diff --git a/apps/console.py b/apps/console.py
index c72d0226..77f00b2d 100644
--- a/apps/console.py
+++ b/apps/console.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import logging
 import click
 from collections import OrderedDict
 import colors
+import re
 
 from bumble.core import UUID, AdvertisingData, TimeoutError, BT_LE_TRANSPORT
 from bumble.device import ConnectionParametersPreferences, Device, Connection, Peer
@@ -166,6 +167,9 @@ class ConsoleApp:
                     'attributes': None,
                     'log': None
                 },
+                'filter': {
+                    'address': None,
+                },
                 'connect': LiveCompleter(self.known_addresses),
                 'update-parameters': None,
                 'encrypt': None,
@@ -455,6 +459,15 @@ class ConsoleApp:
             else:
                 await self.device.start_scanning()
         elif params[0] == 'on':
+            if len(params) == 2:
+                if not params[1].startswith("filter="):
+                    self.show_error('invalid syntax', 'expected address filter=key1:value1,key2:value,... available filters: address')
+                # regex: (word):(any char except ,)
+                matches = re.findall(r"(\w+):([^,]+)", params[1])
+                for match in matches:
+                    if match[0] == "address":
+                        self.device.listener.address_filter = match[1]
+
             await self.device.start_scanning()
             self.top_tab = 'scan'
         elif params[0] == 'off':
@@ -708,6 +721,12 @@ class ConsoleApp:
     async def do_quit(self, params):
         self.ui.exit()
 
+    async def do_filter(self, params):
+        if params[0] == "address":
+            if len(params) != 2:
+                self.show_error('invalid syntax', 'expected filter address <pattern>')
+                return
+            self.device.listener.address_filter = params[1]
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Device and Connection Listener
@@ -716,6 +735,26 @@ class DeviceListener(Device.Listener, Connection.Listener):
     def __init__(self, app):
         self.app = app
         self.scan_results = OrderedDict()
+        self.address_filter = None
+
+    @property
+    def address_filter(self):
+        return self._address_filter
+
+    @address_filter.setter
+    def address_filter(self, filter_addr):
+        if filter_addr is None:
+            self._address_filter = re.compile(r".*")
+        else:
+            self._address_filter = re.compile(filter_addr)
+        self.scan_results = OrderedDict(filter(lambda x: self.filter_address_match(x), self.scan_results))
+        self.app.show_scan_results(self.scan_results)
+
+    def filter_address_match(self, address):
+        """
+        Returns true if an address matches the filter
+        """
+        return bool(self.address_filter.match(address))
 
     @AsyncRunner.run_in_task()
     async def on_connection(self, connection):
@@ -745,6 +784,9 @@ class DeviceListener(Device.Listener, Connection.Listener):
         self.app.append_to_output(f'connection data length change: {self.app.connected_peer.connection.data_length}')
 
     def on_advertisement(self, advertisement):
+        if not self.filter_address_match(str(advertisement.address)):
+            return
+
         entry_key = f'{advertisement.address}/{advertisement.address.address_type}'
         entry = self.scan_results.get(entry_key)
         if entry:
@@ -802,6 +844,7 @@ class LogHandler(logging.Handler):
     def __init__(self, app):
         super().__init__()
         self.app = app
+        self.setFormatter("[%(asctime)s][%(pathname)s:%(lineno)d][%(levelname)s] %(message)s")
 
     def emit(self, record):
         message = self.format(record)
@@ -826,6 +869,7 @@ def main(device_config, transport):
     # logging.basicConfig(level = 'FATAL')
     # logging.basicConfig(level = 'DEBUG')
     root_logger = logging.getLogger()
+
     root_logger.addHandler(LogHandler(app))
     root_logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)