diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Configuration.php b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Configuration.php
index c05a2c4bcfa..0e34e87dcea 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Configuration.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Configuration.php
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 use Doctrine\Common\Cache\Cache;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Logging\SQLLogger;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\AbstractAsset;
+use function preg_match;
 
 /**
  * Configuration container for the Doctrine DBAL.
@@ -75,6 +77,11 @@ public function setResultCacheImpl(Cache $cacheImpl)
     public function setFilterSchemaAssetsExpression($filterExpression)
     {
         $this->_attributes['filterSchemaAssetsExpression'] = $filterExpression;
+        if ($filterExpression) {
+            $this->_attributes['filterSchemaAssetsExpressionCallable'] = $this->buildSchemaAssetsFilterFromExpression($filterExpression);
+        } else {
+            $this->_attributes['filterSchemaAssetsExpressionCallable'] = null;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -87,6 +94,36 @@ public function getFilterSchemaAssetsExpression()
         return $this->_attributes['filterSchemaAssetsExpression'] ?? null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param string $filterExpression
+     */
+    private function buildSchemaAssetsFilterFromExpression($filterExpression) : callable
+    {
+        return static function ($assetName) use ($filterExpression) {
+            if ($assetName instanceof AbstractAsset) {
+                $assetName = $assetName->getName();
+            }
+            return preg_match($filterExpression, $assetName);
+        };
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the callable to use to filter schema assets.
+     */
+    public function setSchemaAssetsFilter(?callable $callable = null) : ?callable
+    {
+        $this->_attributes['filterSchemaAssetsExpression']                = null;
+        return $this->_attributes['filterSchemaAssetsExpressionCallable'] = $callable;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the callable to use to filter schema assets.
+     */
+    public function getSchemaAssetsFilter() : ?callable
+    {
+        return $this->_attributes['filterSchemaAssetsExpressionCallable'] ?? null;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets the default auto-commit mode for connections.
      *
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Schema/AbstractSchemaManager.php b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Schema/AbstractSchemaManager.php
index cacb0acddd5..0858e6771f1 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Schema/AbstractSchemaManager.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Schema/AbstractSchemaManager.php
@@ -219,18 +219,12 @@ public function listTableNames()
      */
     protected function filterAssetNames($assetNames)
     {
-        $filterExpr = $this->getFilterSchemaAssetsExpression();
-        if (! $filterExpr) {
+        $filter = $this->_conn->getConfiguration()->getSchemaAssetsFilter();
+        if (! $filter) {
             return $assetNames;
         }
 
-        return array_values(
-            array_filter($assetNames, static function ($assetName) use ($filterExpr) {
-                $assetName = $assetName instanceof AbstractAsset ? $assetName->getName() : $assetName;
-
-                return preg_match($filterExpr, $assetName);
-            })
-        );
+        return array_values(array_filter($assetNames, $filter));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Schema/DB2SchemaManagerTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Schema/DB2SchemaManagerTest.php
index 053ead6c1bc..676c02cd413 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Schema/DB2SchemaManagerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Schema/DB2SchemaManagerTest.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\DB2SchemaManager;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject;
+use function in_array;
 
 /**
  * @covers \Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\DB2SchemaManager
@@ -60,4 +61,139 @@ public function testListTableNamesFiltersAssetNamesCorrectly()
             $this->manager->listTableNames()
         );
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return void
+     *
+     * @group DBAL-2701
+     */
+    public function testAssetFilteringSetsACallable()
+    {
+        $filterExpression = '/^(?!T_)/';
+        $this->conn->getConfiguration()->setFilterSchemaAssetsExpression($filterExpression);
+        $this->conn->expects($this->once())->method('fetchAll')->will($this->returnValue([
+            ['name' => 'FOO'],
+            ['name' => 'T_FOO'],
+            ['name' => 'BAR'],
+            ['name' => 'T_BAR'],
+        ]));
+
+        self::assertSame(
+            [
+                'FOO',
+                'BAR',
+            ],
+            $this->manager->listTableNames()
+        );
+
+        $callable = $this->conn->getConfiguration()->getSchemaAssetsFilter();
+        $this->assertInternalType('callable', $callable);
+
+        // BC check: Test that regexp expression is still preserved & accessible.
+        $this->assertEquals($filterExpression, $this->conn->getConfiguration()->getFilterSchemaAssetsExpression());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testListTableNamesFiltersAssetNamesCorrectlyWithCallable()
+    {
+        $accepted = ['T_FOO', 'T_BAR'];
+        $this->conn->getConfiguration()->setSchemaAssetsFilter(static function ($assetName) use ($accepted) {
+            return in_array($assetName, $accepted);
+        });
+        $this->conn->expects($this->once())->method('fetchAll')->will($this->returnValue([
+            ['name' => 'FOO'],
+            ['name' => 'T_FOO'],
+            ['name' => 'BAR'],
+            ['name' => 'T_BAR'],
+        ]));
+
+        self::assertSame(
+            [
+                'T_FOO',
+                'T_BAR',
+            ],
+            $this->manager->listTableNames()
+        );
+
+        $this->assertNull($this->conn->getConfiguration()->getFilterSchemaAssetsExpression());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testSettingNullExpressionWillResetCallable()
+    {
+        $accepted = ['T_FOO', 'T_BAR'];
+        $this->conn->getConfiguration()->setSchemaAssetsFilter(static function ($assetName) use ($accepted) {
+            return in_array($assetName, $accepted);
+        });
+        $this->conn->expects($this->atLeastOnce())->method('fetchAll')->will($this->returnValue([
+            ['name' => 'FOO'],
+            ['name' => 'T_FOO'],
+            ['name' => 'BAR'],
+            ['name' => 'T_BAR'],
+        ]));
+
+        self::assertSame(
+            [
+                'T_FOO',
+                'T_BAR',
+            ],
+            $this->manager->listTableNames()
+        );
+
+        $this->conn->getConfiguration()->setFilterSchemaAssetsExpression(null);
+
+        self::assertSame(
+            [
+                'FOO',
+                'T_FOO',
+                'BAR',
+                'T_BAR',
+            ],
+            $this->manager->listTableNames()
+        );
+
+        $this->assertNull($this->conn->getConfiguration()->getSchemaAssetsFilter());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testSettingNullAsCallableClearsExpression()
+    {
+        $filterExpression = '/^(?!T_)/';
+        $this->conn->getConfiguration()->setFilterSchemaAssetsExpression($filterExpression);
+
+        $this->conn->expects($this->exactly(2))->method('fetchAll')->will($this->returnValue([
+            ['name' => 'FOO'],
+            ['name' => 'T_FOO'],
+            ['name' => 'BAR'],
+            ['name' => 'T_BAR'],
+        ]));
+
+        self::assertSame(
+            [
+                'FOO',
+                'BAR',
+            ],
+            $this->manager->listTableNames()
+        );
+
+        $this->conn->getConfiguration()->setSchemaAssetsFilter(null);
+
+        self::assertSame(
+            [
+                'FOO',
+                'T_FOO',
+                'BAR',
+                'T_BAR',
+            ],
+            $this->manager->listTableNames()
+        );
+
+        $this->assertNull($this->conn->getConfiguration()->getFilterSchemaAssetsExpression());
+    }
 }