diff --git a/lib/device/dev-cache.h b/lib/device/dev-cache.h
index 533e4561d..7285bc3a7 100644
--- a/lib/device/dev-cache.h
+++ b/lib/device/dev-cache.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ struct cmd_context;
 struct dev_filter {
 	int (*passes_filter) (struct cmd_context *cmd, struct dev_filter *f, struct device *dev, const char *use_filter_name);
 	void (*destroy) (struct dev_filter *f);
-	void (*wipe) (struct dev_filter *f);
+	void (*wipe) (struct cmd_context *cmd, struct dev_filter *f, struct device *dev, const char *use_filter_name);
 	void *private;
 	unsigned use_count;
 	const char *name;
diff --git a/lib/filters/filter-composite.c b/lib/filters/filter-composite.c
index b0063f149..f4cbeefe8 100644
--- a/lib/filters/filter-composite.c
+++ b/lib/filters/filter-composite.c
@@ -60,13 +60,16 @@ static void _composite_destroy(struct dev_filter *f)
 	free(f);
 }
 
-static void _wipe(struct dev_filter *f)
+static void _wipe(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct dev_filter *f, struct device *dev, const char *use_filter_name)
 {
 	struct dev_filter **filters;
 
-	for (filters = (struct dev_filter **) f->private; *filters; ++filters)
+	for (filters = (struct dev_filter **) f->private; *filters; ++filters) {
+		if (use_filter_name && strcmp((*filters)->name, use_filter_name))
+			continue;
 		if ((*filters)->wipe)
-			(*filters)->wipe(*filters);
+			(*filters)->wipe(cmd, *filters, dev, use_filter_name);
+	}
 }
 
 struct dev_filter *composite_filter_create(int n, int use_dev_ext_info, struct dev_filter **filters)
diff --git a/lib/filters/filter-persistent.c b/lib/filters/filter-persistent.c
index afa32d4b9..291f3932f 100644
--- a/lib/filters/filter-persistent.c
+++ b/lib/filters/filter-persistent.c
@@ -64,11 +64,17 @@ static int _init_hash(struct pfilter *pf)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static void _persistent_filter_wipe(struct dev_filter *f)
+static void _persistent_filter_wipe(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct dev_filter *f, struct device *dev, const char *use_filter_name)
 {
 	struct pfilter *pf = (struct pfilter *) f->private;
+	struct dm_str_list *sl;
 
-	dm_hash_wipe(pf->devices);
+	if (!dev) {
+		dm_hash_wipe(pf->devices);
+	} else {
+		dm_list_iterate_items(sl, &dev->aliases)
+			dm_hash_remove(pf->devices, sl->str);
+	}
 }
 
 static int _lookup_p(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct dev_filter *f, struct device *dev, const char *use_filter_name)