diff --git a/misc/mc.default.keymap b/misc/mc.default.keymap
index 629271b70..34df586f2 100644
--- a/misc/mc.default.keymap
+++ b/misc/mc.default.keymap
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ Bottom = alt-gt; end; c1
 # SortByExt =
 # SortBySize =
 # SortByMTime =
+# Filter =
 # ScrollLeft =
 # ScrollRight =
 
diff --git a/misc/mc.emacs.keymap b/misc/mc.emacs.keymap
index 94c03c70a..d5071ab61 100644
--- a/misc/mc.emacs.keymap
+++ b/misc/mc.emacs.keymap
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ Bottom = alt-gt; end; c1
 # SortByExt =
 # SortBySize =
 # SortByMTime =
+# Filter =
 # ScrollLeft =
 # ScrollRight =
 
diff --git a/src/filemanager/cmd.c b/src/filemanager/cmd.c
index 95d7e8652..e91f43c21 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/cmd.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/cmd.c
@@ -167,40 +167,6 @@ do_edit (const vfs_path_t * what_vpath)
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-static void
-set_panel_filter_to (WPanel * p, char *filter)
-{
-    MC_PTR_FREE (p->filter);
-
-    /* Three ways to clear filter: NULL, "", "*" */
-    if (filter == NULL || filter[0] == '\0' || (filter[0] == '*' && filter[1] == '\0'))
-        g_free (filter);
-    else
-        p->filter = filter;
-    reread_cmd ();
-}
-
-/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-/** Set a given panel filter expression */
-
-static void
-set_panel_filter (WPanel * p)
-{
-    char *reg_exp;
-    const char *x;
-
-    x = p->filter != NULL ? p->filter : easy_patterns ? "*" : ".";
-
-    reg_exp = input_dialog_help (_("Filter"),
-                                 _("Set expression for filtering filenames"),
-                                 "[Filter...]", MC_HISTORY_FM_PANEL_FILTER, x, FALSE,
-                                 INPUT_COMPLETE_FILENAMES);
-    if (reg_exp != NULL)
-        set_panel_filter_to (p, reg_exp);
-}
-
-/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
 static int
 compare_files (const vfs_path_t * vpath1, const vfs_path_t * vpath2, off_t size)
 {
@@ -818,21 +784,6 @@ mkdir_cmd (WPanel * panel)
     g_free (dir);
 }
 
-/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-/** Invoked from the left/right menus */
-
-void
-filter_cmd (void)
-{
-    if (SELECTED_IS_PANEL)
-    {
-        WPanel *p;
-
-        p = MENU_PANEL;
-        set_panel_filter (p);
-    }
-}
-
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 void
@@ -1426,7 +1377,7 @@ listing_cmd (void)
     p = PANEL (get_panel_widget (MENU_PANEL_IDX));
 
     p->is_panelized = FALSE;
-    set_panel_filter_to (p, NULL);      /* including panel reload */
+    panel_set_filter (p, NULL); /* including panel reload */
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/src/filemanager/cmd.h b/src/filemanager/cmd.h
index 0630fe07a..26bfdb7d3 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/cmd.h
+++ b/src/filemanager/cmd.h
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ void edit_cmd_new (void);
 void edit_cmd_force_internal (const WPanel * panel);
 #endif
 void mkdir_cmd (WPanel * panel);
-void filter_cmd (void);
 void reread_cmd (void);
 void vfs_list (WPanel * panel);
 void ext_cmd (void);
diff --git a/src/filemanager/filemanager.c b/src/filemanager/filemanager.c
index ba557e91e..aaa1ad514 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/filemanager.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/filemanager.c
@@ -1240,9 +1240,6 @@ midnight_execute_cmd (Widget * sender, long command)
     case CK_ExternalPanelize:
         external_panelize ();
         break;
-    case CK_Filter:
-        filter_cmd ();
-        break;
     case CK_ViewFiltered:
         view_filtered_cmd (current_panel);
         break;
@@ -1360,6 +1357,7 @@ midnight_execute_cmd (Widget * sender, long command)
     case CK_Select:
     case CK_Unselect:
     case CK_SelectInvert:
+    case CK_Filter:
         res = send_message (current_panel, filemanager, MSG_ACTION, command, NULL);
         break;
     case CK_Shell:
diff --git a/src/filemanager/panel.c b/src/filemanager/panel.c
index 8df281f2b..cb35f9e94 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/panel.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/panel.c
@@ -2658,6 +2658,24 @@ panel_select_invert_files (WPanel * panel)
     }
 }
 
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+static void
+panel_do_set_filter (WPanel * panel)
+{
+    char *reg_exp;
+    const char *x;
+
+    x = panel->filter != NULL ? panel->filter : easy_patterns ? "*" : ".";
+
+    reg_exp = input_dialog_help (_("Filter"),
+                                 _("Set expression for filtering filenames"),
+                                 "[Filter...]", MC_HISTORY_FM_PANEL_FILTER, x, FALSE,
+                                 INPUT_COMPLETE_FILENAMES);
+    if (reg_exp != NULL)
+        panel_set_filter (panel, reg_exp);
+}
+
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /** Incremental search of a file name in the panel.
   * @param panel instance of WPanel structure
@@ -3509,6 +3527,9 @@ panel_execute_cmd (WPanel * panel, long command)
     case CK_Unselect:
         panel_unselect_files (panel);
         break;
+    case CK_Filter:
+        panel_do_set_filter (panel);
+        break;
     case CK_PageDown:
         next_page (panel);
         break;
@@ -4572,6 +4593,22 @@ set_panel_formats (WPanel * p)
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+void
+panel_set_filter (WPanel * panel, char *filter)
+{
+    MC_PTR_FREE (panel->filter);
+
+    /* Three ways to clear filter: NULL, "", "*" */
+    if (filter == NULL || filter[0] == '\0' || (filter[0] == '*' && filter[1] == '\0'))
+        g_free (filter);
+    else
+        panel->filter = filter;
+
+    reread_cmd ();
+}
+
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
 /* Select current item and readjust the panel */
 void
 select_item (WPanel * panel)
diff --git a/src/filemanager/panel.h b/src/filemanager/panel.h
index 039950486..cad4e0459 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/panel.h
+++ b/src/filemanager/panel.h
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ vfs_path_t *remove_encoding_from_path (const vfs_path_t * vpath);
 void update_panels (panel_update_flags_t flags, const char *current_file);
 int set_panel_formats (WPanel * p);
 
+void panel_set_filter (WPanel * panel, char *filter);
+
 void try_to_select (WPanel * panel, const char *name);
 
 void unmark_files (WPanel * panel);