diff --git a/src/base/preferences.cpp b/src/base/preferences.cpp
index bacaa4add..1e8e943d3 100644
--- a/src/base/preferences.cpp
+++ b/src/base/preferences.cpp
@@ -1256,22 +1256,24 @@ void Preferences::setMainGeometry(const QByteArray &geometry)
     setValue(u"MainWindow/geometry"_qs, geometry);
 }
 
-QByteArray Preferences::getMainVSplitterState() const
+bool Preferences::isFiltersSidebarVisible() const
 {
-#if (QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0))
-    return value<QByteArray>(u"GUI/Qt6/MainWindow/VSplitterState"_qs);
-#else
-    return value<QByteArray>(u"MainWindow/qt5/vsplitterState"_qs);
-#endif
+    return value(u"GUI/MainWindow/FiltersSidebarVisible"_qs, true);
 }
 
-void Preferences::setMainVSplitterState(const QByteArray &state)
+void Preferences::setFiltersSidebarVisible(const bool value)
 {
-#if (QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0))
-    setValue(u"GUI/Qt6/MainWindow/VSplitterState"_qs, state);
-#else
-    setValue(u"MainWindow/qt5/vsplitterState"_qs, state);
-#endif
+    setValue(u"GUI/MainWindow/FiltersSidebarVisible"_qs, value);
+}
+
+int Preferences::getFiltersSidebarWidth() const
+{
+    return value(u"GUI/MainWindow/FiltersSidebarWidth"_qs, 120);
+}
+
+void Preferences::setFiltersSidebarWidth(const int value)
+{
+    setValue(u"GUI/MainWindow/FiltersSidebarWidth"_qs, value);
 }
 
 Path Preferences::getMainLastDir() const
diff --git a/src/base/preferences.h b/src/base/preferences.h
index 8186d5175..9bfa3add4 100644
--- a/src/base/preferences.h
+++ b/src/base/preferences.h
@@ -340,8 +340,10 @@ public:
     void setAcceptedLegal(bool accepted);
     QByteArray getMainGeometry() const;
     void setMainGeometry(const QByteArray &geometry);
-    QByteArray getMainVSplitterState() const;
-    void setMainVSplitterState(const QByteArray &state);
+    bool isFiltersSidebarVisible() const;
+    void setFiltersSidebarVisible(bool value);
+    int getFiltersSidebarWidth() const;
+    void setFiltersSidebarWidth(int value);
     Path getMainLastDir() const;
     void setMainLastDir(const Path &path);
     QByteArray getPeerListState() const;
diff --git a/src/gui/mainwindow.cpp b/src/gui/mainwindow.cpp
index db2884e96..fc7094389 100644
--- a/src/gui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -223,13 +223,10 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
     // m_transferListWidget->setStyleSheet("QTreeView {border: none;}");  // borderless
     m_propertiesWidget = new PropertiesWidget(hSplitter);
     connect(m_transferListWidget, &TransferListWidget::currentTorrentChanged, m_propertiesWidget, &PropertiesWidget::loadTorrentInfos);
-    m_transferListFiltersWidget = new TransferListFiltersWidget(m_splitter, m_transferListWidget, isDownloadTrackerFavicon());
     hSplitter->addWidget(m_transferListWidget);
     hSplitter->addWidget(m_propertiesWidget);
-    m_splitter->addWidget(m_transferListFiltersWidget);
     m_splitter->addWidget(hSplitter);
-    m_splitter->setCollapsible(0, true);
-    m_splitter->setCollapsible(1, false);
+    m_splitter->setCollapsible(0, false);
     m_tabs->addTab(m_splitter,
 #ifndef Q_OS_MACOS
         UIThemeManager::instance()->getIcon(u"folder-remote"_qs),
@@ -238,12 +235,8 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
 
     connect(m_searchFilter, &LineEdit::textChanged, m_transferListWidget, &TransferListWidget::applyNameFilter);
     connect(hSplitter, &QSplitter::splitterMoved, this, &MainWindow::writeSettings);
-    connect(m_splitter, &QSplitter::splitterMoved, this, &MainWindow::writeSettings);
+    connect(m_splitter, &QSplitter::splitterMoved, this, &MainWindow::writeSplitterSettings);
     connect(BitTorrent::Session::instance(), &BitTorrent::Session::trackersChanged, m_propertiesWidget, &PropertiesWidget::loadTrackers);
-    connect(BitTorrent::Session::instance(), &BitTorrent::Session::trackersAdded, m_transferListFiltersWidget, &TransferListFiltersWidget::addTrackers);
-    connect(BitTorrent::Session::instance(), &BitTorrent::Session::trackersRemoved, m_transferListFiltersWidget, &TransferListFiltersWidget::removeTrackers);
-    connect(BitTorrent::Session::instance(), &BitTorrent::Session::trackerlessStateChanged, m_transferListFiltersWidget, &TransferListFiltersWidget::changeTrackerless);
-    connect(BitTorrent::Session::instance(), &BitTorrent::Session::trackerEntriesUpdated, m_transferListFiltersWidget, &TransferListFiltersWidget::trackerEntriesUpdated);
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_MACOS
     // Increase top spacing to avoid tab overlapping
@@ -435,6 +428,20 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
 
     m_propertiesWidget->readSettings();
 
+    const bool isFiltersSidebarVisible = pref->isFiltersSidebarVisible();
+    m_ui->actionShowFiltersSidebar->setChecked(isFiltersSidebarVisible);
+    if (isFiltersSidebarVisible)
+    {
+        showFiltersSidebar(true);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        m_transferListWidget->applyStatusFilter(pref->getTransSelFilter());
+        m_transferListWidget->applyCategoryFilter(QString());
+        m_transferListWidget->applyTagFilter(QString());
+        m_transferListWidget->applyTrackerFilterAll();
+    }
+
     // Start watching the executable for updates
     m_executableWatcher = new QFileSystemWatcher(this);
     connect(m_executableWatcher, &QFileSystemWatcher::fileChanged, this, &MainWindow::notifyOfUpdate);
@@ -538,7 +545,8 @@ bool MainWindow::isDownloadTrackerFavicon() const
 
 void MainWindow::setDownloadTrackerFavicon(const bool value)
 {
-    m_transferListFiltersWidget->setDownloadTrackerFavicon(value);
+    if (m_transferListFiltersWidget)
+        m_transferListFiltersWidget->setDownloadTrackerFavicon(value);
     m_storeDownloadTrackerFavicon = value;
 }
 
@@ -784,11 +792,16 @@ void MainWindow::writeSettings()
 {
     Preferences *const pref = Preferences::instance();
     pref->setMainGeometry(saveGeometry());
-    // Splitter size
-    pref->setMainVSplitterState(m_splitter->saveState());
     m_propertiesWidget->saveSettings();
 }
 
+void MainWindow::writeSplitterSettings()
+{
+    Q_ASSERT(m_splitter->widget(0) == m_transferListFiltersWidget);
+    Preferences *const pref = Preferences::instance();
+    pref->setFiltersSidebarWidth(m_splitter->sizes()[0]);
+}
+
 void MainWindow::cleanup()
 {
     writeSettings();
@@ -817,12 +830,6 @@ void MainWindow::readSettings()
     const QByteArray mainGeo = pref->getMainGeometry();
     if (!mainGeo.isEmpty() && restoreGeometry(mainGeo))
         m_posInitialized = true;
-    const QByteArray splitterState = pref->getMainVSplitterState();
-    if (splitterState.isEmpty())
-        // Default sizes
-        m_splitter->setSizes({ 120, m_splitter->width() - 120 });
-    else
-        m_splitter->restoreState(splitterState);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::balloonClicked()
@@ -1475,6 +1482,33 @@ void MainWindow::showStatusBar(bool show)
     }
 }
 
+void MainWindow::showFiltersSidebar(const bool show)
+{
+    Preferences *const pref = Preferences::instance();
+
+    if (show && !m_transferListFiltersWidget)
+    {
+        const int width = pref->getFiltersSidebarWidth();
+        m_transferListFiltersWidget = new TransferListFiltersWidget(m_splitter, m_transferListWidget, isDownloadTrackerFavicon());
+        m_splitter->insertWidget(0, m_transferListFiltersWidget);
+        m_splitter->setCollapsible(0, true);
+        m_splitter->setSizes({width, (m_splitter->width() - width)});
+
+        connect(BitTorrent::Session::instance(), &BitTorrent::Session::trackersAdded, m_transferListFiltersWidget, &TransferListFiltersWidget::addTrackers);
+        connect(BitTorrent::Session::instance(), &BitTorrent::Session::trackersRemoved, m_transferListFiltersWidget, &TransferListFiltersWidget::removeTrackers);
+        connect(BitTorrent::Session::instance(), &BitTorrent::Session::trackerlessStateChanged, m_transferListFiltersWidget, &TransferListFiltersWidget::changeTrackerless);
+        connect(BitTorrent::Session::instance(), &BitTorrent::Session::trackerEntriesUpdated, m_transferListFiltersWidget, &TransferListFiltersWidget::trackerEntriesUpdated);
+    }
+    else if (!show && m_transferListFiltersWidget)
+    {
+        Q_ASSERT(m_splitter->widget(0) == m_transferListFiltersWidget);
+
+        pref->setFiltersSidebarWidth(m_splitter->sizes()[0]);
+        delete m_transferListFiltersWidget;
+        m_transferListFiltersWidget = nullptr;
+    }
+}
+
 void MainWindow::loadPreferences()
 {
     const Preferences *pref = Preferences::instance();
@@ -1801,6 +1835,13 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionShowStatusbar_triggered()
     showStatusBar(isVisible);
 }
 
+void MainWindow::on_actionShowFiltersSidebar_triggered(const bool checked)
+{
+    Preferences *const pref = Preferences::instance();
+    pref->setFiltersSidebarVisible(checked);
+    showFiltersSidebar(checked);
+}
+
 void MainWindow::on_actionSpeedInTitleBar_triggered()
 {
     m_displaySpeedInTitle = static_cast<QAction *>(sender())->isChecked();
diff --git a/src/gui/mainwindow.h b/src/gui/mainwindow.h
index 52c5252c8..a14894a65 100644
--- a/src/gui/mainwindow.h
+++ b/src/gui/mainwindow.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ private slots:
     void showFilterContextMenu();
     void balloonClicked();
     void writeSettings();
+    void writeSplitterSettings();
     void readSettings();
     void fullDiskError(BitTorrent::Torrent *const torrent, const QString &msg) const;
     void handleDownloadFromUrlFailure(const QString &, const QString &) const;
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ private slots:
     void on_actionSpeedInTitleBar_triggered();
     void on_actionTopToolBar_triggered();
     void on_actionShowStatusbar_triggered();
+    void on_actionShowFiltersSidebar_triggered(bool checked);
     void on_actionDonateMoney_triggered();
     void on_actionExecutionLogs_triggered(bool checked);
     void on_actionNormalMessages_triggered(bool checked);
@@ -214,6 +216,7 @@ private:
     void displaySearchTab(bool enable);
     void createTorrentTriggered(const Path &path);
     void showStatusBar(bool show);
+    void showFiltersSidebar(bool show);
 
     Ui::MainWindow *m_ui;
 
@@ -234,7 +237,7 @@ private:
     QPointer<QMenu> m_trayIconMenu;
 
     TransferListWidget *m_transferListWidget;
-    TransferListFiltersWidget *m_transferListFiltersWidget;
+    TransferListFiltersWidget *m_transferListFiltersWidget = nullptr;
     PropertiesWidget *m_propertiesWidget;
     bool m_displaySpeedInTitle;
     bool m_forceExit = false;
diff --git a/src/gui/mainwindow.ui b/src/gui/mainwindow.ui
index a3e17d0db..1a8d7d259 100644
--- a/src/gui/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/src/gui/mainwindow.ui
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
     <addaction name="separator"/>
     <addaction name="actionTopToolBar"/>
     <addaction name="actionShowStatusbar"/>
+    <addaction name="actionShowFiltersSidebar"/>
     <addaction name="actionSpeedInTitleBar"/>
     <addaction name="separator"/>
     <addaction name="actionSearchWidget"/>
@@ -307,6 +308,14 @@
     <string>Status &amp;Bar</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="actionShowFiltersSidebar">
+   <property name="checkable">
+    <bool>true</bool>
+   </property>
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Filters Sidebar</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
   <action name="actionSpeedInTitleBar">
    <property name="checkable">
     <bool>true</bool>
diff --git a/src/webui/www/private/index.html b/src/webui/www/private/index.html
index 0726ce732..0bd78fa6b 100644
--- a/src/webui/www/private/index.html
+++ b/src/webui/www/private/index.html
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
                         <ul>
                             <li><a id="showTopToolbarLink"><img class="MyMenuIcon" src="icons/checked.svg" alt="QBT_TR(Top Toolbar)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=MainWindow]" width="16" height="16" />QBT_TR(Top Toolbar)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=MainWindow]</a></li>
                             <li><a id="showStatusBarLink"><img class="MyMenuIcon" src="icons/checked.svg" alt="QBT_TR(Status Bar)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=MainWindow]" width="16" height="16" />QBT_TR(Status Bar)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=MainWindow]</a></li>
+                            <li><a id="showFiltersSidebarLink"><img class="MyMenuIcon" src="icons/checked.svg" alt="QBT_TR(Filters Sidebar)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=MainWindow]" width="16" height="16" />QBT_TR(Filters Sidebar)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=MainWindow]</a></li>
                             <li><a id="speedInBrowserTitleBarLink"><img class="MyMenuIcon" src="icons/checked.svg" alt="QBT_TR(Speed in Title Bar)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=MainWindow]" width="16" height="16" />QBT_TR(Speed in Title Bar)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=MainWindow]</a></li>
                             <li class="divider"><a id="showSearchEngineLink"><img class="MyMenuIcon" src="icons/checked.svg" alt="QBT_TR(Search Engine)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=MainWindow]" width="16" height="16" />QBT_TR(Search Engine)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=MainWindow]</a></li>
                             <li><a id="showRssReaderLink"><img class="MyMenuIcon" src="icons/checked.svg" alt="QBT_TR(RSS)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=MainWindow]" width="16" height="16" />QBT_TR(RSS Reader)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=MainWindow]</a></li>
diff --git a/src/webui/www/private/scripts/client.js b/src/webui/www/private/scripts/client.js
index 94b9ec558..63ff6ac23 100644
--- a/src/webui/www/private/scripts/client.js
+++ b/src/webui/www/private/scripts/client.js
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ const loadSelectedTracker = function() {
 };
 loadSelectedTracker();
 
+const getShowFiltersSidebar = function() {
+    // Show Filters Sidebar is enabled by default
+    const show = LocalPreferences.get('show_filters_sidebar');
+    return (show === null) || (show === 'true');
+}
+
 function genHash(string) {
     // origins:
     // https://stackoverflow.com/a/8831937
@@ -284,6 +290,13 @@ window.addEvent('load', function() {
         $('desktopFooterWrapper').addClass('invisible');
     }
 
+    const showFiltersSidebar = getShowFiltersSidebar();
+    if (!showFiltersSidebar) {
+        $('showFiltersSidebarLink').firstChild.style.opacity = '0';
+        $('filtersColumn').addClass('invisible');
+        $('filtersColumn_handle').addClass('invisible');
+    }
+
     let speedInTitle = LocalPreferences.get('speed_in_browser_title_bar') == "true";
     if (!speedInTitle)
         $('speedInBrowserTitleBarLink').firstChild.style.opacity = '0';
@@ -855,6 +868,22 @@ window.addEvent('load', function() {
         registerMagnetHandler();
     });
 
+    $('showFiltersSidebarLink').addEvent('click', function(e) {
+        const showFiltersSidebar = !getShowFiltersSidebar();
+        LocalPreferences.set('show_filters_sidebar', showFiltersSidebar.toString());
+        if (showFiltersSidebar) {
+            $('showFiltersSidebarLink').firstChild.style.opacity = '1';
+            $('filtersColumn').removeClass('invisible');
+            $('filtersColumn_handle').removeClass('invisible');
+        }
+        else {
+            $('showFiltersSidebarLink').firstChild.style.opacity = '0';
+            $('filtersColumn').addClass('invisible');
+            $('filtersColumn_handle').addClass('invisible');
+        }
+        MochaUI.Desktop.setDesktopSize();
+    });
+
     $('speedInBrowserTitleBarLink').addEvent('click', function(e) {
         speedInTitle = !speedInTitle;
         LocalPreferences.set('speed_in_browser_title_bar', speedInTitle.toString());