diff --git a/options/options.c b/options/options.c
index 9b7df014de..a507cd37a1 100644
--- a/options/options.c
+++ b/options/options.c
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ extern const struct m_sub_options wingl_conf;
 extern const struct m_sub_options vaapi_conf;
 extern const struct m_sub_options egl_conf;
 
+extern const struct m_sub_options mp_sub_filter_opts;
+
 static const struct m_sub_options screenshot_conf = {
     .opts = image_writer_opts,
     .size = sizeof(struct image_writer_opts),
@@ -275,29 +277,6 @@ const struct m_sub_options vo_sub_opts = {
     },
 };
 
-#undef OPT_BASE_STRUCT
-#define OPT_BASE_STRUCT struct mp_sub_filter_opts
-
-const struct m_sub_options mp_sub_filter_opts = {
-    .opts = (const struct m_option[]){
-        {"sub-filter-sdh", OPT_BOOL(sub_filter_SDH)},
-        {"sub-filter-sdh-harder", OPT_BOOL(sub_filter_SDH_harder)},
-        {"sub-filter-sdh-enclosures", OPT_STRING(sub_filter_SDH_enclosures)},
-        {"sub-filter-regex-enable", OPT_BOOL(rf_enable)},
-        {"sub-filter-regex-plain", OPT_BOOL(rf_plain)},
-        {"sub-filter-regex", OPT_STRINGLIST(rf_items)},
-        {"sub-filter-jsre", OPT_STRINGLIST(jsre_items)},
-        {"sub-filter-regex-warn", OPT_BOOL(rf_warn)},
-        {0}
-    },
-    .size = sizeof(OPT_BASE_STRUCT),
-    .defaults = &(OPT_BASE_STRUCT){
-        .sub_filter_SDH_enclosures = "([\uFF08",
-        .rf_enable = true,
-    },
-    .change_flags = UPDATE_SUB_FILT,
-};
-
 #undef OPT_BASE_STRUCT
 #define OPT_BASE_STRUCT struct mp_subtitle_opts
 
@@ -747,7 +726,7 @@ static const m_option_t mp_opts[] = {
 
     {"", OPT_SUBSTRUCT(subs_rend, mp_subtitle_sub_opts)},
     {"", OPT_SUBSTRUCT(subs_shared, mp_subtitle_shared_sub_opts)},
-    {"", OPT_SUBSTRUCT(subs_filt, mp_sub_filter_opts)},
+    {"sub-filter", OPT_SUBSTRUCT(subs_filt, mp_sub_filter_opts)},
     {"", OPT_SUBSTRUCT(osd_rend, mp_osd_render_sub_opts)},
 
     {"osd-bar", OPT_BOOL(osd_bar_visible), .flags = UPDATE_OSD},
diff --git a/options/options.h b/options/options.h
index 347746f7c8..1af3e08871 100644
--- a/options/options.h
+++ b/options/options.h
@@ -134,17 +134,6 @@ struct mp_subtitle_shared_opts {
     int ass_style_override[2];
 };
 
-struct mp_sub_filter_opts {
-    bool sub_filter_SDH;
-    bool sub_filter_SDH_harder;
-    char *sub_filter_SDH_enclosures;
-    bool rf_enable;
-    bool rf_plain;
-    char **rf_items;
-    char **jsre_items;
-    bool rf_warn;
-};
-
 struct mp_osd_render_opts {
     float osd_bar_align_x;
     float osd_bar_align_y;
@@ -424,7 +413,6 @@ extern const struct m_sub_options cuda_conf;
 extern const struct m_sub_options dvd_conf;
 extern const struct m_sub_options mp_subtitle_sub_opts;
 extern const struct m_sub_options mp_subtitle_shared_sub_opts;
-extern const struct m_sub_options mp_sub_filter_opts;
 extern const struct m_sub_options mp_osd_render_sub_opts;
 extern const struct m_sub_options filter_conf;
 extern const struct m_sub_options resample_conf;
diff --git a/sub/sd.h b/sub/sd.h
index cb80c2eb22..284a60903c 100644
--- a/sub/sd.h
+++ b/sub/sd.h
@@ -67,6 +67,17 @@ bool lavc_conv_is_styled(struct lavc_conv *priv);
 void lavc_conv_reset(struct lavc_conv *priv);
 void lavc_conv_uninit(struct lavc_conv *priv);
 
+struct mp_sub_filter_opts {
+    bool sub_filter_SDH;
+    bool sub_filter_SDH_harder;
+    char *sub_filter_SDH_enclosures;
+    bool rf_enable;
+    bool rf_plain;
+    char **rf_items;
+    char **jsre_items;
+    bool rf_warn;
+};
+
 struct sd_filter {
     struct mpv_global *global;
     struct mp_log *log;
diff --git a/sub/sd_ass.c b/sub/sd_ass.c
index 2d837e8bf7..9e61c8c756 100644
--- a/sub/sd_ass.c
+++ b/sub/sd_ass.c
@@ -67,6 +67,29 @@ struct seen_packet {
     double pts;
 };
 
+#undef OPT_BASE_STRUCT
+#define OPT_BASE_STRUCT struct mp_sub_filter_opts
+
+const struct m_sub_options mp_sub_filter_opts = {
+    .opts = (const struct m_option[]){
+        {"sdh", OPT_BOOL(sub_filter_SDH)},
+        {"sdh-harder", OPT_BOOL(sub_filter_SDH_harder)},
+        {"sdh-enclosures", OPT_STRING(sub_filter_SDH_enclosures)},
+        {"regex-enable", OPT_BOOL(rf_enable)},
+        {"regex-plain", OPT_BOOL(rf_plain)},
+        {"regex", OPT_STRINGLIST(rf_items)},
+        {"jsre", OPT_STRINGLIST(jsre_items)},
+        {"regex-warn", OPT_BOOL(rf_warn)},
+        {0}
+    },
+    .size = sizeof(OPT_BASE_STRUCT),
+    .defaults = &(OPT_BASE_STRUCT){
+        .sub_filter_SDH_enclosures = "([\uFF08",
+        .rf_enable = true,
+    },
+    .change_flags = UPDATE_SUB_FILT,
+};
+
 static void mangle_colors(struct sd *sd, struct sub_bitmaps *parts);
 static void fill_plaintext(struct sd *sd, double pts);