diff --git a/src/deprecation.js b/src/deprecation.js
index a7e943f..d1b689e 100644
--- a/src/deprecation.js
+++ b/src/deprecation.js
@@ -946,6 +946,22 @@
                 return core.SpriteMaskFilter;
             },
         },
+
+        /**
+         * @class
+         * @private
+         * @name PIXI.filters.VoidFilter
+         * @see PIXI.filters.AlphaFilter
+         * @deprecated since version 4.5.7
+         */
+        VoidFilter: {
+            get()
+            {
+                warn('VoidFilter has been renamed to AlphaFilter, please use PIXI.filters.AlphaFilter');
+
+                return filters.AlphaFilter;
+            },
+        },
     });
 
     /**

diff --git a/src/deprecation.js b/src/deprecation.js
index a7e943f..d1b689e 100644
--- a/src/deprecation.js
+++ b/src/deprecation.js
@@ -946,6 +946,22 @@
                 return core.SpriteMaskFilter;
             },
         },
+
+        /**
+         * @class
+         * @private
+         * @name PIXI.filters.VoidFilter
+         * @see PIXI.filters.AlphaFilter
+         * @deprecated since version 4.5.7
+         */
+        VoidFilter: {
+            get()
+            {
+                warn('VoidFilter has been renamed to AlphaFilter, please use PIXI.filters.AlphaFilter');
+
+                return filters.AlphaFilter;
+            },
+        },
     });
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/filters/alpha/AlphaFilter.js b/src/filters/alpha/AlphaFilter.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2824ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/filters/alpha/AlphaFilter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import * as core from '../../core';
+import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { join } from 'path';
+
+/**
+ * Simplest filter - applies alpha
+ *
+ * Use this instead of Container's alpha property to avoid visual layering of individual elements.
+ * AlphaFilter applies alpha evenly across the entire display object and any opaque elements it contains.
+ * If elements are not opaque, they will blend with each other anyway.
+ *
+ * Very handy if you want to use common features of all filters:
+ *
+ * 1. Assign a blendMode to this filter, blend all elements inside display object with background.
+ *
+ * 2. To use clipping in display coordinates, assign a filterArea to the same container that has this filter.
+ *
+ * @class
+ * @extends PIXI.Filter
+ * @memberof PIXI.filters
+ */
+export default class AlphaFilter extends core.Filter
+{
+    /**
+     *
+     */
+    constructor()
+    {
+        super(
+            // vertex shader
+            readFileSync(join(__dirname, '../fragments/default.vert'), 'utf8'),
+            // fragment shader
+            readFileSync(join(__dirname, './alpha.frag'), 'utf8')
+        );
+
+        this.alpha = 1.0;
+        this.glShaderKey = 'alpha';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Coefficient for alpha multiplication
+     *
+     * @member {number}
+     * @default 1
+     */
+    get alpha()
+    {
+        return this.uniforms.uAlpha;
+    }
+
+    set alpha(value) // eslint-disable-line require-jsdoc
+    {
+        this.uniforms.uAlpha = value;
+    }
+}

diff --git a/src/deprecation.js b/src/deprecation.js
index a7e943f..d1b689e 100644
--- a/src/deprecation.js
+++ b/src/deprecation.js
@@ -946,6 +946,22 @@
                 return core.SpriteMaskFilter;
             },
         },
+
+        /**
+         * @class
+         * @private
+         * @name PIXI.filters.VoidFilter
+         * @see PIXI.filters.AlphaFilter
+         * @deprecated since version 4.5.7
+         */
+        VoidFilter: {
+            get()
+            {
+                warn('VoidFilter has been renamed to AlphaFilter, please use PIXI.filters.AlphaFilter');
+
+                return filters.AlphaFilter;
+            },
+        },
     });
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/filters/alpha/AlphaFilter.js b/src/filters/alpha/AlphaFilter.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2824ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/filters/alpha/AlphaFilter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import * as core from '../../core';
+import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { join } from 'path';
+
+/**
+ * Simplest filter - applies alpha
+ *
+ * Use this instead of Container's alpha property to avoid visual layering of individual elements.
+ * AlphaFilter applies alpha evenly across the entire display object and any opaque elements it contains.
+ * If elements are not opaque, they will blend with each other anyway.
+ *
+ * Very handy if you want to use common features of all filters:
+ *
+ * 1. Assign a blendMode to this filter, blend all elements inside display object with background.
+ *
+ * 2. To use clipping in display coordinates, assign a filterArea to the same container that has this filter.
+ *
+ * @class
+ * @extends PIXI.Filter
+ * @memberof PIXI.filters
+ */
+export default class AlphaFilter extends core.Filter
+{
+    /**
+     *
+     */
+    constructor()
+    {
+        super(
+            // vertex shader
+            readFileSync(join(__dirname, '../fragments/default.vert'), 'utf8'),
+            // fragment shader
+            readFileSync(join(__dirname, './alpha.frag'), 'utf8')
+        );
+
+        this.alpha = 1.0;
+        this.glShaderKey = 'alpha';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Coefficient for alpha multiplication
+     *
+     * @member {number}
+     * @default 1
+     */
+    get alpha()
+    {
+        return this.uniforms.uAlpha;
+    }
+
+    set alpha(value) // eslint-disable-line require-jsdoc
+    {
+        this.uniforms.uAlpha = value;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/filters/alpha/alpha.frag b/src/filters/alpha/alpha.frag
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6db588c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/filters/alpha/alpha.frag
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+varying vec2 vTextureCoord;
+
+uniform sampler2D uSampler;
+uniform float uAlpha;
+
+void main(void)
+{
+   gl_FragColor = texture2D(uSampler, vTextureCoord) * uAlpha;
+}

diff --git a/src/deprecation.js b/src/deprecation.js
index a7e943f..d1b689e 100644
--- a/src/deprecation.js
+++ b/src/deprecation.js
@@ -946,6 +946,22 @@
                 return core.SpriteMaskFilter;
             },
         },
+
+        /**
+         * @class
+         * @private
+         * @name PIXI.filters.VoidFilter
+         * @see PIXI.filters.AlphaFilter
+         * @deprecated since version 4.5.7
+         */
+        VoidFilter: {
+            get()
+            {
+                warn('VoidFilter has been renamed to AlphaFilter, please use PIXI.filters.AlphaFilter');
+
+                return filters.AlphaFilter;
+            },
+        },
     });
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/filters/alpha/AlphaFilter.js b/src/filters/alpha/AlphaFilter.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2824ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/filters/alpha/AlphaFilter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import * as core from '../../core';
+import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { join } from 'path';
+
+/**
+ * Simplest filter - applies alpha
+ *
+ * Use this instead of Container's alpha property to avoid visual layering of individual elements.
+ * AlphaFilter applies alpha evenly across the entire display object and any opaque elements it contains.
+ * If elements are not opaque, they will blend with each other anyway.
+ *
+ * Very handy if you want to use common features of all filters:
+ *
+ * 1. Assign a blendMode to this filter, blend all elements inside display object with background.
+ *
+ * 2. To use clipping in display coordinates, assign a filterArea to the same container that has this filter.
+ *
+ * @class
+ * @extends PIXI.Filter
+ * @memberof PIXI.filters
+ */
+export default class AlphaFilter extends core.Filter
+{
+    /**
+     *
+     */
+    constructor()
+    {
+        super(
+            // vertex shader
+            readFileSync(join(__dirname, '../fragments/default.vert'), 'utf8'),
+            // fragment shader
+            readFileSync(join(__dirname, './alpha.frag'), 'utf8')
+        );
+
+        this.alpha = 1.0;
+        this.glShaderKey = 'alpha';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Coefficient for alpha multiplication
+     *
+     * @member {number}
+     * @default 1
+     */
+    get alpha()
+    {
+        return this.uniforms.uAlpha;
+    }
+
+    set alpha(value) // eslint-disable-line require-jsdoc
+    {
+        this.uniforms.uAlpha = value;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/filters/alpha/alpha.frag b/src/filters/alpha/alpha.frag
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6db588c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/filters/alpha/alpha.frag
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+varying vec2 vTextureCoord;
+
+uniform sampler2D uSampler;
+uniform float uAlpha;
+
+void main(void)
+{
+   gl_FragColor = texture2D(uSampler, vTextureCoord) * uAlpha;
+}
diff --git a/src/filters/index.js b/src/filters/index.js
index 7ceb50a..dca47ab 100644
--- a/src/filters/index.js
+++ b/src/filters/index.js
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@
 export { default as BlurXFilter } from './blur/BlurXFilter';
 export { default as BlurYFilter } from './blur/BlurYFilter';
 export { default as ColorMatrixFilter } from './colormatrix/ColorMatrixFilter';
-export { default as VoidFilter } from './void/VoidFilter';
+export { default as AlphaFilter } from './alpha/AlphaFilter';

diff --git a/src/deprecation.js b/src/deprecation.js
index a7e943f..d1b689e 100644
--- a/src/deprecation.js
+++ b/src/deprecation.js
@@ -946,6 +946,22 @@
                 return core.SpriteMaskFilter;
             },
         },
+
+        /**
+         * @class
+         * @private
+         * @name PIXI.filters.VoidFilter
+         * @see PIXI.filters.AlphaFilter
+         * @deprecated since version 4.5.7
+         */
+        VoidFilter: {
+            get()
+            {
+                warn('VoidFilter has been renamed to AlphaFilter, please use PIXI.filters.AlphaFilter');
+
+                return filters.AlphaFilter;
+            },
+        },
     });
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/filters/alpha/AlphaFilter.js b/src/filters/alpha/AlphaFilter.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2824ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/filters/alpha/AlphaFilter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import * as core from '../../core';
+import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { join } from 'path';
+
+/**
+ * Simplest filter - applies alpha
+ *
+ * Use this instead of Container's alpha property to avoid visual layering of individual elements.
+ * AlphaFilter applies alpha evenly across the entire display object and any opaque elements it contains.
+ * If elements are not opaque, they will blend with each other anyway.
+ *
+ * Very handy if you want to use common features of all filters:
+ *
+ * 1. Assign a blendMode to this filter, blend all elements inside display object with background.
+ *
+ * 2. To use clipping in display coordinates, assign a filterArea to the same container that has this filter.
+ *
+ * @class
+ * @extends PIXI.Filter
+ * @memberof PIXI.filters
+ */
+export default class AlphaFilter extends core.Filter
+{
+    /**
+     *
+     */
+    constructor()
+    {
+        super(
+            // vertex shader
+            readFileSync(join(__dirname, '../fragments/default.vert'), 'utf8'),
+            // fragment shader
+            readFileSync(join(__dirname, './alpha.frag'), 'utf8')
+        );
+
+        this.alpha = 1.0;
+        this.glShaderKey = 'alpha';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Coefficient for alpha multiplication
+     *
+     * @member {number}
+     * @default 1
+     */
+    get alpha()
+    {
+        return this.uniforms.uAlpha;
+    }
+
+    set alpha(value) // eslint-disable-line require-jsdoc
+    {
+        this.uniforms.uAlpha = value;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/filters/alpha/alpha.frag b/src/filters/alpha/alpha.frag
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6db588c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/filters/alpha/alpha.frag
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+varying vec2 vTextureCoord;
+
+uniform sampler2D uSampler;
+uniform float uAlpha;
+
+void main(void)
+{
+   gl_FragColor = texture2D(uSampler, vTextureCoord) * uAlpha;
+}
diff --git a/src/filters/index.js b/src/filters/index.js
index 7ceb50a..dca47ab 100644
--- a/src/filters/index.js
+++ b/src/filters/index.js
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@
 export { default as BlurXFilter } from './blur/BlurXFilter';
 export { default as BlurYFilter } from './blur/BlurYFilter';
 export { default as ColorMatrixFilter } from './colormatrix/ColorMatrixFilter';
-export { default as VoidFilter } from './void/VoidFilter';
+export { default as AlphaFilter } from './alpha/AlphaFilter';
diff --git a/src/filters/void/VoidFilter.js b/src/filters/void/VoidFilter.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b4361ac..0000000
--- a/src/filters/void/VoidFilter.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-import * as core from '../../core';
-import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
-import { join } from 'path';
-
-/**
- * Does nothing. Very handy.
- *
- * @class
- * @extends PIXI.Filter
- * @memberof PIXI.filters
- */
-export default class VoidFilter extends core.Filter
-{
-    /**
-     *
-     */
-    constructor()
-    {
-        super(
-            // vertex shader
-            readFileSync(join(__dirname, '../fragments/default.vert'), 'utf8'),
-            // fragment shader
-            readFileSync(join(__dirname, './void.frag'), 'utf8')
-        );
-
-        this.glShaderKey = 'void';
-    }
-}

diff --git a/src/deprecation.js b/src/deprecation.js
index a7e943f..d1b689e 100644
--- a/src/deprecation.js
+++ b/src/deprecation.js
@@ -946,6 +946,22 @@
                 return core.SpriteMaskFilter;
             },
         },
+
+        /**
+         * @class
+         * @private
+         * @name PIXI.filters.VoidFilter
+         * @see PIXI.filters.AlphaFilter
+         * @deprecated since version 4.5.7
+         */
+        VoidFilter: {
+            get()
+            {
+                warn('VoidFilter has been renamed to AlphaFilter, please use PIXI.filters.AlphaFilter');
+
+                return filters.AlphaFilter;
+            },
+        },
     });
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/filters/alpha/AlphaFilter.js b/src/filters/alpha/AlphaFilter.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2824ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/filters/alpha/AlphaFilter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import * as core from '../../core';
+import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { join } from 'path';
+
+/**
+ * Simplest filter - applies alpha
+ *
+ * Use this instead of Container's alpha property to avoid visual layering of individual elements.
+ * AlphaFilter applies alpha evenly across the entire display object and any opaque elements it contains.
+ * If elements are not opaque, they will blend with each other anyway.
+ *
+ * Very handy if you want to use common features of all filters:
+ *
+ * 1. Assign a blendMode to this filter, blend all elements inside display object with background.
+ *
+ * 2. To use clipping in display coordinates, assign a filterArea to the same container that has this filter.
+ *
+ * @class
+ * @extends PIXI.Filter
+ * @memberof PIXI.filters
+ */
+export default class AlphaFilter extends core.Filter
+{
+    /**
+     *
+     */
+    constructor()
+    {
+        super(
+            // vertex shader
+            readFileSync(join(__dirname, '../fragments/default.vert'), 'utf8'),
+            // fragment shader
+            readFileSync(join(__dirname, './alpha.frag'), 'utf8')
+        );
+
+        this.alpha = 1.0;
+        this.glShaderKey = 'alpha';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Coefficient for alpha multiplication
+     *
+     * @member {number}
+     * @default 1
+     */
+    get alpha()
+    {
+        return this.uniforms.uAlpha;
+    }
+
+    set alpha(value) // eslint-disable-line require-jsdoc
+    {
+        this.uniforms.uAlpha = value;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/filters/alpha/alpha.frag b/src/filters/alpha/alpha.frag
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6db588c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/filters/alpha/alpha.frag
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+varying vec2 vTextureCoord;
+
+uniform sampler2D uSampler;
+uniform float uAlpha;
+
+void main(void)
+{
+   gl_FragColor = texture2D(uSampler, vTextureCoord) * uAlpha;
+}
diff --git a/src/filters/index.js b/src/filters/index.js
index 7ceb50a..dca47ab 100644
--- a/src/filters/index.js
+++ b/src/filters/index.js
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@
 export { default as BlurXFilter } from './blur/BlurXFilter';
 export { default as BlurYFilter } from './blur/BlurYFilter';
 export { default as ColorMatrixFilter } from './colormatrix/ColorMatrixFilter';
-export { default as VoidFilter } from './void/VoidFilter';
+export { default as AlphaFilter } from './alpha/AlphaFilter';
diff --git a/src/filters/void/VoidFilter.js b/src/filters/void/VoidFilter.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b4361ac..0000000
--- a/src/filters/void/VoidFilter.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-import * as core from '../../core';
-import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
-import { join } from 'path';
-
-/**
- * Does nothing. Very handy.
- *
- * @class
- * @extends PIXI.Filter
- * @memberof PIXI.filters
- */
-export default class VoidFilter extends core.Filter
-{
-    /**
-     *
-     */
-    constructor()
-    {
-        super(
-            // vertex shader
-            readFileSync(join(__dirname, '../fragments/default.vert'), 'utf8'),
-            // fragment shader
-            readFileSync(join(__dirname, './void.frag'), 'utf8')
-        );
-
-        this.glShaderKey = 'void';
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/filters/void/void.frag b/src/filters/void/void.frag
deleted file mode 100644
index 99168fb..0000000
--- a/src/filters/void/void.frag
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-varying vec2 vTextureCoord;
-
-uniform sampler2D uSampler;
-
-void main(void)
-{
-   gl_FragColor = texture2D(uSampler, vTextureCoord);
-}