+        def get_entries(self, **_kwargs: object) -> list[Entry]:
+            return self.entries
+
+        def get_tag(self, _resource: object, key: str, default: object = None) -> object:
+            if key == "whitelist_title":
+                return "allowed"
+            return default
+
+    stub_reader = StubReader()
+    app.dependency_overrides[get_reader_dependency] = lambda: stub_reader
+    rendered_titles: list[str] = []
+
+    def fake_create_html_for_feed(*, entries: list[Entry], **_kwargs: object) -> str:
+        entry_titles: list[str] = [entry.title or entry.id for entry in entries]
+        rendered_titles.extend(entry_titles)
+        return " | ".join(entry_titles)
+
+    try:
+        with patch("discord_rss_bot.main.create_html_for_feed", side_effect=fake_create_html_for_feed):
+            response: Response = client.get(
+                url="/blacklist_preview",
+                params={"feed_url": stub_reader.feed.url, "blacklist_title": "blocked"},
+            )
+
+        assert response.status_code == 200, f"/blacklist_preview failed: {response.text}"
+        assert rendered_titles == ["Allowed note", "Blocked allowed"]
+    finally:
+        app.dependency_overrides = {}
+
+
+def test_blacklist_preview_shows_no_rendered_entries_message_when_all_entries_are_skipped() -> None:
+    @dataclass(slots=True)
+    class DummyFeed:
+        url: str
+        title: str
+
+    @dataclass(slots=True)
+    class DummyEntry:
+        id: str
+        feed: DummyFeed
+        title: str
+        summary: str
+        author: str
+        link: str
+        published: datetime | None
+        content: list[object] = field(default_factory=list)
+
+    class StubReader:
+        def __init__(self) -> None:
+            self.feed = DummyFeed(url="https://example.com/preview.xml", title="Preview Feed")
+            self.entries: list[Entry] = [
+                cast(
+                    "Entry",
+                    DummyEntry(
+                        id="blocked-only",
+                        feed=self.feed,
+                        title="Blocked update",
+                        summary="Summary",
+                        author="Author",
+                        link="https://example.com/blocked-only",
+                        published=datetime(2024, 1, 1, tzinfo=UTC),
+                    ),
+                ),
+                cast(
+                    "Entry",
+                    DummyEntry(
+                        id="allowed-only",
+                        feed=self.feed,
+                        title="Allowed note",
+                        summary="Summary",
+                        author="Author",
+                        link="https://example.com/allowed-only",
+                        published=datetime(2024, 1, 2, tzinfo=UTC),
+                    ),
+                ),
+                cast(
+                    "Entry",
+                    DummyEntry(
+                        id="blocked-and-allowed",
+                        feed=self.feed,
+                        title="Blocked allowed",
+                        summary="Summary",
+                        author="Author",
+                        link="https://example.com/blocked-and-allowed",
+                        published=datetime(2024, 1, 3, tzinfo=UTC),
+                    ),
+                ),
+            ]
+
+        def get_feed(self, _feed_url: str) -> DummyFeed:
+            return self.feed
+
+        def get_entries(self, **_kwargs: object) -> list[Entry]:
+            return self.entries
+
+        def get_tag(self, _resource: object, _key: str, default: object = None) -> object:
+            return default
+
+    stub_reader = StubReader()
+    app.dependency_overrides[get_reader_dependency] = lambda: stub_reader
+
+    try:
+        with patch("discord_rss_bot.main.create_html_for_feed") as create_html_mock:
+            response: Response = client.get(
+                url="/blacklist_preview",
+                params={"feed_url": stub_reader.feed.url, "blacklist_title": "blocked,allowed,note"},
+            )
+
+        assert response.status_code == 200, f"/blacklist_preview failed: {response.text}"
+        create_html_mock.assert_not_called()
+        assert "No entries would be sent with the current rules." in response.text
+    finally:
+        app.dependency_overrides = {}
+
+
 def test_blacklist_preview_uses_50_entry_limit() -> None:
     @dataclass(slots=True)
     class DummyContent: