diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Code/Interface/QRDInterface.h b/qrenderdoc/Code/Interface/QRDInterface.h
index 3de049983..024733fe6 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Code/Interface/QRDInterface.h
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Code/Interface/QRDInterface.h
@@ -305,6 +305,56 @@ expression.
 )");
   virtual bool UnregisterEventFilterFunction(const rdcstr &name) = 0;
 
+  DOCUMENT(R"(Sets the current filter text. This will not modify any saved filter but will modify
+the scratch filter. The filter is applied immediately.
+
+:param str text: The filter text.
+)");
+  virtual void SetCurrentFilterText(const rdcstr &text) = 0;
+
+  DOCUMENT(R"(Returns the current filter text, whether temporary or a saved filter.
+
+:return: The current filter text.
+:rtype: str
+)");
+  virtual rdcstr GetCurrentFilterText() = 0;
+
+  DOCUMENT(R"(Sets whether or not custom drawcall names are used. Certain drawcalls such as indirect
+draws it is useful to show a custom drawcall name which contains the actual indirect parameters
+instead of the 'raw' parameters.
+
+:param bool use: Whether or not custom drawcall names will be used.
+)");
+  virtual void SetUseCustomDrawNames(bool use) = 0;
+
+  DOCUMENT(R"(Sets whether or not parameter names are shown in the events. If disabled, only the
+value is shown and the parameter is implicit.
+
+.. note::
+  If custom draw names are used this will not have an effect for any such draws. See
+  :meth:`SetUseCustomDrawNames`.
+
+:param bool show: Whether or not parameter names will be shown.
+)");
+  virtual void SetShowParameterNames(bool show) = 0;
+
+  DOCUMENT(R"(Sets whether or not all parameters are shown in the events. By default only
+the most significant parameters are shown.
+
+.. note::
+  If custom draw names are used this will not have an effect for any such draws. See
+  :meth:`SetUseCustomDrawNames`.
+
+:param bool show: Whether or not parameter names will be shown.
+)");
+  virtual void SetShowAllParameters(bool show) = 0;
+
+  DOCUMENT(R"(Sets whether or not marker regions which have no draws .
+
+:param bool show: Whether or not empty regions after filtering will be shown.
+)");
+  virtual void SetEmptyRegionsVisible(bool show) = 0;
+
 protected:
   IEventBrowser() = default;
   ~IEventBrowser() = default;
diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Windows/EventBrowser.cpp b/qrenderdoc/Windows/EventBrowser.cpp
index b708a1d27..e25cdf346 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Windows/EventBrowser.cpp
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Windows/EventBrowser.cpp
@@ -165,6 +165,39 @@ struct EventItemModel : public QAbstractItemModel
     m_View->viewport()->update();
   }
 
+  void SetShowParameterNames(bool show)
+  {
+    if(m_ShowParameterNames != show)
+    {
+      m_ShowParameterNames = show;
+
+      m_EIDNameCache.clear();
+      m_View->viewport()->update();
+    }
+  }
+
+  void SetShowAllParameters(bool show)
+  {
+    if(m_ShowAllParameters != show)
+    {
+      m_ShowAllParameters = show;
+
+      m_EIDNameCache.clear();
+      m_View->viewport()->update();
+    }
+  }
+
+  void SetUseCustomDrawNames(bool use)
+  {
+    if(m_UseCustomDrawNames != use)
+    {
+      m_UseCustomDrawNames = use;
+
+      m_EIDNameCache.clear();
+      m_View->viewport()->update();
+    }
+  }
+
   void UpdateDurationColumn()
   {
     m_TimeUnit = m_Ctx.Config().EventBrowser_TimeUnit;
@@ -653,6 +686,10 @@ private:
   };
   QMap<uint32_t, DrawTreeNode> m_Nodes;
 
+  bool m_ShowParameterNames = false;
+  bool m_ShowAllParameters = false;
+  bool m_UseCustomDrawNames = true;
+
   // a cache of EID -> row in parent for looking up indices for arbitrary EIDs.
   rdcarray<rdcpair<uint32_t, int>> m_RowInParentCache;
 
@@ -999,6 +1036,7 @@ public:
     return ret;
   }
 
+  void SetEmptyRegionsVisible(bool visible) { m_EmptyRegionsVisible = visible; }
   static bool RegisterEventFilterFunction(const rdcstr &name,
                                           IEventBrowser::EventFilterCallback filter,
                                           IEventBrowser::FilterParseCallback parser)
@@ -1044,6 +1082,13 @@ protected:
 
     QModelIndex source_idx = sourceModel()->index(source_row, 0, source_parent);
 
+    // since we have recursive filtering enabled (so a child keeps its parent visible, to allow
+    // filtering for specific things and not hiding the hierarchy along the way that doesn't
+    // match), we can implement hiding of empty regions by simply forcing anything with children
+    // to not match. That way it will only be included if at least one child matches
+    if(!m_EmptyRegionsVisible && sourceModel()->rowCount(source_idx) > 0)
+      return false;
+
     uint32_t eid = sourceModel()->data(source_idx, ROLE_SELECTED_EID).toUInt();
 
     m_VisibleCache.resize_for_index(eid);
@@ -1069,6 +1114,7 @@ private:
   // it must be mutable since we update it in a const function filterAcceptsRow.
   mutable rdcarray<int8_t> m_VisibleCache;
 
+  bool m_EmptyRegionsVisible = true;
   rdcarray<EventFilter> m_Filters;
 
   IEventBrowser::EventFilterCallback MakeLiteralMatcher(QString string)
@@ -2698,3 +2744,34 @@ bool EventBrowser::UnregisterEventFilterFunction(const rdcstr &name)
 {
   return EventFilterModel::UnregisterEventFilterFunction(name);
 }
+
+void EventBrowser::SetCurrentFilterText(const rdcstr &text)
+{
+  ui->filterExpression->setText(text);
+  filter_apply();
+}
+
+rdcstr EventBrowser::GetCurrentFilterText()
+{
+  return ui->filterExpression->text();
+}
+
+void EventBrowser::SetShowParameterNames(bool show)
+{
+  m_Model->SetShowParameterNames(show);
+}
+
+void EventBrowser::SetShowAllParameters(bool show)
+{
+  m_Model->SetShowAllParameters(show);
+}
+
+void EventBrowser::SetUseCustomDrawNames(bool use)
+{
+  m_Model->SetUseCustomDrawNames(use);
+}
+
+void EventBrowser::SetEmptyRegionsVisible(bool show)
+{
+  m_FilterModel->SetEmptyRegionsVisible(show);
+}
diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Windows/EventBrowser.h b/qrenderdoc/Windows/EventBrowser.h
index d59896085..5c4759362 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Windows/EventBrowser.h
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Windows/EventBrowser.h
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ public:
                                    FilterParseCallback parser) override;
   bool UnregisterEventFilterFunction(const rdcstr &name) override;
 
+  void SetCurrentFilterText(const rdcstr &text) override;
+  rdcstr GetCurrentFilterText() override;
+  void SetUseCustomDrawNames(bool use) override;
+  void SetShowParameterNames(bool show) override;
+  void SetShowAllParameters(bool show) override;
+  void SetEmptyRegionsVisible(bool show) override;
+
   // ICaptureViewer
   void OnCaptureLoaded() override;
   void OnCaptureClosed() override;