diff --git a/frontend/src/api/validators.ts b/frontend/src/api/validators.ts
index 842a1e5de..3b105054a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/validators.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/validators.ts
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ export const ledgerDataValidator = object({
   payees: array(string),
   precisions: record(number),
   sidebar_links: array(tuple(string, string)),
+  filter_presets: array(tuple(string, string, string)),
   tags: array(string),
   upcoming_events_count: number,
   user_queries: array(object({ name: string, query_string: string })),
diff --git a/frontend/src/sidebar/AdvancedFilterPresetLink.svelte b/frontend/src/sidebar/AdvancedFilterPresetLink.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ffc749ba7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/sidebar/AdvancedFilterPresetLink.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { filter_params, fql_filter } from "../stores/filters";
+
+  interface Props {
+    value: string;
+    label: string;
+  }
+
+  let { value, label }: Props = $props();
+
+  // Track if the filter is active (present in the current filter as a substring)
+  let isActive = $derived($filter_params.filter.includes(value));
+
+  function setAdvancedFilter() {
+    const currentFilter = $filter_params.filter;
+
+    // Check if the value is already a substring of the current filter
+    if (currentFilter.includes(value)) {
+      // If it's already in the filter, remove it
+      const newFilter = currentFilter.replace(value, "").trim();
+
+      fql_filter.set(newFilter);
+    } else {
+      // If it's not in the filter, append it
+      // If the current filter is empty, just set the value
+      if (!currentFilter) {
+        fql_filter.set(value);
+      } else {
+        // Otherwise, append space-separated value
+        fql_filter.set(`${currentFilter} ${value}`);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+</script>
+
+<a href="#adv" onclick={setAdvancedFilter} class:active={isActive}>{label}</a>
+
+<style>
+  a:link {
+    color: #66c4ff;
+  }
+
+  a:link:hover {
+    color: #737373;
+  }
+
+  a.active {
+    font-weight: bold;
+    text-decoration: underline;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/sidebar/FilterPresets.svelte b/frontend/src/sidebar/FilterPresets.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94979e0ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/sidebar/FilterPresets.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { ledgerData } from "../stores";
+  import AdvancedFilterPresetLink from "./AdvancedFilterPresetLink.svelte";
+  import TimeFilterPresetLink from "./TimeFilterPresetLink.svelte";
+
+  let filter_presets = $derived($ledgerData.filter_presets);
+  let time_presets = $derived(
+    filter_presets.filter(([type]) => type === "time"),
+  );
+  let advanced_presets = $derived(
+    filter_presets.filter(([type]) => type === "advanced"),
+  );
+</script>
+
+<div class="filter-presets">
+  <div class="filter-group">
+    <span class="filter-presets-label">🕒</span>
+    <!-- eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars -->
+    {#each time_presets as [_, value, label], index}
+      {#if index > 0}
+        <span class="separator">·</span>
+      {/if}
+      <TimeFilterPresetLink {value} {label} />
+    {/each}
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="filter-group">
+    <span class="filter-presets-label">🎚</span>
+    <!-- eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars -->
+    {#each advanced_presets as [_, value, label], index}
+      {#if index > 0}
+        <span class="separator">·</span>
+      {/if}
+      <AdvancedFilterPresetLink {value} {label} />
+    {/each}
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+<style>
+  .filter-presets {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    width: 100%;
+    padding-top: 0.5rem;
+    padding-right: 0.5rem;
+    padding-left: 0.5rem;
+
+    /* background-color: var(--header-placeholder-background); */
+    border-top: 1px dotted var(--header-placeholder-background);
+  }
+
+  .filter-group {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 0.5rem;
+    align-items: center;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/sidebar/Header.svelte b/frontend/src/sidebar/Header.svelte
index 26759ba44..436286086 100644
--- a/frontend/src/sidebar/Header.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/sidebar/Header.svelte
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
   import router from "../router";
   import { ledger_title, ledgerData } from "../stores";
   import FilterForm from "./FilterForm.svelte";
+  import FilterPresets from "./FilterPresets.svelte";
   import HeaderIcon from "./HeaderIcon.svelte";
   import { has_changes } from "./page-title";
   import PageTitle from "./PageTitle.svelte";
 
   let other_ledgers = $derived($ledgerData.other_ledgers);
   let has_dropdown = $derived(other_ledgers.length);
+  let has_filter_presets = $derived($ledgerData.filter_presets.length > 0);
 </script>
 
 <header>
@@ -38,6 +40,9 @@
   </button>
   <span class="spacer"></span>
   <FilterForm />
+  {#if has_filter_presets}
+    <FilterPresets />
+  {/if}
 </header>
 
 <style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/sidebar/TimeFilterPresetLink.svelte b/frontend/src/sidebar/TimeFilterPresetLink.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..664f75f42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/sidebar/TimeFilterPresetLink.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { filter_params, time_filter } from "../stores/filters";
+
+  interface Props {
+    value: string;
+    label: string;
+  }
+
+  let { value, label }: Props = $props();
+
+  let isActive = $derived($filter_params.time === value);
+
+  function setTimeFilter() {
+    if (isActive) {
+      time_filter.set("");
+    } else {
+      time_filter.set(value);
+    }
+  }
+</script>
+
+<a href="#time" onclick={setTimeFilter} class:active={isActive}>{label}</a>
+
+<style>
+  a:link {
+    color: #66c4ff;
+  }
+
+  a:link:hover {
+    color: #737373;
+  }
+
+  a.active {
+    font-weight: bold;
+    text-decoration: underline;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/src/fava/core/misc.py b/src/fava/core/misc.py
index 7149a77a2..618dfac5c 100644
--- a/src/fava/core/misc.py
+++ b/src/fava/core/misc.py
@@ -40,10 +40,13 @@ def __init__(self, ledger: FavaLedger) -> None:
         self.sidebar_links: SidebarLinks = []
         #: Upcoming events in the next few days.
         self.upcoming_events: Sequence[Event] = []
+        #: User-defined filter presets.
+        self.filter_presets: Sequence[tuple[str, str, str]] = []
 
     def load_file(self) -> None:  # noqa: D102
         custom_entries = self.ledger.all_entries_by_type.Custom
         self.sidebar_links = sidebar_links(custom_entries)
+        self.filter_presets = filter_presets(custom_entries)
 
         self.upcoming_events = upcoming_events(
             self.ledger.all_entries_by_type.Event,
@@ -76,6 +79,25 @@ def sidebar_links(custom_entries: Sequence[Custom]) -> SidebarLinks:
     ]
 
 
+def filter_presets(
+    custom_entries: Sequence[Custom],
+) -> Sequence[tuple[str, str, str]]:
+    """Parse custom entries for filter presets.
+
+    They have the following format:
+
+    2016-04-01 custom "fava-filter-preset" "time" "month" "Current Month"
+    2016-04-01 custom "fava-filter-preset" "advanced" "-#tag" "Exclude #tag"
+    """
+    filter_preset_entries = [
+        entry for entry in custom_entries if entry.type == "fava-filter-preset"
+    ]
+    return [
+        (entry.values[0].value, entry.values[1].value, entry.values[2].value)
+        for entry in filter_preset_entries
+    ]
+
+
 def upcoming_events(
     events: Sequence[Event], max_delta: int
 ) -> Sequence[Event]:
diff --git a/src/fava/internal_api.py b/src/fava/internal_api.py
index b9a5a055c..7a8f1e237 100644
--- a/src/fava/internal_api.py
+++ b/src/fava/internal_api.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class LedgerData:
     extensions: Sequence[ExtensionDetails]
     sidebar_links: Sequence[tuple[str, str]]
     other_ledgers: Sequence[tuple[str, str]]
+    filter_presets: Sequence[tuple[str, str, str]]
 
 
 def get_errors() -> list[SerialisedError]:
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ def get_ledger_data() -> LedgerData:
             for (file_slug, ledger) in current_app.config["LEDGERS"].items()
             if file_slug != g.beancount_file_slug
         ],
+        ledger.misc.filter_presets,
     )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/__snapshots__/test_application-test_client_side_reports b/tests/__snapshots__/test_application-test_client_side_reports
index 9b736cf58..624c8f667 100644
--- a/tests/__snapshots__/test_application-test_client_side_reports
+++ b/tests/__snapshots__/test_application-test_client_side_reports
@@ -936,6 +936,7 @@
     "uptodate_indicator_grey_lookback_days": 60,
     "use_external_editor": false
   },
+  "filter_presets": [],
   "have_excel": true,
   "incognito": false,
   "links": [
diff --git a/tests/__snapshots__/test_internal_api-test_get_ledger_data.json b/tests/__snapshots__/test_internal_api-test_get_ledger_data.json
index 39dc71d69..5facdd68e 100644
--- a/tests/__snapshots__/test_internal_api-test_get_ledger_data.json
+++ b/tests/__snapshots__/test_internal_api-test_get_ledger_data.json
@@ -924,6 +924,7 @@
     "uptodate_indicator_grey_lookback_days": 60,
     "use_external_editor": false
   },
+  "filter_presets": [],
   "have_excel": true,
   "incognito": false,
   "links": [