diff --git a/src/lib/waku.ts b/src/lib/waku.ts
index a9b66d8d0f..3df90f8476 100644
--- a/src/lib/waku.ts
+++ b/src/lib/waku.ts
@@ -265,6 +265,9 @@ export class Waku {
     if (_protocols.includes(Protocols.LightPush)) {
       codecs.push(LightPushCodec);
     }
+    if (_protocols.includes(Protocols.Filter)) {
+      codecs.push(FilterCodec);
+    }
 
     return this.libp2p.dialProtocol(peer, codecs);
   }