diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js
index 6ab4e87..7ed28ac 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
          */
         this.fragmentSrc = fragmentSrc || Filter.defaultFragmentSrc;
 
-        this.blendMode = BLEND_MODES.NORMAL;
+        this._blendMode = BLEND_MODES.NORMAL;
 
         this.uniformData = uniforms || extractUniformsFromSrc(this.vertexSrc, this.fragmentSrc, 'projectionMatrix|uSampler');
 
@@ -121,6 +121,22 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Sets the blendmode of the filter
+     *
+     * @member {number}
+     * @default PIXI.BLEND_MODES.NORMAL
+     */
+    get blendMode()
+    {
+        return this._blendMode;
+    }
+
+    set blendMode(value) // eslint-disable-line require-jsdoc
+    {
+        this._blendMode = value;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * The default vertex shader source
      *
      * @static

diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js
index 6ab4e87..7ed28ac 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/filters/Filter.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
          */
         this.fragmentSrc = fragmentSrc || Filter.defaultFragmentSrc;
 
-        this.blendMode = BLEND_MODES.NORMAL;
+        this._blendMode = BLEND_MODES.NORMAL;
 
         this.uniformData = uniforms || extractUniformsFromSrc(this.vertexSrc, this.fragmentSrc, 'projectionMatrix|uSampler');
 
@@ -121,6 +121,22 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Sets the blendmode of the filter
+     *
+     * @member {number}
+     * @default PIXI.BLEND_MODES.NORMAL
+     */
+    get blendMode()
+    {
+        return this._blendMode;
+    }
+
+    set blendMode(value) // eslint-disable-line require-jsdoc
+    {
+        this._blendMode = value;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * The default vertex shader source
      *
      * @static
diff --git a/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js b/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js
index 1575db9..f758afe 100644
--- a/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js
+++ b/src/filters/blur/BlurFilter.js
@@ -114,4 +114,20 @@
         this.blurYFilter.blur = value;
         this.padding = Math.max(Math.abs(this.blurXFilter.strength), Math.abs(this.blurYFilter.strength)) * 2;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the blendmode of the filter
+     *
+     * @member {number}
+     * @default PIXI.BLEND_MODES.NORMAL
+     */
+    get blendMode()
+    {
+        return this.blurYFilter._blendMode;
+    }
+
+    set blendMode(value) // eslint-disable-line require-jsdoc
+    {
+        this.blurYFilter._blendMode = value;
+    }
 }