diff --git a/src/common/model/filters/diagram_filter.cc b/src/common/model/filters/diagram_filter.cc
index 6df729589..3ce21b9ea 100644
--- a/src/common/model/filters/diagram_filter.cc
+++ b/src/common/model/filters/diagram_filter.cc
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ tvl::value_t modules_filter::match(
 }
 
 element_filter::element_filter(
-    filter_t type, std::vector<common::string_or_regex> elements)
+    filter_t type, std::vector<config::element_filter_t> elements)
     : filter_visitor{type}
     , elements_{std::move(elements)}
 {
@@ -463,8 +463,14 @@ tvl::value_t element_filter::match(const diagram &d, const element &e) const
 
     return tvl::any_of(
         elements_.begin(), elements_.end(), [&e](const auto &el) {
-            return ((el == e.full_name(false)) ||
-                (el == fmt::format("::{}", e.full_name(false))));
+            // First check if elements type matches the filter
+            if ((el.type != config::element_filter_t::filtered_type::any) &&
+                (config::to_string(el.type) != e.type_name())) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            return ((el.name == e.full_name(false)) ||
+                (el.name == fmt::format("::{}", e.full_name(false))));
         });
 }
 
@@ -481,19 +487,24 @@ tvl::value_t element_filter::match(
         dynamic_cast<const sequence_diagram::model::diagram &>(d);
     return tvl::any_of(elements_.begin(), elements_.end(),
         [&sequence_model, &p](const auto &el) {
-            if (p.type_name() == "method") {
+            // First check if elements type matches the filter
+            if (el.type != config::element_filter_t::filtered_type::any &&
+                config::to_string(el.type) != p.type_name()) {
+                return false;
+            }
 
+            if (p.type_name() == "method") {
                 const auto &m = dynamic_cast<const method &>(p);
                 const auto class_id = m.class_id();
                 const auto &class_participant =
                     sequence_model.get_participant<participant>(class_id)
                         .value();
 
-                return el == p.full_name(false) ||
-                    el == class_participant.full_name(false);
+                return el.name == p.full_name(false) ||
+                    el.name == class_participant.full_name(false);
             }
 
-            return el == p.full_name(false);
+            return el.name == p.full_name(false);
         });
 }
 
@@ -1084,4 +1095,4 @@ bool diagram_filter::should_include<std::string>(const std::string &name) const
 
     return should_include(ns, n);
 }
-} // namespace clanguml::common::model
+} // namespace clanguml::common::model
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/common/model/filters/diagram_filter.h b/src/common/model/filters/diagram_filter.h
index b13dea876..d2008dc9b 100644
--- a/src/common/model/filters/diagram_filter.h
+++ b/src/common/model/filters/diagram_filter.h
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ struct modules_filter : public filter_visitor {
  */
 struct element_filter : public filter_visitor {
     element_filter(
-        filter_t type, std::vector<common::string_or_regex> elements);
+        filter_t type, std::vector<config::element_filter_t> elements);
 
     ~element_filter() override = default;
 
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ struct element_filter : public filter_visitor {
         const sequence_diagram::model::participant &p) const override;
 
 private:
-    std::vector<common::string_or_regex> elements_;
+    std::vector<config::element_filter_t> elements_;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/config/config.cc b/src/config/config.cc
index d20a96441..bfd5a054d 100644
--- a/src/config/config.cc
+++ b/src/config/config.cc
@@ -47,6 +47,29 @@ std::string to_string(const hint_t t)
     }
 }
 
+std::string to_string(element_filter_t::filtered_type ft)
+{
+    switch (ft) {
+    case element_filter_t::filtered_type::any:
+        return "any";
+    case element_filter_t::filtered_type::class_:
+        return "class";
+    case element_filter_t::filtered_type::function:
+        return "function";
+    case element_filter_t::filtered_type::method:
+        return "method";
+    case element_filter_t::filtered_type::enum_:
+        return "enum";
+    case element_filter_t::filtered_type::concept_:
+        return "concept_";
+    case element_filter_t::filtered_type::package:
+        return "package";
+    default:
+        assert(false);
+        return "";
+    }
+}
+
 std::string to_string(const method_arguments ma)
 {
     switch (ma) {
diff --git a/src/config/config.h b/src/config/config.h
index 0e15ce19a..30e60a383 100644
--- a/src/config/config.h
+++ b/src/config/config.h
@@ -46,6 +46,23 @@ struct runtime_config;
  */
 namespace config {
 
+struct element_filter_t {
+    enum class filtered_type {
+        any,
+        function,
+        class_,
+        method,
+        enum_,
+        concept_,
+        package
+    };
+
+    filtered_type type{filtered_type::any};
+    common::string_or_regex name;
+};
+
+std::string to_string(element_filter_t::filtered_type ft);
+
 /*! Select how the method arguments should be rendered */
 enum class method_arguments {
     full,        /*! Full */
@@ -250,7 +267,7 @@ struct filter {
      *       - r: ".*Enum.*"
      * ```
      */
-    std::vector<common::string_or_regex> elements;
+    std::vector<element_filter_t> elements;
 
     /*! @brief Element types filter
      *
@@ -850,6 +867,8 @@ YAML::Emitter &operator<<(YAML::Emitter &out, const package_diagram &c);
 
 YAML::Emitter &operator<<(YAML::Emitter &out, const layout_hint &c);
 
+YAML::Emitter &operator<<(YAML::Emitter &out, const element_filter_t &ef);
+
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 YAML::Emitter &operator<<(YAML::Emitter &out, const std::filesystem::path &p);
 
@@ -886,5 +905,4 @@ YAML::Emitter &operator<<(YAML::Emitter &out, const access_t &r);
 YAML::Emitter &operator<<(YAML::Emitter &out, const diagram_t &d);
 /** @} */ // end of yaml_emitters
 } // namespace common::model
-
 } // namespace clanguml
diff --git a/src/config/schema.h b/src/config/schema.h
index 995810c3e..f389ab7ba 100644
--- a/src/config/schema.h
+++ b/src/config/schema.h
@@ -139,10 +139,16 @@ const std::string schema_str = R"(
     context_filter_t:
         - regex_or_string_t
         - context_filter_match_t
+    element_typed_filter_t:
+        type: string
+        name: regex_or_string_t
+    element_filter_t:
+        - regex_or_string_t
+        - element_typed_filter_t
     filter_t:
         namespaces: !optional [regex_or_string_t]
         modules: !optional [regex_or_string_t]
-        elements: !optional [regex_or_string_t]
+        elements: !optional [element_filter_t]
         element_types: !optional [element_types_filter_t]
         relationships: !optional [relationship_filter_t]
         access: !optional [access_filter_t]
diff --git a/src/config/yaml_decoders.cc b/src/config/yaml_decoders.cc
index e86feb7d0..c4335d227 100644
--- a/src/config/yaml_decoders.cc
+++ b/src/config/yaml_decoders.cc
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ using clanguml::config::config;
 using clanguml::config::context_config;
 using clanguml::config::context_direction_t;
 using clanguml::config::diagram_template;
+using clanguml::config::element_filter_t;
 using clanguml::config::filter;
 using clanguml::config::generate_links_config;
 using clanguml::config::git_config;
@@ -530,6 +531,52 @@ template <> struct convert<namespace_or_regex> {
     }
 };
 
+template <> struct convert<element_filter_t> {
+    static bool decode(const Node &node, element_filter_t &rhs)
+    {
+        using namespace std::string_literals;
+        if (node.IsMap()) {
+            if (has_key(node, "r")) {
+                rhs.type = element_filter_t::filtered_type::any;
+                auto pattern = node["r"].as<std::string>();
+                auto rx = std::regex(pattern);
+                rhs.name = string_or_regex(std::move(rx), std::move(pattern));
+            }
+            else if (has_key(node, "type")) {
+                rhs.type = element_filter_t::filtered_type::any;
+                if (node["type"].as<std::string>() == "class")
+                    rhs.type = element_filter_t::filtered_type::class_;
+                else if (node["type"].as<std::string>() == "enum")
+                    rhs.type = element_filter_t::filtered_type::enum_;
+                else if (node["type"].as<std::string>() == "function")
+                    rhs.type = element_filter_t::filtered_type::function;
+                else if (node["type"].as<std::string>() == "method")
+                    rhs.type = element_filter_t::filtered_type::method;
+                else if (node["type"].as<std::string>() == "concept")
+                    rhs.type = element_filter_t::filtered_type::concept_;
+                else if (node["type"].as<std::string>() == "concept")
+                    rhs.type = element_filter_t::filtered_type::concept_;
+
+                auto name = node["name"];
+                if (name.IsMap() && has_key(name, "r")) {
+                    auto pattern = name["r"].as<std::string>();
+                    auto rx = std::regex(pattern);
+                    rhs.name =
+                        string_or_regex(std::move(rx), std::move(pattern));
+                }
+                else
+                    rhs.name = name.as<std::string>();
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            rhs.type = element_filter_t::filtered_type::any;
+            rhs.name = string_or_regex{node.as<std::string>()};
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+};
+
 //
 // filter Yaml decoder
 //
diff --git a/src/config/yaml_emitters.cc b/src/config/yaml_emitters.cc
index 0e0e66de7..1ae1779e3 100644
--- a/src/config/yaml_emitters.cc
+++ b/src/config/yaml_emitters.cc
@@ -413,4 +413,13 @@ YAML::Emitter &operator<<(YAML::Emitter &out, const package_diagram &c)
     return out;
 }
 
+YAML::Emitter &operator<<(YAML::Emitter &out, const element_filter_t &ef)
+{
+    out << YAML::BeginMap;
+    out << YAML::Key << "type" << YAML::Value << to_string(ef.type);
+    out << YAML::Key << "name" << YAML::Value << ef.name;
+    out << YAML::EndMap;
+
+    return out;
+}
 } // namespace clanguml::config
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_config_data/filters.yml b/tests/test_config_data/filters.yml
index 9549357ff..76ed5f4c0 100644
--- a/tests/test_config_data/filters.yml
+++ b/tests/test_config_data/filters.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,18 @@ diagrams:
     exclude:
       elements:
         - ns1::ns2::ClassZ
+  regex_typed_elements_test:
+    type: class
+    include:
+      elements:
+        - type: class
+          name: 'MyTypeClass'
+        - type: class
+          name:
+            r: 'MyType.+'
+    exclude:
+      elements:
+        - ns1::ns2::ClassZ
   regex_namespace_test:
     type: class
     include:
diff --git a/tests/test_filters.cc b/tests/test_filters.cc
index 5f6bf5411..37a7ce0ea 100644
--- a/tests/test_filters.cc
+++ b/tests/test_filters.cc
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "doctest/doctest.h"
 
 #include "class_diagram/model/class.h"
+#include "class_diagram/model/enum.h"
 #include "cli/cli_handler.h"
 #include "common/model/filters/diagram_filter_factory.h"
 #include "common/model/source_file.h"
@@ -218,6 +219,38 @@ TEST_CASE("Test elements regexp filter")
     CHECK(filter.should_include(c));
 }
 
+TEST_CASE("Test typed elements filter")
+{
+    using clanguml::class_diagram::model::class_;
+    using clanguml::class_diagram::model::class_method;
+    using clanguml::class_diagram::model::enum_;
+    using clanguml::common::model::access_t;
+    using clanguml::common::model::diagram_filter;
+    using clanguml::common::model::diagram_filter_factory;
+    using clanguml::common::model::namespace_;
+    using clanguml::common::model::package;
+    using clanguml::common::model::source_file;
+
+    auto cfg = clanguml::config::load("./test_config_data/filters.yml");
+
+    auto &config = *cfg.diagrams["regex_typed_elements_test"];
+    clanguml::class_diagram::model::diagram diagram;
+
+    auto filter_ptr = diagram_filter_factory::create(diagram, config);
+    diagram_filter &filter = *filter_ptr;
+
+    class_ c{{}};
+
+    c.set_name("MyTypeClass");
+
+    CHECK(filter.should_include(c));
+
+    enum_ e{{}};
+    e.set_name("MyTypeClass");
+
+    CHECK(!filter.should_include(e));
+}
+
 TEST_CASE("Test namespaces regexp filter")
 {
     using clanguml::class_diagram::model::class_;