diff --git a/base-config.yaml b/base-config.yaml
index e7ada45..ca97d31 100644
--- a/base-config.yaml
+++ b/base-config.yaml
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ notification_template: "New post in $feed_title: [$title]($link)"
 # Should non-admin users be allowed to set regex filters to drop posts from feeds?
 # Regexes are dangerous and may lead to DoS attacks.
 allow_filter: false
-# Per-subscription match filter (whitelist): set with `!rss set-filter <feed-id> <regex>`.
+# Global match filter (whitelist): applies to ALL feeds in this instance.
 # A post is ONLY sent when the regex matches the title OR the (HTML-stripped) summary.
-# Empty = fall back to the default below.
+# Set it live with `!rss set-filter <regex>`. Empty = send everything.
 match_filter: "(?i)\\b(?:gvb|ebs|connexxion|cxx|transdev|keolis|ret|gvu|bus|metro|tram|ov)\\b|trein(?:en|verkeer|stel(?:len)?|staking|ongeluk)?|\\bov-staking|staking"
 # Users who can bypass room permission checks
 admins:
diff --git a/buzzrss/bot.py b/buzzrss/bot.py
index cefba65..947d1ee 100644
--- a/buzzrss/bot.py
+++ b/buzzrss/bot.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class RSSBot(Plugin):
             self.log.exception("Fatal error while polling feeds")
 
     async def _send(self, feed: Feed, entry: Entry, sub: Subscription) -> EventID | None:
-        match_filter = sub.match_filter or self.config["match_filter"]
+        match_filter = self.config["match_filter"]
         if match_filter:
             haystack = f"{entry.title}\n{html.unescape(re.sub(r'<[^>]+>', '', entry.summary))}"
             if not re.search(match_filter, haystack):
@@ -407,37 +407,30 @@ class RSSBot(Plugin):
             await evt.reply(f"Subscribed to {feed_info}")
 
     @rss.subcommand(
-        "set-filter", aliases=("f", "filter"), help="Set match filter (whitelist regex) for a specific feed."
+        "set-filter", aliases=("f", "filter"), help="Set the global match filter (whitelist regex) for all feeds."
     )
-    @command.argument("feed_id", "feed ID", parser=int)
     @command.argument("match_filter", "match filter", pass_raw=True)
-    async def set_filter(self, evt: MessageEvent, feed_id: int, match_filter: str) -> None:
+    async def set_filter(self, evt: MessageEvent, match_filter: str) -> None:
         if evt.sender in self.config["admins"]:
             pass
         elif not self.config["allow_filter"]:
-            await evt.reply("This bot does not allow non-admin users to set title filters")
+            await evt.reply("This bot does not allow non-admin users to set the match filter")
             return
         elif not await self.can_manage(evt):
             return
-        sub, feed = await self.dbm.get_subscription(feed_id, evt.room_id)
-        if not sub:
-            await evt.reply("This room is not subscribed to that feed")
-            return
         try:
             re.compile(match_filter)
         except re.error:
             await evt.reply(f"Filter is not a valid regular expression")
             return
-        await self.dbm.update_match_filter(feed.id, evt.room_id, match_filter)
+        self.config["match_filter"] = match_filter
+        self.config.save()
         if match_filter:
             await evt.reply(
-                f"Feed {feed_id} will now only send posts matching: `{match_filter}`"
+                f"Global filter updated: only posts matching `{match_filter}` will be sent"
             )
         else:
-            await evt.reply(
-                f"Removed match filter from feed {feed_id} "
-                f"(falling back to default: `{self.config['match_filter']}`)"
-            )
+            await evt.reply("Global filter removed (all posts will be sent)")
 
     @rss.subcommand(
         "unsubscribe", aliases=("u", "unsub"), help="Unsubscribe this room from a feed."
@@ -512,13 +505,11 @@ class RSSBot(Plugin):
         await evt.reply(f"Updates for feed ID {feed.id} will now be sent as `{send_type}`")
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _format_subscription(feed: Feed, subscriber: str, match_filter: str) -> str:
+    def _format_subscription(feed: Feed, subscriber: str) -> str:
         msg = (
             f"* {feed.id} - [{feed.title}]({feed.url}) "
             f"(subscribed by [{subscriber}](https://matrix.to/#/{subscriber}))"
         )
-        if match_filter:
-            msg += f" (only posts matching: {match_filter})"
         if feed.error_count > 1:
             msg += f"  \n  ⚠️ The last {feed.error_count} attempts to fetch the feed have failed!"
         return msg
@@ -530,15 +521,22 @@ class RSSBot(Plugin):
     )
     async def command_subscriptions(self, evt: MessageEvent) -> None:
         subscriptions = await self.dbm.get_feeds_by_room(evt.room_id)
+        match_filter = self.config["match_filter"]
         if len(subscriptions) == 0:
             await evt.reply("There are no RSS subscriptions in this room")
             return
+        filter_line = (
+            f"**Global filter:** `{match_filter}`"
+            if match_filter
+            else "**Global filter:** none (all posts are sent)"
+        )
         await evt.reply(
             "**Subscriptions in this room:**\n\n"
             + "\n".join(
-                self._format_subscription(feed, subscriber, match_filter)
-                for feed, subscriber, match_filter in subscriptions
+                self._format_subscription(feed, subscriber)
+                for feed, subscriber in subscriptions
             )
+            + f"\n\n{filter_line}"
         )
 
     @event.on(EventType.ROOM_TOMBSTONE)
diff --git a/buzzrss/db.py b/buzzrss/db.py
index ba71a0b..52bd08f 100644
--- a/buzzrss/db.py
+++ b/buzzrss/db.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ class Subscription:
     user_id: UserID
     notification_template: Template
     send_notice: bool
-    match_filter: str
 
     @classmethod
     def from_row(cls, row: Record | None) -> Subscription | None:
@@ -46,14 +45,12 @@ class Subscription:
             return None
         send_notice = bool(row["send_notice"])
         tpl = Template(row["notification_template"])
-        match_filter = row["match_filter"]
         return cls(
             feed_id=feed_id,
             room_id=room_id,
             user_id=user_id,
             notification_template=tpl,
             send_notice=send_notice,
-            match_filter=match_filter,
         )
 
 
@@ -79,7 +76,6 @@ class Feed:
         data.pop("user_id", None)
         data.pop("send_notice", None)
         data.pop("notification_template", None)
-        data.pop("match_filter", None)
         return cls(**data, subscriptions=[])
 
 
@@ -123,7 +119,7 @@ class DBManager:
     async def get_feeds(self) -> list[Feed]:
         q = """
         SELECT id, url, title, subtitle, link, next_retry, error_count,
-               room_id, user_id, notification_template, send_notice, match_filter
+               room_id, user_id, notification_template, send_notice
         FROM feed INNER JOIN subscription ON feed.id = subscription.feed_id
         """
         rows = await self.db.fetch(q)
@@ -136,13 +132,13 @@ class DBManager:
             feed.subscriptions.append(Subscription.from_row(row))
         return list(feeds.values())
 
-    async def get_feeds_by_room(self, room_id: RoomID) -> list[tuple[Feed, UserID, str]]:
+    async def get_feeds_by_room(self, room_id: RoomID) -> list[tuple[Feed, UserID]]:
         q = """
-        SELECT id, url, title, subtitle, link, next_retry, error_count, user_id, match_filter FROM feed
+        SELECT id, url, title, subtitle, link, next_retry, error_count, user_id FROM feed
         INNER JOIN subscription ON feed.id = subscription.feed_id AND subscription.room_id = $1
         """
         rows = await self.db.fetch(q, room_id)
-        return [(Feed.from_row(row), row["user_id"], row["match_filter"]) for row in rows]
+        return [(Feed.from_row(row), row["user_id"]) for row in rows]
 
     async def filter_entries(self, feed_id: int, entries: dict[str, Entry]) -> None:
         entry_keys = list(entries.keys())
@@ -185,7 +181,7 @@ class DBManager:
     ) -> tuple[Subscription | None, Feed | None]:
         q = """
         SELECT id, url, title, subtitle, link, next_retry, error_count,
-               room_id, user_id, notification_template, send_notice, match_filter
+               room_id, user_id, notification_template, send_notice
         FROM feed LEFT JOIN subscription ON feed.id = subscription.feed_id AND room_id = $2
         WHERE feed.id = $1
         """
@@ -235,9 +231,3 @@ class DBManager:
     async def set_send_notice(self, feed_id: int, room_id: RoomID, send_notice: bool) -> None:
         q = "UPDATE subscription SET send_notice=$3 WHERE feed_id=$1 AND room_id=$2"
         await self.db.execute(q, feed_id, room_id, send_notice)
-
-    async def update_match_filter(
-        self, feed_id: int, room_id: RoomID, match_filter: str
-    ) -> None:
-        q = "UPDATE subscription SET match_filter=$3 WHERE feed_id=$1 AND room_id=$2"
-        await self.db.execute(q, feed_id, room_id, match_filter)
diff --git a/buzzrss/migrations.py b/buzzrss/migrations.py
index 7691ea7..2d9f3b6 100644
--- a/buzzrss/migrations.py
+++ b/buzzrss/migrations.py
@@ -89,3 +89,8 @@ async def upgrade_v5(conn: Connection) -> None:
 @upgrade_table.register(description="Rename title exclude filter to match filter (whitelist mode)")
 async def upgrade_v6(conn: Connection) -> None:
     await conn.execute("ALTER TABLE subscription RENAME COLUMN title_exclude_filter TO match_filter")
+
+
+@upgrade_table.register(description="Remove per-subscription filter (single global config filter)")
+async def upgrade_v7(conn: Connection) -> None:
+    await conn.execute("ALTER TABLE subscription DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS match_filter")
diff --git a/maubot.yaml b/maubot.yaml
index d6e9fa6..47521c1 100644
--- a/maubot.yaml
+++ b/maubot.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 id: nl.eddydevink.rss
-version: 1.0.1
+version: 1.1.0
 modules:
 - buzzrss
 main_class: RSSBot