diff --git a/container.go b/container.go
index cf7677e..68cdbc2 100644
--- a/container.go
+++ b/container.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ type Container struct {
 	Widgets   *compact.Compact
 	updater   cwidgets.WidgetUpdater
 	collector metrics.Collector
+	display   bool // display this container in compact view
 }
 
 func NewContainer(id string, collector metrics.Collector) *Container {
diff --git a/cursor.go b/cursor.go
index 740c858..531d471 100644
--- a/cursor.go
+++ b/cursor.go
@@ -16,13 +16,24 @@ func NewGridCursor() *GridCursor {
 	}
 }
 
-func (gc *GridCursor) Len() int             { return len(gc.containers) }
+func (gc *GridCursor) Len() int             { return len(gc.Filtered()) }
 func (gc *GridCursor) Selected() *Container { return gc.containers[gc.Idx()] }
 
+// Return Containers filtered by display bool
+func (gc *GridCursor) Filtered() Containers {
+	var filtered Containers
+	for _, c := range gc.containers {
+		if c.display {
+			filtered = append(filtered, c)
+		}
+	}
+	return filtered
+}
+
 // Refresh containers from source
 func (gc *GridCursor) RefreshContainers() (lenChanged bool) {
 	oldLen := gc.Len()
-	gc.containers = gc.cSource.All().Filter()
+	gc.containers = gc.cSource.All()
 	if oldLen != gc.Len() {
 		lenChanged = true
 	}
diff --git a/dockersource.go b/dockersource.go
index 1c6eb51..b716d80 100644
--- a/dockersource.go
+++ b/dockersource.go
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ func (cm *DockerContainerSource) All() (containers Containers) {
 		containers = append(containers, c)
 	}
 	sort.Sort(containers)
+	containers.Filter()
 	return containers
 }
 
diff --git a/grid.go b/grid.go
index 0a65031..affd246 100644
--- a/grid.go
+++ b/grid.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func RedrawRows(clr bool) {
 
 	var cursorVisible bool
 	max := maxRows()
-	for n, c := range cursor.containers {
+	for n, c := range cursor.Filtered() {
 		if n >= max {
 			break
 		}
diff --git a/mocksource.go b/mocksource.go
index 488ad65..7ac3633 100644
--- a/mocksource.go
+++ b/mocksource.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ func (cs *MockContainerSource) Get(id string) (*Container, bool) {
 // Return array of all containers, sorted by field
 func (cs *MockContainerSource) All() Containers {
 	sort.Sort(cs.containers)
+	cs.containers.Filter()
 	return cs.containers
 }
 
diff --git a/sort.go b/sort.go
index d618d1b..1af108c 100644
--- a/sort.go
+++ b/sort.go
@@ -83,23 +83,21 @@ func (a Containers) Less(i, j int) bool {
 	return f(a[i], a[j])
 }
 
-func (a Containers) Filter() (filtered []*Container) {
+func (a Containers) Filter() {
 	filter := config.GetVal("filterStr")
 	re := regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf(".*%s", filter))
 
 	for _, c := range a {
+		c.display = true
 		// Apply name filter
 		if re.FindAllString(c.GetMeta("name"), 1) == nil {
-			continue
+			c.display = false
 		}
 		// Apply state filter
 		if !config.GetSwitchVal("allContainers") && c.GetMeta("state") != "running" {
-			continue
+			c.display = false
 		}
-		filtered = append(filtered, c)
 	}
-
-	return filtered
 }
 
 func sumNet(c *Container) int64 { return c.NetRx + c.NetTx }