diff --git a/src/frontend/src/forms/BomForms.tsx b/src/frontend/src/forms/BomForms.tsx
index 8a7ea4da79..ce573186a0 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/forms/BomForms.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/forms/BomForms.tsx
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ export function bomItemFields(): ApiFormFieldSet {
     },
     sub_part: {
       filters: {
-        component: true,
-        virtual: false
+        active: true, // Only show active parts when creating a new BOM item
+        component: true
       }
     },
     quantity: {},