diff --git a/src/event/mod.rs b/src/event/mod.rs
index eb7f6f0..e166867 100644
--- a/src/event/mod.rs
+++ b/src/event/mod.rs
@@ -18,50 +18,15 @@ pub enum Event {
 pub struct Envelope {
     pub from: Option<String>,
     pub event: Event,
-    pub to: Vec<String>,
-    pub tags: BTreeSet<String>
+    pub to: Vec<String>
 }
 
 impl Envelope {
     pub fn new (event: Event) -> Envelope {
-        let mut tags: BTreeSet<String> = BTreeSet::new();
-
-        match &event {
-            &Event::Message { ref message } => {
-                tags.insert(String::from("type:message"));
-                tags.insert(format!("user:{:}", message.author.name));
-                match message.channel {
-                    Some(ref channel) => {
-                        tags.insert(format!("channel:{:}", channel.name));
-                    },
-                    None => {}
-                }
-            },
-            &Event::SelfJoin { ref channel } => {
-                tags.insert(String::from("type:selfjoin"));
-                tags.insert(format!("channel:{:}", channel.name));
-            },
-            &Event::SelfQuit { ref channel } => {
-                tags.insert(String::from("type:selfquit"));
-                tags.insert(format!("channel:{:}", channel.name));
-            },
-            &Event::UserJoin { ref channel, ref user } => {
-                tags.insert(String::from("type:userjoin"));
-                tags.insert(format!("channel:{:}", channel.name));
-                tags.insert(format!("user:{:}", user.name));
-            },
-            &Event::UserQuit { ref channel, ref user } => {
-                tags.insert(String::from("type:userquit"));
-                tags.insert(format!("channel:{:}", channel.name));
-                tags.insert(format!("user:{:}", user.name));
-            }
-        }
-
         Envelope {
             from: None,
             event: event,
-            to: vec![],
-            tags: tags
+            to: vec![]
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 6aea2af..af357aa 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use modules::Module;
 use modules::loader::{ModuleLoader, ModuleLoaderError};
 
 mod event;
+use event::Event;
 use event::Envelope;
 
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -75,8 +76,7 @@ impl Tenquestionmarks {
                     Envelope {
                         from: Some(from.clone()),
                         event: envelope.event,
-                        to: envelope.to,
-                        tags: envelope.tags
+                        to: envelope.to
                     }
                 });
 
@@ -171,21 +171,32 @@ pub trait MessageSender : Sync + Send + std::fmt::Debug {
     fn send_message (&self, _: &str) {}
 }
 
+trait EventFilter: Sync + Send {
+    fn accept (&self, envelope: &Envelope) -> bool;
+}
+
 struct Subscription {
     pub module: Module,
     pub name: String,
-    pub filters: BTreeSet<String>
+    pub filters: Vec<Box<EventFilter>>
 }
 
 impl Subscription {
     pub fn new (name: String, module: Module) -> Subscription {
-        let filters: BTreeSet<String> = module.config.get("filters")
-                                                     .and_then(|value| value.as_slice())
-                                                     .map(|value| value.to_vec())
-                                                     .unwrap_or(vec![])
-                                                     .into_iter()
-                                                     .map(|value| { String::from(value.as_str().unwrap()) })
-                                                     .collect();
+        let filters: Vec<Box<EventFilter>> = module.config.get("filters")
+                                                          .and_then(|value| value.as_slice())
+                                                          .map(|value| value.to_vec())
+                                                          .unwrap_or(vec![])
+                                                          .into_iter()
+                                                          .map(|value| {
+                                                              match value.as_table() {
+                                                                  Some(table) => Some(Box::new(AttributeEventFilter::new(table)) as Box<EventFilter>),
+                                                                  None => None
+                                                              }
+                                                          })
+                                                          .filter(|possible_filter| possible_filter.is_some())
+                                                          .map(|possible_filter| possible_filter.unwrap())
+                                                          .collect();
 
         Subscription {
             module: module,
@@ -208,7 +219,13 @@ impl Subscription {
             );
             return false;
         }
-        else if !(self.filters.is_empty() || self.filters.intersection(&envelope.tags).count() > 0) {
+        else if !self.filters.is_empty() {
+            for filter in &self.filters {
+                if filter.accept(envelope) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+
             debug!(
                 "Refusing to transmit envelope from {:?} to {:?} since envelope was filtered out",
                 envelope.from,
@@ -220,3 +237,107 @@ impl Subscription {
         true
     }
 }
+
+struct AttributeEventFilter {
+    // Attributes that can be filtered out
+    event_type: Option<String>,
+    username: Option<String>,
+    channel: Option<String>,
+    message: Option<String>
+}
+
+impl AttributeEventFilter {
+    pub fn new (attributes: &Table) -> AttributeEventFilter {
+        AttributeEventFilter {
+            event_type: attributes.get("type").and_then(|value| value.as_str()).map(|value| String::from(value)),
+            message: attributes.get("message").and_then(|value| value.as_str()).map(|value| String::from(value)),
+            username: attributes.get("username").and_then(|value| value.as_str()).map(|value| String::from(value)),
+            channel: attributes.get("channel").and_then(|value| value.as_str()).map(|value| String::from(value)),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl EventFilter for AttributeEventFilter {
+    fn accept (&self, envelope: &Envelope) -> bool {
+        let mut result = true;
+        match &envelope.event {
+            &Event::Message { ref message } => {
+                match self.event_type {
+                    Some(ref event_type) => result = result && event_type == "message",
+                    None => {}
+                }
+
+                match self.channel {
+                    Some(ref channel_name) => {
+                        match message.channel {
+                            Some(ref channel) => result = result && channel_name == &channel.name,
+                            None => result = false
+                        }
+                    },
+                    None => {}
+                }
+
+                match self.username {
+                    Some(ref username) => result = result && &message.author.name == username,
+                    None => {}
+                }
+            },
+            &Event::SelfJoin { ref channel } => {
+                match self.event_type {
+                    Some(ref event_type) => result = result && event_type == "selfjoin",
+                    None => {}
+                }
+
+                match self.channel {
+                    Some(ref channel_name) => result = result && channel_name == &channel.name,
+                    None => {}
+                }
+            },
+            &Event::SelfQuit { ref channel } => {
+                match self.event_type {
+                    Some(ref event_type) => result = result && event_type == "selfquit",
+                    None => {}
+                }
+
+                match self.channel {
+                    Some(ref channel_name) => result = result && channel_name == &channel.name,
+                    None => {}
+                }
+            },
+            &Event::UserJoin { ref channel, ref user } => {
+                match self.event_type {
+                    Some(ref event_type) => result = result && event_type == "userjoin",
+                    None => {}
+                }
+
+                match self.channel {
+                    Some(ref channel_name) => result = result && channel_name == &channel.name,
+                    None => {}
+                }
+
+                match self.username {
+                    Some(ref username) => result = result && &user.name == username,
+                    None => {}
+                }
+            },
+            &Event::UserQuit { ref channel, ref user } => {
+                match self.event_type {
+                    Some(ref event_type) => result = result && event_type == "userquit",
+                    None => {}
+                }
+
+                match self.channel {
+                    Some(ref channel_name) => result = result && channel_name == &channel.name,
+                    None => {}
+                }
+
+                match self.username {
+                    Some(ref username) => result = result && &user.name == username,
+                    None => {}
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        result
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tenquestionmarks.toml b/tenquestionmarks.toml
index b281719..ad5c21c 100644
--- a/tenquestionmarks.toml
+++ b/tenquestionmarks.toml
@@ -73,7 +73,16 @@ end
 """
 foo = "bar"
 
+[lua2]
+type = "lua"
+filters = [{ username = "David" }]
+code = """
+function on_message (message, reply)
+    reply("Lua2 says: " .. message)
+end
+"""
+
 [autolink]
 
 [logger]
-filters = ["user:Dave"]
+filters = [{ username = "Dave" }]