diff --git a/lib/axon/loop.ex b/lib/axon/loop.ex
index 56b6c39b3..4e18c5f65 100644
--- a/lib/axon/loop.ex
+++ b/lib/axon/loop.ex
@@ -1868,7 +1868,9 @@ defmodule Axon.Loop do
         Logger.debug("Axon.Loop fired event #{inspect(event)}")
       end
 
-      if filter.(state) do
+      state = update_counts(state, event)
+
+      if filter.(state, event) do
         case handler.(state) do
           {:continue, %State{} = state} ->
             if debug? do
@@ -1908,6 +1910,10 @@ defmodule Axon.Loop do
     end)
   end
 
+  defp update_counts(%State{event_counts: event_counts} = state, event) do
+    %{state | event_counts: Map.update(event_counts, event, 1, fn x -> x + 1 end)}
+  end
+
   # Halts an epoch during looping
   defp halt_epoch(handler_fns, batch_fn, final_metrics_map, loop_state, debug?) do
     case fire_event(:epoch_halted, handler_fns, loop_state, debug?) do
@@ -2155,28 +2161,42 @@ defmodule Axon.Loop do
   # Builds a filter function from an atom, keyword list, or function. A
   # valid filter is an atom which matches on of the valid predicates `:always`
   # or `:once`, a keyword which matches one of the valid predicate-value pairs
-  # such as `every: N`, or a function which takes loop state and returns `true`
-  # or `false`.
-  #
-  # TODO(seanmor5): In order to handle custom events and predicate filters,
-  # we will need to track event firings in the loop state.
+  # such as `every: N`, or a function which takes loop state and the current event
+  # and returns `true` to run the handler of `false` to avoid it.
   defp build_filter_fn(filter) do
     case filter do
       :always ->
-        fn _ -> true end
+        fn _, _ -> true end
 
       :first ->
-        fn
-          %State{epoch: 0, iteration: 0} -> true
-          _ -> false
+        fn %State{event_counts: counts}, event ->
+          counts[event] == 1
         end
 
-      [{:every, n} | _] ->
-        fn %State{iteration: iter} ->
-          Kernel.rem(iter, n) == 0
-        end
+      filters when is_list(filters) ->
+        Enum.reduce(filters, fn _, _ -> true end, fn
+          {:every, n}, acc ->
+            fn state, event ->
+              acc.(state, event) and filter_every_n(state, event, n)
+            end
+
+          {:before, n}, acc ->
+            fn state, event ->
+              acc.(state, event) and filter_before_n(state, event, n)
+            end
+
+          {:after, n}, acc ->
+            fn state, event ->
+              acc.(state, event) and filter_after_n(state, event, n)
+            end
+
+          {:once, n}, acc ->
+            fn state, event ->
+              acc.(state, event) and filter_once_n(state, event, n)
+            end
+        end)
 
-      fun when is_function(fun, 1) ->
+      fun when is_function(fun, 2) ->
         fun
 
       invalid ->
@@ -2184,11 +2204,27 @@ defmodule Axon.Loop do
               "Invalid filter #{inspect(invalid)}, a valid filter" <>
                 " is an atom which matches a valid filter predicate" <>
                 " such as :always or :once, a keyword of predicate-value" <>
-                " pairs such as every: N, or an arity-1 function which takes" <>
-                " loop state and returns true or false"
+                " pairs such as every: N, or an arity-2 function which takes" <>
+                " loop state and current event and returns true or false"
     end
   end
 
+  defp filter_every_n(%State{event_counts: counts}, event, n) do
+    rem(counts[event] - 1, n) == 0
+  end
+
+  defp filter_after_n(%State{event_counts: counts}, event, n) do
+    counts[event] > n
+  end
+
+  defp filter_before_n(%State{event_counts: counts}, event, n) do
+    counts[event] < n
+  end
+
+  defp filter_once_n(%State{event_counts: counts}, event, n) do
+    counts[event] == n
+  end
+
   # JIT-compiles the given function if jit_compile? is true
   # otherwise just applies the function with the given arguments
   defp maybe_jit(fun, args, jit_compile?, jit_opts) do
diff --git a/lib/axon/loop/state.ex b/lib/axon/loop/state.ex
index f0dfa1e8e..09782bb03 100644
--- a/lib/axon/loop/state.ex
+++ b/lib/axon/loop/state.ex
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ defmodule Axon.Loop.State do
   `handler_metadata` is a metadata field for storing loop handler metadata.
   For example, loop checkpoints with specific metric criteria can store
   previous best metrics in the handler meta for use between iterations.
+
+  `event_counts` is a metadata field which stores information about the number
+  of times each event has been fired. This is useful when creating custom filters.
   """
   @enforce_keys [:step_state]
   defstruct [
@@ -49,6 +52,16 @@ defmodule Axon.Loop.State do
     iteration: 0,
     max_iteration: -1,
     metrics: %{},
-    times: %{}
+    times: %{},
+    event_counts: %{
+      started: 0,
+      epoch_started: 0,
+      iteration_started: 0,
+      iteration_completed: 0,
+      epoch_completed: 0,
+      epoch_halted: 0,
+      halted: 0,
+      completed: 0
+    }
   ]
 end
diff --git a/test/axon/loop_test.exs b/test/axon/loop_test.exs
index 8ca0b3779..ec0316cd4 100644
--- a/test/axon/loop_test.exs
+++ b/test/axon/loop_test.exs
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ defmodule Axon.LoopTest do
         end)
 
       model
-      |> Axon.Loop.trainer(:binary_cross_entropy, :sgd)
+      |> Axon.Loop.trainer(:binary_cross_entropy, :sgd, log: -1)
       |> send_handler(event, filter)
       |> Axon.Loop.run(data, %{}, epochs: epochs, iterations: iterations)
     end
@@ -663,9 +663,7 @@ defmodule Axon.LoopTest do
     end
 
     test "supports an :always filter" do
-      ExUnit.CaptureIO.capture_io(fn ->
-        run_dummy_loop!(:iteration_started, :always, 5, 10)
-      end)
+      run_dummy_loop!(:iteration_started, :always, 5, 10)
 
       for _ <- 1..50 do
         assert_received :iteration_started
@@ -675,15 +673,97 @@ defmodule Axon.LoopTest do
     end
 
     test "supports an every: n filter" do
-      ExUnit.CaptureIO.capture_io(fn ->
-        run_dummy_loop!(:iteration_started, [every: 2], 5, 10)
-      end)
+      run_dummy_loop!(:iteration_started, [every: 2], 5, 10)
 
       for _ <- 1..25 do
         assert_received :iteration_started
       end
 
       refute_received :iteration_started
+
+      run_dummy_loop!(:iteration_completed, [every: 3], 3, 10)
+
+      for _ <- 1..10 do
+        assert_received :iteration_completed
+      end
+
+      refute_received :iteration_completed
+    end
+
+    test "supports after: n filter" do
+      run_dummy_loop!(:iteration_started, [after: 10], 5, 10)
+
+      for _ <- 1..40 do
+        assert_received :iteration_started
+      end
+
+      refute_received :iteration_started
+
+      run_dummy_loop!(:iteration_completed, [after: 10], 5, 10)
+
+      for _ <- 1..40 do
+        assert_received :iteration_completed
+      end
+
+      refute_received :iteration_completed
+    end
+
+    test "supports before: n filter" do
+      run_dummy_loop!(:iteration_started, [before: 10], 5, 10)
+
+      for _ <- 1..9 do
+        assert_received :iteration_started
+      end
+
+      refute_received :iteration_started
+
+      run_dummy_loop!(:iteration_completed, [before: 10], 5, 10)
+
+      for _ <- 1..9 do
+        assert_received :iteration_completed
+      end
+
+      refute_received :iteration_completed
+    end
+
+    test "supports once: n filter" do
+      run_dummy_loop!(:iteration_started, [once: 30], 5, 10)
+
+      assert_received :iteration_started
+      refute_received :iteration_started
+
+      run_dummy_loop!(:iteration_completed, [once: 30], 5, 10)
+
+      assert_received :iteration_completed
+      refute_received :iteration_completed
+    end
+
+    test "supports hybrid filter" do
+      run_dummy_loop!(:iteration_started, [every: 2, after: 10, before: 40], 5, 10)
+
+      for _ <- 1..15 do
+        assert_received :iteration_started
+      end
+
+      refute_received :iteration_started
+    end
+
+    test "supports :first filter" do
+      run_dummy_loop!(:iteration_started, :first, 5, 10)
+
+      assert_received :iteration_started
+      refute_received :iteration_started
+    end
+
+    test "supports function filter" do
+      fun = fn
+        %{event_counts: counts}, event -> counts[event] == 5
+      end
+
+      run_dummy_loop!(:iteration_started, fun, 5, 10)
+
+      assert_received :iteration_started
+      refute_received :iteration_started
     end
   end
 
@@ -814,7 +894,7 @@ defmodule Axon.LoopTest do
             assert Map.has_key?(metrics, "validation_accuracy")
             {:continue, state}
           end,
-          fn %{epoch: epoch} -> epoch == 1 end
+          fn %{epoch: epoch}, _ -> epoch == 1 end
         )
         |> Axon.Loop.run(data, %{}, epochs: 5, iterations: 5)
       end)
@@ -846,7 +926,7 @@ defmodule Axon.LoopTest do
 
             {:continue, state}
           end,
-          fn %{epoch: epoch} -> epoch == 1 end
+          fn %{epoch: epoch}, _ -> epoch == 1 end
         )
         |> Axon.Loop.run(data, %{}, epochs: 5, iterations: 5)
       end)
@@ -934,7 +1014,7 @@ defmodule Axon.LoopTest do
 
             {:continue, state}
           end,
-          fn %{epoch: epoch} -> epoch == 1 end
+          fn %{epoch: epoch}, _ -> epoch == 1 end
         )
         |> Axon.Loop.run(data, %{}, epochs: 5, iterations: 5)
       end)