diff --git a/graylog2-web-interface/src/components/collectors/hooks/useActivityQueries.ts b/graylog2-web-interface/src/components/collectors/hooks/useActivityQueries.ts
index cd9c1eea7a27..def168d17a62 100644
--- a/graylog2-web-interface/src/components/collectors/hooks/useActivityQueries.ts
+++ b/graylog2-web-interface/src/components/collectors/hooks/useActivityQueries.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const ACTIVITY_KEY = ['collectors', 'activity', 'recent'];
 const fetchRecentActivity = (): Promise<RecentActivityResponse> =>
   CollectorsActivity.recent() as Promise<RecentActivityResponse>;
 
-export const useRecentActivity = () =>
+export const useRecentActivity = (): { data: RecentActivityResponse | undefined; isLoading: boolean } =>
   useQuery<RecentActivityResponse>({
     queryKey: ACTIVITY_KEY,
     queryFn: () =>
diff --git a/graylog2-web-interface/src/components/collectors/overview/RecentActivity.test.tsx b/graylog2-web-interface/src/components/collectors/overview/RecentActivity.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4e5e424451f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graylog2-web-interface/src/components/collectors/overview/RecentActivity.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 Graylog, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the Server Side Public License, version 1,
+ * as published by MongoDB, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * Server Side Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the Server Side Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see
+ * <http://www.mongodb.com/licensing/server-side-public-license>.
+ */
+import React from 'react';
+import { render, screen } from 'wrappedTestingLibrary';
+
+import asMock from 'helpers/mocking/AsMock';
+
+import RecentActivity from './RecentActivity';
+
+import { useRecentActivity } from '../hooks';
+import type { RecentActivityResponse, TargetInfo } from '../types';
+
+jest.mock('../hooks', () => ({
+  ...jest.requireActual('../hooks'),
+  useRecentActivity: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+const fleetTarget = (id: string, name: string): TargetInfo => ({ id, name, type: 'fleet' });
+
+const activityResponse = (targets: TargetInfo[]): { data: RecentActivityResponse; isLoading: boolean } => ({
+  isLoading: false,
+  data: {
+    activities: [{
+      seq: 1,
+      timestamp: '2026-04-10T08:00:00Z',
+      type: 'CONFIG_CHANGED',
+      actor: null,
+      targets,
+    }],
+  },
+});
+
+describe('RecentActivity', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('shows single fleet target without additional text', async () => {
+    asMock(useRecentActivity).mockReturnValue(
+      activityResponse([fleetTarget('f1', 'Alpha Fleet')]),
+    );
+
+    render(<RecentActivity />);
+
+    await screen.findByText('Alpha Fleet');
+
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/and \d+ other/)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('shows "and 1 other fleet" for two targets', async () => {
+    asMock(useRecentActivity).mockReturnValue(
+      activityResponse([fleetTarget('f1', 'Alpha Fleet'), fleetTarget('f2', 'Beta Fleet')]),
+    );
+
+    render(<RecentActivity />);
+
+    await screen.findByText('Alpha Fleet');
+    await screen.findByText(/and 1 other fleet/);
+  });
+
+  it('shows "and N other fleets" for three or more targets', async () => {
+    asMock(useRecentActivity).mockReturnValue(
+      activityResponse([
+        fleetTarget('f1', 'Alpha Fleet'),
+        fleetTarget('f2', 'Beta Fleet'),
+        fleetTarget('f3', 'Gamma Fleet'),
+      ]),
+    );
+
+    render(<RecentActivity />);
+
+    await screen.findByText('Alpha Fleet');
+    await screen.findByText(/and 2 other fleets/);
+  });
+
+  it('sorts targets alphabetically and displays the first', async () => {
+    asMock(useRecentActivity).mockReturnValue(
+      activityResponse([
+        fleetTarget('f2', 'Zulu Fleet'),
+        fleetTarget('f1', 'Alpha Fleet'),
+      ]),
+    );
+
+    render(<RecentActivity />);
+
+    const link = await screen.findByRole('link', { name: 'Alpha Fleet' });
+
+    expect(link).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('does not mutate the original targets array', () => {
+    const targets: TargetInfo[] = [
+      fleetTarget('f2', 'Zulu Fleet'),
+      fleetTarget('f1', 'Alpha Fleet'),
+    ];
+    const originalOrder = [...targets];
+
+    asMock(useRecentActivity).mockReturnValue(activityResponse(targets));
+
+    render(<RecentActivity />);
+
+    expect(targets).toEqual(originalOrder);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/graylog2-web-interface/src/components/collectors/overview/RecentActivity.tsx b/graylog2-web-interface/src/components/collectors/overview/RecentActivity.tsx
index 87e233243140..c8e438b104cf 100644
--- a/graylog2-web-interface/src/components/collectors/overview/RecentActivity.tsx
+++ b/graylog2-web-interface/src/components/collectors/overview/RecentActivity.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import styled, { css } from 'styled-components';
 import { Icon, Link, RelativeTime, Spinner, NoEntitiesExist } from 'components/common';
 import type { IconName } from 'components/common/Icon/types';
 import Routes from 'routing/Routes';
+import { naturalSortIgnoreCase } from 'util/SortUtils';
 
 import { useRecentActivity } from '../hooks';
 import type { ActivityEntry, TargetInfo } from '../types';
@@ -92,8 +93,20 @@ const targetLink = (target: TargetInfo) => {
   return <Link to={Routes.SYSTEM.COLLECTORS.INSTANCES}>{target.name}</Link>;
 };
 
+const additionalTargetText = (targets: TargetInfo[]) => {
+  if (targets.length <= 1) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  if (targets.length === 2) {
+    return <span> and 1 other {targets[0].type}</span>;
+  }
+
+  return <span> and {targets.length - 1} other {targets[0].type}s</span>;
+}
+
 const renderDescription = (entry: ActivityEntry) => {
-  const target = entry.targets[0];
+  const sortedTargets = entry.targets.toSorted((a, b) => naturalSortIgnoreCase(a.name, b.name));
+  const target = sortedTargets[0];
 
   if (!target) {
     return <span>{entry.type}</span>;
@@ -103,25 +116,25 @@ const renderDescription = (entry: ActivityEntry) => {
     case 'CONFIG_CHANGED':
       return (
         <span>
-          Configuration updated for {target.type} {targetLink(target)}
+          Configuration updated for {target.type} {targetLink(target)}{additionalTargetText(sortedTargets)}
         </span>
       );
     case 'INGEST_CONFIG_CHANGED':
       return (
         <span>
-          Ingest configuration updated for {target.type} {targetLink(target)}
+          Ingest configuration updated for {target.type} {targetLink(target)}{additionalTargetText(sortedTargets)}
         </span>
       );
     case 'RESTART':
       return (
         <span>
-          Restart requested for {target.type} {targetLink(target)}
+          Restart requested for {target.type} {targetLink(target)}{additionalTargetText(sortedTargets)}
         </span>
       );
     case 'DISCOVERY_RUN':
       return (
         <span>
-          Discovery run triggered for {target.type} {targetLink(target)}
+          Discovery run triggered for {target.type} {targetLink(target)}{additionalTargetText(sortedTargets)}
         </span>
       );
     case 'FLEET_REASSIGNED': {