diff --git a/site/content/3.12/aql/functions/vector.md b/site/content/3.12/aql/functions/vector.md
index f8e9f9b741..be1b83261b 100644
--- a/site/content/3.12/aql/functions/vector.md
+++ b/site/content/3.12/aql/functions/vector.md
@@ -56,8 +56,23 @@ be found depends on the data as well as the search effort (see the `nProbe` opti
{{< info >}}
- If there is more than one suitable vector index over the same attribute, it is
undefined which one is selected.
-- You cannot have any `FILTER` operation between `FOR` and `LIMIT` for
- pre-filtering.
+
+- In v3.12.4 and v3.12.5, you cannot have any `FILTER` operation between `FOR`
+ and `LIMIT` for pre-filtering. From v3.12.6 onward, you can add `FILTER`
+ operations between `FOR` and `SORT` that are then applied during the lookup in
+ the vector index. Example:
+
+ ```aql
+ FOR doc IN coll
+ FILTER doc.val > 3
+ SORT APPROX_NEAR_COSINE(doc.vector, @q) DESC
+ LIMIT 5
+ RETURN doc
+ ```
+
+ Note that e.g. `LIMIT 5` does not ensure that you get 5 results by searching
+ as many neighboring Voronoi cells as necessary, but it rather considers only as
+ many as configured via the `nProbes` parameter.
{{< /info >}}
### APPROX_NEAR_COSINE()
diff --git a/site/content/3.12/release-notes/version-3.12/whats-new-in-3-12.md b/site/content/3.12/release-notes/version-3.12/whats-new-in-3-12.md
index 3ee8768a74..1ac2909f25 100644
--- a/site/content/3.12/release-notes/version-3.12/whats-new-in-3-12.md
+++ b/site/content/3.12/release-notes/version-3.12/whats-new-in-3-12.md
@@ -1483,6 +1483,20 @@ has been added.
Introduced in: v3.12.6
+Vector indexes now support filtering. You can add `FILTER` operations between
+`FOR` and `SORT` that are then applied during the lookup in the vector index.
+Note that e.g. `LIMIT 5` does not ensure that you get 5 results by searching
+as many neighboring Voronoi cells as necessary, but it rather considers only as
+many as configured via the `nProbes` parameter. Example:
+
+```aql
+FOR doc IN coll
+ FILTER doc.val > 3
+ SORT APPROX_NEAR_COSINE(doc.vector, @q) DESC
+ LIMIT 5
+ RETURN doc
+```
+
Vector indexes can now be sparse to exclude documents with the embedding attribute
for indexing missing or set to `null`.
diff --git a/site/content/3.13/aql/functions/vector.md b/site/content/3.13/aql/functions/vector.md
index f8e9f9b741..be1b83261b 100644
--- a/site/content/3.13/aql/functions/vector.md
+++ b/site/content/3.13/aql/functions/vector.md
@@ -56,8 +56,23 @@ be found depends on the data as well as the search effort (see the `nProbe` opti
{{< info >}}
- If there is more than one suitable vector index over the same attribute, it is
undefined which one is selected.
-- You cannot have any `FILTER` operation between `FOR` and `LIMIT` for
- pre-filtering.
+
+- In v3.12.4 and v3.12.5, you cannot have any `FILTER` operation between `FOR`
+ and `LIMIT` for pre-filtering. From v3.12.6 onward, you can add `FILTER`
+ operations between `FOR` and `SORT` that are then applied during the lookup in
+ the vector index. Example:
+
+ ```aql
+ FOR doc IN coll
+ FILTER doc.val > 3
+ SORT APPROX_NEAR_COSINE(doc.vector, @q) DESC
+ LIMIT 5
+ RETURN doc
+ ```
+
+ Note that e.g. `LIMIT 5` does not ensure that you get 5 results by searching
+ as many neighboring Voronoi cells as necessary, but it rather considers only as
+ many as configured via the `nProbes` parameter.
{{< /info >}}
### APPROX_NEAR_COSINE()
diff --git a/site/content/3.13/release-notes/version-3.12/whats-new-in-3-12.md b/site/content/3.13/release-notes/version-3.12/whats-new-in-3-12.md
index 3ee8768a74..1ac2909f25 100644
--- a/site/content/3.13/release-notes/version-3.12/whats-new-in-3-12.md
+++ b/site/content/3.13/release-notes/version-3.12/whats-new-in-3-12.md
@@ -1483,6 +1483,20 @@ has been added.
Introduced in: v3.12.6
+Vector indexes now support filtering. You can add `FILTER` operations between
+`FOR` and `SORT` that are then applied during the lookup in the vector index.
+Note that e.g. `LIMIT 5` does not ensure that you get 5 results by searching
+as many neighboring Voronoi cells as necessary, but it rather considers only as
+many as configured via the `nProbes` parameter. Example:
+
+```aql
+FOR doc IN coll
+ FILTER doc.val > 3
+ SORT APPROX_NEAR_COSINE(doc.vector, @q) DESC
+ LIMIT 5
+ RETURN doc
+```
+
Vector indexes can now be sparse to exclude documents with the embedding attribute
for indexing missing or set to `null`.