diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/Automation/Engine/Control/FilterHandler.php b/mailpoet/lib/Automation/Engine/Control/FilterHandler.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..33d9bbcaae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/Automation/Engine/Control/FilterHandler.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types = 1);
+
+namespace MailPoet\Automation\Engine\Control;
+
+use MailPoet\Automation\Engine\Data\Filter as FilterData;
+use MailPoet\Automation\Engine\Data\StepRunArgs;
+use MailPoet\Automation\Engine\Exceptions;
+use MailPoet\Automation\Engine\Registry;
+
+class FilterHandler {
+  /** @var Registry */
+  private $registry;
+
+  public function __construct(
+    Registry $registry
+  ) {
+    $this->registry = $registry;
+  }
+
+  public function matchesFilters(StepRunArgs $args): bool {
+    $filters = $args->getStep()->getFilters();
+    foreach ($filters as $filter) {
+      $value = $args->getFieldValue($filter->getFieldKey());
+      if (!$this->matchesFilter($filter, $value)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  /** @param mixed $value */
+  private function matchesFilter(FilterData $data, $value): bool {
+    $filter = $this->registry->getFilter($data->getFieldType());
+    if (!$filter) {
+      throw Exceptions::filterNotFound($data->getFieldType());
+    }
+    return $filter->matches($data, $value);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/Automation/Engine/Control/TriggerHandler.php b/mailpoet/lib/Automation/Engine/Control/TriggerHandler.php
index 1e7477e13f..ea611da3fa 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/Automation/Engine/Control/TriggerHandler.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/Automation/Engine/Control/TriggerHandler.php
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ class TriggerHandler {
   /** @var SubjectTransformerHandler */
   private $subjectTransformerHandler;
 
+  /** @var FilterHandler */
+  private $filterHandler;
+
   /** @var WordPress */
   private $wordPress;
 
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ class TriggerHandler {
     AutomationRunStorage $automationRunStorage,
     SubjectLoader $subjectLoader,
     SubjectTransformerHandler $subjectTransformerHandler,
+    FilterHandler $filterHandler,
     WordPress $wordPress
   ) {
     $this->actionScheduler = $actionScheduler;
@@ -44,6 +48,7 @@ class TriggerHandler {
     $this->automationRunStorage = $automationRunStorage;
     $this->subjectLoader = $subjectLoader;
     $this->subjectTransformerHandler = $subjectTransformerHandler;
+    $this->filterHandler = $filterHandler;
     $this->wordPress = $wordPress;
   }
 
@@ -70,6 +75,11 @@ class TriggerHandler {
 
       $automationRun = new AutomationRun($automation->getId(), $automation->getVersionId(), $trigger->getKey(), $subjects);
       $stepRunArgs = new StepRunArgs($automation, $automationRun, $step, $subjectEntries);
+
+      if (!$this->filterHandler->matchesFilters($stepRunArgs)) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
       $createAutomationRun = $trigger->isTriggeredBy($stepRunArgs);
       $createAutomationRun = $this->wordPress->applyFilters(
         Hooks::AUTOMATION_RUN_CREATE,
diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/Automation/Engine/Exceptions.php b/mailpoet/lib/Automation/Engine/Exceptions.php
index 5d1617c8a9..9cb23999a4 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/Automation/Engine/Exceptions.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/Automation/Engine/Exceptions.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class Exceptions {
   private const MULTIPLE_PAYLOADS_FOUND = 'mailpoet_automation_multiple_payloads_found';
   private const FIELD_NOT_FOUND = 'mailpoet_automation_field_not_found';
   private const FIELD_LOAD_FAILED = 'mailpoet_automation_field_load_failed';
+  private const FILTER_NOT_FOUND = 'mailpoet_automation_filter_not_found';
   private const AUTOMATION_STRUCTURE_MODIFICATION_NOT_SUPPORTED = 'mailpoet_automation_structure_modification_not_supported';
   private const AUTOMATION_STRUCTURE_NOT_VALID = 'mailpoet_automation_structure_not_valid';
   private const AUTOMATION_STEP_MODIFIED_WHEN_UNKNOWN = 'mailpoet_automation_step_modified_when_unknown';
@@ -183,6 +184,13 @@ class Exceptions {
       ->withMessage(sprintf(__('Field with key "%1$s" and args "%2$s" failed to load.', 'mailpoet'), $key, Json::encode($args)));
   }
 
+  public static function filterNotFound(string $fieldType): NotFoundException {
+    return NotFoundException::create()
+      ->withErrorCode(self::FILTER_NOT_FOUND)
+      // translators: %s is the type of the field for which a filter was not found.
+      ->withMessage(sprintf(__("Filter for field of type '%s' not found.", 'mailpoet'), $fieldType));
+  }
+
   public static function automationStructureModificationNotSupported(): UnexpectedValueException {
     return UnexpectedValueException::create()
       ->withErrorCode(self::AUTOMATION_STRUCTURE_MODIFICATION_NOT_SUPPORTED)
diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/DI/ContainerConfigurator.php b/mailpoet/lib/DI/ContainerConfigurator.php
index c7ec88c16d..c107170a0c 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/DI/ContainerConfigurator.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/DI/ContainerConfigurator.php
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ class ContainerConfigurator implements IContainerConfigurator {
     $container->autowire(\MailPoet\Automation\Engine\Builder\UpdateAutomationController::class)->setPublic(true);
     $container->autowire(\MailPoet\Automation\Engine\Control\ActionScheduler::class)->setPublic(true);
     $container->autowire(\MailPoet\Automation\Engine\Control\RootStep::class)->setPublic(true);
+    $container->autowire(\MailPoet\Automation\Engine\Control\FilterHandler::class)->setPublic(true);
     $container->autowire(\MailPoet\Automation\Engine\Control\StepHandler::class)->setPublic(true);
     $container->autowire(\MailPoet\Automation\Engine\Control\SubjectTransformerHandler::class)->setPublic(true)->setShared(false);
     $container->autowire(\MailPoet\Automation\Engine\Control\SubjectLoader::class)->setPublic(true);
diff --git a/mailpoet/tests/unit/Automation/Engine/Control/FilterHandlerTest.php b/mailpoet/tests/unit/Automation/Engine/Control/FilterHandlerTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f63a031aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mailpoet/tests/unit/Automation/Engine/Control/FilterHandlerTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types = 1);
+
+namespace MailPoet\Test\Automation\Engine\Control;
+
+use Codeception\Stub;
+use MailPoet\Automation\Engine\Control\FilterHandler;
+use MailPoet\Automation\Engine\Data\Automation;
+use MailPoet\Automation\Engine\Data\AutomationRun;
+use MailPoet\Automation\Engine\Data\Field;
+use MailPoet\Automation\Engine\Data\Filter as FilterData;
+use MailPoet\Automation\Engine\Data\Step;
+use MailPoet\Automation\Engine\Data\StepRunArgs;
+use MailPoet\Automation\Engine\Data\Subject as SubjectData;
+use MailPoet\Automation\Engine\Data\SubjectEntry;
+use MailPoet\Automation\Engine\Integration\Filter;
+use MailPoet\Automation\Engine\Integration\Payload;
+use MailPoet\Automation\Engine\Integration\Subject;
+use MailPoet\Automation\Engine\Registry;
+use MailPoet\Validator\Builder;
+use MailPoet\Validator\Schema\ObjectSchema;
+use MailPoetUnitTest;
+
+class FilterHandlerTest extends MailPoetUnitTest {
+  /** @dataProvider dataForTestItFilters */
+  public function testItFilters(array $stepFilters, bool $expectation): void {
+    $step = new Step('step', Step::TYPE_TRIGGER, 'test:step', [], [], $stepFilters);
+    $subject = $this->createSubject('subject', [
+      new Field('test:field-string', Field::TYPE_STRING, 'Test field string', function () {
+        return 'abc';
+      }),
+      new Field('test:field-integer', Field::TYPE_INTEGER, 'Test field integer', function () {
+        return 123;
+      }),
+      new Field('test:field-boolean', Field::TYPE_BOOLEAN, 'Test field boolean', function () {
+        return true;
+      }),
+    ]);
+
+    $stepRunArgs = new StepRunArgs(
+      $this->createMock(Automation::class),
+      $this->createMock(AutomationRun::class),
+      $step,
+      [new SubjectEntry($subject, new SubjectData($subject->getKey(), []))]
+    );
+
+    $registry = Stub::make(Registry::class, [
+      'filters' => [
+        Field::TYPE_STRING => $this->createFilter(Field::TYPE_STRING),
+        Field::TYPE_INTEGER => $this->createFilter(Field::TYPE_INTEGER),
+        Field::TYPE_BOOLEAN => $this->createFilter(Field::TYPE_BOOLEAN),
+      ],
+    ]);
+
+    $handler = new FilterHandler($registry);
+    $result = $handler->matchesFilters($stepRunArgs);
+    $this->assertSame($expectation, $result);
+  }
+
+  public function dataForTestItFilters(): array {
+    return [
+      // no filters
+      [
+        [],
+        true,
+      ],
+
+      // matching
+      [
+        [
+          new FilterData(Field::TYPE_STRING, 'test:field-string', '', ['value' => 'abc']),
+          new FilterData(Field::TYPE_INTEGER, 'test:field-integer', '', ['value' => 123]),
+        ],
+        true,
+      ],
+
+      // not matching
+      [
+        [
+          new FilterData(Field::TYPE_INTEGER, 'test:field-integer', '', ['value' => 999]),
+        ],
+        false,
+      ],
+      [
+        [
+          new FilterData(Field::TYPE_STRING, 'test:field-string', '', ['value' => 'abc']),
+          new FilterData(Field::TYPE_INTEGER, 'test:field-integer', '', ['value' => 999]),
+          new FilterData(Field::TYPE_BOOLEAN, 'test:field-boolean', '', ['value' => true]),
+        ],
+        false,
+      ],
+    ];
+  }
+
+  /** @return Subject<Payload> */
+  private function createSubject(string $key, array $fields): Subject {
+    return new class($key, $fields) implements Subject {
+      /** @var string */
+      private $key;
+
+      /** @var array */
+      private $fields;
+
+      public function __construct(
+        string $key,
+        array $fields
+      ) {
+        $this->key = $key;
+        $this->fields = $fields;
+      }
+
+      public function getKey(): string {
+        return 'test:' . $this->key;
+      }
+
+      public function getName(): string {
+        return 'Test subject ' . $this->key;
+      }
+
+      public function getArgsSchema(): ObjectSchema {
+        return Builder::object();
+      }
+
+      public function getFields(): array {
+        return $this->fields;
+      }
+
+      public function getPayload(SubjectData $subjectData): Payload {
+        return new class implements Payload {
+        };
+      }
+    };
+  }
+
+  private function createFilter(string $fieldType): Filter {
+    return new class($fieldType) implements Filter {
+      /** @var string */
+      private $fieldType;
+
+      public function __construct(
+        string $fieldType
+      ) {
+        $this->fieldType = $fieldType;
+      }
+
+      public function getFieldType(): string {
+        return $this->fieldType;
+      }
+
+      public function getConditions(): array {
+        return [];
+      }
+
+      public function getArgsSchema(): ObjectSchema {
+        return Builder::object();
+      }
+
+      public function matches(FilterData $data, $value): bool {
+        return $data->getArgs()['value'] === $value;
+      }
+    };
+  }
+}