diff --git a/.changeset/global-filter-object-i18n-7804.md b/.changeset/global-filter-object-i18n-7804.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..481cd64c6c
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+++ b/.changeset/global-filter-object-i18n-7804.md
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+---
+"@objectstack/spec": minor
+---
+
+feat(spec): `GlobalFilterSchema` gains an optional `object` for i18n label resolution (#7804)
+
+A dashboard global filter renders its field label (e.g. "Sales Channel:") and
+its option labels untranslated, and there was no key to fix it with:
+`GlobalFilterSchema` declared no `object`, and neither does `DashboardSchema`,
+so the canonical `fields.<object>.<field>` translation-bundle convention that
+lists/forms already use has nothing to resolve against — measured in
+objectui#4324's implementation, and hit in production on a hotcrm-heimao
+dashboard.
+
+**New:** `object?: string` on `GlobalFilterSchema`, alongside `field`. When
+set, it names the object `field` lives on, and the filter's field label and
+option labels resolve through the same `fields.<object>.<field>` bundle entry
+lists/forms use — zero new i18n vocabulary, one resolver path.
+`optionsFrom.object` already proved the schema is willing to name an object;
+this reuses that same primitive one level up, and is deliberately independent
+of it — `optionsFrom.object` names where a filter's *dynamic options* are
+fetched from, which may differ from the object `field` itself lives on (e.g.
+filtering `opportunity` by `owner` with options sourced from `user`).
+
+Additive and optional: a filter that omits `object` renders exactly as it
+always has, its author-supplied `label` (or a raw field-name fallback)
+untranslated. Nothing that parses today stops parsing.
+
+Route A per the triage-seat ruling on #7804 (2026-08-11) — rejects Route B
+(a new `dashboards.*.filters` bundle node in `TranslationData`, which would
+duplicate the existing convention with no precedence rule) and Route C
+(inline `I18nLabelSchema` forms, orthogonal and tracked separately).
+
+Unblocks objectui#4324, the dashboard filter-bar renderer half already landed
+behind this key.
diff --git a/content/docs/references/ui/dashboard.mdx b/content/docs/references/ui/dashboard.mdx
index 2a89c06e4b..6751ebcbfe 100644
--- a/content/docs/references/ui/dashboard.mdx
+++ b/content/docs/references/ui/dashboard.mdx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const result = DashboardSchema.parse(data);
 | **gap** | `integer` | optional | Grid gap in Tailwind spacing units |
 | **refreshInterval** | `number` | optional | Auto-refresh interval in seconds |
 | **dateRange** | `{ field?: string; defaultRange: Enum<'today' \| 'yesterday' \| 'this_week' \| 'last_week' \| 'this_month' \| 'last_month' \| … +8 more>; allowCustomRange: boolean }` | optional | Global dashboard date range filter configuration |
-| **globalFilters** | `{ name?: string; field: string; label?: string \| Record<string, string>; type?: Enum<'text' \| 'select' \| 'date' \| 'number' \| 'lookup'>; … }[]` | optional | Global filters that apply to all widgets in the dashboard |
+| **globalFilters** | `{ name?: string; field: string; object?: string; label?: string \| Record<string, string>; … }[]` | optional | Global filters that apply to all widgets in the dashboard |
 | **aria** | `never` | optional | [REMOVED] `dashboard.aria` was removed in @objectstack/spec 17.0.0 (#3896 audit close-out) — no dashboard renderer ever applied it, so declared ARIA attributes silently did not reach the DOM. Delete the key. Run `os migrate meta --from 16` to rewrite existing sources automatically. |
 | **performance** | `never` | optional | [REMOVED] `dashboard.performance` was removed in @objectstack/spec 17.0.0 (#3896 audit close-out) — no renderer or runtime read it; dashboard performance tuning was never implemented. Delete the key. Run `os migrate meta --from 16` to rewrite existing sources automatically. |
 | **protection** | `{ lock: Enum<'none' \| 'no-overlay' \| 'no-delete' \| 'full'>; reason: string; docsUrl?: string }` | optional | Package author protection block — lock policy for this dashboard. |
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ Widget configuration — declared query keys + open renderer extras
 | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
 | **name** | `string` | optional | Stable filter name (variable key); defaults to field |
 | **field** | `string` | ✅ | Field name to filter on |
+| **object** | `string` | optional | Object whose `fields.<object>.<field>` translation-bundle entry resolves this filter's field label and option labels (#7804) |
 | **label** | `string \| Record<string, string>` | optional | Display label for the filter |
 | **type** | `Enum<'text' \| 'select' \| 'date' \| 'number' \| 'lookup'>` | optional | Filter input type |
 | **options** | `{ value: string \| number \| boolean; label: string \| Record<string, string> }[]` | optional | Static filter options |
diff --git a/packages/spec/authorable-surface/ui.json b/packages/spec/authorable-surface/ui.json
index f8b9576c20..8327c10dc4 100644
--- a/packages/spec/authorable-surface/ui.json
+++ b/packages/spec/authorable-surface/ui.json
@@ -537,6 +537,7 @@
     "ui/GlobalFilter:field",
     "ui/GlobalFilter:label",
     "ui/GlobalFilter:name",
+    "ui/GlobalFilter:object",
     "ui/GlobalFilter:options",
     "ui/GlobalFilter:optionsFrom",
     "ui/GlobalFilter:scope",
diff --git a/packages/spec/src/ui/dashboard.test.ts b/packages/spec/src/ui/dashboard.test.ts
index af8e8f15c9..c152bea684 100644
--- a/packages/spec/src/ui/dashboard.test.ts
+++ b/packages/spec/src/ui/dashboard.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2025 ObjectStack. Licensed under the Apache-2.0 license.
 
 import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { z } from 'zod';
 import {
   DashboardSchema,
   DashboardWidgetSchema,
@@ -327,6 +328,60 @@ describe('Dashboard presentation sub-schemas', () => {
     expect(GlobalFilterSchema.parse({ field: 'region' }).name).toBeUndefined();
   });
 
+  describe('GlobalFilterSchema.object — i18n label-resolution key (#7804)', () => {
+    it('accepts a string object name and threads it through unchanged', () => {
+      const f = GlobalFilterSchema.parse({ field: 'sales_channel', type: 'select', object: 'opportunity' });
+      expect(f.object).toBe('opportunity');
+    });
+
+    it('is optional — absent stays absent, no default materializes', () => {
+      const f = GlobalFilterSchema.parse({ field: 'sales_channel', type: 'select' }) as Record<string, unknown>;
+      expect(f.object).toBeUndefined();
+      expect('object' in f).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('rejects a non-string value', () => {
+      expect(() => GlobalFilterSchema.parse({ field: 'x', object: 123 } as any)).toThrow();
+      expect(() => GlobalFilterSchema.parse({ field: 'x', object: true } as any)).toThrow();
+      expect(() => GlobalFilterSchema.parse({ field: 'x', object: null } as any)).toThrow();
+    });
+
+    it('is independent of optionsFrom.object — the two may name different objects', () => {
+      // A filter targeting `opportunity.owner` with its dropdown options
+      // sourced from `user` — the label-resolution object and the
+      // options-source object are deliberately allowed to differ.
+      const f = GlobalFilterSchema.parse({
+        field: 'owner',
+        type: 'lookup',
+        object: 'opportunity',
+        optionsFrom: { object: 'user', valueField: 'id', labelField: 'name' },
+      });
+      expect(f.object).toBe('opportunity');
+      expect(f.optionsFrom?.object).toBe('user');
+    });
+
+    it('does not disturb GlobalFilterSchema unknown-key strictness', () => {
+      const res = GlobalFilterSchema.safeParse({ field: 'x', object: 'opportunity', bogusKey: true } as any);
+      expect(res.success).toBe(false);
+      if (!res.success) {
+        const unknown = res.error.issues.find((i) => i.code === 'unrecognized_keys');
+        expect(unknown).toBeDefined();
+        expect(unknown!.message).toContain('bogusKey');
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('declares a string JSON-Schema slot, not required', () => {
+      const js = z.toJSONSchema(GlobalFilterSchema as unknown as z.ZodType, {
+        unrepresentable: 'any',
+        io: 'input',
+      }) as any;
+      const prop = js.properties?.object;
+      expect(prop).toBeDefined();
+      expect(prop.type).toBe('string');
+      expect(js.required ?? []).not.toContain('object');
+    });
+  });
+
   it('DashboardWidgetSchema.filterBindings — field override / opt-out (framework#2501)', () => {
     const w = DashboardWidgetSchema.parse({
       id: 'accounts_signed', type: 'line', dataset: 'accounts', values: ['count'],
diff --git a/packages/spec/src/ui/dashboard.zod.ts b/packages/spec/src/ui/dashboard.zod.ts
index bd0f929de9..21feb76cab 100644
--- a/packages/spec/src/ui/dashboard.zod.ts
+++ b/packages/spec/src/ui/dashboard.zod.ts
@@ -749,6 +749,24 @@ export const GlobalFilterSchema = lazySchema(() => strictObject({
   /** Field name to filter on */
   field: z.string().describe('Field name to filter on'),
 
+  /**
+   * Source object for i18n label resolution (#7804): when set, this filter's
+   * field label and option labels resolve through the SAME
+   * `fields.<object>.<field>` translation-bundle convention lists/forms
+   * already use, keyed by this object and `field` — zero new i18n
+   * vocabulary, one resolver path. Optional and additive: a filter that
+   * omits it renders its author-supplied `label` (or a raw fallback) exactly
+   * as it always has; nothing that parses today stops parsing.
+   *
+   * Distinct from `optionsFrom.object` — that names the object DYNAMIC
+   * OPTIONS are fetched from, which may differ (e.g. filtering `opportunity`
+   * by `owner` with options sourced from `user`); this key names the object
+   * `field` itself lives on, which is what a translator's bundle entry is
+   * keyed by. `optionsFrom.object` already proves the schema is willing to
+   * name an object here — this reuses that same primitive one level up.
+   */
+  object: z.string().optional().describe('Object whose `fields.<object>.<field>` translation-bundle entry resolves this filter\'s field label and option labels (#7804)'),
+
   /** Display label for the filter */
   label: I18nLabelSchema.optional().describe('Display label for the filter'),