diff --git a/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all/FilterPanel.js b/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all/FilterPanel.js
index 70e479ac3..a68617055 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all/FilterPanel.js
+++ b/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all/FilterPanel.js
@@ -86,15 +86,15 @@ Deluge.FilterPanel = Ext.extend(Ext.Panel, {
 	},
 
 	/**
-	 * Return the currently selected filter
-	 * @returns {String} the current filter
+	 * Return the currently selected filter state
+	 * @returns {String} the current filter state
 	 */
-	getFilter: function() {
+	getState: function() {
 		if (!this.list.getSelectionCount()) return;
 
-		var filter = this.list.getSelectedRecords()[0];
-		if (filter.id == 'All') return;
-		return filter.id;
+		var state = this.list.getSelectedRecords()[0];
+		if (state.id == 'All') return;
+		return state.id;
 	},
 
 	/**
diff --git a/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all/Sidebar.js b/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all/Sidebar.js
index 8751491e8..53b4cc9ed 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all/Sidebar.js
+++ b/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all/Sidebar.js
@@ -87,17 +87,28 @@ Deluge.Sidebar = Ext.extend(Ext.Panel, {
 		this.fireEvent('afterfiltercreate', this, panel);
 	},
 
-	getFilters: function() {
-		var filters = {}
+	getFilterStates: function() {
+		var states = {}
 
 		// Grab the filters from each of the filter panels
 		this.items.each(function(panel) {
-			var filter = panel.getFilter();
-			if (!filter == null) return;
-			filters[panel.filterType] = filter;
+			var state = panel.getState();
+			if (!state == null) return;
+			states[panel.filterType] = state;
 		}, this);
 
-		return filters;
+		return states;
+	},
+
+	hasFilter: function(filter) {
+		var has = false;
+		this.items.each(function(panel) {
+			if (panel.filterType == filter) {
+				has = true;
+				return false;
+			}
+		});
+		return has;
 	},
 
 	// private
diff --git a/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all/UI.js b/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all/UI.js
index 9286cca17..879ec5fbb 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all/UI.js
+++ b/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all/UI.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ deluge.ui = {
 	},
 
 	update: function() {
-		var filters = deluge.sidebar.getFilters();
+		var filters = deluge.sidebar.getFilterStates();
 		deluge.client.web.update_ui(Deluge.Keys.Grid, filters, {
 			success: this.onUpdate,
 			failure: this.onUpdateError,