diff --git a/src/gui/effectList.cpp b/src/gui/effectList.cpp
index 604204b86..d192340de 100644
--- a/src/gui/effectList.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/effectList.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,40 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawEffectList() {
   ImGui::SetNextWindowSizeConstraints(ImVec2(60.0f*dpiScale,20.0f*dpiScale),ImVec2(canvasW,canvasH));
   if (ImGui::Begin("Effect List",&effectListOpen,globalWinFlags)) {
     ImGui::Text("Chip at cursor: %s",e->getSystemName(e->sysOfChan[cursor.xCoarse]));
+    ImGui::Text("Sort Effects:");
+    ImGui::Checkbox("All",&effectShowAll);
+    if (effectShowAll) {
+      effectShowMisc = true;
+      effectShowPanning = true;
+      effectShowPitch = true;
+      effectShowVolume = true;
+      effectShowSong = true;
+      effectShowTime = true;
+      effectShowSpeed = true;
+      effectShowSysPrimary = true;
+      effectShowSysSecondary = true;
+    }
+    ImGui::SameLine();
+    ImGui::Checkbox("Pitch",&effectShowPitch);
+    ImGui::SameLine();
+    ImGui::Checkbox("Song",&effectShowSong);
+    ImGui::SameLine();
+    ImGui::Checkbox("Time",&effectShowTime);
+    ImGui::SameLine();
+    ImGui::Checkbox("Speed",&effectShowSpeed);
+    ImGui::SameLine();
+    ImGui::Checkbox("Panning",&effectShowPanning);
+    // ImGui::SameLine();
+    ImGui::Checkbox("Volume",&effectShowVolume);
+    ImGui::SameLine();
+    ImGui::Checkbox("System (primary)",&effectShowSysPrimary);
+    ImGui::SameLine();
+    ImGui::Checkbox("System (secondary)",&effectShowSysSecondary);
+    ImGui::SameLine();
+    ImGui::Checkbox("Miscellanious",&effectShowMisc);
+
+    effectShowAll = effectShowMisc && effectShowPanning && effectShowPitch && effectShowVolume && effectShowSong && effectShowTime && effectShowSpeed && effectShowSysPrimary && effectShowSysSecondary;
+    
     if (ImGui::BeginTable("effectList",2)) {
       ImGui::TableSetupColumn("c0",ImGuiTableColumnFlags_WidthFixed);
       ImGui::TableSetupColumn("c1",ImGuiTableColumnFlags_WidthStretch);
@@ -25,11 +59,25 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawEffectList() {
       const char* prevName=NULL;
       for (int i=0; i<256; i++) {
         const char* name=e->getEffectDesc(i,cursor.xCoarse);
+        bool effectShow = true;
+        switch (fxColors[i]) {
+          case GUI_COLOR_PATTERN_EFFECT_MISC: effectShow = effectShowMisc; break;
+          case GUI_COLOR_PATTERN_EFFECT_SONG: effectShow = effectShowSong; break;
+          case GUI_COLOR_PATTERN_EFFECT_SPEED: effectShow = effectShowSpeed; break;
+          case GUI_COLOR_PATTERN_EFFECT_TIME: effectShow = effectShowTime; break;
+          case GUI_COLOR_PATTERN_EFFECT_PITCH: effectShow = effectShowPitch; break;
+          case GUI_COLOR_PATTERN_EFFECT_PANNING: effectShow = effectShowPanning; break;
+          case GUI_COLOR_PATTERN_EFFECT_VOLUME: effectShow = effectShowVolume; break;
+          case GUI_COLOR_PATTERN_EFFECT_SYS_PRIMARY: effectShow = effectShowSysPrimary; break;
+          case GUI_COLOR_PATTERN_EFFECT_SYS_SECONDARY: effectShow = effectShowSysSecondary; break;
+          default: effectShow = true; break;
+        }
+        // effectShow = effectShow && effectShowAll;
         if (name==prevName) {
           continue;
         }
         prevName=name;
-        if (name!=NULL) {
+        if (name!=NULL && effectShow) {
           ImGui::TableNextRow();
           ImGui::TableNextColumn();
           ImGui::PushFont(patFont);
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.cpp b/src/gui/gui.cpp
index e84c3ecd2..088f1b8d7 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/gui.cpp
@@ -7153,6 +7153,17 @@ FurnaceGUI::FurnaceGUI():
   pianoView(PIANO_LAYOUT_STANDARD),
   pianoInputPadMode(PIANO_INPUT_PAD_DISABLE),
 #endif
+  //effect sorting
+  effectShowAll(true),
+  effectShowPitch(true),
+  effectShowVolume(true),
+  effectShowPanning(true),
+  effectShowSong(true),
+  effectShowTime(true),
+  effectShowSpeed(true),
+  effectShowSysPrimary(true),
+  effectShowSysSecondary(true),
+  effectShowMisc(true),
   hasACED(false),
   waveGenBaseShape(0),
   waveInterpolation(0),
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.h b/src/gui/gui.h
index b4a8a3e5b..e1cdd5d3d 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.h
+++ b/src/gui/gui.h
@@ -1729,6 +1729,9 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
   bool subSongsOpen, findOpen, spoilerOpen, patManagerOpen, sysManagerOpen, clockOpen, speedOpen;
   bool groovesOpen, introMonOpen;
 
+  //effect sorting
+  bool effectShowAll, effectShowPitch, effectShowVolume, effectShowPanning, effectShowSong, effectShowTime, effectShowSpeed, effectShowSysPrimary, effectShowSysSecondary, effectShowMisc;
+
   bool basicMode, shortIntro;
   bool insListDir, waveListDir, sampleListDir;