diff --git a/src/wx/cmdevents.cpp b/src/wx/cmdevents.cpp
index e5942767..a58782bb 100644
--- a/src/wx/cmdevents.cpp
+++ b/src/wx/cmdevents.cpp
@@ -2766,7 +2766,7 @@ EVT_HANDLER_MASK(ChangeFilter, "Change Pixel Filter", CMDEN_NREC_ANY)
     }
 
     wxString msg;
-    msg.Printf(_("Using pixel filter #%d"), gopts.filter);
+    msg.Printf(_("Using pixel filter %s"), pixel_filters->GetString(gopts.filter));
     systemScreenMessage(msg);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wx/guiinit.cpp b/src/wx/guiinit.cpp
index aa816a0c..01ff93d0 100644
--- a/src/wx/guiinit.cpp
+++ b/src/wx/guiinit.cpp
@@ -3701,6 +3701,10 @@ bool MainFrame::BindControls()
             rb->Hide();
 #endif
             ch = GetValidatedChild<wxChoice, wxGenericValidator>(d, "Filter", wxGenericValidator(&gopts.filter));
+
+            // Save the Filters choice control to extract the names from the XRC.
+            pixel_filters = ch;
+
             // these two are filled and/or hidden at dialog load time
             wxControl* pll;
             wxChoice* pl;
diff --git a/src/wx/wxvbam.h b/src/wx/wxvbam.h
index f81588ca..5c9334e3 100644
--- a/src/wx/wxvbam.h
+++ b/src/wx/wxvbam.h
@@ -382,6 +382,8 @@ private:
     // Load a named wxDialog from the XRC file
     wxDialog* LoadXRCropertySheetDialog(const char* name);
 
+    wxChoice* pixel_filters = nullptr;
+
 #include "cmdhandlers.h"
 };