diff --git a/telegram/ext/filters.py b/telegram/ext/filters.py
index 5ea1ee491..d7b5dba00 100644
--- a/telegram/ext/filters.py
+++ b/telegram/ext/filters.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import re
 
 from future.utils import string_types
 
-from telegram import Chat, Update
+from telegram import Chat, Update, MessageEntity
 
 __all__ = ['Filters', 'BaseFilter', 'InvertedFilter', 'MergedFilter']
 
@@ -249,10 +249,7 @@ class Filters(object):
 
         def __call__(self, update):
             if isinstance(update, Update):
-                if self.update_filter:
-                    return self.filter(update)
-                else:
-                    return self.filter(update.effective_message)
+                return self.filter(update.effective_message)
             else:
                 return self._TextIterable(update)
 
@@ -296,10 +293,7 @@ class Filters(object):
 
         def __call__(self, update):
             if isinstance(update, Update):
-                if self.update_filter:
-                    return self.filter(update)
-                else:
-                    return self.filter(update.effective_message)
+                return self.filter(update.effective_message)
             else:
                 return self._CaptionIterable(update)
 
@@ -321,11 +315,41 @@ class Filters(object):
     class _Command(BaseFilter):
         name = 'Filters.command'
 
+        class _CommandOnlyStart(BaseFilter):
+
+            def __init__(self, only_start):
+                self.only_start = only_start
+                self.name = 'Filters.command({})'.format(only_start)
+
+            def filter(self, message):
+                return (message.entities
+                        and any([e.type == MessageEntity.BOT_COMMAND for e in message.entities]))
+
+        def __call__(self, update):
+            if isinstance(update, Update):
+                return self.filter(update.effective_message)
+            else:
+                return self._CommandOnlyStart(update)
+
         def filter(self, message):
-            return bool(message.text and message.text.startswith('/'))
+            return (message.entities and message.entities[0].type == MessageEntity.BOT_COMMAND
+                    and message.entities[0].offset == 0)
 
     command = _Command()
-    """Messages starting with ``/``."""
+    """
+    Messages with a :attr:`telegram.MessageEntity.BOT_COMMAND`. By default only allows
+    messages `starting` with a bot command. Pass ``False`` to also allow messages that contain a
+    bot command `anywhere` in the text.
+
+    Examples::
+
+        MessageHandler(Filters.command, command_at_start_callback)
+        MessageHandler(Filters.command(False), command_anywhere_callback)
+
+    Args:
+        update (:obj:`bool`, optional): Whether to only allow messages that `start` with a bot
+            command. Defaults to ``True``.
+    """
 
     class regex(BaseFilter):
         """
diff --git a/tests/test_filters.py b/tests/test_filters.py
index e7f1515c5..55ee67f25 100644
--- a/tests/test_filters.py
+++ b/tests/test_filters.py
@@ -63,12 +63,23 @@ class TestFilters(object):
         assert Filters.caption({'test', 'test1'})(update)
         assert not Filters.caption(['test1', 'test2'])(update)
 
-    def test_filters_command(self, update):
+    def test_filters_command_default(self, update):
         update.message.text = 'test'
         assert not Filters.command(update)
         update.message.text = '/test'
+        assert not Filters.command(update)
+        # Only accept commands at the beginning
+        update.message.entities = [MessageEntity(MessageEntity.BOT_COMMAND, 3, 5)]
+        assert not Filters.command(update)
+        update.message.entities = [MessageEntity(MessageEntity.BOT_COMMAND, 0, 5)]
         assert Filters.command(update)
 
+    def test_filters_command_anywhere(self, update):
+        update.message.text = 'test /cmd'
+        assert not (Filters.command(False))(update)
+        update.message.entities = [MessageEntity(MessageEntity.BOT_COMMAND, 5, 4)]
+        assert (Filters.command(False))(update)
+
     def test_filters_regex(self, update):
         SRE_TYPE = type(re.match("", ""))
         update.message.text = '/start deep-linked param'
@@ -120,6 +131,7 @@ class TestFilters(object):
     def test_filters_merged_with_regex(self, update):
         SRE_TYPE = type(re.match("", ""))
         update.message.text = '/start deep-linked param'
+        update.message.entities = [MessageEntity(MessageEntity.BOT_COMMAND, 0, 6)]
         result = (Filters.command & Filters.regex(r'linked param'))(update)
         assert result
         assert isinstance(result, dict)
@@ -216,6 +228,7 @@ class TestFilters(object):
         result = filter(update)
         assert not result
         update.message.text = '/start'
+        update.message.entities = [MessageEntity(MessageEntity.BOT_COMMAND, 0, 6)]
         result = filter(update)
         assert result
         assert isinstance(result, bool)
@@ -230,6 +243,7 @@ class TestFilters(object):
 
     def test_regex_inverted(self, update):
         update.message.text = '/start deep-linked param'
+        update.message.entities = [MessageEntity(MessageEntity.BOT_COMMAND, 0, 5)]
         filter = ~Filters.regex(r'deep-linked param')
         result = filter(update)
         assert not result
@@ -243,6 +257,7 @@ class TestFilters(object):
         result = filter(update)
         assert not result
         update.message.text = '/start'
+        update.message.entities = [MessageEntity(MessageEntity.BOT_COMMAND, 0, 6)]
         result = filter(update)
         assert result
         update.message.text = '/linked'
@@ -251,15 +266,18 @@ class TestFilters(object):
 
         filter = (~Filters.regex('linked') | Filters.command)
         update.message.text = "it's linked"
+        update.message.entities = []
         result = filter(update)
         assert not result
         update.message.text = '/start linked'
+        update.message.entities = [MessageEntity(MessageEntity.BOT_COMMAND, 0, 6)]
         result = filter(update)
         assert result
         update.message.text = '/start'
         result = filter(update)
         assert result
         update.message.text = 'nothig'
+        update.message.entities = []
         result = filter(update)
         assert result
 
@@ -664,14 +682,17 @@ class TestFilters(object):
 
     def test_inverted_filters(self, update):
         update.message.text = '/test'
+        update.message.entities = [MessageEntity(MessageEntity.BOT_COMMAND, 0, 5)]
         assert Filters.command(update)
         assert not (~Filters.command)(update)
         update.message.text = 'test'
+        update.message.entities = []
         assert not Filters.command(update)
         assert (~Filters.command)(update)
 
     def test_inverted_and_filters(self, update):
         update.message.text = '/test'
+        update.message.entities = [MessageEntity(MessageEntity.BOT_COMMAND, 0, 5)]
         update.message.forward_date = 1
         assert (Filters.forwarded & Filters.command)(update)
         assert not (~Filters.forwarded & Filters.command)(update)
@@ -683,6 +704,7 @@ class TestFilters(object):
         assert not (Filters.forwarded & ~Filters.command)(update)
         assert (~(Filters.forwarded & Filters.command))(update)
         update.message.text = 'test'
+        update.message.entities = []
         assert not (Filters.forwarded & Filters.command)(update)
         assert not (~Filters.forwarded & Filters.command)(update)
         assert not (Filters.forwarded & ~Filters.command)(update)
@@ -746,6 +768,7 @@ class TestFilters(object):
 
     def test_merged_short_circuit_and(self, update):
         update.message.text = '/test'
+        update.message.entities = [MessageEntity(MessageEntity.BOT_COMMAND, 0, 5)]
 
         class TestException(Exception):
             pass
@@ -760,6 +783,7 @@ class TestFilters(object):
             (Filters.command & raising_filter)(update)
 
         update.message.text = 'test'
+        update.message.entities = []
         (Filters.command & raising_filter)(update)
 
     def test_merged_short_circuit_or(self, update):
@@ -778,10 +802,12 @@ class TestFilters(object):
             (Filters.command | raising_filter)(update)
 
         update.message.text = '/test'
+        update.message.entities = [MessageEntity(MessageEntity.BOT_COMMAND, 0, 5)]
         (Filters.command | raising_filter)(update)
 
     def test_merged_data_merging_and(self, update):
         update.message.text = '/test'
+        update.message.entities = [MessageEntity(MessageEntity.BOT_COMMAND, 0, 5)]
 
         class DataFilter(BaseFilter):
             data_filter = True
@@ -799,6 +825,7 @@ class TestFilters(object):
         assert result['test'] == ['blah1', 'blah2']
 
         update.message.text = 'test'
+        update.message.entities = []
         result = (Filters.command & DataFilter('blah'))(update)
         assert not result