diff --git a/cmd/ignite/cmd/vmcmd/ps.go b/cmd/ignite/cmd/vmcmd/ps.go
index d0c62a901..e9982a4f7 100644
--- a/cmd/ignite/cmd/vmcmd/ps.go
+++ b/cmd/ignite/cmd/vmcmd/ps.go
@@ -21,6 +21,28 @@ func NewCmdPs(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		Long: dedent.Dedent(`
 			List all running VMs. By specifying the all flag (-a, --all),
 			also list VMs that are not currently running.
+			Using the -f (--filter) flag, you can give conditions VMs should fullfilled to be displayed.
+			You can filter on all the underlying fields of the VM struct, see the documentation:
+			https://ignite.readthedocs.io/en/stable/api/ignite_v1alpha2.html#VM.
+
+			Different operators can be used:
+			- "=" and "==" for the equal
+			- "!=" for the is not equal
+			- "=~" for the contains
+			- "!~" for the not contains
+
+			Non-exhaustive list of identifiers to apply filter on:
+			- the VM name
+			- CPUs usage
+			- Labels
+			- Image
+			- Kernel
+			- Memory
+
+			Example usage:
+				$ ignite ps -f "{{.ObjectMeta.Name}}=my-vm2,{{.Spec.CPUs}}!=3,{{.Spec.Image.OCI}}=~weaveworks/ignite-ubuntu"
+
+				$ ignite ps -f "{{.Spec.Memory}}=~1024,{{.Status.Running}}=true"
 		`),
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			// If `ps` is called via any of its aliases
diff --git a/cmd/ignite/run/ps.go b/cmd/ignite/run/ps.go
index 4bba21fb7..fd4a768b3 100644
--- a/cmd/ignite/run/ps.go
+++ b/cmd/ignite/run/ps.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func Ps(po *psOptions) error {
 	for _, vm := range po.allVMs {
 		isExpectedVM := true
 		if filtering {
-			isExpectedVM, err = filters.AreExpected(vm.GetObjectMeta())
+			isExpectedVM, err = filters.AreExpected(vm)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}