diff --git a/src/btop_shared.cpp b/src/btop_shared.cpp
index b159a97..f4d86c9 100644
--- a/src/btop_shared.cpp
+++ b/src/btop_shared.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ tab-size = 4
 */
 
 #include <ranges>
+#include <regex>
+#include <string>
 
 #include "btop_config.hpp"
 #include "btop_shared.hpp"
@@ -111,6 +113,22 @@ namespace Proc {
 		}
 	}
 
+	bool matches_filter(const proc_info& proc, const std::string& filter) {
+		if (filter.starts_with("!")) {
+			if (filter.size() == 1) {
+				return true;
+			}
+			std::regex regex{filter.substr(1), std::regex::extended};
+			return std::regex_search(std::to_string(proc.pid), regex) ||
+				   std::regex_search(proc.name, regex) || std::regex_match(proc.cmd, regex) ||
+				   std::regex_search(proc.user, regex);
+		} else {
+			return s_contains(std::to_string(proc.pid), filter) ||
+				   s_contains_ic(proc.name, filter) || s_contains_ic(proc.cmd, filter) ||
+				   s_contains_ic(proc.user, filter);
+		}
+	}
+
 	void _tree_gen(proc_info& cur_proc, vector<proc_info>& in_procs, vector<tree_proc>& out_procs,
 		int cur_depth, bool collapsed, const string& filter, bool found, bool no_update, bool should_filter) {
 		auto cur_pos = out_procs.size();
@@ -118,10 +136,7 @@ namespace Proc {
 
 		//? If filtering, include children of matching processes
 		if (not found and (should_filter or not filter.empty())) {
-			if (not s_contains(std::to_string(cur_proc.pid), filter)
-			and not s_contains_ic(cur_proc.name, filter)
-			and not s_contains_ic(cur_proc.cmd, filter)
-			and not s_contains_ic(cur_proc.user, filter)) {
+			if (!matches_filter(cur_proc, filter)) {
 				filtering = true;
 				cur_proc.filtered = true;
 				filter_found++;
diff --git a/src/btop_shared.hpp b/src/btop_shared.hpp
index f927e05..0a8f452 100644
--- a/src/btop_shared.hpp
+++ b/src/btop_shared.hpp
@@ -424,6 +424,8 @@ namespace Proc {
 	void tree_sort(vector<tree_proc>& proc_vec, const string& sorting,
 				   bool reverse, int& c_index, const int index_max, bool collapsed = false);
 
+	bool matches_filter(const proc_info& proc, const std::string& filter);
+
 	//* Generate process tree list
 	void _tree_gen(proc_info& cur_proc, vector<proc_info>& in_procs, vector<tree_proc>& out_procs,
 				   int cur_depth, bool collapsed, const string& filter,
diff --git a/src/freebsd/btop_collect.cpp b/src/freebsd/btop_collect.cpp
index a99f8df..b4034c7 100644
--- a/src/freebsd/btop_collect.cpp
+++ b/src/freebsd/btop_collect.cpp
@@ -1239,18 +1239,13 @@ namespace Proc {
 			filter_found = 0;
 			for (auto& p : current_procs) {
 				if (not tree and not filter.empty()) {
-						if (not s_contains_ic(to_string(p.pid), filter)
-						and not s_contains_ic(p.name, filter)
-						and not s_contains_ic(p.cmd, filter)
-						and not s_contains_ic(p.user, filter)) {
-							p.filtered = true;
-							filter_found++;
-							}
-						else {
-							p.filtered = false;
-						}
+					if (!matches_filter(p, filter)) {
+						p.filtered = true;
+						filter_found++;
+					} else {
+						p.filtered = false;
 					}
-				else {
+				} else {
 					p.filtered = false;
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/src/linux/btop_collect.cpp b/src/linux/btop_collect.cpp
index cd52200..6154725 100644
--- a/src/linux/btop_collect.cpp
+++ b/src/linux/btop_collect.cpp
@@ -2797,18 +2797,13 @@ namespace Proc {
 			filter_found = 0;
 			for (auto& p : current_procs) {
 				if (not tree and not filter.empty()) {
-						if (not s_contains_ic(to_string(p.pid), filter)
-						and not s_contains_ic(p.name, filter)
-						and not s_contains_ic(p.cmd, filter)
-						and not s_contains_ic(p.user, filter)) {
-							p.filtered = true;
-							filter_found++;
-							}
-						else {
-							p.filtered = false;
-						}
+					if (!matches_filter(p, filter)) {
+						p.filtered = true;
+						filter_found++;
+					} else {
+						p.filtered = false;
 					}
-				else {
+				} else {
 					p.filtered = false;
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/src/openbsd/btop_collect.cpp b/src/openbsd/btop_collect.cpp
index 9b3e1f2..a8c395e 100644
--- a/src/openbsd/btop_collect.cpp
+++ b/src/openbsd/btop_collect.cpp
@@ -1171,18 +1171,13 @@ namespace Proc {
 			filter_found = 0;
 			for (auto& p : current_procs) {
 				if (not tree and not filter.empty()) {
-						if (not s_contains_ic(to_string(p.pid), filter)
-						and not s_contains_ic(p.name, filter)
-						and not s_contains_ic(p.cmd, filter)
-						and not s_contains_ic(p.user, filter)) {
-							p.filtered = true;
-							filter_found++;
-							}
-						else {
-							p.filtered = false;
-						}
+					if (!matches_filter(p, filter)) {
+						p.filtered = true;
+						filter_found++;
+					} else {
+						p.filtered = false;
 					}
-				else {
+				} else {
 					p.filtered = false;
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/src/osx/btop_collect.cpp b/src/osx/btop_collect.cpp
index 1b752ad..8c65705 100644
--- a/src/osx/btop_collect.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/btop_collect.cpp
@@ -1305,7 +1305,7 @@ namespace Proc {
 			filter_found = 0;
 			for (auto &p : current_procs) {
 				if (not tree and not filter.empty()) {
-					if (not s_contains_ic(to_string(p.pid), filter) and not s_contains_ic(p.name, filter) and not s_contains_ic(p.cmd, filter) and not s_contains_ic(p.user, filter)) {
+					if (!matches_filter(p, filter)) {
 						p.filtered = true;
 						filter_found++;
 					} else {