diff --git a/mitmproxy/addons/dumper.py b/mitmproxy/addons/dumper.py
index 0df2d3395..aaad8aa29 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/addons/dumper.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/addons/dumper.py
@@ -47,14 +47,18 @@ class Dumper:
             "The default content view mode.",
             choices = [i.name.lower() for i in contentviews.views]
         )
+        loader.add_option(
+            "dumper_filter", typing.Optional[str], None,
+            "Limit which flows are dumped."
+        )
 
     def configure(self, updated):
-        if "view_filter" in updated:
-            if ctx.options.view_filter:
-                self.filter = flowfilter.parse(ctx.options.view_filter)
+        if "dumper_filter" in updated:
+            if ctx.options.dumper_filter:
+                self.filter = flowfilter.parse(ctx.options.dumper_filter)
                 if not self.filter:
                     raise exceptions.OptionsError(
-                        "Invalid filter expression: %s" % ctx.options.view_filter
+                        "Invalid filter expression: %s" % ctx.options.dumper_filter
                     )
             else:
                 self.filter = None
diff --git a/mitmproxy/addons/view.py b/mitmproxy/addons/view.py
index c0f7e7b44..598cb66d4 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/addons/view.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/addons/view.py
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ class View(collections.Sequence):
         self.settings = Settings(self)
 
     def load(self, loader):
+        loader.add_option(
+            "view_filter", typing.Optional[str], None,
+            "Limit the view to matching flows."
+        )
         loader.add_option(
             "view_order", str, "time",
             "Flow sort order.",
diff --git a/mitmproxy/options.py b/mitmproxy/options.py
index 0ada5306b..b6f3398b4 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/options.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/options.py
@@ -41,11 +41,6 @@ class Options(optmanager.OptManager):
         upstream_cert = None  # type: bool
         websocket = None  # type: bool
 
-        # FIXME: Options that must be migrated to addons, but are complicated
-        # because they're used by more than one addon, or because they're
-        # embedded in the core code somehow.
-        view_filter = None  # type: Optional[str]
-
     def __init__(self, **kwargs) -> None:
         super().__init__()
         self.add_option(
@@ -212,9 +207,4 @@ class Options(optmanager.OptManager):
             """
         )
 
-        self.add_option(
-            "view_filter", Optional[str], None,
-            "Limit which flows are displayed."
-        )
-
         self.update(**kwargs)
diff --git a/test/mitmproxy/addons/test_dumper.py b/test/mitmproxy/addons/test_dumper.py
index 7c54ab88a..228bacf8b 100644
--- a/test/mitmproxy/addons/test_dumper.py
+++ b/test/mitmproxy/addons/test_dumper.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from mitmproxy import http
 def test_configure():
     d = dumper.Dumper()
     with taddons.context(d) as ctx:
-        ctx.configure(d, view_filter="~b foo")
+        ctx.configure(d, dumper_filter="~b foo")
         assert d.filter
 
         f = tflow.tflow(resp=True)
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ def test_configure():
         f.response.content = b"foo"
         assert d.match(f)
 
-        ctx.configure(d, view_filter=None)
+        ctx.configure(d, dumper_filter=None)
         assert not d.filter
         with pytest.raises(exceptions.OptionsError):
-            ctx.configure(d, view_filter="~~")
+            ctx.configure(d, dumper_filter="~~")
         assert not d.filter
 
 
diff --git a/test/mitmproxy/tools/test_dump.py b/test/mitmproxy/tools/test_dump.py
index 9e67f420f..f950d7191 100644
--- a/test/mitmproxy/tools/test_dump.py
+++ b/test/mitmproxy/tools/test_dump.py
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ from .. import tservers
 
 
 class TestDumpMaster(tservers.MasterTest):
-    def mkmaster(self, flt, **opts):
-        o = options.Options(view_filter=flt, **opts)
+    def mkmaster(self, **opts):
+        o = options.Options(**opts)
         m = dump.DumpMaster(o, with_termlog=False, with_dumper=False)
         return m
 
     def test_has_error(self):
-        m = self.mkmaster(None)
+        m = self.mkmaster()
         ent = log.LogEntry("foo", "error")
         ent.reply = controller.DummyReply()
         m.addons.trigger("log", ent)