diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_sanitizers.yml b/.github/workflows/linux_sanitizers.yml
index 36c75213c158ce..29ebbb9ee149e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux_sanitizers.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux_sanitizers.yml
@@ -5,10 +5,15 @@ on:
     - cron: '0 0 * * *'
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
+      # to be defined for specified test scopes (e.g. CPU func. tests)
       sanitizerMode:
-        description: 'Sanitizer mode for CPU func. tests (All || AddressAndLeak || UndefinedBehavior || Thread)'
+        description: 'Sanitizer mode for CPU func. tests (All || AddressAndLeak || UndefinedBehavior || Thread).'
         required: false
-        default: 'AddressAndLeak'
+        default: 'All'
+      gtestFilter:
+        description: 'Filter for CPU func. tests.'
+        required: false
+        default: '*smoke*'
   pull_request:
     paths:
     - '.github/workflows/linux_sanitizers.yml'
@@ -502,8 +507,8 @@ jobs:
           if-no-files-found: 'error'
 
   CXX_Func_Tests:
+    # todo: move another plugin's func tests here
     name: C++ func tests
-    # change to in
     if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'openvinotoolkit' }}
     needs: [Docker, Build]
     timeout-minutes: 200
@@ -563,12 +568,17 @@ jobs:
       #
 
       - name: CPU plugin func tests
-        # by default we run only AddressAndLeak
+        # by default in scheduled launch we run only AddressAndLeak with *smoke*Conv_* pattern
+        # to prevent false-positive alerts and time exceeded error,
+        # in workflow_dispatch case all smoke tests will be launched with all types of sanitizers
+        # if gtestFilter and sanMode inputs are not specified
         if: ${{ !cancelled() && (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && (inputs.sanitizerMode == 'All' || inputs.sanitizerMode == matrix.SANITIZER) || matrix.SANITIZER == 'AddressAndLeak')}}
+        env:
+          GTEST_FILTER: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.gtestFilter || '*smoke*Conv_*' }}
         run: |
           source ${INSTALL_DIR}/setupvars.sh
           ${INSTALL_TEST_DIR}/ov_cpu_func_tests --gtest_print_time=1 \
-                --gtest_filter=*smoke_AdaPoolAvg4DLayoutTest* \
+                --gtest_filter=${{ env.GTEST_FILTER }} \
                 --gtest_output=xml:${INSTALL_TEST_DIR}/TEST-CPUFuncTests.xml
 
       - name: Upload Test Results