diff --git a/lua/trouble/config/init.lua b/lua/trouble/config/init.lua
index 493fa429..190d0524 100644
--- a/lua/trouble/config/init.lua
+++ b/lua/trouble/config/init.lua
@@ -90,11 +90,22 @@ local defaults = {
     zi = "fold_toggle_enable",
     gb = { -- example of a custom action that toggles the active view filter
       action = function(view)
-        view.state.filter_buffer = not view.state.filter_buffer
-        view:filter(view.state.filter_buffer and { buf = 0 } or nil)
+        view:filter({ buf = 0 }, { toggle = true })
       end,
       desc = "Toggle Current Buffer Filter",
     },
+    s = { -- example of a custom action that toggles the severity
+      action = function(view)
+        local f = view:get_filter("severity")
+        local severity = ((f and f.filter.severity or 0) + 1) % 5
+        view:filter({ severity = severity }, {
+          id = "severity",
+          template = "{hl:Title}Filter:{hl} {severity}",
+          del = severity == 0,
+        })
+      end,
+      desc = "Toggle Severity Filter",
+    },
   },
   ---@type table<string, trouble.Mode>
   modes = {
diff --git a/lua/trouble/filter.lua b/lua/trouble/filter.lua
index ed1d011a..6aed7dab 100644
--- a/lua/trouble/filter.lua
+++ b/lua/trouble/filter.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
+local Util = require("trouble.util")
+
 local M = {}
 
+---@class trouble.ViewFilter.opts
+---@field id? string
+---@field template? string
+---@field data? table<string, any>
+---@field toggle? boolean
+---@field del? boolean
+
+---@class trouble.ViewFilter
+---@field id string
+---@field filter trouble.Filter
+---@field template? string
+---@field data? table<string, any>
+
 ---@param opts? {lines:boolean}
 ---@param range trouble.Range
 ---@param pos trouble.Pos
@@ -62,6 +77,15 @@ M.filters = {
 ---@param filter trouble.Filter
 ---@param ctx trouble.Filter.ctx
 function M.is(item, filter, ctx)
+  if type(filter) == "table" and Util.islist(filter) then
+    for _, f in ipairs(filter) do
+      if not M.is(item, f, ctx) then
+        return false
+      end
+    end
+    return true
+  end
+
   filter = type(filter) == "table" and filter or { filter }
   for k, v in pairs(filter) do
     ---@type trouble.FilterFn?
diff --git a/lua/trouble/format.lua b/lua/trouble/format.lua
index baf5fb26..b3abab53 100644
--- a/lua/trouble/format.lua
+++ b/lua/trouble/format.lua
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ local M = {}
 ---@param source string
 ---@param field string
 function M.default_hl(source, field)
+  if not source then
+    return "Trouble" .. Util.camel(field)
+  end
   local key = source .. field
   local value = Cache.default_hl[key]
   if value then
@@ -104,6 +107,12 @@ M.formatters = {
       text = vim.fn.fnamemodify(ctx.item.dirname, ":p:~:."),
     }
   end,
+  filter = function(ctx)
+    return {
+      text = vim.inspect(ctx.item.filter):gsub("%s+", " "),
+      hl = "ts.lua",
+    }
+  end,
   kind_icon = function(ctx)
     if not ctx.item.kind then
       return
diff --git a/lua/trouble/sources/lsp.lua b/lua/trouble/sources/lsp.lua
index c0a8a99c..58a44dfe 100644
--- a/lua/trouble/sources/lsp.lua
+++ b/lua/trouble/sources/lsp.lua
@@ -4,7 +4,14 @@ local Filter = require("trouble.filter")
 local Item = require("trouble.item")
 local Util = require("trouble.util")
 
-local get_line_col = vim.lsp.util._str_byteindex_enc
+---@param line string line to be indexed
+---@param index integer UTF index
+---@param encoding string utf-8|utf-16|utf-32| defaults to utf-16
+---@return integer byte (utf-8) index of `encoding` index `index` in `line`
+local function get_line_col(line, index, encoding)
+  local ok, ret = pcall(vim.lsp.util._str_byteindex_enc, line, index, encoding)
+  return ok and ret or #line
+end
 
 ---@class trouble.Source.lsp: trouble.Source
 ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: missing-fields
diff --git a/lua/trouble/view/init.lua b/lua/trouble/view/init.lua
index 12e7b660..0262afc6 100644
--- a/lua/trouble/view/init.lua
+++ b/lua/trouble/view/init.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+local Format = require("trouble.format")
 local Main = require("trouble.view.main")
 local Preview = require("trouble.view.preview")
 local Render = require("trouble.view.render")
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ local Window = require("trouble.view.window")
 ---@field moving uv_timer_t
 ---@field opening? boolean
 ---@field state table<string,any>
+---@field _filters table<string, trouble.ViewFilter>
 ---@field _waiting (fun())[]
 ---@field private _main? trouble.Main
 local M = {}
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ function M.new(opts)
   self.state = {}
   self.opts = opts or {}
   self._waiting = {}
+  self._filters = {}
   self.first_render = true
   self.opts.win = self.opts.win or {}
   self.opts.win.on_mount = function()
@@ -108,14 +111,6 @@ function M.get(filter)
   return ret
 end
 
----@param filter trouble.Filter
-function M:filter(filter)
-  for _, section in ipairs(self.sections) do
-    section.filter = filter
-  end
-  self:refresh()
-end
-
 function M:on_mount()
   vim.w[self.win.win].trouble = {
     mode = self.opts.mode,
@@ -518,6 +513,62 @@ function M:update()
   end
 end
 
+---@param filter trouble.Filter
+---@param opts? trouble.ViewFilter.opts
+function M:filter(filter, opts)
+  opts = opts or {}
+
+  ---@type trouble.ViewFilter
+  local view_filter = vim.tbl_deep_extend("force", {
+    id = vim.inspect(filter),
+    filter = filter,
+    data = opts.data,
+    template = opts.template,
+  }, opts)
+
+  if opts.del or (opts.toggle and self._filters[view_filter.id]) then
+    self._filters[view_filter.id] = nil
+  else
+    self._filters[view_filter.id] = view_filter
+  end
+
+  local filters = vim.tbl_count(self._filters) > 0
+      and vim.tbl_map(function(f)
+        return f.filter
+      end, vim.tbl_values(self._filters))
+    or nil
+
+  for _, section in ipairs(self.sections) do
+    section.filter = filters
+  end
+  self:refresh()
+end
+
+function M:header()
+  local ret = {} ---@type trouble.Format[][]
+  for _, filter in pairs(self._filters) do
+    local data = vim.tbl_deep_extend("force", {
+      filter = filter.filter,
+    }, type(filter.filter) == "table" and filter.filter or {}, filter.data or {})
+    local template = filter.template or "{hl:Title}Filter:{hl} {filter}"
+    ret[#ret + 1] = self:format(template, data)
+  end
+  return ret
+end
+
+---@param id string
+function M:get_filter(id)
+  return self._filters[id]
+end
+
+---@param template string
+---@param data table<string,any>
+function M:format(template, data)
+  data.source = "view"
+  assert(self.opts, "opts is nil")
+  return Format.format(template, { item = data, opts = self.opts })
+end
+
 -- render the results
 function M:render()
   if not self.win:valid() then
@@ -537,6 +588,15 @@ function M:render()
   for _ = 1, vim.tbl_get(self.opts.win, "padding", "top") or 0 do
     self.renderer:nl()
   end
+
+  local header = self:header()
+  for _, h in ipairs(header) do
+    for _, ff in ipairs(h) do
+      self.renderer:append(ff.text, ff)
+    end
+    self.renderer:nl()
+  end
+
   self.renderer:sections(self.sections)
   self.renderer:trim()