diff --git a/doc/book/list-search-show-configuration.rst b/doc/book/list-search-show-configuration.rst
index 89a69c61da..1bc7d90112 100644
--- a/doc/book/list-search-show-configuration.rst
+++ b/doc/book/list-search-show-configuration.rst
@@ -715,6 +715,26 @@ new filter to the field which will use it:
                           # optionally you can pass options to the filter class
                           # type_options: {}
 
+.. tip::
+
+    When configuring filters to entities, all filters are validated. Any filter
+    properties that do not exist on the entity class will cause an exception to be
+    thrown.
+
+    In cases where you need extra filters in the form that will not be mapped to
+    the underlying entity class, you need to set the ``mapped`` option to ``false``::
+
+        # config/packages/easy_admin.yaml
+        easy_admin:
+            entities:
+                Users:
+                    class: App\Entity\User
+                    list:
+                        filters:
+                            - property: 'unmapped'
+                              type: 'App\Form\Filter\CustomFilterType'
+                              mapped: false
+
 If the options passed to the filter are dynamic, you can't define them in the
 YAML config file. Instead, :ref:`create a custom controller <overriding-the-entity-controller>`
 for your entity and override the ``createFiltersForm()`` method::
diff --git a/src/Configuration/PropertyConfigPass.php b/src/Configuration/PropertyConfigPass.php
index e94278e2ce..b7dac88abc 100644
--- a/src/Configuration/PropertyConfigPass.php
+++ b/src/Configuration/PropertyConfigPass.php
@@ -242,26 +242,26 @@ private function processFilterConfig(array $backendConfig): array
             foreach ($entityConfig['list']['filters'] ?? [] as $propertyName => $filterConfig) {
                 $originalFilterConfig = $filterConfig;
 
-                if (!\array_key_exists($propertyName, $entityConfig['properties'])) {
-                    throw new \InvalidArgumentException(\sprintf('The "%s" filter configured in the "list" view of the "%s" entity refers to a property called "%s" which is not defined in that entity.', $propertyName, $entityName, $propertyName));
-                }
-
-                // if the original filter didn't define the 'type' option, it will now
-                // be defined thanks to the 'type' value added by Doctrine's metadata
-                $filterConfig += $entityConfig['properties'][$propertyName];
-
-                if (!isset($originalFilterConfig['type'])) {
-                    $guessedType = $this->filterRegistry->getTypeGuesser()
-                        ->guessType($entityConfig['class'], $propertyName);
-
-                    if (null !== $guessedType) {
-                        $filterConfig['type'] = $guessedType->getType();
-                        $filterConfig['type_options'] = \array_replace_recursive($guessedType->getOptions(), $filterConfig['type_options']);
+                if (\array_key_exists($propertyName, $entityConfig['properties'])) {
+                    // if the original filter didn't define the 'type' option, it will now
+                    // be defined thanks to the 'type' value added by Doctrine's metadata
+                    $filterConfig += $entityConfig['properties'][$propertyName];
+
+                    if (!isset($originalFilterConfig['type'])) {
+                        $guessedType = $this->filterRegistry->getTypeGuesser()
+                            ->guessType($entityConfig['class'], $propertyName);
+
+                        if (null !== $guessedType) {
+                            $filterConfig['type'] = $guessedType->getType();
+                            $filterConfig['type_options'] = \array_replace_recursive($guessedType->getOptions(), $filterConfig['type_options']);
+                        }
                     }
+                } elseif ($filterConfig['mapped'] ?? true) {
+                    throw new \InvalidArgumentException(\sprintf('The "%s" filter configured in the "list" view of the "%s" entity refers to a property called "%s" which is not defined in that entity. Set the "mapped" option to false if it is not intended to be a mapped property.', $propertyName, $entityName, $propertyName));
                 }
 
                 if (!isset($filterConfig['type'])) {
-                    throw new \InvalidArgumentException(\sprintf('The "%s" filter defined in the "list" view of the "%s" entity must define its own "type" explicitly because EasyAdmin cannot autoconfigure it using the "%s" data type of the associated property.', $propertyName, $entityName, $filterConfig['type']));
+                    throw new \InvalidArgumentException(\sprintf('The "%s" filter defined in the "list" view of the "%s" entity must define its own "type" explicitly because EasyAdmin cannot autoconfigure it.', $propertyName, $entityName));
                 }
 
                 $backendConfig['entities'][$entityName]['list']['filters'][$propertyName] = $filterConfig;
diff --git a/tests/Configuration/fixtures/exceptions/filters_unknown_property.yml b/tests/Configuration/fixtures/exceptions/filters_unknown_property.yml
index 02db22739a..dffb6b2fb3 100644
--- a/tests/Configuration/fixtures/exceptions/filters_unknown_property.yml
+++ b/tests/Configuration/fixtures/exceptions/filters_unknown_property.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # EXCEPTION
 expected_exception:
     class: \InvalidArgumentException
-    message_string: 'The "this-property-does-not-exist" filter configured in the "list" view of the "Category" entity refers to a property called "this-property-does-not-exist" which is not defined in that entity.'
+    message_string: 'The "this-property-does-not-exist" filter configured in the "list" view of the "Category" entity refers to a property called "this-property-does-not-exist" which is not defined in that entity. Set the "mapped" option to false if it is not intended to be a mapped property.'
 
 # CONFIGURATION
 easy_admin:
diff --git a/tests/Configuration/fixtures/exceptions/filters_unmapped_without_type.yml b/tests/Configuration/fixtures/exceptions/filters_unmapped_without_type.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cfe57b1571
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Configuration/fixtures/exceptions/filters_unmapped_without_type.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# TEST
+# items in the 'filters' option must define the 'type' option when they are unmapped
+
+# EXCEPTION
+expected_exception:
+    class: \InvalidArgumentException
+    message_string: 'The "foo" filter defined in the "list" view of the "Category" entity must define its own "type" explicitly because EasyAdmin cannot autoconfigure it.'
+
+# CONFIGURATION
+easy_admin:
+    entities:
+        Category:
+            class: AppTestBundle\Entity\UnitTests\Category
+            list:
+                filters: [{ property: 'foo', mapped: false }]