diff --git a/app/flatpak-builtins-remote-modify.c b/app/flatpak-builtins-remote-modify.c
index b69aa940..aa4e67a2 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-builtins-remote-modify.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-builtins-remote-modify.c
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ static gboolean opt_no_deps;
 static gboolean opt_enable;
 static gboolean opt_update_metadata;
 static gboolean opt_disable;
+static gboolean opt_no_filter;
 static int opt_prio = -1;
+static char *opt_filter;
 static char *opt_title;
 static char *opt_comment;
 static char *opt_description;
@@ -77,6 +79,8 @@ static GOptionEntry common_options[] = {
   { "default-branch", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &opt_default_branch, N_("Default branch to use for this remote"), N_("BRANCH") },
   { "collection-id", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &opt_collection_id, N_("Collection ID"), N_("COLLECTION-ID") },
   { "gpg-import", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_FILENAME_ARRAY, &opt_gpg_import, N_("Import GPG key from FILE (- for stdin)"), N_("FILE") },
+  { "no-filter", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &opt_no_filter, N_("Disable local filter"), NULL },
+  { "filter", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_FILENAME, &opt_filter, N_("Set path to local filter FILE"), N_("FILE") },
   { "disable", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &opt_disable, N_("Disable the remote"), NULL },
   { NULL }
 };
@@ -167,6 +171,12 @@ get_config_from_opts (FlatpakDir *dir, const char *remote_name, gboolean *change
       *changed = TRUE;
     }
 
+  if (opt_filter || opt_no_filter)
+    {
+      g_key_file_set_string (config, group, "xa.filter", opt_no_filter ? "" : opt_filter);
+      *changed = TRUE;
+    }
+
   if (opt_no_enumerate)
     {
       g_key_file_set_boolean (config, group, "xa.noenumerate", TRUE);
diff --git a/doc/flatpak-remote-modify.xml b/doc/flatpak-remote-modify.xml
index 0a2e8d43..6924ba4f 100644
--- a/doc/flatpak-remote-modify.xml
+++ b/doc/flatpak-remote-modify.xml
@@ -249,6 +249,16 @@
                 </para></listitem>
             </varlistentry>
 
+            <varlistentry>
+                <term><option>--no-filter</option></term>
+                <term><option>--filter=FILE</option></term>
+
+                <listitem><para>
+                  Modify the path (or unset) for the local filter used for this remote.
+                  See <citerefentry><refentrytitle>flatpak-remote-add</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> for details about the filter file format.
+                </para></listitem>
+            </varlistentry>
+
             <varlistentry>
                 <term><option>--gpg-import=FILE</option></term>