diff --git a/CommandLine.c b/CommandLine.c
index 6e52f7a54..59448b2b3 100644
--- a/CommandLine.c
+++ b/CommandLine.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ static void printHelpFlag(const char* name) {
           "-C --no-color                   Use a monochrome color scheme\n"
           "-d --delay=DELAY                Set the delay between updates, in tenths of seconds\n"
           "-F --filter=FILTER              Show only the commands matching the given filter\n"
+          "-S --state=STATESCHARS          Show only the states matching the given states\n"
           "-h --help                       Print this help screen\n"
           "-H --highlight-changes[=DELAY]  Highlight new and old processes\n", name);
 #ifdef HAVE_GETMOUSE
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ static void printHelpFlag(const char* name) {
 typedef struct CommandLineSettings_ {
    Hashtable* pidMatchList;
    char* commFilter;
+   char* stateFilter;
    uid_t userId;
    int sortKey;
    int delay;
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ static CommandLineStatus parseArguments(int argc, char** argv, CommandLineSettin
    *flags = (CommandLineSettings) {
       .pidMatchList = NULL,
       .commFilter = NULL,
+      .stateFilter = NULL,
       .userId = (uid_t)-1, // -1 is guaranteed to be an invalid uid_t (see setreuid(2))
       .sortKey = 0,
       .delay = -1,
@@ -128,6 +131,7 @@ static CommandLineStatus parseArguments(int argc, char** argv, CommandLineSettin
       {"tree",       no_argument,         0, 't'},
       {"pid",        required_argument,   0, 'p'},
       {"filter",     required_argument,   0, 'F'},
+      {"state",      required_argument,   0, 'S'},
       {"highlight-changes", optional_argument, 0, 'H'},
       {"readonly",   no_argument,         0, 128},
       PLATFORM_LONG_OPTIONS
@@ -136,7 +140,7 @@ static CommandLineStatus parseArguments(int argc, char** argv, CommandLineSettin
 
    int opt, opti = 0;
    /* Parse arguments */
-   while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hVMCs:td:n:u::Up:F:H::", long_opts, &opti))) {
+   while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hVMCs:td:n:u::Up:F:H::S:", long_opts, &opti))) {
       if (opt == EOF)
          break;
 
@@ -255,6 +259,36 @@ static CommandLineStatus parseArguments(int argc, char** argv, CommandLineSettin
             }
             free_and_xStrdup(&flags->commFilter, optarg);
             break;
+
+         case 'S':
+            assert(optarg);
+            if (optarg[0] == '\0') {
+               fprintf(stderr, "Error: state filter cannot be empty.\n");
+               return STATUS_ERROR_EXIT;
+            }
+
+            bool valid_states[256] = { false };
+            for (ProcessState s = UNKNOWN; s <= SLEEPING; s++) {
+               char c = Process_stateChar(s);
+               valid_states[(int)c] = true;
+            }
+
+            bool valid_arg = true;
+            for (char* c = optarg; *c != '\0' && valid_arg; c++) {
+               if (*c == ',' || isspace(*c))
+                  continue;
+
+               valid_arg &= valid_states[(int)*c];
+            }
+
+            if (!valid_arg) {
+               fprintf(stderr, "Error: invalid state filter value \"%s\".\n", optarg);
+               return STATUS_ERROR_EXIT;
+            }
+
+            free_and_xStrdup(&flags->stateFilter, optarg);
+            break;
+
          case 'H': {
             const char* delay = optarg;
             if (!delay && optind < argc && argv[optind] != NULL &&
@@ -382,6 +416,9 @@ int CommandLine_run(int argc, char** argv) {
       .hideSelection = false,
       .hideMeters = false,
    };
+   if (flags.stateFilter) {
+      free_and_xStrdup(&settings->stateFilter, flags.stateFilter);
+   }
 
    MainPanel_setState(panel, &state);
    if (flags.commFilter)
diff --git a/Process.c b/Process.c
index 39cb92c89..f1db43e2f 100644
--- a/Process.c
+++ b/Process.c
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ void Process_writeCommand(const Process* this, int attr, int baseAttr, RichStrin
    }
 }
 
-static inline char processStateChar(ProcessState state) {
+char Process_stateChar(ProcessState state) {
    switch (state) {
       case UNKNOWN: return '?';
       case RUNNABLE: return 'U';
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ void Process_writeField(const Process* this, RichString* str, RowField field) {
    case SESSION: xSnprintf(buffer, n, "%*d ", Process_pidDigits, this->session); break;
    case STARTTIME: xSnprintf(buffer, n, "%s", this->starttime_show); break;
    case STATE:
-      xSnprintf(buffer, n, "%c ", processStateChar(this->state));
+      xSnprintf(buffer, n, "%c ", Process_stateChar(this->state));
       switch (this->state) {
       case RUNNABLE:
       case RUNNING:
@@ -860,6 +860,14 @@ static bool Process_matchesFilter(const Process* this, const Table* table) {
    if (pt->pidMatchList && !Hashtable_get(pt->pidMatchList, Process_getThreadGroup(this)))
       return true;
 
+   const char* stateFilter = host->settings->stateFilter;
+   if (stateFilter) {
+      char stateChar = Process_stateChar(this->state);
+      if (!strchr(stateFilter, stateChar)) {
+         return true;
+      }
+   }
+
    return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/Process.h b/Process.h
index 38e2711f6..61f79cfa8 100644
--- a/Process.h
+++ b/Process.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ typedef enum Tristate_ {
 
 /* Core process states (shared by platforms)
  * NOTE: The enum has an ordering that is important!
- * See processStateChar in process.c for ProcessSate -> letter mapping */
+ * See Process_stateChar in process.c for ProcessSate -> letter mapping */
 typedef enum ProcessState_ {
    UNKNOWN = 1,
    RUNNABLE,
@@ -335,6 +335,8 @@ void Process_makeCommandStr(Process* this, const struct Settings_ *settings);
 
 void Process_writeCommand(const Process* this, int attr, int baseAttr, RichString* str);
 
+char Process_stateChar(ProcessState state);
+
 void Process_updateCPUFieldWidths(float percentage);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/Settings.c b/Settings.c
index ae5402fba..7dea1afa4 100644
--- a/Settings.c
+++ b/Settings.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ static void Settings_deleteScreens(Settings* this) {
 }
 
 void Settings_delete(Settings* this) {
+   free(this->stateFilter);
    free(this->filename);
    free(this->initialFilename);
    Settings_deleteColumns(this);
diff --git a/Settings.h b/Settings.h
index 01e808e86..13aca4691 100644
--- a/Settings.h
+++ b/Settings.h
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ typedef struct Settings_ {
    #ifdef HAVE_LIBHWLOC
    bool topologyAffinity;
    #endif
+   char* stateFilter;
 
    bool changed;
    uint64_t lastUpdate;