diff --git a/yazi-core/src/folder/filter.rs b/yazi-core/src/folder/filter.rs
index 8d7ca45e..4dd4e912 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, Error}, ops::Range};
 
 use anyhow::Result;
 use regex::bytes::{Regex, RegexBuilder};
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ impl Filter {
 	}
 }
 
+impl Display for Filter {
+	fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> Result<(), Error> { 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..9e1163ce 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, UserDataFields};
 
 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_field_method_get("to_string", |_, me| Ok(me.to_string()));
+		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/header.lua b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/header.lua
index 2443a065..c317da0f 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/header.lua
+++ b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/header.lua
@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@ Header = {
 function Header:cwd(max)
 	local cwd = cx.active.current.cwd
 	local readable = ya.readable_path(tostring(cwd))
+	local files = cx.active.current.files
+
+	local search = cwd.is_search and string.format(" (search: %s)", cwd:frag()) or ""
+	local filter = files.filter and string.format(" (filter: %s)", files.filter.to_string) or ""
+	
+	local text = string.format("%s%s%s", readable, search, filter)
 
-	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)
 end