diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/public/locales/en.json b/invokeai/frontend/web/public/locales/en.json
index eb99ef4f6f..a1ffd85cae 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/public/locales/en.json
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/public/locales/en.json
@@ -1656,6 +1656,7 @@
         "storeNotInitialized": "Store is not initialized"
     },
     "controlLayers": {
+        "autoPreviewFilter": "Auto Preview",
         "bookmark": "Bookmark for Quick Switch",
         "fitBboxToLayers": "Fit Bbox To Layers",
         "removeBookmark": "Remove Bookmark",
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/CanvasEntityList/EntityListSelectedEntityActionBarFilterButton.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/CanvasEntityList/EntityListSelectedEntityActionBarFilterButton.tsx
index 11ba3cd16d..c343487082 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/CanvasEntityList/EntityListSelectedEntityActionBarFilterButton.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/CanvasEntityList/EntityListSelectedEntityActionBarFilterButton.tsx
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@ export const EntityListSelectedEntityActionBarFilterButton = memo(() => {
     if (!isFilterableEntityIdentifier(selectedEntityIdentifier)) {
       return;
     }
-
-    canvasManager.filter.startFilter(selectedEntityIdentifier);
+    const adapter = canvasManager.getAdapter(selectedEntityIdentifier);
+    if (!adapter) {
+      return;
+    }
+    adapter.filterer.startFilter();
   }, [canvasManager, selectedEntityIdentifier]);
 
   if (!selectedEntityIdentifier) {
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/ControlLayer/ControlLayerControlAdapterModel.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/ControlLayer/ControlLayerControlAdapterModel.tsx
index 83ce7cf28d..645d8c4e58 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/ControlLayer/ControlLayerControlAdapterModel.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/ControlLayer/ControlLayerControlAdapterModel.tsx
@@ -4,12 +4,7 @@ import { useGroupedModelCombobox } from 'common/hooks/useGroupedModelCombobox';
 import { useCanvasManager } from 'features/controlLayers/contexts/CanvasManagerProviderGate';
 import { useEntityIdentifierContext } from 'features/controlLayers/contexts/EntityIdentifierContext';
 import { selectBase } from 'features/controlLayers/store/paramsSlice';
-import {
-  IMAGE_FILTERS,
-  isControlLayerEntityIdentifier,
-  isFilterType,
-  isRasterLayerEntityIdentifier,
-} from 'features/controlLayers/store/types';
+import { IMAGE_FILTERS, isFilterableEntityIdentifier, isFilterType } from 'features/controlLayers/store/types';
 import { memo, useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { useControlNetAndT2IAdapterModels } from 'services/api/hooks/modelsByType';
@@ -43,26 +38,25 @@ export const ControlLayerControlAdapterModel = memo(({ modelKey, onChange: onCha
       }
 
       // Open the filter popup by setting this entity as the filtering entity
-      if (!canvasManager.filter.$adapter.get()) {
-        // Can only filter raster and control layers
-        if (!isRasterLayerEntityIdentifier(entityIdentifier) && !isControlLayerEntityIdentifier(entityIdentifier)) {
+      if (!canvasManager.stateApi.$isFiltering.get()) {
+        if (!isFilterableEntityIdentifier(entityIdentifier)) {
+          return;
+        }
+        const adapter = canvasManager.getAdapter(entityIdentifier);
+        if (!adapter) {
           return;
         }
 
         // Update the filter, preferring the model's default
-        if (isFilterType(modelConfig.default_settings?.preprocessor)) {
-          canvasManager.filter.$config.set(
-            IMAGE_FILTERS[modelConfig.default_settings.preprocessor].buildDefaults(modelConfig.base)
-          );
-        } else {
-          canvasManager.filter.$config.set(IMAGE_FILTERS.canny_image_processor.buildDefaults(modelConfig.base));
-        }
+        const filterConfig = isFilterType(modelConfig.default_settings?.preprocessor)
+          ? IMAGE_FILTERS[modelConfig.default_settings.preprocessor].buildDefaults(modelConfig.base)
+          : IMAGE_FILTERS.canny_image_processor.buildDefaults(modelConfig.base);
 
-        canvasManager.filter.startFilter(entityIdentifier);
-        canvasManager.filter.previewFilter();
+        adapter.filterer.startFilter(filterConfig);
+        adapter.filterer.previewFilter();
       }
     },
-    [canvasManager.filter, entityIdentifier, modelKey, onChangeModel]
+    [canvasManager, entityIdentifier, modelKey, onChangeModel]
   );
 
   const getIsDisabled = useCallback(
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/Filters/Filter.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/Filters/Filter.tsx
index cc19d47691..531dab3936 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/Filters/Filter.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/Filters/Filter.tsx
@@ -1,37 +1,44 @@
-import { Button, ButtonGroup, Flex, Heading, Spacer } from '@invoke-ai/ui-library';
+import { Button, ButtonGroup, Flex, FormControl, FormLabel, Heading, Spacer, Switch } from '@invoke-ai/ui-library';
 import { useStore } from '@nanostores/react';
+import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from 'app/store/storeHooks';
 import { FilterSettings } from 'features/controlLayers/components/Filters/FilterSettings';
 import { FilterTypeSelect } from 'features/controlLayers/components/Filters/FilterTypeSelect';
 import { useCanvasManager } from 'features/controlLayers/contexts/CanvasManagerProviderGate';
+import type { CanvasEntityAdapterControlLayer } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterControlLayer';
+import type { CanvasEntityAdapterRasterLayer } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterRasterLayer';
+import {
+  selectAutoPreviewFilter,
+  settingsAutoPreviewFilterToggled,
+} from 'features/controlLayers/store/canvasSettingsSlice';
 import { type FilterConfig, IMAGE_FILTERS } from 'features/controlLayers/store/types';
 import { memo, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { PiCheckBold, PiShootingStarBold, PiXBold } from 'react-icons/pi';
 
-export const Filter = memo(() => {
+const FilterBox = memo(({ adapter }: { adapter: CanvasEntityAdapterRasterLayer | CanvasEntityAdapterControlLayer }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const canvasManager = useCanvasManager();
-  const config = useStore(canvasManager.filter.$config);
-  const isFiltering = useStore(canvasManager.filter.$isFiltering);
-  const isProcessing = useStore(canvasManager.filter.$isProcessing);
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  const config = useStore(adapter.filterer.$filterConfig);
+  const isProcessing = useStore(adapter.filterer.$isProcessing);
+  const autoPreviewFilter = useAppSelector(selectAutoPreviewFilter);
 
   const onChangeFilterConfig = useCallback(
     (filterConfig: FilterConfig) => {
-      canvasManager.filter.$config.set(filterConfig);
+      adapter.filterer.$filterConfig.set(filterConfig);
     },
-    [canvasManager.filter.$config]
+    [adapter.filterer.$filterConfig]
   );
 
   const onChangeFilterType = useCallback(
     (filterType: FilterConfig['type']) => {
-      canvasManager.filter.$config.set(IMAGE_FILTERS[filterType].buildDefaults());
+      adapter.filterer.$filterConfig.set(IMAGE_FILTERS[filterType].buildDefaults());
     },
-    [canvasManager.filter.$config]
+    [adapter.filterer.$filterConfig]
   );
 
-  if (!isFiltering) {
-    return null;
-  }
+  const onChangeAutoPreviewFilter = useCallback(() => {
+    dispatch(settingsAutoPreviewFilterToggled());
+  }, [dispatch]);
 
   return (
     <Flex
@@ -46,16 +53,23 @@ export const Filter = memo(() => {
       transitionProperty="height"
       transitionDuration="normal"
     >
-      <Heading size="md" color="base.300" userSelect="none">
-        {t('controlLayers.filter.filter')}
-      </Heading>
+      <Flex w="full">
+        <Heading size="md" color="base.300" userSelect="none">
+          {t('controlLayers.filter.filter')}
+        </Heading>
+        <Spacer />
+        <FormControl w="min-content">
+          <FormLabel m={0}>{t('controlLayers.autoPreviewFilter')}</FormLabel>
+          <Switch size="sm" isChecked={autoPreviewFilter} onChange={onChangeAutoPreviewFilter} />
+        </FormControl>
+      </Flex>
       <FilterTypeSelect filterType={config.type} onChange={onChangeFilterType} />
       <FilterSettings filterConfig={config} onChange={onChangeFilterConfig} />
       <ButtonGroup isAttached={false} size="sm" w="full">
         <Button
           variant="ghost"
           leftIcon={<PiShootingStarBold />}
-          onClick={canvasManager.filter.previewFilter}
+          onClick={adapter.filterer.previewFilter}
           isLoading={isProcessing}
           loadingText={t('controlLayers.filter.preview')}
         >
@@ -65,7 +79,7 @@ export const Filter = memo(() => {
         <Button
           variant="ghost"
           leftIcon={<PiCheckBold />}
-          onClick={canvasManager.filter.applyFilter}
+          onClick={adapter.filterer.applyFilter}
           isLoading={isProcessing}
           loadingText={t('controlLayers.filter.apply')}
         >
@@ -74,7 +88,7 @@ export const Filter = memo(() => {
         <Button
           variant="ghost"
           leftIcon={<PiXBold />}
-          onClick={canvasManager.filter.cancelFilter}
+          onClick={adapter.filterer.cancelFilter}
           isLoading={isProcessing}
           loadingText={t('controlLayers.filter.cancel')}
         >
@@ -85,4 +99,16 @@ export const Filter = memo(() => {
   );
 });
 
+FilterBox.displayName = 'FilterBox';
+
+export const Filter = () => {
+  const canvasManager = useCanvasManager();
+  const adapter = useStore(canvasManager.stateApi.$filteringAdapter);
+  if (!adapter) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return <FilterBox adapter={adapter} />;
+};
+
 Filter.displayName = 'Filter';
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/common/CanvasEntityMenuItemsFilter.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/common/CanvasEntityMenuItemsFilter.tsx
index 64ccddc1d5..6067bf5f68 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/common/CanvasEntityMenuItemsFilter.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/components/common/CanvasEntityMenuItemsFilter.tsx
@@ -23,8 +23,12 @@ export const CanvasEntityMenuItemsFilter = memo(() => {
     if (!isFilterableEntityIdentifier(entityIdentifier)) {
       return;
     }
-    canvasManager.filter.startFilter(entityIdentifier);
-  }, [canvasManager.filter, entityIdentifier]);
+    const adapter = canvasManager.getAdapter(entityIdentifier);
+    if (!adapter) {
+      return;
+    }
+    adapter.filterer.startFilter();
+  }, [canvasManager, entityIdentifier]);
 
   return (
     <MenuItem onClick={onClick} icon={<PiShootingStarBold />} isDisabled={isBusy || isStaging}>
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterBase.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterBase.ts
index 3c6d2f6c52..9a32cc3e4f 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterBase.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterBase.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { createSelector } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
 import type { SerializableObject } from 'common/types';
 import { deepClone } from 'common/util/deepClone';
+import type { CanvasEntityFilterer } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityFilterer';
 import type { CanvasEntityObjectRenderer } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityObjectRenderer';
 import type { CanvasEntityTransformer } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityTransformer';
 import type { CanvasManager } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasManager';
@@ -25,15 +26,23 @@ export abstract class CanvasEntityAdapterBase<
   readonly entityIdentifier: CanvasEntityIdentifier<T['type']>;
 
   /**
-   * The transformer for this entity adapter.
+   * The transformer for this entity adapter. All entities must have a transformer.
    */
   abstract transformer: CanvasEntityTransformer;
 
   /**
-   * The renderer for this entity adapter.
+   * The renderer for this entity adapter. All entities must have a renderer.
    */
   abstract renderer: CanvasEntityObjectRenderer;
 
+  /**
+   * The filterer for this entity adapter. Entities that support filtering should implement this property.
+   */
+  // TODO(psyche): This is in the ABC and not in the concrete classes to allow all adapters to share the `destroy`
+  // method. If it wasn't in this ABC, we'd get a TS error in `destroy`. Maybe there's a better way to handle this
+  // without requiring all adapters to implement this property and their own `destroy`?
+  abstract filterer?: CanvasEntityFilterer;
+
   /**
    * Synchronizes the entity state with the canvas. This includes rendering the entity's objects, handling visibility,
    * positioning, opacity, locked state, and any other properties.
@@ -201,8 +210,8 @@ export abstract class CanvasEntityAdapterBase<
       this.transformer.stopTransform();
     }
     this.transformer.destroy();
-    if (this.manager.filter.$adapter.get()?.id === this.id) {
-      this.manager.filter.cancelFilter();
+    if (this.filterer?.$isFiltering.get()) {
+      this.filterer.cancelFilter();
     }
     this.konva.layer.destroy();
     this.manager.deleteAdapter(this.entityIdentifier);
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterControlLayer.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterControlLayer.ts
index ec746d9e02..b5af1d4df3 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterControlLayer.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterControlLayer.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { SerializableObject } from 'common/types';
 import { CanvasEntityAdapterBase } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterBase';
+import { CanvasEntityFilterer } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityFilterer';
 import { CanvasEntityObjectRenderer } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityObjectRenderer';
 import { CanvasEntityTransformer } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityTransformer';
 import type { CanvasManager } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasManager';
@@ -12,12 +13,14 @@ export class CanvasEntityAdapterControlLayer extends CanvasEntityAdapterBase<Can
 
   transformer: CanvasEntityTransformer;
   renderer: CanvasEntityObjectRenderer;
+  filterer: CanvasEntityFilterer;
 
   constructor(entityIdentifier: CanvasEntityIdentifier<'control_layer'>, manager: CanvasManager) {
     super(entityIdentifier, manager, CanvasEntityAdapterControlLayer.TYPE);
 
     this.renderer = new CanvasEntityObjectRenderer(this);
     this.transformer = new CanvasEntityTransformer(this);
+    this.filterer = new CanvasEntityFilterer(this);
 
     this.subscriptions.add(this.manager.stateApi.createStoreSubscription(this.selectState, this.sync));
   }
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterInpaintMask.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterInpaintMask.ts
index bb9673b7fb..5d1b57c849 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterInpaintMask.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterInpaintMask.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export class CanvasEntityAdapterInpaintMask extends CanvasEntityAdapterBase<Canv
 
   transformer: CanvasEntityTransformer;
   renderer: CanvasEntityObjectRenderer;
+  filterer = undefined;
 
   constructor(entityIdentifier: CanvasEntityIdentifier<'inpaint_mask'>, manager: CanvasManager) {
     super(entityIdentifier, manager, CanvasEntityAdapterInpaintMask.TYPE);
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterRasterLayer.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterRasterLayer.ts
index 34e8abe480..2333ebc031 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterRasterLayer.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterRasterLayer.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { SerializableObject } from 'common/types';
 import { CanvasEntityAdapterBase } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterBase';
+import { CanvasEntityFilterer } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityFilterer';
 import { CanvasEntityObjectRenderer } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityObjectRenderer';
 import { CanvasEntityTransformer } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityTransformer';
 import type { CanvasManager } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasManager';
@@ -12,12 +13,14 @@ export class CanvasEntityAdapterRasterLayer extends CanvasEntityAdapterBase<Canv
 
   transformer: CanvasEntityTransformer;
   renderer: CanvasEntityObjectRenderer;
+  filterer: CanvasEntityFilterer;
 
   constructor(entityIdentifier: CanvasEntityIdentifier<'raster_layer'>, manager: CanvasManager) {
     super(entityIdentifier, manager, CanvasEntityAdapterRasterLayer.TYPE);
 
     this.renderer = new CanvasEntityObjectRenderer(this);
     this.transformer = new CanvasEntityTransformer(this);
+    this.filterer = new CanvasEntityFilterer(this);
 
     this.subscriptions.add(this.manager.stateApi.createStoreSubscription(this.selectState, this.sync));
   }
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterRegionalGuidance.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterRegionalGuidance.ts
index d5962a4eee..38d8065109 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterRegionalGuidance.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterRegionalGuidance.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export class CanvasEntityAdapterRegionalGuidance extends CanvasEntityAdapterBase
 
   transformer: CanvasEntityTransformer;
   renderer: CanvasEntityObjectRenderer;
+  filterer = undefined;
 
   constructor(entityIdentifier: CanvasEntityIdentifier<'regional_guidance'>, manager: CanvasManager) {
     super(entityIdentifier, manager, CanvasEntityAdapterRegionalGuidance.TYPE);
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityFilterer.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityFilterer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f4768428cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityFilterer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+import type { SerializableObject } from 'common/types';
+import type { CanvasEntityAdapterControlLayer } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterControlLayer';
+import type { CanvasEntityAdapterRasterLayer } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterRasterLayer';
+import type { CanvasManager } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasManager';
+import { CanvasModuleBase } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasModuleBase';
+import { getPrefixedId } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/util';
+import { selectAutoPreviewFilter } from 'features/controlLayers/store/canvasSettingsSlice';
+import type { CanvasImageState, FilterConfig } from 'features/controlLayers/store/types';
+import { IMAGE_FILTERS, imageDTOToImageObject } from 'features/controlLayers/store/types';
+import { debounce } from 'lodash-es';
+import { atom } from 'nanostores';
+import type { Logger } from 'roarr';
+import { getImageDTO } from 'services/api/endpoints/images';
+import type { BatchConfig, ImageDTO, S } from 'services/api/types';
+import { assert } from 'tsafe';
+
+export class CanvasEntityFilterer extends CanvasModuleBase {
+  readonly type = 'canvas_filterer';
+  readonly id: string;
+  readonly path: string[];
+  readonly parent: CanvasEntityAdapterRasterLayer | CanvasEntityAdapterControlLayer;
+  readonly manager: CanvasManager;
+  readonly log: Logger;
+
+  imageState: CanvasImageState | null = null;
+  subscriptions = new Set<() => void>();
+
+  $isFiltering = atom<boolean>(false);
+  $isProcessing = atom<boolean>(false);
+  $filterConfig = atom<FilterConfig>(IMAGE_FILTERS.canny_image_processor.buildDefaults());
+
+  constructor(parent: CanvasEntityAdapterRasterLayer | CanvasEntityAdapterControlLayer) {
+    super();
+    this.id = getPrefixedId(this.type);
+    this.parent = parent;
+    this.manager = this.parent.manager;
+    this.path = this.manager.buildPath(this);
+    this.log = this.manager.buildLogger(this);
+
+    this.log.debug('Creating filter module');
+
+    this.subscriptions.add(
+      this.$filterConfig.listen(() => {
+        if (this.manager.stateApi.getSettings().autoPreviewFilter && this.$isFiltering.get()) {
+          this.previewFilter();
+        }
+      })
+    );
+    this.subscriptions.add(
+      this.manager.stateApi.createStoreSubscription(selectAutoPreviewFilter, (autoPreviewFilter) => {
+        if (autoPreviewFilter && this.$isFiltering.get()) {
+          this.previewFilter();
+        }
+      })
+    );
+  }
+
+  startFilter = (config?: FilterConfig) => {
+    this.log.trace('Initializing filter');
+    if (config) {
+      this.$filterConfig.set(config);
+    }
+    this.$isFiltering.set(true);
+    this.manager.stateApi.$filteringAdapter.set(this.parent);
+    this.previewFilter();
+  };
+
+  previewFilter = debounce(
+    async () => {
+      const config = this.$filterConfig.get();
+      this.log.trace({ config }, 'Previewing filter');
+      const rect = this.parent.transformer.getRelativeRect();
+      const imageDTO = await this.parent.renderer.rasterize({ rect, attrs: { filters: [] } });
+      const nodeId = getPrefixedId('filter_node');
+      const batch = this.buildBatchConfig(imageDTO, config, nodeId);
+
+      // Listen for the filter processing completion event
+      const listener = async (event: S['InvocationCompleteEvent']) => {
+        if (event.origin !== this.id || event.invocation_source_id !== nodeId) {
+          return;
+        }
+        this.manager.socket.off('invocation_complete', listener);
+
+        this.log.trace({ event } as SerializableObject, 'Handling filter processing completion');
+
+        const { result } = event;
+        assert(result.type === 'image_output', `Processor did not return an image output, got: ${result}`);
+
+        const imageDTO = await getImageDTO(result.image.image_name);
+        assert(imageDTO, "Failed to fetch processor output's image DTO");
+
+        this.imageState = imageDTOToImageObject(imageDTO);
+
+        await this.parent.renderer.setBuffer(this.imageState, true);
+
+        this.parent.renderer.hideObjects();
+        this.$isProcessing.set(false);
+      };
+
+      this.manager.socket.on('invocation_complete', listener);
+
+      this.log.trace({ batch } as SerializableObject, 'Enqueuing filter batch');
+
+      this.$isProcessing.set(true);
+      this.manager.stateApi.enqueueBatch(batch);
+    },
+    1000,
+    { leading: true, trailing: true }
+  );
+
+  applyFilter = () => {
+    const imageState = this.imageState;
+    if (!imageState) {
+      this.log.warn('No image state to apply filter to');
+      return;
+    }
+    this.log.trace('Applying filter');
+    this.parent.renderer.commitBuffer();
+    const rect = this.parent.transformer.getRelativeRect();
+    this.manager.stateApi.rasterizeEntity({
+      entityIdentifier: this.parent.entityIdentifier,
+      imageObject: imageState,
+      rect: {
+        x: Math.round(rect.x),
+        y: Math.round(rect.y),
+        width: imageState.image.height,
+        height: imageState.image.width,
+      },
+      replaceObjects: true,
+    });
+    this.parent.renderer.showObjects();
+    this.imageState = null;
+    this.$isFiltering.set(false);
+    this.manager.stateApi.$filteringAdapter.set(null);
+  };
+
+  cancelFilter = () => {
+    this.log.trace('Cancelling filter');
+
+    this.parent.renderer.clearBuffer();
+    this.parent.renderer.showObjects();
+    this.parent.transformer.updatePosition();
+    this.parent.renderer.syncCache(true);
+    this.imageState = null;
+    this.$isProcessing.set(false);
+    this.$isFiltering.set(false);
+    this.manager.stateApi.$filteringAdapter.set(null);
+  };
+
+  buildBatchConfig = (imageDTO: ImageDTO, config: FilterConfig, id: string): BatchConfig => {
+    // TODO(psyche): I can't get TS to be happy, it thinkgs `config` is `never` but it should be inferred from the generic... I'll just cast it for now
+    const node = IMAGE_FILTERS[config.type].buildNode(imageDTO, config as never);
+    node.id = id;
+    const batch: BatchConfig = {
+      prepend: true,
+      batch: {
+        graph: {
+          nodes: {
+            [node.id]: {
+              ...node,
+              // filtered images are always intermediate - do not save to gallery
+              is_intermediate: true,
+            },
+          },
+          edges: [],
+        },
+        origin: this.id,
+        runs: 1,
+      },
+    };
+
+    return batch;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityTransformer.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityTransformer.ts
index 81830fd27b..566e8ce85a 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityTransformer.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityTransformer.ts
@@ -454,7 +454,8 @@ export class CanvasEntityTransformer extends CanvasModuleBase {
   syncInteractionState = () => {
     this.log.trace('Syncing interaction state');
 
-    if (this.manager.filter.$isFiltering.get()) {
+    // Not all entities have a filterer - only raster layer and control layer adapters
+    if (this.parent.filterer?.$isFiltering.get()) {
       // May not interact with the entity when the filter is active
       this.parent.konva.layer.listening(false);
       this._setInteractionMode('off');
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasFilterModule.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasFilterModule.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index c0123e9a52..0000000000
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasFilterModule.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,178 +0,0 @@
-import type { SerializableObject } from 'common/types';
-import type { CanvasEntityAdapterControlLayer } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterControlLayer';
-import type { CanvasEntityAdapterInpaintMask } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterInpaintMask';
-import type { CanvasEntityAdapterRasterLayer } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterRasterLayer';
-import type { CanvasEntityAdapterRegionalGuidance } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterRegionalGuidance';
-import type { CanvasManager } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasManager';
-import { CanvasModuleBase } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasModuleBase';
-import { getPrefixedId } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/util';
-import type { CanvasEntityIdentifier, CanvasImageState, FilterConfig } from 'features/controlLayers/store/types';
-import { IMAGE_FILTERS, imageDTOToImageObject } from 'features/controlLayers/store/types';
-import { atom, computed } from 'nanostores';
-import type { Logger } from 'roarr';
-import { getImageDTO } from 'services/api/endpoints/images';
-import type { BatchConfig, ImageDTO, S } from 'services/api/types';
-import { assert } from 'tsafe';
-
-export class CanvasFilterModule extends CanvasModuleBase {
-  readonly type = 'canvas_filter';
-  readonly id: string;
-  readonly path: string[];
-  readonly parent: CanvasManager;
-  readonly manager: CanvasManager;
-  readonly log: Logger;
-
-  imageState: CanvasImageState | null = null;
-
-  $adapter = atom<
-    | CanvasEntityAdapterRasterLayer
-    | CanvasEntityAdapterControlLayer
-    | CanvasEntityAdapterInpaintMask
-    | CanvasEntityAdapterRegionalGuidance
-    | null
-  >(null);
-  $isFiltering = computed(this.$adapter, (adapter) => Boolean(adapter));
-  $isProcessing = atom<boolean>(false);
-  $config = atom<FilterConfig>(IMAGE_FILTERS.canny_image_processor.buildDefaults());
-
-  constructor(manager: CanvasManager) {
-    super();
-    this.id = getPrefixedId(this.type);
-    this.parent = manager;
-    this.manager = manager;
-    this.path = this.manager.buildPath(this);
-    this.log = this.manager.buildLogger(this);
-
-    this.log.debug('Creating filter module');
-  }
-
-  startFilter = (entityIdentifier: CanvasEntityIdentifier<'raster_layer' | 'control_layer'>) => {
-    this.log.trace('Initializing filter');
-    const adapter = this.manager.getAdapter(entityIdentifier);
-    if (!adapter) {
-      this.log.warn({ entityIdentifier }, 'Unable to find entity');
-      return;
-    }
-    if (adapter.entityIdentifier.type !== 'raster_layer' && adapter.entityIdentifier.type !== 'control_layer') {
-      this.log.warn({ entityIdentifier }, 'Unsupported entity type');
-      return;
-    }
-    this.$adapter.set(adapter);
-  };
-
-  previewFilter = async () => {
-    const adapter = this.$adapter.get();
-    if (!adapter) {
-      this.log.warn('Cannot preview filter without an adapter');
-      return;
-    }
-    const config = this.$config.get();
-    this.log.trace({ config }, 'Previewing filter');
-    const rect = adapter.transformer.getRelativeRect();
-    const imageDTO = await adapter.renderer.rasterize({ rect, attrs: { filters: [] } });
-    const nodeId = getPrefixedId('filter_node');
-    const batch = this.buildBatchConfig(imageDTO, config, nodeId);
-
-    // Listen for the filter processing completion event
-    const listener = async (event: S['InvocationCompleteEvent']) => {
-      if (event.origin !== this.id || event.invocation_source_id !== nodeId) {
-        return;
-      }
-      this.manager.socket.off('invocation_complete', listener);
-
-      this.log.trace({ event } as SerializableObject, 'Handling filter processing completion');
-
-      const { result } = event;
-      assert(result.type === 'image_output', `Processor did not return an image output, got: ${result}`);
-
-      const imageDTO = await getImageDTO(result.image.image_name);
-      assert(imageDTO, "Failed to fetch processor output's image DTO");
-
-      this.imageState = imageDTOToImageObject(imageDTO);
-      adapter.renderer.clearBuffer();
-
-      await adapter.renderer.setBuffer(this.imageState, true);
-
-      adapter.renderer.hideObjects();
-      this.$isProcessing.set(false);
-    };
-
-    this.manager.socket.on('invocation_complete', listener);
-
-    this.log.trace({ batch } as SerializableObject, 'Enqueuing filter batch');
-
-    this.$isProcessing.set(true);
-    this.manager.stateApi.enqueueBatch(batch);
-  };
-
-  applyFilter = () => {
-    const imageState = this.imageState;
-    const adapter = this.$adapter.get();
-    if (!imageState) {
-      this.log.warn('No image state to apply filter to');
-      return;
-    }
-    if (!adapter) {
-      this.log.warn('Cannot apply filter without an adapter');
-      return;
-    }
-    this.log.trace('Applying filter');
-    adapter.renderer.commitBuffer();
-    const rect = adapter.transformer.getRelativeRect();
-    this.manager.stateApi.rasterizeEntity({
-      entityIdentifier: adapter.entityIdentifier,
-      imageObject: imageState,
-      rect: {
-        x: Math.round(rect.x),
-        y: Math.round(rect.y),
-        width: imageState.image.height,
-        height: imageState.image.width,
-      },
-      replaceObjects: true,
-    });
-    adapter.renderer.showObjects();
-    this.imageState = null;
-    this.$adapter.set(null);
-  };
-
-  cancelFilter = () => {
-    this.log.trace('Cancelling filter');
-
-    const adapter = this.$adapter.get();
-
-    if (adapter) {
-      adapter.renderer.clearBuffer();
-      adapter.renderer.showObjects();
-      adapter.transformer.updatePosition();
-      adapter.renderer.syncCache(true);
-      this.$adapter.set(null);
-    }
-    this.imageState = null;
-    this.$isProcessing.set(false);
-  };
-
-  buildBatchConfig = (imageDTO: ImageDTO, config: FilterConfig, id: string): BatchConfig => {
-    // TODO(psyche): I can't get TS to be happy, it thinkgs `config` is `never` but it should be inferred from the generic... I'll just cast it for now
-    const node = IMAGE_FILTERS[config.type].buildNode(imageDTO, config as never);
-    node.id = id;
-    const batch: BatchConfig = {
-      prepend: true,
-      batch: {
-        graph: {
-          nodes: {
-            [node.id]: {
-              ...node,
-              // filtered images are always intermediate - do not save to gallery
-              is_intermediate: true,
-            },
-          },
-          edges: [],
-        },
-        origin: this.id,
-        runs: 1,
-      },
-    };
-
-    return batch;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasManager.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasManager.ts
index 4b87f35bae..48d65d07f5 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasManager.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasManager.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { CanvasEntityAdapterRasterLayer } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/Can
 import { CanvasEntityAdapterRegionalGuidance } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterRegionalGuidance';
 import type { CanvasEntityAdapter } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/types';
 import { CanvasEntityRendererModule } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityRendererModule';
-import { CanvasFilterModule } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasFilterModule';
 import { CanvasModuleBase } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasModuleBase';
 import { CanvasProgressImageModule } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasProgressImageModule';
 import { CanvasStageModule } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasStageModule';
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ export class CanvasManager extends CanvasModuleBase {
 
   stateApi: CanvasStateApiModule;
   background: CanvasBackgroundModule;
-  filter: CanvasFilterModule;
   stage: CanvasStageModule;
   worker: CanvasWorkerModule;
   cache: CanvasCacheModule;
@@ -105,7 +103,6 @@ export class CanvasManager extends CanvasModuleBase {
     this.worker = new CanvasWorkerModule(this);
     this.cache = new CanvasCacheModule(this);
     this.entityRenderer = new CanvasEntityRendererModule(this);
-    this.filter = new CanvasFilterModule(this);
 
     this.compositor = new CanvasCompositorModule(this);
 
@@ -128,9 +125,12 @@ export class CanvasManager extends CanvasModuleBase {
     this.konva.previewLayer.add(this.bbox.konva.group);
     this.konva.previewLayer.add(this.tool.konva.group);
 
-    this.$isBusy = computed([this.filter.$isFiltering, this.stateApi.$isTranforming], (isFiltering, isTransforming) => {
-      return isFiltering || isTransforming;
-    });
+    this.$isBusy = computed(
+      [this.stateApi.$isFiltering, this.stateApi.$isTranforming],
+      (isFiltering, isTransforming) => {
+        return isFiltering || isTransforming;
+      }
+    );
   }
 
   getAdapter = <T extends CanvasEntityType = CanvasEntityType>(
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ export class CanvasManager extends CanvasModuleBase {
       this.progressImage,
       this.stateApi,
       this.background,
-      this.filter,
       this.worker,
       this.entityRenderer,
       this.compositor,
@@ -280,7 +279,6 @@ export class CanvasManager extends CanvasModuleBase {
       tool: this.tool.repr(),
       progressImage: this.progressImage.repr(),
       background: this.background.repr(),
-      filter: this.filter.repr(),
       worker: this.worker.repr(),
       entityRenderer: this.entityRenderer.repr(),
       compositor: this.compositor.repr(),
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasObjectImage.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasObjectImage.ts
index c60ed9cb97..4c237878e3 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasObjectImage.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasObjectImage.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Mutex } from 'async-mutex';
 import { deepClone } from 'common/util/deepClone';
+import type { CanvasEntityFilterer } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityFilterer';
 import type { CanvasEntityObjectRenderer } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityObjectRenderer';
-import type { CanvasFilterModule } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasFilterModule';
 import type { CanvasManager } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasManager';
 import { CanvasModuleBase } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasModuleBase';
 import type { CanvasStagingAreaModule } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasStagingAreaModule';
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export class CanvasObjectImage extends CanvasModuleBase {
   readonly type = 'object_image';
   readonly id: string;
   readonly path: string[];
-  readonly parent: CanvasEntityObjectRenderer | CanvasStagingAreaModule | CanvasFilterModule;
+  readonly parent: CanvasEntityObjectRenderer | CanvasStagingAreaModule | CanvasEntityFilterer;
   readonly manager: CanvasManager;
   readonly log: Logger;
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export class CanvasObjectImage extends CanvasModuleBase {
 
   constructor(
     state: CanvasImageState,
-    parent: CanvasEntityObjectRenderer | CanvasStagingAreaModule | CanvasFilterModule
+    parent: CanvasEntityObjectRenderer | CanvasStagingAreaModule | CanvasEntityFilterer
   ) {
     super();
     this.id = state.id;
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasStateApiModule.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasStateApiModule.ts
index e3ae486d78..18f2e548a5 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasStateApiModule.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasStateApiModule.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { $alt, $ctrl, $meta, $shift } from '@invoke-ai/ui-library';
 import type { Selector } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
 import type { AppStore, RootState } from 'app/store/store';
+import type { CanvasEntityAdapterControlLayer } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterControlLayer';
+import type { CanvasEntityAdapterRasterLayer } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasEntityAdapter/CanvasEntityAdapterRasterLayer';
 import type { CanvasManager } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasManager';
 import { CanvasModuleBase } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasModuleBase';
 import type { SubscriptionHandler } from 'features/controlLayers/konva/util';
@@ -307,6 +309,16 @@ export class CanvasStateApiModule extends CanvasModuleBase {
     }
   };
 
+  /**
+   * The entity adapter being filtered, if any.
+   */
+  $filteringAdapter = atom<CanvasEntityAdapterRasterLayer | CanvasEntityAdapterControlLayer | null>(null);
+
+  /**
+   * Whether an entity is currently being filtered. Derived from `$filteringAdapter`.
+   */
+  $isFiltering = computed(this.$filteringAdapter, (filteringAdapter) => Boolean(filteringAdapter));
+
   /**
    * The entity adapter being transformed, if any.
    */
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasToolModule.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasToolModule.ts
index ba29c8f172..e944e87b53 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasToolModule.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/konva/CanvasToolModule.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export class CanvasToolModule extends CanvasModuleBase {
 
     this.subscriptions.add(this.manager.stage.$stageAttrs.listen(this.render));
     this.subscriptions.add(this.manager.stateApi.$isTranforming.listen(this.render));
-    this.subscriptions.add(this.manager.filter.$isFiltering.listen(this.render));
+    this.subscriptions.add(this.manager.stateApi.$isFiltering.listen(this.render));
     this.subscriptions.add(this.manager.stateApi.createStoreSubscription(selectCanvasSettingsSlice, this.render));
     this.subscriptions.add(this.manager.stateApi.createStoreSubscription(selectCanvasSlice, this.syncCursorStyle));
     this.subscriptions.add(
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export class CanvasToolModule extends CanvasModuleBase {
       stage.setCursor('not-allowed');
     } else if (this.manager.stateApi.$isTranforming.get()) {
       stage.setCursor('default');
-    } else if (this.manager.filter.$isFiltering.get()) {
+    } else if (this.manager.stateApi.$isFiltering.get()) {
       stage.setCursor('not-allowed');
     } else if (!this.manager.stateApi.getSelectedEntityAdapter()?.getIsInteractable()) {
       stage.setCursor('not-allowed');
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ export class CanvasToolModule extends CanvasModuleBase {
       return false;
     } else if (this.manager.stateApi.$isTranforming.get()) {
       return false;
-    } else if (this.manager.filter.$isFiltering.get()) {
+    } else if (this.manager.stateApi.$isFiltering.get()) {
       return false;
     } else if (!this.manager.stateApi.getSelectedEntityAdapter()?.getIsInteractable()) {
       return false;
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/store/canvasSettingsSlice.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/store/canvasSettingsSlice.ts
index f88a0675ea..f3a4d1fa5d 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/store/canvasSettingsSlice.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/store/canvasSettingsSlice.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ type CanvasSettingsState = {
    * When `sendToCanvas` is disabled, this setting is ignored, masked regions will always be composited.
    */
   compositeMaskedRegions: boolean;
-
+  /**
+   * Whether to automatically preview the filter when the filter configuration changes.
+   */
+  autoPreviewFilter: boolean;
   // TODO(psyche): These are copied from old canvas state, need to be implemented
   // imageSmoothing: boolean;
   // preserveMaskedArea: boolean;
@@ -69,6 +72,7 @@ const initialState: CanvasSettingsState = {
   color: { r: 31, g: 160, b: 224, a: 1 }, // invokeBlue.500
   sendToCanvas: false,
   compositeMaskedRegions: false,
+  autoPreviewFilter: true,
 };
 
 export const canvasSettingsSlice = createSlice({
@@ -105,6 +109,9 @@ export const canvasSettingsSlice = createSlice({
     settingsCompositeMaskedRegionsChanged: (state, action: PayloadAction<boolean>) => {
       state.compositeMaskedRegions = action.payload;
     },
+    settingsAutoPreviewFilterToggled: (state) => {
+      state.autoPreviewFilter = !state.autoPreviewFilter;
+    },
   },
 });
 
@@ -119,6 +126,7 @@ export const {
   settingsInvertScrollForToolWidthChanged,
   settingsSendToCanvasChanged,
   settingsCompositeMaskedRegionsChanged,
+  settingsAutoPreviewFilterToggled,
 } = canvasSettingsSlice.actions;
 
 /* eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
@@ -141,3 +149,7 @@ export const selectDynamicGrid = createSelector(
 );
 
 export const selectShowHUD = createSelector(selectCanvasSettingsSlice, (canvasSettings) => canvasSettings.showHUD);
+export const selectAutoPreviewFilter = createSelector(
+  selectCanvasSettingsSlice,
+  (canvasSettings) => canvasSettings.autoPreviewFilter
+);