diff --git a/system/Filters/Filters.php b/system/Filters/Filters.php
index 939907d931..31ac0f2c11 100644
--- a/system/Filters/Filters.php
+++ b/system/Filters/Filters.php
@@ -210,6 +210,41 @@ class Filters
 		return $this->filters;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Adds a new alias to the config file.
+	 * MUST be called prior to initialize();
+	 * Intended for use within routes files.
+	 *
+	 * @param string      $class
+	 * @param string|null $alias
+	 * @param string      $when
+	 * @param string      $section
+	 *
+	 * @return $this
+	 */
+	public function addFilter(string $class, string $alias = null, string $when = 'before', string $section = 'globals')
+	{
+		$alias = is_null($alias)
+			? md5($class)
+			: $alias;
+
+		if (! isset($this->config->{$section}))
+		{
+			$this->config->{$section} = [];
+		}
+
+		if (! isset($this->config->{$section}[$when]))
+		{
+			$this->config->{$section}[$when] = [];
+		}
+
+		$this->config->aliases[$alias] = $class;
+
+		$this->config->{$section}[$when][] = $alias;
+
+		return $this;
+	}
+
 	//--------------------------------------------------------------------
 	//--------------------------------------------------------------------
 	// Processors
diff --git a/tests/system/Filters/FiltersTest.php b/tests/system/Filters/FiltersTest.php
index a7ef40e294..349eec274b 100644
--- a/tests/system/Filters/FiltersTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Filters/FiltersTest.php
@@ -475,4 +475,26 @@ class FiltersTest extends \CIUnitTestCase
 		$this->assertEquals($expected, $filters->initialize($uri)->getFilters());
 	}
 
+	public function testAddFilter()
+	{
+		$_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] = 'GET';
+
+		$config = [
+			'aliases'	 => ['google' => 'CodeIgniter\Filters\fixtures\GoogleMe'],
+			'globals'	 => [
+				'before' => ['google'],
+				'after'	 => []
+			]
+		];
+
+		$filters = new Filters((object) $config, $this->request, $this->response);
+
+		$filters = $filters->addFilter('Some\Class', 'some_alias');
+
+		$filters = $filters->initialize('admin/foo/bar');
+
+		$filters = $filters->getFilters();
+
+		$this->assertTrue(in_array('some_alias', $filters['before']));
+	}
 }