diff --git a/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all/Sidebar.js b/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all/Sidebar.js
index 8a72e883e..7b81cec5b 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all/Sidebar.js
+++ b/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all/Sidebar.js
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ Deluge.Sidebar = Ext.extend(Ext.Panel, {
 		panel.on('selectionchange', function(view, nodes) {
 			deluge.ui.update();
 		});
+		panel.on('show', function() {
+			if (!deluge.config.sidebar_multiple_filters) {
+				deluge.ui.update();
+			}
+		});
 		this.add(panel);
 	
 		this.doLayout();
@@ -94,12 +99,21 @@ Deluge.Sidebar = Ext.extend(Ext.Panel, {
 	getFilterStates: function() {
 		var states = {}
 
-		// Grab the filters from each of the filter panels
-		this.items.each(function(panel) {
-			var state = panel.getState();
-			if (!state == null) return;
-			states[panel.filterType] = state;
-		}, this);
+		if (deluge.config.sidebar_multiple_filters) {
+			// Grab the filters from each of the filter panels
+			this.items.each(function(panel) {
+				var state = panel.getState();
+				if (!state == null) return;
+				states[panel.filterType] = state;
+			}, this);
+		} else {
+			var panel = this.getLayout().activeItem;
+			if (panel) {
+				var state = panel.getState();
+				if (!state == null) return;
+				states[panel.filterType] = state;
+			}
+		}
 
 		return states;
 	},
diff --git a/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all/preferences/InterfacePage.js b/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all/preferences/InterfacePage.js
index 0eecaa477..c09d36660 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all/preferences/InterfacePage.js
+++ b/deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all/preferences/InterfacePage.js
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ Deluge.preferences.Interface = Ext.extend(Ext.form.FormPanel, {
 			labelSeparator: '',
 			boxLabel: _('Show filters with zero torrents')
 		}));
-		optMan.bind('sidebar_show_trackers', fieldset.add({
-			name: 'sidebar_show_trackers',
+		optMan.bind('sidebar_multiple_filters', fieldset.add({
+			name: 'sidebar_multiple_filters',
 			height: 22,
 			fieldLabel: '',
 			labelSeparator: '',
-			boxLabel: _('Show trackers with zero torrents')
+			boxLabel: _('Allow the use of multiple filters at once')
 		}));
 		
 		fieldset = this.add({
diff --git a/deluge/ui/web/server.py b/deluge/ui/web/server.py
index decd96301..a89449bb7 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/web/server.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/web/server.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ CONFIG_DEFAULTS = {
 
     # UI Settings
     "sidebar_show_zero": False,
-    "sidebar_show_trackers": False,
+    "sidebar_multiple_filters": True,
     "show_session_speed": False,
     "show_sidebar": True,
     "theme": "gray",
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ CONFIG_DEFAULTS = {
 }
 
 UI_CONFIG_KEYS = (
-    "theme", "sidebar_show_zero", "sidebar_show_trackers",
+    "theme", "sidebar_show_zero", "sidebar_multiple_filters",
     "show_session_speed", "base", "first_login"
 )