diff --git a/src/Canvas.cc b/src/Canvas.cc
index 27d2c2c..bd20663 100644
--- a/src/Canvas.cc
+++ b/src/Canvas.cc
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@ Canvas::Initialize(Handle<Object> target) {
   proto->SetAccessor(NanSymbol("type"), GetType);
   proto->SetAccessor(NanSymbol("width"), GetWidth, SetWidth);
   proto->SetAccessor(NanSymbol("height"), GetHeight, SetHeight);
+
+  proto->Set("PNG_NO_FILTERS", Uint32::New(PNG_NO_FILTERS));
+  proto->Set("PNG_FILTER_NONE", Uint32::New(PNG_FILTER_NONE));
+  proto->Set("PNG_FILTER_SUB", Uint32::New(PNG_FILTER_SUB));
+  proto->Set("PNG_FILTER_UP", Uint32::New(PNG_FILTER_UP));
+  proto->Set("PNG_FILTER_AVG", Uint32::New(PNG_FILTER_AVG));
+  proto->Set("PNG_FILTER_PAETH", Uint32::New(PNG_FILTER_PAETH));
+  proto->Set("PNG_ALL_FILTERS", Uint32::New(PNG_ALL_FILTERS));
+
   target->Set(NanSymbol("Canvas"), ctor->GetFunction());
 }
 
@@ -225,6 +234,7 @@ NAN_METHOD(Canvas::ToBuffer) {
   NanScope();
   cairo_status_t status;
   uint32_t compression_level = 6;
+  uint32_t filter = PNG_ALL_FILTERS;
   Canvas *canvas = ObjectWrap::Unwrap<Canvas>(args.This());
 
   // TODO: async / move this out
@@ -236,38 +246,48 @@ NAN_METHOD(Canvas::ToBuffer) {
     NanReturnValue(buf);
   }
 
-  if (args.Length() == 2 && !args[1]->StrictEquals(Undefined())) {
-      bool good = true;
-      if (args[1]->IsNumber()) {
-        compression_level = args[1]->Uint32Value();
-      } else if (args[1]->IsString()) {
-        if (args[1]->StrictEquals(String::New("0"))) {
-          compression_level = 0;
-        } else {
-          uint32_t tmp = args[1]->Uint32Value();
-          if (tmp == 0) {
-            good = false;
+  if (args.Length() > 1 && !(args[1]->StrictEquals(Undefined()) && args[2]->StrictEquals(Undefined()))) {
+    if (!args[1]->StrictEquals(Undefined())) {
+        bool good = true;
+        if (args[1]->IsNumber()) {
+          compression_level = args[1]->Uint32Value();
+        } else if (args[1]->IsString()) {
+          if (args[1]->StrictEquals(String::New("0"))) {
+            compression_level = 0;
           } else {
-            compression_level = tmp;
+            uint32_t tmp = args[1]->Uint32Value();
+            if (tmp == 0) {
+              good = false;
+            } else {
+              compression_level = tmp;
+            }
           }
-        }
-     } else {
-       good = false;
-     }
-
-     if (good) {
-       if (compression_level > 9) {
-         return NanThrowRangeError("Allowed compression levels lie in the range [0, 9].");
+       } else {
+         good = false;
+       }
+
+       if (good) {
+         if (compression_level > 9) {
+           return NanThrowRangeError("Allowed compression levels lie in the range [0, 9].");
+         }
+       } else {
+        return NanThrowTypeError("Compression level must be a number.");
        }
-     } else {
-      return NanThrowTypeError("Compression level must be a number.");
-     }
+    }
+
+    if (!args[2]->StrictEquals(Undefined())) {
+      if (args[2]->IsUint32()) {
+        filter = args[1]->Uint32Value();
+      } else {
+        return NanThrowTypeError("Invalid filter value.");
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   // Async
   if (args[0]->IsFunction()) {
     closure_t *closure = (closure_t *) malloc(sizeof(closure_t));
-    status = closure_init(closure, canvas, compression_level);
+    status = closure_init(closure, canvas, compression_level, filter);
 
     // ensure closure is ok
     if (status) {
@@ -293,7 +313,7 @@ NAN_METHOD(Canvas::ToBuffer) {
   // Sync
   } else {
     closure_t closure;
-    status = closure_init(&closure, canvas, compression_level);
+    status = closure_init(&closure, canvas, compression_level, filter);
 
     // ensure closure is ok
     if (status) {
@@ -342,36 +362,47 @@ streamPNG(void *c, const uint8_t *data, unsigned len) {
 NAN_METHOD(Canvas::StreamPNGSync) {
   NanScope();
   uint32_t compression_level = 6;
+  uint32_t filter = PNG_ALL_FILTERS;
   // TODO: async as well
   if (!args[0]->IsFunction())
     return NanThrowTypeError("callback function required");
 
-  if (args.Length() == 2 && !args[1]->StrictEquals(Undefined())) {
-      bool good = true;
-      if (args[1]->IsNumber()) {
-        compression_level = args[1]->Uint32Value();
-      } else if (args[1]->IsString()) {
-        if (args[1]->StrictEquals(String::New("0"))) {
-          compression_level = 0;
-        } else {
-          uint32_t tmp = args[1]->Uint32Value();
-          if (tmp == 0) {
-            good = false;
+  if (args.Length() > 1 && !(args[1]->StrictEquals(Undefined()) && args[2]->StrictEquals(Undefined()))) {
+    if (!args[1]->StrictEquals(Undefined())) {
+        bool good = true;
+        if (args[1]->IsNumber()) {
+          compression_level = args[1]->Uint32Value();
+        } else if (args[1]->IsString()) {
+          if (args[1]->StrictEquals(String::New("0"))) {
+            compression_level = 0;
           } else {
-            compression_level = tmp;
+            uint32_t tmp = args[1]->Uint32Value();
+            if (tmp == 0) {
+              good = false;
+            } else {
+              compression_level = tmp;
+            }
           }
-        }
-     } else {
-       good = false;
-     }
-
-     if (good) {
-       if (compression_level > 9) {
-         return NanThrowRangeError("Allowed compression levels lie in the range [0, 9].");
+       } else {
+         good = false;
+       }
+
+       if (good) {
+         if (compression_level > 9) {
+           return NanThrowRangeError("Allowed compression levels lie in the range [0, 9].");
+         }
+       } else {
+        return NanThrowTypeError("Compression level must be a number.");
        }
-     } else {
-      return NanThrowTypeError("Compression level must be a number.");
-     }
+    }
+
+    if (!args[2]->StrictEquals(Undefined())) {
+      if (args[2]->IsUint32()) {
+        filter = args[1]->Uint32Value();
+      } else {
+        return NanThrowTypeError("Invalid filter value.");
+      }
+    }
   }
 
 
@@ -379,6 +410,7 @@ NAN_METHOD(Canvas::StreamPNGSync) {
   closure_t closure;
   closure.fn = Handle<Function>::Cast(args[0]);
   closure.compression_level = compression_level;
+  closure.filter = filter;
 
   TryCatch try_catch;
 
@@ -443,7 +475,7 @@ Canvas::Canvas(int w, int h, canvas_type_t t): ObjectWrap() {
   if (CANVAS_TYPE_PDF == t) {
     _closure = malloc(sizeof(closure_t));
     assert(_closure);
-    cairo_status_t status = closure_init((closure_t *) _closure, this, 0);
+    cairo_status_t status = closure_init((closure_t *) _closure, this, 0, PNG_NO_FILTERS);
     assert(status == CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS);
     _surface = cairo_pdf_surface_create_for_stream(toBuffer, _closure, w, h);
   } else {
diff --git a/src/PNG.h b/src/PNG.h
index c3c2aa4..81ad160 100644
--- a/src/PNG.h
+++ b/src/PNG.h
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ static cairo_status_t canvas_write_png(cairo_surface_t *surface, png_rw_ptr writ
 
     png_set_write_fn(png, closure, write_func, canvas_png_flush);
     png_set_compression_level(png, ((closure_t *) ((canvas_png_write_closure_t *) closure)->closure)->compression_level);
+    png_set_filter(png, 0, ((closure_t *) ((canvas_png_write_closure_t *) closure)->closure)->filter);
 
     switch (cairo_image_surface_get_format(surface)) {
     case CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32:
diff --git a/src/closure.h b/src/closure.h
index 9590425..1b3147b 100644
--- a/src/closure.h
+++ b/src/closure.h
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ typedef struct {
   uint8_t *data;
   Canvas *canvas;
   cairo_status_t status;
-  unsigned int compression_level;
+  uint32_t compression_level;
+  uint32_t filter;
 } closure_t;
 
 /*
@@ -38,12 +39,13 @@ typedef struct {
  */
 
 cairo_status_t
-closure_init(closure_t *closure, Canvas *canvas, unsigned int compression_level) {
+closure_init(closure_t *closure, Canvas *canvas, unsigned int compression_level, unsigned int filter) {
   closure->len = 0;
   closure->canvas = canvas;
   closure->data = (uint8_t *) malloc(closure->max_len = PAGE_SIZE);
   if (!closure->data) return CAIRO_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
   closure->compression_level = compression_level;
+  closure->filter = filter;
   return CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }