diff --git a/phileas-core/src/test/java/ai/philterd/test/phileas/services/filters/AgeFilterTest.java b/phileas-core/src/test/java/ai/philterd/test/phileas/services/filters/AgeFilterTest.java
index aded76155..5be1b665e 100644
--- a/phileas-core/src/test/java/ai/philterd/test/phileas/services/filters/AgeFilterTest.java
+++ b/phileas-core/src/test/java/ai/philterd/test/phileas/services/filters/AgeFilterTest.java
@@ -36,6 +36,26 @@ public class AgeFilterTest extends AbstractFilterTest {
 
     private final AlertService alertService = Mockito.mock(AlertService.class);
 
+    @Test
+    public void filterWithAlternateName() throws Exception {
+
+        final FilterConfiguration filterConfiguration = new FilterConfiguration.FilterConfigurationBuilder()
+                .withStrategies(List.of(new AgeFilterStrategy()))
+                .withAlertService(alertService)
+                .withAnonymizationService(new AgeAnonymizationService(new LocalAnonymizationCacheService()))
+                .withWindowSize(windowSize)
+                .build();
+
+        final AgeFilter filter = new AgeFilter(filterConfiguration);
+
+        final FilterResult filterResult = filter.filter(getPolicy(), "context", "documentid", PIECE, "patient is 4161 y/o and", attributes);
+
+        showSpans(filterResult.getSpans());
+
+        Assertions.assertEquals(0, filterResult.getSpans().size());
+
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void filterIgnoredPattern1() throws Exception {
 
diff --git a/phileas-model/src/main/java/ai/philterd/phileas/model/filter/Filter.java b/phileas-model/src/main/java/ai/philterd/phileas/model/filter/Filter.java
index 8680016aa..bba047938 100644
--- a/phileas-model/src/main/java/ai/philterd/phileas/model/filter/Filter.java
+++ b/phileas-model/src/main/java/ai/philterd/phileas/model/filter/Filter.java
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ public abstract class Filter {
      */
     protected final FilterType filterType;
 
+    /**
+     * When given, an alternative name to use instead of the {@link FilterType}.
+     */
+    protected String alternativeName;
+
     /**
      * The alert service.
      */
@@ -130,6 +135,7 @@ public Filter(final FilterType filterType, final FilterConfiguration filterConfi
         this.crypto = filterConfiguration.getCrypto();
         this.fpe = filterConfiguration.getFPE();
         this.windowSize = filterConfiguration.getWindowSize();
+        this.alternativeName = filterConfiguration.getAlternativeName();
 
         if(this.ignored == null) {
             this.ignored = new LinkedHashSet<>();
diff --git a/phileas-model/src/main/java/ai/philterd/phileas/model/filter/FilterConfiguration.java b/phileas-model/src/main/java/ai/philterd/phileas/model/filter/FilterConfiguration.java
index 9f4f614f4..021abdd0b 100644
--- a/phileas-model/src/main/java/ai/philterd/phileas/model/filter/FilterConfiguration.java
+++ b/phileas-model/src/main/java/ai/philterd/phileas/model/filter/FilterConfiguration.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public class FilterConfiguration {
     private final Crypto crypto;
     private final FPE fpe;
     private int windowSize = 5;
+    private String alternativeName;
 
     private FilterConfiguration(
             final List<? extends AbstractFilterStrategy> strategies,
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ private FilterConfiguration(
             final List<IgnoredPattern> ignoredPatterns,
             final Crypto crypto,
             final FPE fpe,
-            final int windowSize
+            final int windowSize,
+            final String alternativeName
     ) {
 
         this.strategies = strategies;
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ private FilterConfiguration(
         this.crypto = crypto;
         this.fpe = fpe;
         this.windowSize = windowSize;
+        this.alternativeName = alternativeName;
 
     }
 
@@ -76,6 +79,7 @@ public static class FilterConfigurationBuilder {
         private Crypto crypto;
         private FPE fpe;
         private int windowSize;
+        private String alternativeName;
 
         public FilterConfiguration build() {
 
@@ -91,7 +95,8 @@ public FilterConfiguration build() {
                     ignoredPatterns,
                     crypto,
                     fpe,
-                    windowSize
+                    windowSize,
+                    alternativeName
             );
 
         }
@@ -229,4 +234,8 @@ public int getWindowSize() {
         return windowSize;
     }
 
+    public String getAlternativeName() {
+        return alternativeName;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/phileas-model/src/main/java/ai/philterd/phileas/model/policy/filters/AbstractFilter.java b/phileas-model/src/main/java/ai/philterd/phileas/model/policy/filters/AbstractFilter.java
index 942e5a8aa..f33552ea2 100644
--- a/phileas-model/src/main/java/ai/philterd/phileas/model/policy/filters/AbstractFilter.java
+++ b/phileas-model/src/main/java/ai/philterd/phileas/model/policy/filters/AbstractFilter.java
@@ -41,6 +41,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractFilter {
     @Expose
     protected List<IgnoredPattern> ignoredPatterns = Collections.emptyList();
 
+    @SerializedName("alternativeName")
+    @Expose
+    protected String alternativeName;
+
+    public String getAlternativeName() {
+        return alternativeName;
+    }
+
+    public void setAlternativeName(String alternativeName) {
+        this.alternativeName = alternativeName;
+    }
+
     public void setEnabled(boolean enabled) {
         this.enabled = enabled;
     }