diff --git a/http/api/event.go b/http/api/event.go
index 2e6c7448..52ea2205 100644
--- a/http/api/event.go
+++ b/http/api/event.go
@@ -51,7 +51,20 @@ func (e *Event) Marshal(le *log.Event) {
 }
 
 func (e *Event) Filter(ef *EventFilter) bool {
-	for k, r := range ef.data {
+	if ef.reMessage != nil {
+		if !ef.reMessage.MatchString(e.Message) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	if ef.reLevel != nil {
+		level := log.Level(e.Level).String()
+		if !ef.reLevel.MatchString(level) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	for k, r := range ef.reData {
 		v, ok := e.Data[k]
 		if !ok {
 			continue
@@ -67,8 +80,13 @@ func (e *Event) Filter(ef *EventFilter) bool {
 
 type EventFilter struct {
 	Component string            `json:"event"`
+	Message   string            `json:"message"`
+	Level     string            `json:"level"`
 	Data      map[string]string `json:"data"`
-	data      map[string]*regexp.Regexp
+
+	reMessage *regexp.Regexp
+	reLevel   *regexp.Regexp
+	reData    map[string]*regexp.Regexp
 }
 
 type EventFilters struct {
@@ -76,15 +94,33 @@ type EventFilters struct {
 }
 
 func (ef *EventFilter) Compile() error {
-	ef.data = make(map[string]*regexp.Regexp)
-
-	for k, v := range ef.Data {
-		r, err := regexp.Compile(v)
+	if len(ef.Message) != 0 {
+		r, err := regexp.Compile("(?i)" + ef.Message)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		ef.data[k] = r
+		ef.reMessage = r
+	}
+
+	if len(ef.Level) != 0 {
+		r, err := regexp.Compile("(?i)" + ef.Level)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		ef.reLevel = r
+	}
+
+	ef.reData = make(map[string]*regexp.Regexp)
+
+	for k, v := range ef.Data {
+		r, err := regexp.Compile("(?i)" + v)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		ef.reData[k] = r
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/http/api/event_test.go b/http/api/event_test.go
index b5207e53..08375786 100644
--- a/http/api/event_test.go
+++ b/http/api/event_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 func TestEventFilter(t *testing.T) {
 	event := Event{
 		Timestamp: 1234,
-		Level:     0,
+		Level:     3,
 		Component: "foobar",
 		Message:   "none",
 		Data: map[string]string{
@@ -17,6 +17,42 @@ func TestEventFilter(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
+	filter := EventFilter{
+		Component: "foobar",
+		Level:     "info",
+		Message:   "none",
+	}
+
+	err := filter.Compile()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	res := event.Filter(&filter)
+	require.True(t, res)
+
+	filter = EventFilter{
+		Component: "foobar",
+		Level:     "warn",
+		Message:   "none",
+	}
+
+	err = filter.Compile()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	res = event.Filter(&filter)
+	require.False(t, res)
+
+	filter = EventFilter{
+		Component: "foobar",
+		Level:     "info",
+		Message:   "done",
+	}
+
+	err = filter.Compile()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	res = event.Filter(&filter)
+	require.False(t, res)
+
 	foobarfilter := EventFilter{
 		Component: "foobar",
 		Data: map[string]string{
@@ -24,9 +60,12 @@ func TestEventFilter(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	err := foobarfilter.Compile()
+	err = foobarfilter.Compile()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
+	res = event.Filter(&foobarfilter)
+	require.True(t, res)
+
 	foobazfilter := EventFilter{
 		Component: "foobaz",
 		Data: map[string]string{
@@ -37,9 +76,36 @@ func TestEventFilter(t *testing.T) {
 	err = foobazfilter.Compile()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	res := event.Filter(&foobarfilter)
-	require.True(t, res)
-
 	res = event.Filter(&foobazfilter)
 	require.False(t, res)
 }
+
+func BenchmarkEventFilters(b *testing.B) {
+	event := Event{
+		Timestamp: 1234,
+		Level:     3,
+		Component: "foobar",
+		Message:   "none",
+		Data: map[string]string{
+			"foo": "bar",
+		},
+	}
+
+	levelfilter := EventFilter{
+		Component: "foobar",
+		Level:     "info",
+		Data: map[string]string{
+			"foo": "^b.*$",
+		},
+	}
+
+	err := levelfilter.Compile()
+	require.NoError(b, err)
+
+	res := event.Filter(&levelfilter)
+	require.True(b, res)
+
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		event.Filter(&levelfilter)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/http/handler/api/events.go b/http/handler/api/events.go
index f86d6729..d90c74b0 100644
--- a/http/handler/api/events.go
+++ b/http/handler/api/events.go
@@ -13,13 +13,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
 )
 
-// The EventsHandler type provides handler functions for retrieving details
-// about the API version and build infos.
+// The EventsHandler type provides handler functions for retrieving event.
 type EventsHandler struct {
 	events log.ChannelWriter
 }
 
-// NewEvents returns a new About type
+// NewEvents returns a new EventsHandler type
 func NewEvents(events log.ChannelWriter) *EventsHandler {
 	return &EventsHandler{
 		events: events,