diff --git a/contao/dca/tl_metamodel_filtersetting.php b/contao/dca/tl_metamodel_filtersetting.php
index 4a7d32725..325ab25b5 100644
--- a/contao/dca/tl_metamodel_filtersetting.php
+++ b/contao/dca/tl_metamodel_filtersetting.php
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@
             (
                 'urlparam',
                 'predef_param',
+                'fe_widget',
                 'allow_empty',
                 'label',
                 'template',
@@ -424,7 +425,19 @@
             'eval'      => array
             (
                 'alwaysSave' => true,
-                'tl_class'   => 'clr w50 m12',
+                'tl_class'   => 'w50 m12',
+            ),
+            'sql'       => "char(1) NOT NULL default ''"
+        ),
+        'fe_widget'      => array
+        (
+            'label'     => &$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_metamodel_filtersetting']['fe_widget'],
+            'exclude'   => true,
+            'inputType' => 'checkbox',
+            'eval'      => array
+            (
+                'alwaysSave' => true,
+                'tl_class'   => 'w50 m12',
             ),
             'sql'       => "char(1) NOT NULL default ''"
         ),
diff --git a/contao/languages/en/tl_metamodel_filtersetting.php b/contao/languages/en/tl_metamodel_filtersetting.php
index dc783268c..c9fbd307a 100644
--- a/contao/languages/en/tl_metamodel_filtersetting.php
+++ b/contao/languages/en/tl_metamodel_filtersetting.php
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
 $GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_metamodel_filtersetting']['predef_param'][1]           =
     'Check if you want to be able to set the value of this parameter in the parenting list ' .
     '(modules, content elements, etc.).';
+$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_metamodel_filtersetting']['fe_widget'][0]              = 'Provide Frontend widget';
+$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_metamodel_filtersetting']['fe_widget'][1]              =
+    'Check if you want to display a filter widget in the Frontend.';
 $GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_metamodel_filtersetting']['customsql'][0]              = 'Custom SQL Query';
 $GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_metamodel_filtersetting']['customsql'][1]              =
     'The SQL query that shall be executed, insert tags are supported.';
diff --git a/src/MetaModels/Filter/Setting/SimpleLookup.php b/src/MetaModels/Filter/Setting/SimpleLookup.php
index 58c7ad0ff..5dd729264 100644
--- a/src/MetaModels/Filter/Setting/SimpleLookup.php
+++ b/src/MetaModels/Filter/Setting/SimpleLookup.php
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ protected function getParameterFilterOptions($objAttribute, $arrIds, &$arrCount
      */
     public function enableFEFilterWidget()
     {
-        return (bool) $this->get('predef_param');
+        return (bool) $this->get('fe_widget');
     }
 
     /**