diff --git a/telegram/ext/filters.py b/telegram/ext/filters.py
index 67e5d435d..c7761579d 100644
--- a/telegram/ext/filters.py
+++ b/telegram/ext/filters.py
@@ -214,13 +214,67 @@ class Filters(object):
 
     class _StatusUpdate(BaseFilter):
 
+        class _NewChatMembers(BaseFilter):
+
+            def filter(self, message):
+                return bool(message.new_chat_members)
+
+        new_chat_members = _NewChatMembers()
+
+        class _LeftChatMember(BaseFilter):
+
+            def filter(self, message):
+                return bool(message.left_chat_member)
+
+        left_chat_member = _LeftChatMember()
+
+        class _NewChatTitle(BaseFilter):
+
+            def filter(self, message):
+                return bool(message.new_chat_title)
+
+        new_chat_title = _NewChatTitle()
+
+        class _NewChatPhoto(BaseFilter):
+
+            def filter(self, message):
+                return bool(message.new_chat_photo)
+
+        new_chat_photo = _NewChatPhoto()
+
+        class _DeleteChatPhoto(BaseFilter):
+
+            def filter(self, message):
+                return bool(message.delete_chat_photo)
+
+        delete_chat_photo = _DeleteChatPhoto()
+
+        class _ChatCreated(BaseFilter):
+
+            def filter(self, message):
+                return bool(message.group_chat_created or message.supergroup_chat_created or
+                            message.channel_chat_created)
+
+        chat_created = _ChatCreated()
+
+        class _Migrate(BaseFilter):
+
+            def filter(self, message):
+                return bool(message.migrate_from_chat_id or message.migrate_to_chat_id)
+
+        migrate = _Migrate()
+
+        class _PinnedMessage(BaseFilter):
+
+            def filter(self, message):
+                return bool(message.pinned_message)
+
+        pinned_message = _PinnedMessage()
+
         def filter(self, message):
-            return bool(message.new_chat_members or message.left_chat_member
-                        or message.new_chat_title or message.new_chat_photo
-                        or message.delete_chat_photo or message.group_chat_created
-                        or message.supergroup_chat_created or message.channel_chat_created
-                        or message.migrate_to_chat_id or message.migrate_from_chat_id
-                        or message.pinned_message)
+            return (self.new_chat_members | self.left_chat_member | self.new_chat_title |
+                    self.new_chat_photo | self.delete_chat_photo | self.chat_created |
+                    self.migrate | self.pinned_message)(message)
 
     status_update = _StatusUpdate()