diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/filtering_tab.js b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/filtering_tab.js
index 0a630a61b..495ea7e29 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/filtering_tab.js
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/filtering_tab.js
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ const FilteringTab = {
     checkRegexValid (id) {
       const filter = this.muteFiltersObject[id]
       if (filter.type !== 'regexp') return true
+      if (filter.type !== 'user_regexp') return true
       const { value } = filter
       let valid = true
       try {
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/filtering_tab.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/filtering_tab.vue
index ddbcef536..052e17256 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/filtering_tab.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/filtering_tab.vue
@@ -128,6 +128,12 @@
                   <option value="regexp">
                     {{ $t('settings.filter.regexp') }}
                   </option>
+                  <option value="user">
+                    {{ $t('settings.filter.user') }}
+                  </option>
+                  <option value="user_regexp">
+                    {{ $t('settings.filter.user_regexp') }}
+                  </option>
                 </Select>
               </div>
               <div class="filter-value filter-field">
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index da2d79a69..37f52a89f 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -416,6 +416,8 @@
       "type": "Filter type",
       "regexp": "RegExp",
       "plain": "Simple",
+      "user": "User (Simple)",
+      "user_regexp": "User (RegExp)",
       "hide": "Hide completely",
       "name": "Name",
       "value": "Value",
diff --git a/src/services/status_parser/status_parser.js b/src/services/status_parser/status_parser.js
index 64be68d78..187815daa 100644
--- a/src/services/status_parser/status_parser.js
+++ b/src/services/status_parser/status_parser.js
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 export const muteFilterHits = (muteFilters, status) => {
   const statusText = status.text.toLowerCase()
   const statusSummary = status.summary.toLowerCase()
+  const replyToUser = status.in_reply_to_screen_name?.toLowerCase()
+  const poster = status.user.screen_name.toLowerCase()
+  const mentions = (status.attentions || []).map(att => att.screen_name.toLowerCase())
+
+  console.log(status)
 
   return muteFilters.toSorted((a,b) => b.order - a.order).map(filter => {
     const { hide, expires, name, value, type, enabled} = filter
@@ -25,6 +30,31 @@ export const muteFilterHits = (muteFilters, status) => {
           return false
         }
       }
+      case 'user': {
+        if (
+          poster.includes(value) ||
+            replyToUser.includes(value) ||
+            mentions.some(mention => mention.includes(value))
+        ) {
+          return { hide, name }
+        }
+        break
+      }
+      case 'user_regexp': {
+        try {
+          const re = new RegExp(value, 'i')
+          if (
+            re.test(poster) ||
+              re.test(replyToUser) ||
+              mentions.some(mention => re.test(mention))
+          ) {
+            return { hide, name }
+          }
+          return false
+        } catch {
+          return false
+        }
+      }
     }
   }).filter(_ => _)
 }