diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3427661..e2326ce 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ port is quite simple:
 it takes an optional hash with arguments:
 
     Librevox.start SomeListener, :host => "1.2.3.4", :port => "8087", :auth => "pwd"
+    
+filters can be applied to a listerner with the filters argument
+  
+    Librevox.start SomeListener, :filters => ["Event-Name CHANNEL_EXECUTE", "Event-NAME HEARTBEAT"]
 
 Multiple listeners can be started at once by passing a block to `Librevox.start`:
 
@@ -129,6 +133,7 @@ Multiple listeners can be started at once by passing a block to `Librevox.start`
       run SomeListener
       run OtherListener, :port => "8080"
     end
+    
 
 ## Closing connection
 
diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index c18d42f..3e09ef6 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 
 - check command/application input and raise ArgumentError, possibly.
 
-- filter events
-
 - move test suite from bacon -> test/unit.
 
 - test how this works in async mode - I imagine that it might mess with
diff --git a/lib/librevox/listener/inbound.rb b/lib/librevox/listener/inbound.rb
index 96165ae..d7ed772 100644
--- a/lib/librevox/listener/inbound.rb
+++ b/lib/librevox/listener/inbound.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ def initialize args={}
 
         @auth = args[:auth] || "ClueCon"
         @host, @port = args.values_at(:host, :port)
-
+        @filters = args[:filters] || []
+        
         EventMachine.add_shutdown_hook {@shutdown = true}
       end
 
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ def connection_completed
         super
         send_data "auth #{@auth}\n\n"
         send_data "event plain ALL\n\n"
+        @filters.each { |f| send_data "filter #{f}\n\n" }
       end
 
       def unbind