diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/filtering_menu_action.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/filtering_menu_action.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c9de7973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/filtering_menu_action.go
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+package controllers
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
+)
+
+type FilteringMenuAction struct {
+	c *ControllerCommon
+}
+
+func (self *FilteringMenuAction) Call() error {
+	fileName := ""
+	switch self.c.CurrentSideContext() {
+	case self.c.Contexts().Files:
+		node := self.c.Contexts().Files.GetSelected()
+		if node != nil {
+			fileName = node.GetPath()
+		}
+	case self.c.Contexts().CommitFiles:
+		node := self.c.Contexts().CommitFiles.GetSelected()
+		if node != nil {
+			fileName = node.GetPath()
+		}
+	}
+
+	menuItems := []*types.MenuItem{}
+
+	if fileName != "" {
+		menuItems = append(menuItems, &types.MenuItem{
+			Label: fmt.Sprintf("%s '%s'", self.c.Tr.LcFilterBy, fileName),
+			OnPress: func() error {
+				return self.setFiltering(fileName)
+			},
+		})
+	}
+
+	menuItems = append(menuItems, &types.MenuItem{
+		Label: self.c.Tr.LcFilterPathOption,
+		OnPress: func() error {
+			return self.c.Prompt(types.PromptOpts{
+				FindSuggestionsFunc: self.c.Helpers().Suggestions.GetFilePathSuggestionsFunc(),
+				Title:               self.c.Tr.EnterFileName,
+				HandleConfirm: func(response string) error {
+					return self.setFiltering(strings.TrimSpace(response))
+				},
+			})
+		},
+	})
+
+	if self.c.Modes().Filtering.Active() {
+		menuItems = append(menuItems, &types.MenuItem{
+			Label:   self.c.Tr.LcExitFilterMode,
+			OnPress: self.c.Helpers().Mode.ClearFiltering,
+		})
+	}
+
+	return self.c.Menu(types.CreateMenuOptions{Title: self.c.Tr.FilteringMenuTitle, Items: menuItems})
+}
+
+func (self *FilteringMenuAction) setFiltering(path string) error {
+	self.c.Modes().Filtering.SetPath(path)
+
+	repoState := self.c.State().GetRepoState()
+	if repoState.GetScreenMode() == types.SCREEN_NORMAL {
+		repoState.SetScreenMode(types.SCREEN_HALF)
+	}
+
+	if err := self.c.PushContext(self.c.Contexts().LocalCommits); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return self.c.Refresh(types.RefreshOptions{Scope: []types.RefreshableView{types.COMMITS}, Then: func() {
+		self.c.Contexts().LocalCommits.SetSelectedLineIdx(0)
+	}})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/global_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/global_controller.go
index cf3d0007d..04a3aef89 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/global_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/global_controller.go
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ func (self *GlobalController) GetKeybindings(opts types.KeybindingsOpts) []*type
 			Description: self.c.Tr.LcOpenMenu,
 			Handler:     self.createOptionsMenu,
 		},
+		{
+			ViewName:    "",
+			Key:         opts.GetKey(opts.Config.Universal.FilteringMenu),
+			Handler:     self.createFilteringMenu,
+			Description: self.c.Tr.LcOpenFilteringMenu,
+			OpensMenu:   true,
+		},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -98,3 +105,7 @@ func (self *GlobalController) prevScreenMode() error {
 func (self *GlobalController) createOptionsMenu() error {
 	return (&OptionsMenuAction{c: self.c}).Call()
 }
+
+func (self *GlobalController) createFilteringMenu() error {
+	return (&FilteringMenuAction{c: self.c}).Call()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/filtering.go b/pkg/gui/filtering.go
index 8edfb90ec..f068e8fa9 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/filtering.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/filtering.go
@@ -16,18 +16,3 @@ func (gui *Gui) validateNotInFilterMode() bool {
 	}
 	return true
 }
-
-func (gui *Gui) setFiltering(path string) error {
-	gui.State.Modes.Filtering.SetPath(path)
-	if gui.State.ScreenMode == types.SCREEN_NORMAL {
-		gui.State.ScreenMode = types.SCREEN_HALF
-	}
-
-	if err := gui.c.PushContext(gui.State.Contexts.LocalCommits); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return gui.c.Refresh(types.RefreshOptions{Scope: []types.RefreshableView{types.COMMITS}, Then: func() {
-		gui.State.Contexts.LocalCommits.SetSelectedLineIdx(0)
-	}})
-}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/filtering_menu_panel.go b/pkg/gui/filtering_menu_panel.go
deleted file mode 100644
index caccd2ce9..000000000
--- a/pkg/gui/filtering_menu_panel.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-package gui
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
-)
-
-func (gui *Gui) handleCreateFilteringMenuPanel() error {
-	fileName := ""
-	switch gui.c.CurrentSideContext() {
-	case gui.State.Contexts.Files:
-		node := gui.State.Contexts.Files.GetSelected()
-		if node != nil {
-			fileName = node.GetPath()
-		}
-	case gui.State.Contexts.CommitFiles:
-		node := gui.State.Contexts.CommitFiles.GetSelected()
-		if node != nil {
-			fileName = node.GetPath()
-		}
-	}
-
-	menuItems := []*types.MenuItem{}
-
-	if fileName != "" {
-		menuItems = append(menuItems, &types.MenuItem{
-			Label: fmt.Sprintf("%s '%s'", gui.c.Tr.LcFilterBy, fileName),
-			OnPress: func() error {
-				return gui.setFiltering(fileName)
-			},
-		})
-	}
-
-	menuItems = append(menuItems, &types.MenuItem{
-		Label: gui.c.Tr.LcFilterPathOption,
-		OnPress: func() error {
-			return gui.c.Prompt(types.PromptOpts{
-				FindSuggestionsFunc: gui.helpers.Suggestions.GetFilePathSuggestionsFunc(),
-				Title:               gui.c.Tr.EnterFileName,
-				HandleConfirm: func(response string) error {
-					return gui.setFiltering(strings.TrimSpace(response))
-				},
-			})
-		},
-	})
-
-	if gui.State.Modes.Filtering.Active() {
-		menuItems = append(menuItems, &types.MenuItem{
-			Label:   gui.c.Tr.LcExitFilterMode,
-			OnPress: gui.helpers.Mode.ClearFiltering,
-		})
-	}
-
-	return gui.c.Menu(types.CreateMenuOptions{Title: gui.c.Tr.FilteringMenuTitle, Items: menuItems})
-}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
index 2260fcd3d..11c7f3640 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
@@ -188,13 +188,6 @@ func (self *Gui) GetInitialKeybindings() ([]*types.Binding, []*gocui.ViewMouseBi
 			Handler:     self.handleCopySelectedSideContextItemToClipboard,
 			Description: self.c.Tr.LcCopyCommitFileNameToClipboard,
 		},
-		{
-			ViewName:    "",
-			Key:         opts.GetKey(opts.Config.Universal.FilteringMenu),
-			Handler:     self.handleCreateFilteringMenuPanel,
-			Description: self.c.Tr.LcOpenFilteringMenu,
-			OpensMenu:   true,
-		},
 		{
 			ViewName:    "",
 			Key:         opts.GetKey(opts.Config.Universal.DiffingMenu),