diff --git a/ext/handlers/command.go b/ext/handlers/command.go
index 325c2fb..f0afe02 100644
--- a/ext/handlers/command.go
+++ b/ext/handlers/command.go
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ package handlers
 
 import (
 	"strings"
-	"unicode/utf8"
 
 	"github.com/PaulSonOfLars/gotgbot/v2"
 	"github.com/PaulSonOfLars/gotgbot/v2/ext"
+	"github.com/PaulSonOfLars/gotgbot/v2/ext/handlers/filters/message"
 )
 
 // Command is the go-to handler for setting up Commands in your bot. By default, it will use telegram-native commands
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ type Command struct {
 // NewCommand creates a new case-insensitive command.
 // By default, commands do not work on edited messages, or channel posts. These can be enabled by setting the
 // AllowEdited and AllowChannel fields respectively.
+//
+// Note: If more control over commands is desired, consider using NewMessage with a message.CommandName filter.
 func NewCommand(c string, r Response) Command {
 	return Command{
 		Triggers:     []rune{'/'},
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ func (c Command) CheckUpdate(b *gotgbot.Bot, ctx *ext.Context) bool {
 		if ctx.Message.GetText() == "" {
 			return false
 		}
-		return c.checkMessage(b, ctx.Message)
+		return message.CommandNameTriggers(b, c.Command, c.Triggers)(ctx.Message)
 	}
 
 	// if no edits and message is edited
@@ -64,21 +66,21 @@ func (c Command) CheckUpdate(b *gotgbot.Bot, ctx *ext.Context) bool {
 		if ctx.EditedMessage.GetText() == "" {
 			return false
 		}
-		return c.checkMessage(b, ctx.EditedMessage)
+		return message.CommandNameTriggers(b, c.Command, c.Triggers)(ctx.EditedMessage)
 	}
 	// if no channel and message is channel message
 	if c.AllowChannel && ctx.ChannelPost != nil {
 		if ctx.ChannelPost.GetText() == "" {
 			return false
 		}
-		return c.checkMessage(b, ctx.ChannelPost)
+		return message.CommandNameTriggers(b, c.Command, c.Triggers)(ctx.ChannelPost)
 	}
 	// if no channel, no edits, and post is edited
 	if c.AllowChannel && c.AllowEdited && ctx.EditedChannelPost != nil {
 		if ctx.EditedChannelPost.GetText() == "" {
 			return false
 		}
-		return c.checkMessage(b, ctx.EditedChannelPost)
+		return message.CommandNameTriggers(b, c.Command, c.Triggers)(ctx.EditedChannelPost)
 	}
 
 	return false
@@ -91,31 +93,3 @@ func (c Command) HandleUpdate(b *gotgbot.Bot, ctx *ext.Context) error {
 func (c Command) Name() string {
 	return "command_" + c.Command
 }
-
-func (c Command) checkMessage(b *gotgbot.Bot, msg *gotgbot.Message) bool {
-	text := msg.GetText()
-
-	var cmd string
-	for _, t := range c.Triggers {
-		if r, _ := utf8.DecodeRuneInString(text); r != t {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		split := strings.Split(strings.ToLower(strings.Fields(text)[0]), "@")
-		if len(split) > 1 && split[1] != strings.ToLower(b.User.Username) {
-			return false
-		}
-		cmd = split[0][1:]
-		break
-	}
-	if cmd == "" {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	ents := msg.GetEntities()
-	if len(ents) != 0 && ents[0].Offset == 0 && ents[0].Type != "bot_command" {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	return cmd == c.Command
-}
diff --git a/ext/handlers/filters/message/message.go b/ext/handlers/filters/message/message.go
index f411479..42779e2 100644
--- a/ext/handlers/filters/message/message.go
+++ b/ext/handlers/filters/message/message.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
+	"unicode/utf8"
 
 	"github.com/PaulSonOfLars/gotgbot/v2"
 	"github.com/PaulSonOfLars/gotgbot/v2/ext/handlers/filters"
@@ -134,11 +135,55 @@ func Caption(msg *gotgbot.Message) bool {
 	return msg.Caption != ""
 }
 
+// Command returns true if the message starts with a bot_command entitiy.
 func Command(msg *gotgbot.Message) bool {
 	ents := msg.GetEntities()
 	return len(ents) > 0 && ents[0].Type == "bot_command" && ents[0].Offset == 0
 }
 
+// CommandName returns true if the message starts with a bot_command entity matching the name provided.
+// The bot object is required to ensure that the /command@username format is respected.
+func CommandName(b *gotgbot.Bot, name string) func(msg *gotgbot.Message) bool {
+	return CommandNameTriggers(b, name, []rune("/"))
+}
+
+// CommandNameTriggers returns true is the message starts with one of the triggers provided, and expects position 0 to
+// either be a bot_command entity or no entity at all.
+// This means that this filter will not trigger if it has a a code/bold/italics entity at position 0, allowing bot users
+// to "escape" commands.
+//
+// Note: if you are looking to standardise the triggers across your bot, it could be a good idea to create a helper
+// function around this to define all your triggers in one place.
+func CommandNameTriggers(b *gotgbot.Bot, command string, triggers []rune) func(msg *gotgbot.Message) bool {
+	return func(msg *gotgbot.Message) bool {
+		text := msg.GetText()
+
+		var msgCmd string
+		for _, t := range triggers {
+			if r, _ := utf8.DecodeRuneInString(text); r != t {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			split := strings.Split(strings.ToLower(strings.Fields(text)[0]), "@")
+			if len(split) > 1 && split[1] != strings.ToLower(b.User.Username) {
+				return false
+			}
+			msgCmd = split[0][1:]
+			break
+		}
+		if msgCmd == "" {
+			return false
+		}
+
+		ents := msg.GetEntities()
+		if len(ents) != 0 && ents[0].Offset == 0 && ents[0].Type != "bot_command" {
+			return false
+		}
+
+		return msgCmd == command
+	}
+}
+
 func Animation(msg *gotgbot.Message) bool {
 	return msg.Animation != nil
 }