diff --git a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp
index e64316f5f..3667a2b59 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp
@@ -131,6 +131,14 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
         ui->action2x->setChecked(true);
         break;
     }
+    switch (video_filter_method) {
+    case 0:
+        ui->actionNearest->setChecked(true);
+        break;
+    case 1:
+        ui->actionLinear->setChecked(true);
+        break;
+    }
 
     setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus);
     ui->gles->setFocusPolicy(Qt::NoFocus);
@@ -915,3 +923,12 @@ void MainWindow::on_action2x_triggered() {
     update_scaled_checkboxes(ui, ui->action2x);
 }
 
+void MainWindow::on_actionNearest_triggered() {
+    video_filter_method = 0;
+    ui->actionLinear->setChecked(false);
+}
+
+void MainWindow::on_actionLinear_triggered() {
+    video_filter_method = 1;
+    ui->actionNearest->setChecked(false);
+}
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.hpp b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.hpp
index 97ac840d6..e3a80b15d 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.hpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.hpp
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ private slots:
     void on_action1x_triggered();
     void on_action1_5x_triggered();
     void on_action2x_triggered();
+    void on_actionLinear_triggered();
+    void on_actionNearest_triggered();
 
     void refreshMediaMenu();
     void showMessage_(const QString& header, const QString& message);
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.ui b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.ui
index 47a52eed5..fb53af568 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.ui
+++ b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.ui
@@ -347,11 +347,17 @@
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionNearest">
+   <property name="checkable">
+    <bool>true</bool>
+   </property>
    <property name="text">
     <string>Nearest</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionLinear">
+   <property name="checkable">
+    <bool>true</bool>
+   </property>
    <property name="text">
     <string>Linear</string>
    </property>