diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/logcomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/logcomponent.cpp
index 83171d0c6..f2d87f949 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/logcomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/logcomponent.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ namespace BlackGui
             connect(ui->tvp_StatusMessages, &CStatusMessageView::objectSelected, ui->form_StatusMessage, &CStatusMessageForm::setVariant);
             connect(ui->tvp_StatusMessages, &CStatusMessageView::modelDataChangedDigest, this, &CLogComponent::onStatusMessageDataChanged);
             ui->tvp_StatusMessages->setAutoResizeFrequency(3);
-            ui->tvp_StatusMessages->addFilterDialog();
             ui->tvp_StatusMessages->setCustomMenu(new CLogMenu(this));
             ui->tvp_StatusMessages->menuAddItems(CStatusMessageView::MenuSave);
         }
@@ -78,6 +77,18 @@ namespace BlackGui
             ui->form_StatusMessage->setVisible(details);
         }
 
+        void CLogComponent::showFilterDialog()
+        {
+            ui->tvp_StatusMessages->addFilterDialog();
+            ui->filter_LogMessages->hide();
+        }
+
+        void CLogComponent::showFilterBar()
+        {
+            ui->tvp_StatusMessages->setFilterWidget(ui->filter_LogMessages);
+            ui->filter_LogMessages->show();
+        }
+
         void CLogComponent::clear()
         {
             ui->tvp_StatusMessages->clear();
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/logcomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/logcomponent.h
index b7e8c13bf..7003d4826 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/logcomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/logcomponent.h
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ namespace BlackGui
             //! Show log details
             void showDetails(bool details);
 
+            //! Show filter dialog and disable bar
+            void showFilterDialog();
+
+            //! Show a filter bar
+            void showFilterBar();
+
             //! Clear
             void clear();
 
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/logcomponent.ui b/src/blackgui/components/logcomponent.ui
index 65ada6749..af764ee04 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/logcomponent.ui
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/logcomponent.ui
@@ -69,6 +69,16 @@
        <property name="bottomMargin">
         <number>0</number>
        </property>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="BlackGui::Filters::CStatusMessageFilterBar" name="filter_LogMessages">
+         <property name="frameShape">
+          <enum>QFrame::StyledPanel</enum>
+         </property>
+         <property name="frameShadow">
+          <enum>QFrame::Raised</enum>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="BlackGui::Views::CStatusMessageView" name="tvp_StatusMessages">
          <property name="selectionMode">
@@ -181,6 +191,12 @@
    <extends>QPlainTextEdit</extends>
    <header>blackgui/components/logcomponent.h</header>
   </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>BlackGui::Filters::CStatusMessageFilterBar</class>
+   <extends>QFrame</extends>
+   <header>blackgui/filters/statusmessagefilterbar.h</header>
+   <container>1</container>
+  </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <resources/>
  <connections/>