diff --git a/kittens/choose_files/scan.go b/kittens/choose_files/scan.go
index 9718d33e3..4bc3ae9b6 100644
--- a/kittens/choose_files/scan.go
+++ b/kittens/choose_files/scan.go
@@ -63,14 +63,16 @@ type FileSystemScanner struct {
 	mutex                   sync.Mutex
 	collection              *ResultCollection
 	dir_reader              func(path string) ([]fs.DirEntry, error)
+	filter_func             func(filename string) bool
 	err                     error
 }
 
-func NewFileSystemScanner(root_dir string, notify chan bool) (fss *FileSystemScanner) {
+func NewFileSystemScanner(root_dir string, notify chan bool, filter_func func(string) bool) (fss *FileSystemScanner) {
 	ans := &FileSystemScanner{root_dir: root_dir, listeners: []chan bool{notify}, collection: NewResultCollection(4096)}
 	ans.in_progress.Store(true)
 	ans.keep_going.Store(true)
 	ans.dir_reader = os.ReadDir
+	ans.filter_func = utils.IfElse(filter_func == nil, accept_all, filter_func)
 	return ans
 }
 
@@ -184,6 +186,8 @@ func as_lower(s string, output []byte) int {
 	return pos
 }
 
+func accept_all(filename string) bool { return true }
+
 func (fss *FileSystemScanner) worker() {
 	defer func() {
 		fss.lock()
@@ -228,24 +232,29 @@ func (fss *FileSystemScanner) worker() {
 			sortable = make([]*sortable_dir_entry, 0, cap(arena))
 		}
 		arena = arena[:len(entries)]
-		sortable = sortable[:len(entries)]
+		sortable = sortable[:0]
 		for i, e := range entries {
-			arena[i].name = e.Name()
+			name := e.Name()
 			ftype := e.Type()
+			is_dir := ftype&fs.ModeDir != 0
+			if !is_dir && !fss.filter_func(name) {
+				continue
+			}
+			arena[i].name = name
 			if ftype&fs.ModeSymlink != 0 {
 				if st, serr := os.Stat(dir + arena[i].name); serr == nil && st.IsDir() {
 					ftype |= SymlinkToDir
 				}
 			}
 			arena[i].ftype = ftype
-			if ftype&fs.ModeDir != 0 {
+			if is_dir {
 				arena[i].buf[0] = '0'
 			} else {
 				arena[i].buf[0] = '1'
 			}
 			n := as_lower(arena[i].name, arena[i].buf[1:])
 			arena[i].sort_key = arena[i].buf[:1+n]
-			sortable[i] = &arena[i]
+			sortable = append(sortable, &arena[i])
 		}
 		slices.SortFunc(sortable, func(a, b *sortable_dir_entry) int { return bytes.Compare(a.sort_key, b.sort_key) })
 		fss.lock()
@@ -285,6 +294,7 @@ type FileSystemScorer struct {
 	on_results              func(error, bool)
 	current_worker_wait     *sync.WaitGroup
 	scorer                  *fzf.FuzzyMatcher
+	dir_reader              func(path string) ([]fs.DirEntry, error)
 }
 
 func NewFileSystemScorer(root_dir, query string, filter Filter, only_dirs bool, on_results func(error, bool)) (ans *FileSystemScorer) {
@@ -302,7 +312,9 @@ func (fss *FileSystemScorer) Start() {
 	fss.is_complete.Store(false)
 	fss.keep_going.Store(true)
 	if fss.scanner == nil {
-		fss.scanner = NewFileSystemScanner(fss.root_dir, on_results)
+		sc := NewFileSystemScanner(fss.root_dir, on_results, fss.filter.Match)
+		sc.dir_reader = fss.dir_reader
+		fss.scanner = sc
 		fss.scanner.Start()
 	} else {
 		fss.scanner.AddListener(on_results)
@@ -318,6 +330,9 @@ func (fss *FileSystemScorer) Change_query(query string) {
 	}
 	fss.keep_going.Store(false)
 	if fss.current_worker_wait != nil {
+		if fss.scanner != nil {
+			fss.scanner.Cancel()
+		}
 		fss.current_worker_wait.Wait()
 	}
 	fss.lock()
@@ -333,11 +348,15 @@ func (fss *FileSystemScorer) Change_filter(filter Filter) {
 	}
 	fss.keep_going.Store(false)
 	if fss.current_worker_wait != nil {
+		if fss.scanner != nil {
+			fss.scanner.Cancel()
+		}
 		fss.current_worker_wait.Wait()
 	}
 	fss.lock()
 	fss.filter = filter
 	fss.sorted_results.Clear()
+	fss.scanner = nil
 	fss.unlock()
 	fss.Start()
 }
diff --git a/kittens/choose_files/scan_test.go b/kittens/choose_files/scan_test.go
index 6957321f2..08020c458 100644
--- a/kittens/choose_files/scan_test.go
+++ b/kittens/choose_files/scan_test.go
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ func (n node) ReadDir(name string) ([]fs.DirEntry, error) {
 
 func TestChooseFilesScoring(t *testing.T) {
 	root := node{name: string(os.PathSeparator), children: map[string]*node{
-		"b": {name: "b"},
-		"a": {name: "a"},
-		"c": {name: "c"},
+		"b":     {name: "b"},
+		"a":     {name: "a"},
+		"c.png": {name: "c.png"},
 		"x": {name: "x", children: map[string]*node{
 			"1": {"1", nil}, "2": {"2", nil}, "3": {"3", nil},
 			"s": {"s", map[string]*node{
@@ -122,15 +122,12 @@ func TestChooseFilesScoring(t *testing.T) {
 	}}
 	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
 	wg.Add(1)
-	s := NewFileSystemScorer(string(os.PathSeparator), "", false, func(err error, is_complete bool) {
+	s := NewFileSystemScorer(string(os.PathSeparator), "", Filter{}, false, func(err error, is_complete bool) {
 		if is_complete {
 			wg.Done()
 		}
 	})
-	sc := NewFileSystemScanner(s.root_dir, make(chan bool))
-	s.scanner = sc
-	sc.dir_reader = root.ReadDir
-	s.scanner.Start()
+	s.dir_reader = root.ReadDir
 	s.Start()
 	wg.Wait()
 	results := func() (ans []string) {
@@ -141,20 +138,33 @@ func TestChooseFilesScoring(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 	ae := func(query string, expected ...string) {
-		if query != "" {
-			wg.Add(1)
-			s.Change_query(query)
-			wg.Wait()
-		}
+		wg.Add(1)
+		s.Change_query(query)
+		wg.Wait()
 		if diff := cmp.Diff(expected, results()); diff != "" {
 			t.Fatalf("Query less scoring failed\n%s", diff)
 		}
 	}
-	ae("", "x", "y", "a", "b", "c", "x/s", "x/1", "x/2", "x/3", "y/3", "y/4", "y/5", "x/s/m", "x/s/n")
 	ae("a", "a")
 	ae("3", "x/3", "y/3")
 	ae("s", "x/s", "x/s/m", "x/s/n")
 	ae("sn", "x/s/n")
+	ae("", "x", "y", "a", "b", "c.png", "x/s", "x/1", "x/2", "x/3", "y/3", "y/4", "y/5", "x/s/m", "x/s/n")
+
+	af := func(filter string, expected ...string) {
+		f, _ := NewFilter(filter)
+		wg.Add(1)
+		s.Change_filter(*f)
+		wg.Wait()
+		if diff := cmp.Diff(expected, results()); diff != "" {
+			t.Fatalf("filter %s failed\n%s", filter, diff)
+		}
+	}
+	af("glob:a:A", "x", "y", "a", "x/s")
+	af("glob:[ab]:A", "x", "y", "a", "b", "x/s")
+	af("mime:image/png:A", "x", "y", "c.png", "x/s")
+	af("mime:image/*:A", "x", "y", "c.png", "x/s")
+	af("glob:*:All", "x", "y", "a", "b", "c.png", "x/s", "x/1", "x/2", "x/3", "y/3", "y/4", "y/5", "x/s/m", "x/s/n")
 }
 
 func TestSortedResults(t *testing.T) {
@@ -258,14 +268,12 @@ func run_scoring(b *testing.B, depth, breadth int, query string) {
 		b.StopTimer()
 		wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
 		wg.Add(1)
-		s := NewFileSystemScorer(string(os.PathSeparator), query, false, func(err error, is_complete bool) {
+		s := NewFileSystemScorer(string(os.PathSeparator), query, Filter{}, false, func(err error, is_complete bool) {
 			if is_complete {
 				wg.Done()
 			}
 		})
-		sc := NewFileSystemScanner(s.root_dir, make(chan bool))
-		s.scanner = sc
-		sc.dir_reader = root.ReadDir
+		s.dir_reader = root.ReadDir
 		b.StartTimer()
 		s.scanner.Start()
 		s.Start()