diff --git a/resources/views/components/tools/filters/livewire-component-array-filter.blade.php b/resources/views/components/tools/filters/livewire-component-array-filter.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..237d062fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/components/tools/filters/livewire-component-array-filter.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<div wire:key="filterComponents.{{ $filter->getKey() }}-wrapper">
+    <x-livewire-tables::tools.filter-label :$filter :$filterLayout :$tableName :$isTailwind :$isBootstrap4 :$isBootstrap5 :$isBootstrap />
+    <livewire:dynamic-component :is="$livewireComponent" :tableComponent="get_class($this)" :filterKey="$filter->getKey()" :$tableName :key="'filterComponents-'.$filter->getKey()" wire:model="filterComponents.{{ $filter->getKey() }}" />
+</div>
diff --git a/resources/views/components/tools/filters/livewire-component-filter.blade.php b/resources/views/components/tools/filters/livewire-component-filter.blade.php
index 89b407133..a430faf9f 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/tools/filters/livewire-component-filter.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/tools/filters/livewire-component-filter.blade.php
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <div wire:key="filterComponents.{{ $filter->getKey() }}-wrapper">
     <x-livewire-tables::tools.filter-label :$filter :$filterLayout :$tableName :$isTailwind :$isBootstrap4 :$isBootstrap5 :$isBootstrap />
-
-    <livewire:dynamic-component :is="$livewireComponent" :filterKey="$filter->getKey()" :key="'filterComponents-'.$filter->getKey()" wire:model.live="filterComponents.{{ $filter->getKey() }}" />
+    <livewire:dynamic-component :is="$livewireComponent" :tableComponent="get_class($this)" :filterKey="$filter->getKey()" :$tableName :key="'filterComponents-'.$filter->getKey()" wire:model.live="filterComponents.{{ $filter->getKey() }}" />
 </div>
diff --git a/src/Traits/Helpers/FilterHelpers.php b/src/Traits/Helpers/FilterHelpers.php
index 056500190..d9bfddf51 100644
--- a/src/Traits/Helpers/FilterHelpers.php
+++ b/src/Traits/Helpers/FilterHelpers.php
@@ -345,4 +345,14 @@ public function showFilterPillsSection(): bool
     {
         return $this->filtersAreEnabled() && $this->filterPillsAreEnabled() && $this->hasAppliedVisibleFiltersForPills();
     }
+
+    #[On('livewireArrayFilterUpdateValues')]
+    public function updateLivewireArrayFilterValues(string $filterKey, string $tableName, array $values): void
+    {
+        if ($this->tableName == $tableName) {
+            $filter = $this->getFilterByKey($filterKey);
+            $filter->options($values);
+        }
+
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Views/Filters/LivewireComponentArrayFilter.php b/src/Views/Filters/LivewireComponentArrayFilter.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad995b3dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Views/Filters/LivewireComponentArrayFilter.php
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rappasoft\LaravelLivewireTables\Views\Filters;
+
+use Rappasoft\LaravelLivewireTables\Exceptions\DataTableConfigurationException;
+use Rappasoft\LaravelLivewireTables\Views\Filter;
+use Rappasoft\LaravelLivewireTables\Views\Traits\Core\HasWireables;
+use Rappasoft\LaravelLivewireTables\Views\Traits\Filters\{HasOptions,IsArrayFilter, IsLivewireComponentFilter};
+
+class LivewireComponentArrayFilter extends Filter
+{
+    use HasWireables;
+    use IsArrayFilter;
+    use HasOptions;
+    use IsLivewireComponentFilter;
+
+    public string $wireMethod = 'blur';
+
+    protected string $view = 'livewire-tables::components.tools.filters.livewire-component-array-filter';
+
+    public function validate(array $value): array|bool
+    {
+
+        return $value;
+    }
+
+    public function isEmpty(array $value = []): bool
+    {
+        return empty($value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the Default Value for this Filter via the Component
+     */
+    public function getFilterDefaultValue(): ?string
+    {
+        return $this->filterDefaultValue ?? null;
+    }
+
+    public function getFilterPillValue($value): array|string|bool|null
+    {
+        $values = [];
+        foreach ($value as $key => $item) {
+
+            $found = $this->getCustomFilterPillValue($item) ?? ($this->options[$item] ?? $item);
+            if ($found) {
+                $values[] = $found;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $values;
+    }
+
+    public function getKeys(): array
+    {
+        return array_keys($this->options ?? []);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Views/Filters/LivewireComponentFilter.php b/src/Views/Filters/LivewireComponentFilter.php
index cfcf29e8c..8605c2e99 100644
--- a/src/Views/Filters/LivewireComponentFilter.php
+++ b/src/Views/Filters/LivewireComponentFilter.php
@@ -5,17 +5,17 @@
 use Rappasoft\LaravelLivewireTables\Exceptions\DataTableConfigurationException;
 use Rappasoft\LaravelLivewireTables\Views\Filter;
 use Rappasoft\LaravelLivewireTables\Views\Traits\Core\HasWireables;
+use Rappasoft\LaravelLivewireTables\Views\Traits\Filters\IsLivewireComponentFilter;
 
 class LivewireComponentFilter extends Filter
 {
     use HasWireables;
+    use IsLivewireComponentFilter;
 
     public string $wireMethod = 'blur';
 
     protected string $view = 'livewire-tables::components.tools.filters.livewire-component-filter';
 
-    public string $livewireComponent = '';
-
     public function validate(string $value): string|bool
     {
         return $value;
@@ -33,38 +33,4 @@ public function getFilterDefaultValue(): ?string
     {
         return $this->filterDefaultValue ?? null;
     }
-
-    public function setLivewireComponent(string $livewireComponent): self
-    {
-
-        $class = '\\'.config('livewire.class_namespace').'\\'.collect(str($livewireComponent)->explode('.'))->map(fn ($segment) => (string) str($segment)->studly())->join('\\');
-
-        if (! class_exists($class)) {
-            throw new DataTableConfigurationException('You must specify a valid path to your Livewire Component Filter.');
-        }
-
-        if (! is_subclass_of($class, \Livewire\Component::class)) {
-            throw new DataTableConfigurationException('Your Livewire Component Filter MUST Extend Livewire\Component.');
-        }
-
-        $this->livewireComponent = $livewireComponent;
-
-        return $this;
-    }
-
-    public function getLivewireComponent(): string
-    {
-        return $this->livewireComponent ?? '';
-    }
-
-    public function render(): string|\Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application|\Illuminate\View\View|\Illuminate\View\Factory
-    {
-        if ($this->livewireComponent == '') {
-            throw new DataTableConfigurationException('You must specify a valid path to your Livewire Component Filter.');
-        }
-
-        return view($this->getViewPath(), $this->getFilterDisplayData())->with([
-            'livewireComponent' => $this->livewireComponent,
-        ]);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Views/Traits/Filters/HasOptions.php b/src/Views/Traits/Filters/HasOptions.php
index 3447fe660..a8e39a363 100644
--- a/src/Views/Traits/Filters/HasOptions.php
+++ b/src/Views/Traits/Filters/HasOptions.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public function options(array $options = []): self
 
     public function getOptions(): array
     {
-        return $this->options ?? $this->options = config($this->optionsPath, []);
+        return $this->options ?? $this->options = (property_exists($this, 'optionsPath') ? config($this->optionsPath, []) : []);
     }
 
     public function getKeys(): array
diff --git a/src/Views/Traits/Filters/IsLivewireComponentFilter.php b/src/Views/Traits/Filters/IsLivewireComponentFilter.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fbcf83d0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Views/Traits/Filters/IsLivewireComponentFilter.php
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rappasoft\LaravelLivewireTables\Views\Traits\Filters;
+
+use Rappasoft\LaravelLivewireTables\Exceptions\DataTableConfigurationException;
+
+trait IsLivewireComponentFilter
+{
+    public string $livewireComponent = '';
+
+    public function setLivewireComponent(string $livewireComponent): self
+    {
+
+        $class = '\\'.config('livewire.class_namespace').'\\'.collect(str($livewireComponent)->explode('.'))->map(fn ($segment) => (string) str($segment)->studly())->join('\\');
+
+        if (! class_exists($class)) {
+            throw new DataTableConfigurationException('You must specify a valid path to your Livewire Component Filter.');
+        }
+
+        if (! is_subclass_of($class, \Livewire\Component::class)) {
+            throw new DataTableConfigurationException('Your Livewire Component Filter MUST Extend Livewire\Component.');
+        }
+
+        $this->livewireComponent = $livewireComponent;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function getLivewireComponent(): string
+    {
+        return $this->livewireComponent ?? '';
+    }
+
+    public function render(): string|\Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application|\Illuminate\View\View|\Illuminate\View\Factory
+    {
+        if ($this->livewireComponent == '') {
+            throw new DataTableConfigurationException('You must specify a valid path to your Livewire Component Filter.');
+        }
+
+        return view($this->getViewPath(), $this->getFilterDisplayData())->with([
+            'livewireComponent' => $this->livewireComponent,
+        ]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Views/Traits/IsExternalArrayFilter.php b/src/Views/Traits/IsExternalArrayFilter.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..480d36e82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Views/Traits/IsExternalArrayFilter.php
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rappasoft\LaravelLivewireTables\Views\Traits;
+
+use Livewire\Attributes\{Modelable,On,Renderless};
+
+trait IsExternalArrayFilter
+{
+    #[Modelable]
+    public array $value = [];
+
+    public string $filterKey = '';
+
+    public string $tableName = '';
+
+    public string $tableComponent = '';
+
+    protected bool $needsUpdating = false;
+
+    protected array $returnValues = [];
+
+    public array $selectedItems = [];
+
+    public array $selectOptions = [];
+
+    #[On('filter-was-set')]
+    public function setFilterValues(string $tableName, string $filterKey, array $value): void
+    {
+        if ($tableName == $this->tableName && $filterKey == $this->filterKey && $this->selectedItems != $value) {
+            $this->selectedItems = $value;
+            $this->needsUpdating = false;
+
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected function clearFilter() {}
+
+    #[Renderless]
+    public function updatedSelectedItems(string $value): void
+    {
+        if (! $this->needsUpdating) {
+            $this->needsUpdating = true;
+
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Renderless]
+    protected function sendUpdateDispatch(array $returnValues): void
+    {
+        if ($this->needsUpdating) {
+            if (! empty($returnValues)) {
+                $this->value = array_keys($returnValues);
+            } else {
+                $this->value = [];
+            }
+            $this->dispatch('livewireArrayFilterUpdateValues', tableName: $this->tableName, filterKey: $this->filterKey, values: $returnValues)->to($this->tableComponent);
+
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Renderless]
+    public function renderingIsExternalArrayFilter(): void
+    {
+        $returnValues = [];
+
+        if ($this->needsUpdating == true && ! empty($this->selectedItems)) {
+            foreach ($this->selectedItems as $selectedItem) {
+                $returnValues[$selectedItem] = $this->selectOptions[$selectedItem] ?? 'Unknown';
+            }
+            $this->sendUpdateDispatch($returnValues);
+        }
+    }
+}