diff --git a/data/is-cfg.json b/data/is-cfg.json
index 20e836e..6f40fbb 100644
--- a/data/is-cfg.json
+++ b/data/is-cfg.json
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
 		"active": true,
 		"passcode": "",
 		"server": "euro.aprs2.net",
-		"port": 14580
+		"port": 14580,
+		"filter": ""
 	},
 	"digi": {
 		"active": false,
diff --git a/src/TaskAprsIs.cpp b/src/TaskAprsIs.cpp
index b8fccf5..2b880ac 100644
--- a/src/TaskAprsIs.cpp
+++ b/src/TaskAprsIs.cpp
@@ -44,8 +44,13 @@ bool AprsIsTask::loop(System &system) {
 }
 
 bool AprsIsTask::connect(System &system) {
-  system.getLogger().log(logging::LoggerLevel::LOGGER_LEVEL_INFO, getName(), "connecting to APRS-IS server: %s on port: %d", system.getUserConfig()->aprs_is.server.c_str(), system.getUserConfig()->aprs_is.port);
-  APRS_IS::ConnectionStatus status = _aprs_is.connect(system.getUserConfig()->aprs_is.server, system.getUserConfig()->aprs_is.port);
+  system.getLogger().log(logging::LoggerLevel::LOGGER_LEVEL_INFO, getName(), "connecting to APRS-IS server: %s on port: %d, with filter: '%s'", system.getUserConfig()->aprs_is.server.c_str(), system.getUserConfig()->aprs_is.port, system.getUserConfig()->aprs_is.filter);
+  APRS_IS::ConnectionStatus status = APRS_IS::ConnectionStatus::ERROR_CONNECTION;
+  if (system.getUserConfig()->aprs_is.filter.isEmpty()) {
+    status = _aprs_is.connect(system.getUserConfig()->aprs_is.server, system.getUserConfig()->aprs_is.port);
+  } else {
+    status = _aprs_is.connect(system.getUserConfig()->aprs_is.server, system.getUserConfig()->aprs_is.port, system.getUserConfig()->aprs_is.filter);
+  }
   if (status == APRS_IS::ERROR_CONNECTION) {
     system.getLogger().log(logging::LoggerLevel::LOGGER_LEVEL_ERROR, getName(), "Something went wrong on connecting! Is the server reachable?");
     system.getLogger().log(logging::LoggerLevel::LOGGER_LEVEL_ERROR, getName(), "Connection failed.");
diff --git a/src/project_configuration.cpp b/src/project_configuration.cpp
index 393d608..47e0fc3 100644
--- a/src/project_configuration.cpp
+++ b/src/project_configuration.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ void ProjectConfigurationManagement::readProjectConfiguration(DynamicJsonDocumen
   if (data.containsKey("aprs_is") && data["aprs_is"].containsKey("server"))
     conf.aprs_is.server = data["aprs_is"]["server"].as<String>();
   conf.aprs_is.port = data["aprs_is"]["port"] | 14580;
+  if (data.containsKey("aprs_is") && data["aprs_is"].containsKey("filter"))
+    conf.aprs_is.filter = data["aprs_is"]["filter"].as<String>();
 
   conf.digi.active = data["digi"]["active"] | false;
   conf.digi.beacon = data["digi"]["beacon"] | false;
@@ -147,6 +149,7 @@ void ProjectConfigurationManagement::writeProjectConfiguration(Configuration &co
   data["aprs_is"]["passcode"]             = conf.aprs_is.passcode;
   data["aprs_is"]["server"]               = conf.aprs_is.server;
   data["aprs_is"]["port"]                 = conf.aprs_is.port;
+  data["aprs_is"]["filter"]               = conf.aprs_is.filter;
   data["digi"]["active"]                  = conf.digi.active;
   data["digi"]["beacon"]                  = conf.digi.beacon;
   data["lora"]["frequency_rx"]            = conf.lora.frequencyRx;
diff --git a/src/project_configuration.h b/src/project_configuration.h
index fd3b13a..7ca1274 100644
--- a/src/project_configuration.h
+++ b/src/project_configuration.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public:
     String passcode;
     String server;
     int    port;
+    String filter;
   };
 
   class Digi {