diff --git a/lib/icinga/dependency-apply.cpp b/lib/icinga/dependency-apply.cpp
index 2ad18d83e..13b53f04c 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/dependency-apply.cpp
+++ b/lib/icinga/dependency-apply.cpp
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ INITIALIZE_ONCE([]() {
 	ApplyRule::RegisterType("Dependency", { "Host", "Service" });
 });
 
-bool Dependency::EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable, const String& name, ScriptFrame& frame, const ApplyRule& rule)
+bool Dependency::EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable, const String& name, ScriptFrame& frame, const ApplyRule& rule, bool skipFilter)
 {
-	if (!rule.EvaluateFilter(frame))
+	if (!skipFilter && !rule.EvaluateFilter(frame))
 		return false;
 
 	DebugInfo di = rule.GetDebugInfo();
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ bool Dependency::EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable, cons
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool Dependency::EvaluateApplyRule(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable, const ApplyRule& rule)
+bool Dependency::EvaluateApplyRule(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable, const ApplyRule& rule, bool skipFilter)
 {
 	DebugInfo di = rule.GetDebugInfo();
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ bool Dependency::EvaluateApplyRule(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable, const ApplyR
 				name += instance;
 			}
 
-			if (EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(checkable, name, frame, rule))
+			if (EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(checkable, name, frame, rule, skipFilter))
 				match = true;
 		}
 	} else if (vinstances.IsObjectType<Dictionary>()) {
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ bool Dependency::EvaluateApplyRule(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable, const ApplyR
 			frame.Locals->Set(rule.GetFKVar(), key);
 			frame.Locals->Set(rule.GetFVVar(), dict->Get(key));
 
-			if (EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(checkable, rule.GetName() + key, frame, rule))
+			if (EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(checkable, rule.GetName() + key, frame, rule, skipFilter))
 				match = true;
 		}
 	}
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void Dependency::EvaluateApplyRules(const Host::Ptr& host)
 	}
 
 	for (auto& rule : ApplyRule::GetTargetedHostRules(Dependency::TypeInstance, Host::TypeInstance, host->GetName())) {
-		if (EvaluateApplyRule(host, *rule))
+		if (EvaluateApplyRule(host, *rule, true))
 			rule->AddMatch();
 	}
 }
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ void Dependency::EvaluateApplyRules(const Service::Ptr& service)
 	}
 
 	for (auto& rule : ApplyRule::GetTargetedServiceRules(Dependency::TypeInstance, Service::TypeInstance, service->GetHost()->GetName(), service->GetName())) {
-		if (EvaluateApplyRule(service, *rule))
+		if (EvaluateApplyRule(service, *rule, true))
 			rule->AddMatch();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/icinga/dependency.hpp b/lib/icinga/dependency.hpp
index bc3ae5388..75424cb89 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/dependency.hpp
+++ b/lib/icinga/dependency.hpp
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ private:
 	Checkable::Ptr m_Parent;
 	Checkable::Ptr m_Child;
 
-	static bool EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable, const String& name, ScriptFrame& frame, const ApplyRule& rule);
-	static bool EvaluateApplyRule(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable, const ApplyRule& rule);
+	static bool EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable, const String& name, ScriptFrame& frame, const ApplyRule& rule, bool skipFilter);
+	static bool EvaluateApplyRule(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable, const ApplyRule& rule, bool skipFilter = false);
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/lib/icinga/notification-apply.cpp b/lib/icinga/notification-apply.cpp
index 177e44700..ec9338c57 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/notification-apply.cpp
+++ b/lib/icinga/notification-apply.cpp
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ INITIALIZE_ONCE([]() {
 	ApplyRule::RegisterType("Notification", { "Host", "Service" });
 });
 
-bool Notification::EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable, const String& name, ScriptFrame& frame, const ApplyRule& rule)
+bool Notification::EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable, const String& name, ScriptFrame& frame, const ApplyRule& rule, bool skipFilter)
 {
-	if (!rule.EvaluateFilter(frame))
+	if (!skipFilter && !rule.EvaluateFilter(frame))
 		return false;
 
 	DebugInfo di = rule.GetDebugInfo();
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ bool Notification::EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable, co
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool Notification::EvaluateApplyRule(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable, const ApplyRule& rule)
+bool Notification::EvaluateApplyRule(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable, const ApplyRule& rule, bool skipFilter)
 {
 	DebugInfo di = rule.GetDebugInfo();
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ bool Notification::EvaluateApplyRule(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable, const Appl
 				name += instance;
 			}
 
-			if (EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(checkable, name, frame, rule))
+			if (EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(checkable, name, frame, rule, skipFilter))
 				match = true;
 		}
 	} else if (vinstances.IsObjectType<Dictionary>()) {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ bool Notification::EvaluateApplyRule(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable, const Appl
 			frame.Locals->Set(rule.GetFKVar(), key);
 			frame.Locals->Set(rule.GetFVVar(), dict->Get(key));
 
-			if (EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(checkable, rule.GetName() + key, frame, rule))
+			if (EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(checkable, rule.GetName() + key, frame, rule, skipFilter))
 				match = true;
 		}
 	}
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void Notification::EvaluateApplyRules(const Host::Ptr& host)
 	}
 
 	for (auto& rule : ApplyRule::GetTargetedHostRules(Notification::TypeInstance, Host::TypeInstance, host->GetName())) {
-		if (EvaluateApplyRule(host, *rule))
+		if (EvaluateApplyRule(host, *rule, true))
 			rule->AddMatch();
 	}
 }
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ void Notification::EvaluateApplyRules(const Service::Ptr& service)
 	}
 
 	for (auto& rule : ApplyRule::GetTargetedServiceRules(Notification::TypeInstance, Service::TypeInstance, service->GetHost()->GetName(), service->GetName())) {
-		if (EvaluateApplyRule(service, *rule))
+		if (EvaluateApplyRule(service, *rule, true))
 			rule->AddMatch();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/icinga/notification.hpp b/lib/icinga/notification.hpp
index 2922308c8..ec9164f19 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/notification.hpp
+++ b/lib/icinga/notification.hpp
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ private:
 
 	void ExecuteNotificationHelper(NotificationType type, const User::Ptr& user, const CheckResult::Ptr& cr, bool force, const String& author = "", const String& text = "");
 
-	static bool EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(const intrusive_ptr<Checkable>& checkable, const String& name, ScriptFrame& frame, const ApplyRule& rule);
-	static bool EvaluateApplyRule(const intrusive_ptr<Checkable>& checkable, const ApplyRule& rule);
+	static bool EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(const intrusive_ptr<Checkable>& checkable, const String& name, ScriptFrame& frame, const ApplyRule& rule, bool skipFilter);
+	static bool EvaluateApplyRule(const intrusive_ptr<Checkable>& checkable, const ApplyRule& rule, bool skipFilter = false);
 
 	static std::map<String, int> m_StateFilterMap;
 	static std::map<String, int> m_TypeFilterMap;
diff --git a/lib/icinga/scheduleddowntime-apply.cpp b/lib/icinga/scheduleddowntime-apply.cpp
index ad11a4b4e..8bfadf975 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/scheduleddowntime-apply.cpp
+++ b/lib/icinga/scheduleddowntime-apply.cpp
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ INITIALIZE_ONCE([]() {
 	ApplyRule::RegisterType("ScheduledDowntime", { "Host", "Service" });
 });
 
-bool ScheduledDowntime::EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable, const String& name, ScriptFrame& frame, const ApplyRule& rule)
+bool ScheduledDowntime::EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable, const String& name, ScriptFrame& frame, const ApplyRule& rule, bool skipFilter)
 {
-	if (!rule.EvaluateFilter(frame))
+	if (!skipFilter && !rule.EvaluateFilter(frame))
 		return false;
 
 	DebugInfo di = rule.GetDebugInfo();
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ bool ScheduledDowntime::EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(const Checkable::Ptr& checkabl
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool ScheduledDowntime::EvaluateApplyRule(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable, const ApplyRule& rule)
+bool ScheduledDowntime::EvaluateApplyRule(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable, const ApplyRule& rule, bool skipFilter)
 {
 	DebugInfo di = rule.GetDebugInfo();
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ bool ScheduledDowntime::EvaluateApplyRule(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable, const
 				name += instance;
 			}
 
-			if (EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(checkable, name, frame, rule))
+			if (EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(checkable, name, frame, rule, skipFilter))
 				match = true;
 		}
 	} else if (vinstances.IsObjectType<Dictionary>()) {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ bool ScheduledDowntime::EvaluateApplyRule(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable, const
 			frame.Locals->Set(rule.GetFKVar(), key);
 			frame.Locals->Set(rule.GetFVVar(), dict->Get(key));
 
-			if (EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(checkable, rule.GetName() + key, frame, rule))
+			if (EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(checkable, rule.GetName() + key, frame, rule, skipFilter))
 				match = true;
 		}
 	}
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ void ScheduledDowntime::EvaluateApplyRules(const Host::Ptr& host)
 	}
 
 	for (auto& rule : ApplyRule::GetTargetedHostRules(ScheduledDowntime::TypeInstance, Host::TypeInstance, host->GetName())) {
-		if (EvaluateApplyRule(host, *rule))
+		if (EvaluateApplyRule(host, *rule, true))
 			rule->AddMatch();
 	}
 }
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ void ScheduledDowntime::EvaluateApplyRules(const Service::Ptr& service)
 	}
 
 	for (auto& rule : ApplyRule::GetTargetedServiceRules(ScheduledDowntime::TypeInstance, Service::TypeInstance, service->GetHost()->GetName(), service->GetName())) {
-		if (EvaluateApplyRule(service, *rule))
+		if (EvaluateApplyRule(service, *rule, true))
 			rule->AddMatch();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/icinga/scheduleddowntime.hpp b/lib/icinga/scheduleddowntime.hpp
index f8d8e0840..e70123616 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/scheduleddowntime.hpp
+++ b/lib/icinga/scheduleddowntime.hpp
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ private:
 
 	static std::atomic<bool> m_AllConfigLoaded;
 
-	static bool EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable, const String& name, ScriptFrame& frame, const ApplyRule& rule);
-	static bool EvaluateApplyRule(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable, const ApplyRule& rule);
+	static bool EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable, const String& name, ScriptFrame& frame, const ApplyRule& rule, bool skipFilter);
+	static bool EvaluateApplyRule(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable, const ApplyRule& rule, bool skipFilter = false);
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/lib/icinga/service-apply.cpp b/lib/icinga/service-apply.cpp
index 4fa878743..63fce3648 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/service-apply.cpp
+++ b/lib/icinga/service-apply.cpp
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ INITIALIZE_ONCE([]() {
 	ApplyRule::RegisterType("Service", { "Host" });
 });
 
-bool Service::EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(const Host::Ptr& host, const String& name, ScriptFrame& frame, const ApplyRule& rule)
+bool Service::EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(const Host::Ptr& host, const String& name, ScriptFrame& frame, const ApplyRule& rule, bool skipFilter)
 {
-	if (!rule.EvaluateFilter(frame))
+	if (!skipFilter && !rule.EvaluateFilter(frame))
 		return false;
 
 	DebugInfo di = rule.GetDebugInfo();
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ bool Service::EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(const Host::Ptr& host, const String& nam
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool Service::EvaluateApplyRule(const Host::Ptr& host, const ApplyRule& rule)
+bool Service::EvaluateApplyRule(const Host::Ptr& host, const ApplyRule& rule, bool skipFilter)
 {
 	DebugInfo di = rule.GetDebugInfo();
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ bool Service::EvaluateApplyRule(const Host::Ptr& host, const ApplyRule& rule)
 				name += instance;
 			}
 
-			if (EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(host, name, frame, rule))
+			if (EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(host, name, frame, rule, skipFilter))
 				match = true;
 		}
 	} else if (vinstances.IsObjectType<Dictionary>()) {
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ bool Service::EvaluateApplyRule(const Host::Ptr& host, const ApplyRule& rule)
 			frame.Locals->Set(rule.GetFKVar(), key);
 			frame.Locals->Set(rule.GetFVVar(), dict->Get(key));
 
-			if (EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(host, rule.GetName() + key, frame, rule))
+			if (EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(host, rule.GetName() + key, frame, rule, skipFilter))
 				match = true;
 		}
 	}
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ void Service::EvaluateApplyRules(const Host::Ptr& host)
 	}
 
 	for (auto& rule : ApplyRule::GetTargetedHostRules(Service::TypeInstance, Host::TypeInstance, host->GetName())) {
-		if (EvaluateApplyRule(host, *rule))
+		if (EvaluateApplyRule(host, *rule, true))
 			rule->AddMatch();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/icinga/service.hpp b/lib/icinga/service.hpp
index 74237018b..ac27c3d93 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/service.hpp
+++ b/lib/icinga/service.hpp
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ protected:
 private:
 	Host::Ptr m_Host;
 
-	static bool EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(const Host::Ptr& host, const String& name, ScriptFrame& frame, const ApplyRule& rule);
-	static bool EvaluateApplyRule(const Host::Ptr& host, const ApplyRule& rule);
+	static bool EvaluateApplyRuleInstance(const Host::Ptr& host, const String& name, ScriptFrame& frame, const ApplyRule& rule, bool skipFilter);
+	static bool EvaluateApplyRule(const Host::Ptr& host, const ApplyRule& rule, bool skipFilter = false);
 };
 
 std::pair<Host::Ptr, Service::Ptr> GetHostService(const Checkable::Ptr& checkable);