diff --git a/doc/config.html b/doc/config.html
index be988941..9afc1cb0 100755
--- a/doc/config.html
+++ b/doc/config.html
@@ -631,6 +631,15 @@ next <i>Routine</i> entry and all <i>Routine</i> entries:<br>
 &lt;/small&gt;
 </pre>
 
+<li><b><code>List Menu text = &lt;file&gt;</code></b>
+</br>
+The same for the list page. One example would be following text to
+switch between the different display modi:<br>
+
+<li><b><code>Filter Menu text = &lt;file&gt;</code></b>
+</br>
+The same for the filter line in the list page.<br>
+
 <li><b><code>Guest Display = &lt;list&gt;</code></b>
 </br>
 This option specifies which attributes are displayed on guest access. It is possible
@@ -639,11 +648,6 @@ if someone is logged in (using the option "Password file"). The <code><b>list</b
 consists of comma separated attributes, including the word <i>text</i>, if one
 wants to display the entry body text for guests.<p>
 
-<li><b><code>List Menu text = &lt;file&gt;</code></b>
-</br>
-The same for the list page. One example would be following text to
-switch between the different display modi:<br>
-
 <pre>
 &lt;small&gt;
 &amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="?mode=summary"&gt;Summary&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;|
diff --git a/src/elogd.c b/src/elogd.c
index bcc66a42..0238b44b 100755
--- a/src/elogd.c
+++ b/src/elogd.c
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
    Contents:     Web server program for Electronic Logbook ELOG
 
    $Log$
+   Revision 1.731  2005/07/29 08:37:06  ritt
+   Added 'filter menu text'
+
    Revision 1.730  2005/07/27 20:51:24  ritt
    Added validity check for year in date/time attributes
 
@@ -16040,7 +16043,7 @@ void build_ref(char *ref, int size, char *mode, char *expand, char *new_entries)
 
 void show_page_filters(LOGBOOK * lbs, int n_msg, int page_n, BOOL mode_commands, BOOL threaded)
 {
-   int cur_exp, n, i, j, i1, i2, index;
+   int cur_exp, n, i, j, i1, i2, index, size;
    char ref[256], str[NAME_LENGTH], comment[NAME_LENGTH], list[MAX_N_LIST][NAME_LENGTH], option[NAME_LENGTH];
 
    rsprintf("<tr><td class=\"menuframe\">\n");
@@ -16231,10 +16234,41 @@ void show_page_filters(LOGBOOK * lbs, int n_msg, int page_n, BOOL mode_commands,
             }
          }
       }
-
-      rsprintf("&nbsp;<b>%d %s</b>&nbsp;", n_msg, loc("Entries"));
    }
 
+   /*---- filter menu text ----*/
+
+   if (getcfg(lbs->name, "filter menu text", str, sizeof(str))) {
+      FILE *f;
+      char file_name[256], *buf;
+
+      /* check if file starts with an absolute directory */
+      if (str[0] == DIR_SEPARATOR || str[1] == ':')
+         strcpy(file_name, str);
+      else {
+         strlcpy(file_name, resource_dir, sizeof(file_name));
+         strlcat(file_name, str, sizeof(file_name));
+      }
+
+      f = fopen(file_name, "rb");
+      if (f != NULL) {
+         fseek(f, 0, SEEK_END);
+         size = TELL(fileno(f));
+         fseek(f, 0, SEEK_SET);
+
+         buf = xmalloc(size + 1);
+         fread(buf, 1, size, f);
+         buf[size] = 0;
+         fclose(f);
+
+         rsputs(buf);
+
+      } else
+         rsprintf("<center><b>Error: file <i>\"%s\"</i> not found</b></center>", file_name);
+   }
+
+   rsprintf("&nbsp;<b>%d %s</b>&nbsp;", n_msg, loc("Entries"));
+
    rsprintf("</td></tr></table></td></tr>\n\n");
 }