diff --git a/doc/noice.nvim.txt b/doc/noice.nvim.txt
index 6d2f23a9..3a4fa5b6 100644
--- a/doc/noice.nvim.txt
+++ b/doc/noice.nvim.txt
@@ -429,6 +429,21 @@ Example: ~
     }
 <
 
+You can disable a filter by setting it's value to false.
+Example: ~
+>lua
+    require('noice').setup({
+        commands = {
+            history = {
+                filter = {
+                    -- disable the default "any" filter
+                    any = false,
+                },
+            },
+        }
+    })
+>
+
 
 VIEWS                           *noice.nvim-noice-(nice,-noise,-notice)-views*
 
diff --git a/lua/noice/message/filter.lua b/lua/noice/message/filter.lua
index b7667684..18fa5a8c 100644
--- a/lua/noice/message/filter.lua
+++ b/lua/noice/message/filter.lua
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ M._unknown_notified = {}
 function M.is(message, filter)
   for k, v in pairs(filter) do
     if M.filters[k] then
-      if not M.filters[k](message, v) then
+      if v and not M.filters[k](message, v) then
         return false
       end
     else