diff --git a/application/forms/IcingaObjectFieldForm.php b/application/forms/IcingaObjectFieldForm.php
index 7fa93896..d07d9de7 100644
--- a/application/forms/IcingaObjectFieldForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/IcingaObjectFieldForm.php
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 
 namespace Icinga\Module\Director\Forms;
 
+use Icinga\Module\Director\Objects\IcingaHost;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Objects\IcingaObject;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Objects\DirectorDatafield;
+use Icinga\Module\Director\Objects\IcingaService;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Web\Form\DirectorObjectForm;
+use Icinga\Module\Director\Web\Form\IcingaObjectFieldLoader;
 
 class IcingaObjectFieldForm extends DirectorObjectForm
 {
@@ -20,8 +23,9 @@ class IcingaObjectFieldForm extends DirectorObjectForm
 
     public function setup()
     {
-        $type = $this->icingaObject->getShortTableName();
-        $this->addHidden($type . '_id', $this->icingaObject->get('id'));
+        $object = $this->icingaObject;
+        $type = $object->getShortTableName();
+        $this->addHidden($type . '_id', $object->get('id'));
 
         $this->addHtmlHint(
             'Custom data fields allow you to easily fill custom variables with'
@@ -48,8 +52,8 @@ class IcingaObjectFieldForm extends DirectorObjectForm
         $argumentVars = array();
         $argumentVarDescriptions = array();
 
-        if ($this->icingaObject->supportsArguments()) {
-            foreach ($this->icingaObject->arguments() as $arg) {
+        if ($object->supportsArguments()) {
+            foreach ($object->arguments() as $arg) {
                 if ($arg->argument_format === 'string') {
                     $val = $arg->argument_value;
                     // TODO: create var::extractMacros or so
@@ -131,13 +135,48 @@ class IcingaObjectFieldForm extends DirectorObjectForm
             )
         ));
 
+        $filterFields = array();
+        $prefix = null;
+        if ($object instanceof IcingaHost) {
+            $prefix = 'host.vars.';
+        } elseif ($object instanceof IcingaService) {
+            $prefix = 'service.vars.';
+        }
+
+        if ($prefix) {
+            $loader = new IcingaObjectFieldLoader($object);
+            $fields = $loader->getFields();
+
+            foreach ($fields as $varName => $field) {
+                $filterFields[$prefix . $field->varname] = $field->caption;
+            }
+
+            $this->addFilterElement('var_filter', array(
+                'description' => $this->translate(
+                    'You might want to show this field only when certain conditions are met.'
+                    . ' Otherwise it will not be available and values eventually set before'
+                    . ' will be cleared once stored'
+                ),
+                'columns' => $filterFields,
+            ));
+
+            $this->addDisplayGroup(array($this->getElement('var_filter')), 'field_filter', array(
+                'decorators' => array(
+                    'FormElements',
+                    array('HtmlTag', array('tag' => 'dl')),
+                    'Fieldset',
+                ),
+                'order'  => 30,
+                'legend' => $this->translate('Show based on filter')
+            ));
+        }
+
         $this->setButtons();
     }
 
     protected function onRequest()
     {
         parent::onRequest();
-
         if ($this->getSentValue('delete') === $this->translate('Delete')) {
             $this->object()->delete();
             $this->setSuccessUrl($this->getSuccessUrl()->without('field_id'));
@@ -154,13 +193,14 @@ class IcingaObjectFieldForm extends DirectorObjectForm
                 'varname'     => trim($fieldId, '$'),
                 'caption'     => $this->getValue('caption'),
                 'description' => $this->getValue('description'),
-                'datatype'    => 'Icinga\Module\Director\DataType\DataTypeString'
+                'datatype'    => 'Icinga\Module\Director\DataType\DataTypeString',
             ));
             $field->store($this->getDb());
             $this->setElementValue('datafield_id', $field->get('id'));
             $this->object()->set('datafield_id', $field->get('id'));
         }
 
+        $this->object()->set('var_filter', $this->getValue('var_filter'));
         return parent::onSuccess();
     }
 }
diff --git a/library/Director/Objects/IcingaCommandField.php b/library/Director/Objects/IcingaCommandField.php
index 6077347e..086cb560 100644
--- a/library/Director/Objects/IcingaCommandField.php
+++ b/library/Director/Objects/IcingaCommandField.php
@@ -2,17 +2,16 @@
 
 namespace Icinga\Module\Director\Objects;
 
-use Icinga\Module\Director\Data\Db\DbObject;
-
-class IcingaCommandField extends DbObject
+class IcingaCommandField extends IcingaObjectField
 {
     protected $keyName = array('command_id', 'datafield_id');
 
     protected $table = 'icinga_command_field';
 
     protected $defaultProperties = array(
-        'command_id'    => null,
-        'datafield_id'  => null,
-        'is_required'   => null
+        'command_id'   => null,
+        'datafield_id' => null,
+        'is_required'  => null,
+        'var_filter'   => null,
     );
 }
diff --git a/library/Director/Objects/IcingaHostField.php b/library/Director/Objects/IcingaHostField.php
index fdf1a6ab..b68c9d43 100644
--- a/library/Director/Objects/IcingaHostField.php
+++ b/library/Director/Objects/IcingaHostField.php
@@ -2,17 +2,16 @@
 
 namespace Icinga\Module\Director\Objects;
 
-use Icinga\Module\Director\Data\Db\DbObject;
-
-class IcingaHostField extends DbObject
+class IcingaHostField extends IcingaObjectField
 {
     protected $keyName = array('host_id', 'datafield_id');
 
     protected $table = 'icinga_host_field';
 
     protected $defaultProperties = array(
-        'host_id'       => null,
-        'datafield_id'  => null,
-        'is_required'   => null
+        'host_id'      => null,
+        'datafield_id' => null,
+        'is_required'  => null,
+        'var_filter'   => null,
     );
 }
diff --git a/library/Director/Objects/IcingaNotificationField.php b/library/Director/Objects/IcingaNotificationField.php
index 7e3e912e..d51f9e6a 100644
--- a/library/Director/Objects/IcingaNotificationField.php
+++ b/library/Director/Objects/IcingaNotificationField.php
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Icinga\Module\Director\Objects;
 
-use Icinga\Module\Director\Data\Db\DbObject;
-
-class IcingaNotificationField extends DbObject
+class IcingaNotificationField extends IcingaObjectField
 {
     protected $keyName = array('notification_id', 'datafield_id');
 
@@ -13,6 +11,7 @@ class IcingaNotificationField extends DbObject
     protected $defaultProperties = array(
         'notification_id' => null,
         'datafield_id'    => null,
-        'is_required'     => null
+        'is_required'     => null,
+        'var_filter'      => null,
     );
 }
diff --git a/library/Director/Objects/IcingaObjectField.php b/library/Director/Objects/IcingaObjectField.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39d8e31b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/Director/Objects/IcingaObjectField.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Icinga\Module\Director\Objects;
+
+use Icinga\Data\Filter\Filter;
+use Icinga\Module\Director\Data\Db\DbObject;
+
+abstract class IcingaObjectField extends DbObject
+{
+    /**
+     *
+     * @param Filter|string $filter
+     *
+     * @throws ProgrammingError
+     *
+     * @return self
+     * @codingStandardsIgnoreStart
+     */
+    protected function setVar_filter($value)
+    {
+        // @codingStandardsIgnoreEnd
+        if ($value instanceof Filter) {
+            $value = $value->toQueryString();
+        }
+
+        return $this->reallySet('var_filter', $value);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/library/Director/Objects/IcingaServiceField.php b/library/Director/Objects/IcingaServiceField.php
index af55dc46..c43ec2d1 100644
--- a/library/Director/Objects/IcingaServiceField.php
+++ b/library/Director/Objects/IcingaServiceField.php
@@ -2,17 +2,16 @@
 
 namespace Icinga\Module\Director\Objects;
 
-use Icinga\Module\Director\Data\Db\DbObject;
-
-class IcingaServiceField extends DbObject
+class IcingaServiceField extends IcingaObjectField
 {
     protected $keyName = array('service_id', 'datafield_id');
 
     protected $table = 'icinga_service_field';
 
     protected $defaultProperties = array(
-        'service_id'       => null,
-        'datafield_id'  => null,
-        'is_required'   => null
+        'service_id'   => null,
+        'datafield_id' => null,
+        'is_required'  => null,
+        'var_filter'   => null,
     );
 }
diff --git a/library/Director/Objects/IcingaUserField.php b/library/Director/Objects/IcingaUserField.php
index ab7ec59b..4a6432c8 100644
--- a/library/Director/Objects/IcingaUserField.php
+++ b/library/Director/Objects/IcingaUserField.php
@@ -2,17 +2,16 @@
 
 namespace Icinga\Module\Director\Objects;
 
-use Icinga\Module\Director\Data\Db\DbObject;
-
-class IcingaUserField extends DbObject
+class IcingaUserField extends IcingaObjectField
 {
     protected $keyName = array('user_id', 'datafield_id');
 
     protected $table = 'icinga_user_field';
 
     protected $defaultProperties = array(
-        'user_id'       => null,
-        'datafield_id'  => null,
-        'is_required'   => null
+        'user_id'      => null,
+        'datafield_id' => null,
+        'is_required'  => null,
+        'var_filter'   => null,
     );
 }
diff --git a/library/Director/Web/Form/IcingaObjectFieldLoader.php b/library/Director/Web/Form/IcingaObjectFieldLoader.php
index 9e6d5858..ab13f598 100644
--- a/library/Director/Web/Form/IcingaObjectFieldLoader.php
+++ b/library/Director/Web/Form/IcingaObjectFieldLoader.php
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@
 namespace Icinga\Module\Director\Web\Form;
 
 use Exception;
+use Icinga\Data\Filter\Filter;
+use Icinga\Data\Filter\FilterExpression;
 use Icinga\Exception\IcingaException;
+use Icinga\Module\Director\Objects\IcingaHost;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Objects\IcingaObject;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Objects\DirectorDatafield;
+use Icinga\Module\Director\Objects\IcingaService;
 use stdClass;
 use Zend_Form_Element as ZfElement;
 
@@ -179,7 +183,11 @@ class IcingaObjectFieldLoader
      */
     protected function attachFieldsToForm(DirectorObjectForm $form)
     {
-        $elements = $this->getElements($form);
+        if ($this->fields === null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        $elements = $this->removeFilteredFields($this->getElements($form));
+
         foreach ($elements as $element) {
             $form->addElement($element);
         }
@@ -194,6 +202,68 @@ class IcingaObjectFieldLoader
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param ZfElement[] $elements
+     * @return ZfElement[]
+     */
+    protected function removeFilteredFields(array $elements)
+    {
+        $filters = array();
+        foreach ($this->fields as $key => $field) {
+            if ($filter = $field->var_filter) {
+
+                $filters[$key] = Filter::fromQueryString($filter);
+            }
+        }
+
+        $kill = array();
+        $columns = array();
+        $object = $this->object;
+
+        $object->invalidateResolveCache();
+        $vars = $object::fromPlainObject($object->toPlainObject(true))->vars()->flatten();
+        $prefixedVars = (object) array();
+        if ($object instanceof IcingaHost) {
+            $prefix = 'host.vars.';
+        } elseif ($object instanceof IcingaService) {
+            $prefix = 'service.vars.';
+        } else {
+            return $elements;
+        }
+
+        foreach ($vars as $k => $v) {
+            $prefixedVars->{$prefix . $k} = $v;
+        }
+
+        foreach ($filters as $key => $filter) {
+            /** @var $filter FilterChain|FilterExpression */
+            foreach ($filter->listFilteredColumns() as $column) {
+                $column = substr($column, strlen($prefix));
+                $columns[$column] = $column;
+            }
+            if (! $filter->matches($prefixedVars)) {
+                $kill[] = $key;
+            }
+        }
+
+        foreach ($kill as $key) {
+            unset($elements[$key]);
+        }
+        foreach ($columns as $col) {
+            if (array_key_exists($col, $elements)) {
+                $el = $elements[$col];
+                $existingClass = $el->getAttrib('class');
+                if (strlen($existingClass)) {
+                    $el->setAttrib('class', $existingClass . ' autosubmit');
+                } else {
+                    $el->setAttrib('class', 'autosubmit');
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $elements;
+    }
+
     protected function getElementVarName($name)
     {
         if (array_key_exists($name, $this->nameMap)) {
@@ -351,14 +421,15 @@ class IcingaObjectFieldLoader
         $query = $db->select()->from(
             array('df' => 'director_datafield'),
             array(
-                'object_id'    => $idColumn,
-                'is_required'  => 'f.is_required',
-                'id'           => 'df.id',
-                'varname'      => 'df.varname',
-                'caption'      => 'df.caption',
-                'description'  => 'df.description',
-                'datatype'     => 'df.datatype',
-                'format'       => 'df.format',
+                'object_id'   => $idColumn,
+                'var_filter'  => 'f.var_filter',
+                'is_required' => 'f.is_required',
+                'id'          => 'df.id',
+                'varname'     => 'df.varname',
+                'caption'     => 'df.caption',
+                'description' => 'df.description',
+                'datatype'    => 'df.datatype',
+                'format'      => 'df.format',
             )
         )->join(
             array('f' => $object->getTableName() . '_field'),
diff --git a/schema/mysql-migrations/upgrade_125.sql b/schema/mysql-migrations/upgrade_125.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1ffea10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schema/mysql-migrations/upgrade_125.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+ALTER TABLE icinga_command_field
+  ADD COLUMN var_filter TEXT DEFAULT NULL;
+
+ALTER TABLE icinga_host_field
+  ADD COLUMN var_filter TEXT DEFAULT NULL;
+
+ALTER TABLE icinga_notification_field
+  ADD COLUMN var_filter TEXT DEFAULT NULL;
+
+ALTER TABLE icinga_service_field
+  ADD COLUMN var_filter TEXT DEFAULT NULL;
+
+ALTER TABLE icinga_user_field
+  ADD COLUMN var_filter TEXT DEFAULT NULL;
+
+INSERT INTO director_schema_migration
+  (schema_version, migration_time)
+  VALUES (125, NOW());
diff --git a/schema/mysql.sql b/schema/mysql.sql
index 4dd1c8ea..adb65376 100644
--- a/schema/mysql.sql
+++ b/schema/mysql.sql
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ CREATE TABLE icinga_command_field (
   command_id INT(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
   datafield_id INT(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
   is_required ENUM('y', 'n') NOT NULL,
+  var_filter TEXT DEFAULT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (command_id, datafield_id),
   CONSTRAINT icinga_command_field_command
   FOREIGN KEY command_id (command_id)
@@ -502,6 +503,7 @@ CREATE TABLE icinga_host_field (
   host_id INT(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL COMMENT 'Makes only sense for templates',
   datafield_id INT(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
   is_required ENUM('y', 'n') NOT NULL,
+  var_filter TEXT DEFAULT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (host_id, datafield_id),
   CONSTRAINT icinga_host_field_host
   FOREIGN KEY host(host_id)
@@ -653,6 +655,7 @@ CREATE TABLE icinga_service_field (
   service_id INT(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL COMMENT 'Makes only sense for templates',
   datafield_id INT(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
   is_required ENUM('y', 'n') NOT NULL,
+  var_filter TEXT DEFAULT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (service_id, datafield_id),
   CONSTRAINT icinga_service_field_service
   FOREIGN KEY service(service_id)
@@ -921,6 +924,7 @@ CREATE TABLE icinga_user_field (
   user_id INT(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL COMMENT 'Makes only sense for templates',
   datafield_id INT(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
   is_required ENUM('y', 'n') NOT NULL,
+  var_filter TEXT DEFAULT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (user_id, datafield_id),
   CONSTRAINT icinga_user_field_user
   FOREIGN KEY user(user_id)
@@ -1056,6 +1060,7 @@ CREATE TABLE icinga_notification_field (
   notification_id INT(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL COMMENT 'Makes only sense for templates',
   datafield_id INT(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
   is_required ENUM('y', 'n') NOT NULL,
+  var_filter TEXT DEFAULT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (notification_id, datafield_id),
   CONSTRAINT icinga_notification_field_notification
   FOREIGN KEY notification (notification_id)
@@ -1365,4 +1370,4 @@ CREATE TABLE sync_run (
 
 INSERT INTO director_schema_migration
   (schema_version, migration_time)
-  VALUES (124, NOW());
+  VALUES (125, NOW());
diff --git a/schema/pgsql-migrations/upgrade_125.sql b/schema/pgsql-migrations/upgrade_125.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1ffea10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schema/pgsql-migrations/upgrade_125.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+ALTER TABLE icinga_command_field
+  ADD COLUMN var_filter TEXT DEFAULT NULL;
+
+ALTER TABLE icinga_host_field
+  ADD COLUMN var_filter TEXT DEFAULT NULL;
+
+ALTER TABLE icinga_notification_field
+  ADD COLUMN var_filter TEXT DEFAULT NULL;
+
+ALTER TABLE icinga_service_field
+  ADD COLUMN var_filter TEXT DEFAULT NULL;
+
+ALTER TABLE icinga_user_field
+  ADD COLUMN var_filter TEXT DEFAULT NULL;
+
+INSERT INTO director_schema_migration
+  (schema_version, migration_time)
+  VALUES (125, NOW());
diff --git a/schema/pgsql.sql b/schema/pgsql.sql
index ccb801e0..7fb59353 100644
--- a/schema/pgsql.sql
+++ b/schema/pgsql.sql
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ CREATE TABLE icinga_command_field (
   command_id integer NOT NULL,
   datafield_id integer NOT NULL,
   is_required enum_boolean NOT NULL,
+  var_filter TEXT DEFAULT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (command_id, datafield_id),
   CONSTRAINT icinga_command_field_command
     FOREIGN KEY (command_id)
@@ -635,6 +636,7 @@ CREATE TABLE icinga_host_field (
   host_id integer NOT NULL,
   datafield_id integer NOT NULL,
   is_required enum_boolean NOT NULL,
+  var_filter TEXT DEFAULT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (host_id, datafield_id),
   CONSTRAINT icinga_host_field_host
   FOREIGN KEY (host_id)
@@ -812,6 +814,7 @@ CREATE TABLE icinga_service_field (
   service_id integer NOT NULL,
   datafield_id integer NOT NULL,
   is_required enum_boolean NOT NULL,
+  var_filter TEXT DEFAULT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (service_id, datafield_id),
   CONSTRAINT icinga_service_field_service
   FOREIGN KEY (service_id)
@@ -1121,6 +1124,7 @@ CREATE TABLE icinga_user_field (
   user_id integer NOT NULL,
   datafield_id integer NOT NULL,
   is_required enum_boolean NOT NULL,
+  var_filter TEXT DEFAULT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (user_id, datafield_id),
   CONSTRAINT icinga_user_field_user
   FOREIGN KEY (user_id)
@@ -1552,6 +1556,7 @@ CREATE TABLE icinga_notification_field (
   notification_id integer NOT NULL,
   datafield_id integer NOT NULL,
   is_required enum_boolean NOT NULL,
+  var_filter TEXT DEFAULT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (notification_id, datafield_id),
   CONSTRAINT icinga_notification_field_notification
   FOREIGN KEY (notification_id)
@@ -1593,4 +1598,4 @@ CREATE UNIQUE INDEX notification_inheritance ON icinga_notification_inheritance
 
 INSERT INTO director_schema_migration
   (schema_version, migration_time)
-  VALUES (124, NOW());
+  VALUES (125, NOW());