diff --git a/src/plugins/logfile/filterwidget.py b/src/plugins/logfile/filterwidget.py
index 0f92536..fc6e7ed 100644
--- a/src/plugins/logfile/filterwidget.py
+++ b/src/plugins/logfile/filterwidget.py
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ class FilterWidget(QWidget):
 
         (handle, self.tmp_filename) = tempfile.mkstemp()
         os.close(handle)
-        self.filter_model = LogFileModel(self.tmp_filename, self.source_model.settings)
+        self.filter_model = LogFileModel(self.tmp_filename, self.source_model.settings, source_model.get_file())
         self.hits_view = BigText(self.filter_model, show_range_slider=False)
 
         self.layout.addWidget(filter_bar)
diff --git a/src/ui/bigtext/logFileModel.py b/src/ui/bigtext/logFileModel.py
index 45e8e4e..8963753 100644
--- a/src/ui/bigtext/logFileModel.py
+++ b/src/ui/bigtext/logFileModel.py
@@ -21,10 +21,16 @@ class LogFileModel:
     range_start = 0
     range_end = -1
 
-    def __init__(self, file: str, settings: Settings):
+    def __init__(self, file: str, settings: Settings, original_file: str = False):
+        """
+        :param file:
+        :param settings:
+        :param original_file: used in the filter widget to denote the original file, the one being filtered, because 'file' points to the tmp file
+        """
         self.settings = settings
         self._file = os.path.realpath(file)
-        self._file_name = os.path.basename(self._file)
+        self._original_file = os.path.realpath(original_file) if original_file else self._file
+        self._file_name = os.path.basename(self._original_file)
 
     def highlighters(self):
         all_highlighters = Highlighting.read_config(self.settings)
@@ -37,6 +43,9 @@ class LogFileModel:
     def get_file(self):
         return self._file
 
+    def get_original_file(self):
+        return self._original_file
+
     def __str__(self):
         return self._file