diff --git a/src/filter.rs b/src/filter.rs
index d75a152..5502ab7 100644
--- a/src/filter.rs
+++ b/src/filter.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::str::SplitWhitespace;
+use std::{fmt, str::SplitWhitespace};
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
@@ -51,6 +51,102 @@ pub enum Filter {
     PrioCmp(ComparisonOperator, Priority),
 }
 
+impl fmt::Display for Filter {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Filter::Not(inner) => write!(f, "(NOT ({}))", inner),
+            Filter::And(left, right) => write!(f, "({} AND {})", left, right),
+            Filter::EqTag(tag, case_sensitivity, negated) => {
+                let op = if *negated { "!=" } else { "==" };
+                let cs = match case_sensitivity {
+                    CaseSensitivity::CaseSensitive => "_cs",
+                    CaseSensitivity::CaseInsensitive => "_ci",
+                    CaseSensitivity::CommandDependent => "",
+                };
+                write!(f, "({} {}{} '{}')", tag.key(), op, cs, tag.value())
+            }
+            Filter::Contains(tag, case_sensitivity, negated) => {
+                let op = if *negated { "!contains" } else { "contains" };
+                let cs = match case_sensitivity {
+                    CaseSensitivity::CaseSensitive => "_cs",
+                    CaseSensitivity::CaseInsensitive => "_ci",
+                    CaseSensitivity::CommandDependent => "",
+                };
+                write!(f, "({} {}{} '{}')", tag.key(), op, cs, tag.value())
+            }
+            Filter::StartsWith(tag, case_sensitivity, negated) => {
+                let op = if *negated {
+                    "!starts_with"
+                } else {
+                    "starts_with"
+                };
+                let cs = match case_sensitivity {
+                    CaseSensitivity::CaseSensitive => "_cs",
+                    CaseSensitivity::CaseInsensitive => "_ci",
+                    CaseSensitivity::CommandDependent => "",
+                };
+                write!(f, "({} {}{} '{}')", tag.key(), op, cs, tag.value())
+            }
+            Filter::PerlRegex(tag) => {
+                write!(f, "({} =~ '{}')", tag.key(), tag.value())
+            }
+            Filter::NegPerlRegex(tag) => {
+                write!(f, "({} !~ '{}')", tag.key(), tag.value())
+            }
+            Filter::EqUri(uri) => {
+                write!(f, "(uri == '{}')", uri)
+            }
+            Filter::Base(path) => {
+                write!(f, "(base '{}')", path)
+            }
+            Filter::ModifiedSince(timestamp) => {
+                write!(f, "(modified-since '{}')", timestamp)
+            }
+            Filter::AudioFormatEq {
+                sample_rate,
+                bits,
+                channels,
+            } => {
+                write!(
+                    f,
+                    "(AudioFormat == '{}:{}:{}')",
+                    sample_rate, bits, channels
+                )
+            }
+            Filter::AudioFormatEqMask {
+                sample_rate,
+                bits,
+                channels,
+            } => {
+                let sr_str = match sample_rate {
+                    Some(sr) => sr.to_string(),
+                    None => "*".to_string(),
+                };
+                let bits_str = match bits {
+                    Some(b) => b.to_string(),
+                    None => "*".to_string(),
+                };
+                let ch_str = match channels {
+                    Some(c) => c.to_string(),
+                    None => "*".to_string(),
+                };
+                write!(f, "(AudioFormat =~ '{}:{}:{}')", sr_str, bits_str, ch_str)
+            }
+            Filter::PrioCmp(op, prio) => {
+                let op_str = match op {
+                    ComparisonOperator::Equal => "==",
+                    ComparisonOperator::NotEqual => "!=",
+                    ComparisonOperator::GreaterThan => ">",
+                    ComparisonOperator::GreaterThanOrEqual => ">=",
+                    ComparisonOperator::LessThan => "<",
+                    ComparisonOperator::LessThanOrEqual => "<=",
+                };
+                write!(f, "(prio {} {})", op_str, prio)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn parse_filter(parts: &mut SplitWhitespace<'_>) -> Result<Filter, RequestParserError> {
     // TODO: count parentheses and extract the full filter string
     unimplemented!()