diff --git a/conf/defaults.ini b/conf/defaults.ini
index b6d6f9ee932..d47cefd6bf6 100644
--- a/conf/defaults.ini
+++ b/conf/defaults.ini
@@ -293,6 +293,9 @@ mode = console, file
 # Either "debug", "info", "warn", "error", "critical", default is "info"
 level = info
 
+# optional settings to set different levels for specific loggers. Ex filters = sqlstore:debug
+filters =
+
 # For "console" mode only
 [log.console]
 level =
diff --git a/conf/sample.ini b/conf/sample.ini
index fd6dd79c256..dee40c6f2e9 100644
--- a/conf/sample.ini
+++ b/conf/sample.ini
@@ -277,6 +277,10 @@
 # Either "trace", "debug", "info", "warn", "error", "critical", default is "info"
 ;level = info
 
+# optional settings to set different levels for specific loggers. Ex filters = sqlstore:debug
+;filters =
+
+
 # For "console" mode only
 [log.console]
 ;level =
diff --git a/docs/sources/installation/configuration.md b/docs/sources/installation/configuration.md
index ce69f5cbe61..e3e435d1194 100644
--- a/docs/sources/installation/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/sources/installation/configuration.md
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ Use space to separate multiple modes, e.g. "console file"
 ### level
 Either "debug", "info", "warn", "error", "critical", default is "info"
 
-### filter
+### filters
 optional settings to set different levels for specific loggers.
 Ex `filters = sqlstore:debug`