diff --git a/api/src/backend/api/filters.py b/api/src/backend/api/filters.py
index c787d714b1..10edc304fd 100644
--- a/api/src/backend/api/filters.py
+++ b/api/src/backend/api/filters.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta, timezone
+from functools import lru_cache
 
 from dateutil.parser import parse
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -19,7 +20,6 @@ from api.constants import SEVERITY_ORDER
 from api.db_utils import (
     FindingDeltaEnumField,
     InvitationStateEnumField,
-    ProviderEnumField,
     SeverityEnumField,
     StatusEnumField,
 )
@@ -68,6 +68,18 @@ from api.uuid_utils import (
     uuid7_start,
 )
 from api.v1.serializers import TaskBase
+from prowler.providers.common.provider import Provider as SDKProvider
+
+
+@lru_cache(maxsize=1)
+def get_provider_type_choices():
+    """Provider-type filter choices driven by the SDK's available providers
+    instead of a static enum, so filtering covers external providers too.
+
+    Cached because the installed providers are fixed for the process lifetime
+    and provider-type filters live on hot list endpoints.
+    """
+    return [(name, name) for name in SDKProvider.get_available_providers()]
 
 
 class CustomDjangoFilterBackend(DjangoFilterBackend):
@@ -109,11 +121,11 @@ class BaseProviderFilter(FilterSet):
     provider_id = UUIDFilter(field_name="provider__id", lookup_expr="exact")
     provider_id__in = UUIDInFilter(field_name="provider__id", lookup_expr="in")
     provider_type = ChoiceFilter(
-        field_name="provider__provider", choices=Provider.ProviderChoices.choices
+        field_name="provider__provider", choices=get_provider_type_choices()
     )
     provider_type__in = ChoiceInFilter(
         field_name="provider__provider",
-        choices=Provider.ProviderChoices.choices,
+        choices=get_provider_type_choices(),
         lookup_expr="in",
     )
 
@@ -133,11 +145,11 @@ class BaseScanProviderFilter(FilterSet):
     provider_id = UUIDFilter(field_name="scan__provider__id", lookup_expr="exact")
     provider_id__in = UUIDInFilter(field_name="scan__provider__id", lookup_expr="in")
     provider_type = ChoiceFilter(
-        field_name="scan__provider__provider", choices=Provider.ProviderChoices.choices
+        field_name="scan__provider__provider", choices=get_provider_type_choices()
     )
     provider_type__in = ChoiceInFilter(
         field_name="scan__provider__provider",
-        choices=Provider.ProviderChoices.choices,
+        choices=get_provider_type_choices(),
         lookup_expr="in",
     )
 
@@ -155,10 +167,10 @@ class CommonFindingFilters(FilterSet):
     provider_id = UUIDFilter(field_name="scan__provider__id", lookup_expr="exact")
     provider_id__in = UUIDInFilter(field_name="scan__provider__id", lookup_expr="in")
     provider_type = ChoiceFilter(
-        choices=Provider.ProviderChoices.choices, field_name="scan__provider__provider"
+        choices=get_provider_type_choices(), field_name="scan__provider__provider"
     )
     provider_type__in = ChoiceInFilter(
-        choices=Provider.ProviderChoices.choices, field_name="scan__provider__provider"
+        choices=get_provider_type_choices(), field_name="scan__provider__provider"
     )
     provider_uid = CharFilter(field_name="scan__provider__uid", lookup_expr="exact")
     provider_uid__in = CharInFilter(field_name="scan__provider__uid", lookup_expr="in")
@@ -356,18 +368,18 @@ class ProviderFilter(FilterSet):
         included. Providers with no connection attempt (status is null) are
         excluded from this filter."""
     )
-    provider = ChoiceFilter(choices=Provider.ProviderChoices.choices)
+    provider = ChoiceFilter(choices=get_provider_type_choices())
     provider__in = ChoiceInFilter(
         field_name="provider",
-        choices=Provider.ProviderChoices.choices,
+        choices=get_provider_type_choices(),
         lookup_expr="in",
     )
     provider_type = ChoiceFilter(
-        choices=Provider.ProviderChoices.choices, field_name="provider"
+        choices=get_provider_type_choices(), field_name="provider"
     )
     provider_type__in = ChoiceInFilter(
         field_name="provider",
-        choices=Provider.ProviderChoices.choices,
+        choices=get_provider_type_choices(),
         lookup_expr="in",
     )
 
@@ -381,19 +393,14 @@ class ProviderFilter(FilterSet):
             "inserted_at": ["gte", "lte"],
             "updated_at": ["gte", "lte"],
         }
-        filter_overrides = {
-            ProviderEnumField: {
-                "filter_class": CharFilter,
-            },
-        }
 
 
 class ProviderRelationshipFilterSet(FilterSet):
     provider_type = ChoiceFilter(
-        choices=Provider.ProviderChoices.choices, field_name="provider__provider"
+        choices=get_provider_type_choices(), field_name="provider__provider"
     )
     provider_type__in = ChoiceInFilter(
-        choices=Provider.ProviderChoices.choices, field_name="provider__provider"
+        choices=get_provider_type_choices(), field_name="provider__provider"
     )
     provider_uid = CharFilter(field_name="provider__uid", lookup_expr="exact")
     provider_uid__in = CharInFilter(field_name="provider__uid", lookup_expr="in")
@@ -998,7 +1005,7 @@ class FindingGroupSummaryFilter(_CheckTitleToCheckIdMixin, FilterSet):
     provider_id = UUIDFilter(field_name="provider_id", lookup_expr="exact")
     provider_id__in = UUIDInFilter(field_name="provider_id", lookup_expr="in")
     provider_type = ChoiceFilter(
-        field_name="provider__provider", choices=Provider.ProviderChoices.choices
+        field_name="provider__provider", choices=get_provider_type_choices()
     )
     provider_type__in = CharInFilter(field_name="provider__provider", lookup_expr="in")
 
@@ -1098,7 +1105,7 @@ class LatestFindingGroupSummaryFilter(_CheckTitleToCheckIdMixin, FilterSet):
     provider_id = UUIDFilter(field_name="provider_id", lookup_expr="exact")
     provider_id__in = UUIDInFilter(field_name="provider_id", lookup_expr="in")
     provider_type = ChoiceFilter(
-        field_name="provider__provider", choices=Provider.ProviderChoices.choices
+        field_name="provider__provider", choices=get_provider_type_choices()
     )
     provider_type__in = CharInFilter(field_name="provider__provider", lookup_expr="in")
 
@@ -1301,10 +1308,10 @@ class ScanSummaryFilter(FilterSet):
     provider_id = UUIDFilter(field_name="scan__provider__id", lookup_expr="exact")
     provider_id__in = UUIDInFilter(field_name="scan__provider__id", lookup_expr="in")
     provider_type = ChoiceFilter(
-        field_name="scan__provider__provider", choices=Provider.ProviderChoices.choices
+        field_name="scan__provider__provider", choices=get_provider_type_choices()
     )
     provider_type__in = ChoiceInFilter(
-        field_name="scan__provider__provider", choices=Provider.ProviderChoices.choices
+        field_name="scan__provider__provider", choices=get_provider_type_choices()
     )
     region = CharFilter(field_name="region")
 
@@ -1324,10 +1331,10 @@ class DailySeveritySummaryFilter(FilterSet):
     provider_id = UUIDFilter(field_name="provider_id", lookup_expr="exact")
     provider_id__in = UUIDInFilter(field_name="provider_id", lookup_expr="in")
     provider_type = ChoiceFilter(
-        field_name="provider__provider", choices=Provider.ProviderChoices.choices
+        field_name="provider__provider", choices=get_provider_type_choices()
     )
     provider_type__in = ChoiceInFilter(
-        field_name="provider__provider", choices=Provider.ProviderChoices.choices
+        field_name="provider__provider", choices=get_provider_type_choices()
     )
     date_from = DateFilter(method="filter_noop")
     date_to = DateFilter(method="filter_noop")
@@ -1578,11 +1585,11 @@ class ThreatScoreSnapshotFilter(FilterSet):
     provider_id = UUIDFilter(field_name="provider__id", lookup_expr="exact")
     provider_id__in = UUIDInFilter(field_name="provider__id", lookup_expr="in")
     provider_type = ChoiceFilter(
-        field_name="provider__provider", choices=Provider.ProviderChoices.choices
+        field_name="provider__provider", choices=get_provider_type_choices()
     )
     provider_type__in = ChoiceInFilter(
         field_name="provider__provider",
-        choices=Provider.ProviderChoices.choices,
+        choices=get_provider_type_choices(),
         lookup_expr="in",
     )
     compliance_id = CharFilter(field_name="compliance_id", lookup_expr="exact")
@@ -1621,11 +1628,11 @@ class ResourceGroupOverviewFilter(FilterSet):
     provider_id = UUIDFilter(field_name="scan__provider__id", lookup_expr="exact")
     provider_id__in = UUIDInFilter(field_name="scan__provider__id", lookup_expr="in")
     provider_type = ChoiceFilter(
-        field_name="scan__provider__provider", choices=Provider.ProviderChoices.choices
+        field_name="scan__provider__provider", choices=get_provider_type_choices()
     )
     provider_type__in = ChoiceInFilter(
         field_name="scan__provider__provider",
-        choices=Provider.ProviderChoices.choices,
+        choices=get_provider_type_choices(),
         lookup_expr="in",
     )
     resource_group = CharFilter(field_name="resource_group", lookup_expr="exact")
diff --git a/api/src/backend/api/tests/test_filters.py b/api/src/backend/api/tests/test_filters.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7738d247bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/backend/api/tests/test_filters.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+from api.filters import get_provider_type_choices
+from prowler.providers.common.provider import Provider as SDKProvider
+
+
+class TestProviderTypeChoices:
+    """Provider-type filter choices are driven by the SDK's available providers
+    so filtering covers external providers, not just a static enum."""
+
+    def test_choices_track_sdk_available_providers(self):
+        available = set(SDKProvider.get_available_providers())
+        choices = get_provider_type_choices()
+
+        assert {value for value, _ in choices} == available
+
+    def test_choices_include_provider_absent_from_legacy_enum(self):
+        from api.models import Provider
+
+        legacy = {value for value, _ in Provider.ProviderChoices.choices}
+        choice_values = {value for value, _ in get_provider_type_choices()}
+
+        # `llm` is exposed by the SDK but is not part of the legacy static enum.
+        assert "llm" in choice_values
+        assert "llm" not in legacy