diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/search/SearchFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/search/SearchFragment.java
index 5175e0096..ce0334135 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/search/SearchFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/search/SearchFragment.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.list.search;
 import static androidx.recyclerview.widget.ItemTouchHelper.Callback.makeMovementFlags;
 import static org.schabi.newpipe.ktx.ViewUtils.animate;
 import static org.schabi.newpipe.util.ExtractorHelper.showMetaInfoInTextView;
-import static java.util.Arrays.asList;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.Context;
@@ -34,10 +33,13 @@ import androidx.appcompat.app.ActionBar;
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AlertDialog;
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.TooltipCompat;
 import androidx.core.text.HtmlCompat;
+import androidx.fragment.app.DialogFragment;
+import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager;
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.ItemTouchHelper;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
 
+import org.schabi.newpipe.App;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.databinding.FragmentSearchBinding;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.error.ErrorInfo;
@@ -50,12 +52,15 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.MetaInfo;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.NewPipe;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.Page;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.StreamingService;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.ExtractionException;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.search.SearchExtractor;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.search.SearchInfo;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.peertube.linkHandler.PeertubeSearchQueryHandlerFactory;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.linkHandler.YoutubeSearchQueryHandlerFactory;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.search.filter.FilterItem;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.BackPressable;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.list.BaseListFragment;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.list.search.filter.BaseSearchFilterDialogFragment;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.list.search.filter.SearchFilterDialogFragment;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.list.search.filter.SearchFilterLogic;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.ktx.AnimationType;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.ktx.ExceptionUtils;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.local.history.HistoryRecordManager;
@@ -65,14 +70,11 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.util.DeviceUtils;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.ExtractorHelper;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.KeyboardUtil;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.NavigationHelper;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.util.ServiceHelper;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Queue;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
@@ -87,7 +89,8 @@ import io.reactivex.rxjava3.schedulers.Schedulers;
 import io.reactivex.rxjava3.subjects.PublishSubject;
 
 public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchInfo, ListExtractor.InfoItemsPage<?>>
-        implements BackPressable {
+        implements BackPressable, SearchFilterLogic.Callback,
+        BaseSearchFilterDialogFragment.Listener {
     /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // Search
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
@@ -105,9 +108,6 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchInfo, ListExtractor.I
     private static final int SUGGESTIONS_DEBOUNCE = 120; //ms
     private final PublishSubject<String> suggestionPublisher = PublishSubject.create();
 
-    @State
-    int filterItemCheckedId = -1;
-
     @State
     protected int serviceId = Constants.NO_SERVICE_ID;
 
@@ -115,15 +115,9 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchInfo, ListExtractor.I
     @State
     String searchString;
 
-    /**
-     * No content filter should add like contentFilter = all
-     * be aware of this when implementing an extractor.
-     */
-    @State
-    String[] contentFilter = new String[0];
+    List<FilterItem> selectedContentFilter = new ArrayList<>();
 
-    @State
-    String sortFilter;
+    List<FilterItem> selectedSortFilter = new ArrayList<>();
 
     // these represents the last search
     @State
@@ -141,7 +135,6 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchInfo, ListExtractor.I
     @State
     boolean wasSearchFocused = false;
 
-    @Nullable private Map<Integer, String> menuItemToFilterName = null;
     private StreamingService service;
     private Page nextPage;
     private boolean showLocalSuggestions = true;
@@ -170,9 +163,15 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchInfo, ListExtractor.I
 
     private TextWatcher textWatcher;
 
+    @State
+    public ArrayList<Integer> userSelectedContentFilterList;
+
+    @State
+    ArrayList<Integer> userSelectedSortFilterList = null;
+
     public static SearchFragment getInstance(final int serviceId, final String searchString) {
         final SearchFragment searchFragment = new SearchFragment();
-        searchFragment.setQuery(serviceId, searchString, new String[0], "");
+        searchFragment.setQuery(serviceId, searchString, null, null);
 
         if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(searchString)) {
             searchFragment.setSearchOnResume();
@@ -205,11 +204,44 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchInfo, ListExtractor.I
     }
 
     @Override
-    public View onCreateView(final LayoutInflater inflater, @Nullable final ViewGroup container,
+    public View onCreateView(@NonNull final LayoutInflater inflater,
+                             @Nullable final ViewGroup container,
                              @Nullable final Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+
+        if (userSelectedContentFilterList == null) {
+            userSelectedContentFilterList = new ArrayList<>();
+        }
+
+        if (userSelectedSortFilterList == null) {
+            userSelectedSortFilterList = new ArrayList<>();
+        }
+        initializeFilterData();
+        updateService();
         return inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_search, container, false);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * initialize the initial content and sort filter Lists with defaults
+     * or previously with Icepick stored data.
+     */
+    protected void initializeFilterData() {
+        try {
+            final SearchFilterLogic logic =
+                    new SearchFilterLogic(NewPipe.getService(serviceId).getSearchQHFactory(), null);
+            logic.restorePreviouslySelectedFilters(
+                    userSelectedContentFilterList,
+                    userSelectedSortFilterList);
+
+            userSelectedContentFilterList = logic.getSelectedContentFilters();
+            userSelectedSortFilterList = logic.getSelectedSortFilters();
+            selectedContentFilter = logic.getSelectedContentFilterItems();
+            selectedSortFilter = logic.getSelectedSortFiltersItems();
+        } catch (final ExtractionException e) {
+            ErrorUtil.showUiErrorSnackbar(this,
+                    "No filtering possible. Getting service for id " + serviceId, e);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onViewCreated(@NonNull final View rootView, final Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         searchBinding = FragmentSearchBinding.bind(rootView);
@@ -265,11 +297,11 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchInfo, ListExtractor.I
 
         if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(searchString)) {
             if (wasLoading.getAndSet(false)) {
-                search(searchString, contentFilter, sortFilter);
+                search(searchString, selectedContentFilter, selectedSortFilter);
                 return;
             } else if (infoListAdapter.getItemsList().isEmpty()) {
                 if (savedState == null) {
-                    search(searchString, contentFilter, sortFilter);
+                    search(searchString, selectedContentFilter, selectedSortFilter);
                     return;
                 } else if (!isLoading.get() && !wasSearchFocused && lastPanelError == null) {
                     infoListAdapter.clearStreamItemList();
@@ -322,7 +354,7 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchInfo, ListExtractor.I
         if (requestCode == ReCaptchaActivity.RECAPTCHA_REQUEST) {
             if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK
                     && !TextUtils.isEmpty(searchString)) {
-                search(searchString, contentFilter, sortFilter);
+                search(searchString, selectedContentFilter, selectedSortFilter);
             } else {
                 Log.e(TAG, "ReCaptcha failed");
             }
@@ -388,6 +420,7 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchInfo, ListExtractor.I
         searchString = searchEditText != null
                 ? searchEditText.getText().toString()
                 : searchString;
+
         super.onSaveInstanceState(bundle);
     }
 
@@ -401,7 +434,7 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchInfo, ListExtractor.I
                 || (searchEditText != null && !TextUtils.isEmpty(searchEditText.getText()))) {
             search(!TextUtils.isEmpty(searchString)
                     ? searchString
-                    : searchEditText.getText().toString(), this.contentFilter, "");
+                    : searchEditText.getText().toString(), this.selectedContentFilter, null);
         } else {
             if (searchEditText != null) {
                 searchEditText.setText("");
@@ -426,67 +459,29 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchInfo, ListExtractor.I
             supportActionBar.setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
         }
 
-        menuItemToFilterName = new HashMap<>();
-
-        int itemId = 0;
-        boolean isFirstItem = true;
-        final Context c = getContext();
-
         if (service == null) {
             Log.w(TAG, "onCreateOptionsMenu() called with null service");
             updateService();
         }
 
-        for (final String filter : service.getSearchQHFactory().getAvailableContentFilter()) {
-            if (filter.equals(YoutubeSearchQueryHandlerFactory.MUSIC_SONGS)) {
-                final MenuItem musicItem = menu.add(2,
-                        itemId++,
-                        0,
-                        "YouTube Music");
-                musicItem.setEnabled(false);
-            } else if (filter.equals(PeertubeSearchQueryHandlerFactory.SEPIA_VIDEOS)) {
-                final MenuItem sepiaItem = menu.add(2,
-                        itemId++,
-                        0,
-                        "Sepia Search");
-                sepiaItem.setEnabled(false);
-            }
-            menuItemToFilterName.put(itemId, filter);
-            final MenuItem item = menu.add(1,
-                    itemId++,
-                    0,
-                    ServiceHelper.getTranslatedFilterString(filter, c));
-            if (isFirstItem) {
-                item.setChecked(true);
-                isFirstItem = false;
-            }
-        }
-        menu.setGroupCheckable(1, true, true);
+        createMenu(menu, inflater);
+    }
 
-        restoreFilterChecked(menu, filterItemCheckedId);
+    protected void createMenu(@NonNull final Menu menu,
+                              @NonNull final MenuInflater inflater) {
+        inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu_search_fragment, menu);
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(@NonNull final MenuItem item) {
-        if (menuItemToFilterName != null) {
-            final List<String> cf = new ArrayList<>(1);
-            cf.add(menuItemToFilterName.get(item.getItemId()));
-            changeContentFilter(item, cf);
+        if (item.getItemId() == R.id.action_filter) {
+            hideKeyboardSearch();
+            showSelectFiltersDialog();
+            return false;
         }
         return true;
     }
 
-    private void restoreFilterChecked(final Menu menu, final int itemId) {
-        if (itemId != -1) {
-            final MenuItem item = menu.findItem(itemId);
-            if (item == null) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            item.setChecked(true);
-        }
-    }
-
     /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // Search
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
@@ -564,7 +559,7 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchInfo, ListExtractor.I
         suggestionListAdapter.setListener(new SuggestionListAdapter.OnSuggestionItemSelected() {
             @Override
             public void onSuggestionItemSelected(final SuggestionItem item) {
-                search(item.query, new String[0], "");
+                search(item.query, null, null);
                 searchEditText.setText(item.query);
             }
 
@@ -619,7 +614,7 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchInfo, ListExtractor.I
                     } else if (event != null
                             && (event.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_ENTER
                             || event.getAction() == EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_SEARCH)) {
-                        search(searchEditText.getText().toString(), new String[0], "");
+                        search(searchEditText.getText().toString(), null, null);
                         return true;
                     }
                     return false;
@@ -806,8 +801,8 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchInfo, ListExtractor.I
     }
 
     private void search(final String theSearchString,
-                        final String[] theContentFilter,
-                        final String theSortFilter) {
+                        final List<FilterItem> theContentFilter,
+                        final List<FilterItem> theSortFilter) {
         if (DEBUG) {
             Log.d(TAG, "search() called with: query = [" + theSearchString + "]");
         }
@@ -862,13 +857,12 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchInfo, ListExtractor.I
         }
         searchDisposable = ExtractorHelper.searchFor(serviceId,
                 searchString,
-                Arrays.asList(contentFilter),
-                sortFilter)
+                selectedContentFilter,
+                selectedSortFilter)
                 .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
                 .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
                 .doOnEvent((searchResult, throwable) -> isLoading.set(false))
                 .subscribe(this::handleResult, this::onItemError);
-
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -884,8 +878,8 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchInfo, ListExtractor.I
         searchDisposable = ExtractorHelper.getMoreSearchItems(
                 serviceId,
                 searchString,
-                asList(contentFilter),
-                sortFilter,
+                selectedContentFilter,
+                selectedSortFilter,
                 nextPage)
                 .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
                 .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
@@ -917,25 +911,24 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchInfo, ListExtractor.I
     // Utils
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
 
-    private void changeContentFilter(final MenuItem item, final List<String> theContentFilter) {
-        filterItemCheckedId = item.getItemId();
-        item.setChecked(true);
+    @Override
+    public void selectedFilters(final List<FilterItem> theSelectedContentFilter,
+                                final List<FilterItem> theSelectedSortFilter) {
 
-        contentFilter = theContentFilter.toArray(new String[0]);
+        selectedContentFilter = theSelectedContentFilter;
+        selectedSortFilter = theSelectedSortFilter;
 
         if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(searchString)) {
-            search(searchString, contentFilter, sortFilter);
+            search(searchString, selectedContentFilter, selectedSortFilter);
         }
     }
 
     private void setQuery(final int theServiceId,
                           final String theSearchString,
-                          final String[] theContentFilter,
-                          final String theSortFilter) {
+                          final List<FilterItem> theContentFilter,
+                          final List<FilterItem> theSortFilter) {
         serviceId = theServiceId;
         searchString = theSearchString;
-        contentFilter = theContentFilter;
-        sortFilter = theSortFilter;
     }
 
     /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -1020,7 +1013,7 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchInfo, ListExtractor.I
 
             searchBinding.correctSuggestion.setOnClickListener(v -> {
                 searchBinding.correctSuggestion.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-                search(searchSuggestion, contentFilter, sortFilter);
+                search(searchSuggestion, selectedContentFilter, selectedSortFilter);
                 searchEditText.setText(searchSuggestion);
             });
 
@@ -1085,4 +1078,23 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseListFragment<SearchInfo, ListExtractor.I
                                 UserAction.DELETE_FROM_HISTORY, "Deleting item failed")));
         disposables.add(onDelete);
     }
+
+    private void showSelectFiltersDialog() {
+        final FragmentManager fragmentManager = getParentFragmentManager();
+        final DialogFragment searchFilterUiDialog =
+                SearchFilterDialogFragment.newInstance(
+                        serviceId, userSelectedContentFilterList, userSelectedSortFilterList);
+
+        searchFilterUiDialog.setTargetFragment(SearchFragment.this, 300);
+        searchFilterUiDialog.show(fragmentManager, "fragment_search");
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("checkstyle:HiddenField")
+    @Override
+    public void onFinishSearchFilterDialog(final ArrayList<Integer> userSelectedContentFilterList,
+                                           final ArrayList<Integer> userSelectedSortFilterList,
+                                           final List<FilterItem> selectedContentFilters,
+                                           final List<FilterItem> selectedSortFilters) {
+        selectedFilters(selectedContentFilters, selectedSortFilters);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/ExtractorHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/ExtractorHelper.java
index 27009efd1..e4f19dff6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/ExtractorHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/ExtractorHelper.java
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.search.filter.FilterItem;
+
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.core.text.HtmlCompat;
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager;
@@ -75,8 +77,8 @@ public final class ExtractorHelper {
     }
 
     public static Single<SearchInfo> searchFor(final int serviceId, final String searchString,
-                                               final List<String> contentFilter,
-                                               final String sortFilter) {
+                                               final List<FilterItem> contentFilter,
+                                               final List<FilterItem> sortFilter) {
         checkServiceId(serviceId);
         return Single.fromCallable(() ->
                 SearchInfo.getInfo(NewPipe.getService(serviceId),
@@ -88,8 +90,8 @@ public final class ExtractorHelper {
     public static Single<InfoItemsPage<InfoItem>> getMoreSearchItems(
             final int serviceId,
             final String searchString,
-            final List<String> contentFilter,
-            final String sortFilter,
+            final List<FilterItem> contentFilter,
+            final List<FilterItem> sortFilter,
             final Page page) {
         checkServiceId(serviceId);
         return Single.fromCallable(() ->
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_search_fragment.xml b/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_search_fragment.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1461245a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_search_fragment.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
+    <item
+        android:id="@+id/action_filter"
+        android:title="@string/filter"
+        android:icon="@drawable/ic_sort"
+        app:showAsAction="always" />
+</menu>