Index: org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/dialogs/FilterDialog.java
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--- org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/dialogs/FilterDialog.java	(revision 7774)
+++ org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/dialogs/FilterDialog.java	(working copy)
@@ -356,6 +356,15 @@
         filterModel.executeFilters(getAffectedPrimitives(event.getPrimitives()));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * This method is intendet for Plugins getting the filtermodel and using .addFilter() to
+     * add a new filter.
+     * @return the filtermodel
+     */
+    public FilterTableModel getFilterModel(){
+        return filterModel;
+    }
+
     abstract class AbstractFilterAction extends AbstractAction implements MultikeyShortcutAction {
 
         protected Filter lastFilter;