diff --git a/man/man8/tc.8 b/man/man8/tc.8
index 7e9019f5..e8622053 100644
--- a/man/man8/tc.8
+++ b/man/man8/tc.8
@@ -854,6 +854,12 @@ option for creating
 alias.
 .RE
 
+.TP
+.BR "\-br" , " \-brief"
+Print only essential data needed to identify the filter and action (handle,
+cookie, etc.) and stats. This option is currently only supported by
+.BR "tc filter show " command.
+
 .SH "EXAMPLES"
 .PP
 tc -g class show dev eth0
diff --git a/tc/tc.c b/tc/tc.c
index 5d57054b..bdd5d4fa 100644
--- a/tc/tc.c
+++ b/tc/tc.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ bool use_names;
 int json;
 int color;
 int oneline;
+int brief;
 
 static char *conf_file;
 
@@ -202,7 +203,8 @@ static void usage(void)
 		"       OPTIONS := { -V[ersion] | -s[tatistics] | -d[etails] | -r[aw] |\n"
 		"		    -o[neline] | -j[son] | -p[retty] | -c[olor]\n"
 		"		    -b[atch] [filename] | -n[etns] name | -N[umeric] |\n"
-		"		     -nm | -nam[es] | { -cf | -conf } path }\n");
+		"		     -nm | -nam[es] | { -cf | -conf } path\n"
+		"		     -br[ief] }\n");
 }
 
 static int do_cmd(int argc, char **argv)
@@ -336,6 +338,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			++json;
 		} else if (matches(argv[1], "-oneline") == 0) {
 			++oneline;
+		}else if (matches(argv[1], "-brief") == 0) {
+			++brief;
 		} else {
 			fprintf(stderr,
 				"Option \"%s\" is unknown, try \"tc -help\".\n",
diff --git a/tc/tc_filter.c b/tc/tc_filter.c
index c591a19f..71be2e81 100644
--- a/tc/tc_filter.c
+++ b/tc/tc_filter.c
@@ -721,6 +721,15 @@ static int tc_filter_list(int cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 	if (filter_chain_index_set)
 		addattr32(&req.n, sizeof(req), TCA_CHAIN, chain_index);
 
+	if (brief) {
+		struct nla_bitfield32 flags = {
+			.value = TCA_DUMP_FLAGS_TERSE,
+			.selector = TCA_DUMP_FLAGS_TERSE
+		};
+
+		addattr_l(&req.n, MAX_MSG, TCA_DUMP_FLAGS, &flags, sizeof(flags));
+	}
+
 	if (rtnl_dump_request_n(&rth, &req.n) < 0) {
 		perror("Cannot send dump request");
 		return 1;