diff --git a/lang/en/filters.php b/lang/en/filters.php
index 53b10b3..7e74c83 100644
--- a/lang/en/filters.php
+++ b/lang/en/filters.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 $string['actfilterhdr'] = 'Active filters';
 $string['addfilter'] = 'Add filter';
+$string['setfilter'] = 'Set filter';
 $string['anycategory'] = 'any category';
 $string['anycourse'] = 'any course';
 $string['anyfield'] = 'any field';
diff --git a/user/filters/lib.php b/user/filters/lib.php
index 72b3d4b..f1dfa8b 100644
--- a/user/filters/lib.php
+++ b/user/filters/lib.php
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ class user_filtering {
         // fist the new filter form
         $this->_addform = new user_add_filter_form($baseurl, array('fields'=>$this->_fields, 'extraparams'=>$extraparams));
         if ($adddata = $this->_addform->get_data()) {
+            // setfilter cancels previous filters
+            if(!empty($adddata->setfilter)) {
+              $SESSION->user_filtering = array();
+            }
+
             foreach($this->_fields as $fname=>$field) {
                 $data = $field->check_data($adddata);
                 if ($data === false) {
diff --git a/user/filters/user_filter_forms.php b/user/filters/user_filter_forms.php
index 1912aee..dadf2ac 100644
--- a/user/filters/user_filter_forms.php
+++ b/user/filters/user_filter_forms.php
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@ class user_add_filter_form extends moodleform {
             }
         }
 
-        // Add button
-        $mform->addElement('submit', 'addfilter', get_string('addfilter','filters'));
+        // Add/set button
+        $objs = array();
+        $objs[] = &$mform->createElement('submit', 'addfilter', get_string('addfilter','filters'));
+        $objs[] = &$mform->createElement('submit', 'setfilter', get_string('setfilter','filters'));
+        $mform->addElement('group', 'setfiltergrp', '', $objs, ' ', false);
     }
 }