diff --git a/src/model/types.rs b/src/model/types.rs
index deca012..bc1ca4f 100644
--- a/src/model/types.rs
+++ b/src/model/types.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ impl Model {
             view.on_category_added("_Index");
             view.on_category_added("_Dim");
             view.on_category_added("_Measure");
+            view.set_axis("_Measure", crate::view::Axis::Page);
         }
         m
     }
@@ -869,7 +870,7 @@ mod model_tests {
         let v = m.active_view();
         assert_eq!(v.axis_of("_Index"), Axis::None);
         assert_eq!(v.axis_of("_Dim"), Axis::None);
-        assert_eq!(v.axis_of("_Measure"), Axis::None);
+        assert_eq!(v.axis_of("_Measure"), Axis::Page);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -1950,7 +1951,7 @@ mod five_category {
         assert_eq!(v.axis_of("Product"), Axis::Column);
         assert_eq!(v.axis_of("Channel"), Axis::Page);
         assert_eq!(v.axis_of("Time"), Axis::Page);
-        assert_eq!(v.axis_of("_Measure"), Axis::None);
+        assert_eq!(v.axis_of("_Measure"), Axis::Page);
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/view/layout.rs b/src/view/layout.rs
index 37c457b..a549b08 100644
--- a/src/view/layout.rs
+++ b/src/view/layout.rs
@@ -93,14 +93,13 @@ impl GridLayout {
 
         let page_coords = page_cats
             .iter()
-            .map(|cat| {
+            .filter_map(|cat| {
                 let items: Vec<String> = model.effective_item_names(cat);
                 let sel = view
                     .page_selection(cat)
                     .map(String::from)
-                    .or_else(|| items.first().cloned())
-                    .unwrap_or_default();
-                (cat.clone(), sel)
+                    .or_else(|| items.first().cloned())?;
+                Some((cat.clone(), sel))
             })
             .collect();
 
@@ -594,6 +593,9 @@ mod tests {
             ]),
             CellValue::Number(50.0),
         );
+        // Records mode setup: _Measure should not filter
+        m.active_view_mut()
+            .set_axis("_Measure", Axis::None);
         m
     }