diff --git a/yazi-core/src/folder/filter.rs b/yazi-core/src/folder/filter.rs
index 8d7ca45e..290b0067 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/folder/filter.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/folder/filter.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{ffi::OsStr, ops::Range};
+use std::{ffi::OsStr, fmt::Display, ops::Range};
 
 use anyhow::Result;
 use regex::bytes::{Regex, RegexBuilder};
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ pub struct Filter {
 	regex: Regex,
 }
 
-impl PartialEq for Filter {
-	fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool { self.raw == other.raw }
-}
-
 impl Filter {
 	pub fn new(s: &str, case: FilterCase) -> Result<Self> {
 		let regex = match case {
@@ -35,6 +31,14 @@ impl Filter {
 	}
 }
 
+impl PartialEq for Filter {
+	fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool { self.raw == other.raw }
+}
+
+impl Display for Filter {
+	fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result { f.write_str(&self.raw) }
+}
+
 #[derive(Default, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum FilterCase {
 	Smart,
diff --git a/yazi-fm/src/lives/filter.rs b/yazi-fm/src/lives/filter.rs
index 1f7c66dc..79c9119c 100644
--- a/yazi-fm/src/lives/filter.rs
+++ b/yazi-fm/src/lives/filter.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::ops::Deref;
 
-use mlua::{AnyUserData, Lua};
+use mlua::{AnyUserData, Lua, MetaMethod, UserDataMethods};
 
 use super::SCOPE;
 
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ impl Filter {
 	}
 
 	pub(super) fn register(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<()> {
-		lua.register_userdata_type::<Self>(|_| {})
+		lua.register_userdata_type::<Self>(|reg| {
+			reg.add_meta_method(MetaMethod::ToString, |_, me, ()| Ok(me.to_string()));
+		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/header.lua b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/header.lua
index 2443a065..d973266d 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/header.lua
+++ b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/header.lua
@@ -3,11 +3,22 @@ Header = {
 }
 
 function Header:cwd(max)
-	local cwd = cx.active.current.cwd
-	local readable = ya.readable_path(tostring(cwd))
+	local s = ya.readable_path(tostring(cx.active.current.cwd)) .. self:flags()
+	return ui.Span(ya.truncate(s, { max = max, rtl = true })):style(THEME.manager.cwd)
+end
 
-	local text = cwd.is_search and string.format("%s (search: %s)", readable, cwd:frag()) or readable
-	return ui.Span(ya.truncate(text, { max = max, rtl = true })):style(THEME.manager.cwd)
+function Header:flags()
+	local cwd = cx.active.current.cwd
+	local filter = cx.active.current.files.filter
+
+	local s = cwd.is_search and string.format(" (search: %s", cwd:frag()) or ""
+	if not filter then
+		return s == "" and s or s .. ")"
+	elseif s == "" then
+		return string.format(" (filter: %s)", tostring(filter))
+	else
+		return string.format("%s, filter: %s)", s, tostring(filter))
+	end
 end
 
 function Header:count()