diff --git a/src/community/monitoring/src/main/java/applicationContext.xml b/src/community/monitoring/src/main/java/applicationContext.xml
index 806dd91..24724f3 100644
--- a/src/community/monitoring/src/main/java/applicationContext.xml
+++ b/src/community/monitoring/src/main/java/applicationContext.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     
     <!-- hibernate open session in view filter -->
     <bean id="openSessionInViewFilter" 
-       class="org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.OpenSessionInViewFilter">
+       class="org.geoserver.monitor.OpenSessionInViewFilter">
        <property name="sessionFactoryBeanName" value="hibSessionFactory"/>
     </bean>
     <!-- rest bindings -->
diff --git a/src/community/monitoring/src/main/java/org/geoserver/monitor/MonitorFilter.java b/src/community/monitoring/src/main/java/org/geoserver/monitor/MonitorFilter.java
index 679d836..35f891c 100644
--- a/src/community/monitoring/src/main/java/org/geoserver/monitor/MonitorFilter.java
+++ b/src/community/monitoring/src/main/java/org/geoserver/monitor/MonitorFilter.java
@@ -28,12 +28,13 @@ import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 import org.springframework.security.Authentication;
 import org.springframework.security.context.SecurityContextHolder;
 import org.springframework.security.userdetails.User;
+import org.geoserver.filters.GeoServerFilter;
 import org.geoserver.monitor.RequestData.Status;
 import org.geoserver.ows.util.ResponseUtils;
 import org.geoserver.platform.GeoServerExtensions;
 import org.geotools.util.logging.Logging;
 
-public class MonitorFilter implements Filter {
+public class MonitorFilter implements GeoServerFilter {
 
     static Logger LOGGER = Logging.getLogger("org.geoserver.monitor");
     
diff --git a/src/community/monitoring/src/main/java/org/geoserver/monitor/OpenSessionInViewFilter.java b/src/community/monitoring/src/main/java/org/geoserver/monitor/OpenSessionInViewFilter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ac09a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/community/monitoring/src/main/java/org/geoserver/monitor/OpenSessionInViewFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2001 - 2011 TOPP - www.openplans.org. All rights reserved.
+ * This code is licensed under the GPL 2.0 license, availible at the root
+ * application directory.
+ */
+
+package org.geoserver.monitor;
+
+import org.geoserver.filters.GeoServerFilter;
+import org.geoserver.filters.SpringDelegatingFilter;
+
+/**
+ * Makes the Hibernate {@link OpenSessionInViewFilter} be picked up by the {@link SpringDelegatingFilter}
+ * @author Andrea Aime - GeoSolutions
+ */
+public class OpenSessionInViewFilter extends
+        org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.OpenSessionInViewFilter implements GeoServerFilter {
+
+}
diff --git a/src/community/openplans-authentication/src/main/java/org/openplans/security/HTTPExceptionTranslationFilter.java b/src/community/openplans-authentication/src/main/java/org/openplans/security/HTTPExceptionTranslationFilter.java
index b3d744f..bd9f9fe 100644
--- a/src/community/openplans-authentication/src/main/java/org/openplans/security/HTTPExceptionTranslationFilter.java
+++ b/src/community/openplans-authentication/src/main/java/org/openplans/security/HTTPExceptionTranslationFilter.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 import javax.servlet.FilterConfig;
 import javax.servlet.ServletException;
 
+import org.geoserver.filters.GeoServerFilter;
 import org.springframework.security.AuthenticationException;
 import org.springframework.security.AccessDeniedException;
 import org.springframework.security.context.SecurityContextHolder;
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ import org.springframework.security.providers.anonymous.AnonymousAuthenticationT
  *
  * @author David Winslow <dwinslow@openplans.org>
  */
-public class HTTPExceptionTranslationFilter implements Filter{
+public class HTTPExceptionTranslationFilter implements GeoServerFilter {
 
     static Logger LOGGER = org.geotools.util.logging.Logging.getLogger("org.geoserver.community");
 
diff --git a/src/community/openplans-authentication/src/main/java/org/openplans/security/OpenPlansProcessingFilter.java b/src/community/openplans-authentication/src/main/java/org/openplans/security/OpenPlansProcessingFilter.java
index c282be2..8f5b473 100644
--- a/src/community/openplans-authentication/src/main/java/org/openplans/security/OpenPlansProcessingFilter.java
+++ b/src/community/openplans-authentication/src/main/java/org/openplans/security/OpenPlansProcessingFilter.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import javax.servlet.ServletResponse;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
+import org.geoserver.filters.GeoServerFilter;
 import org.springframework.security.Authentication;
 import org.springframework.security.AuthenticationException;
 import org.springframework.security.AuthenticationManager;
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ import sun.misc.BASE64Decoder;
  * @author David Winslow - TOPP
  * @note This class is heavily based on the BasicProcessingFilter provided in the main Spring Security Security code.
  */
-public class OpenPlansProcessingFilter implements Filter, InitializingBean {
+public class OpenPlansProcessingFilter implements GeoServerFilter, InitializingBean {
     //~ Static fields/initializers =====================================================================================
 
     static Logger LOGGER = org.geotools.util.logging.Logging.getLogger("org.geoserver.community");
diff --git a/src/main/src/main/java/org/geoserver/filters/GeoServerFilter.java b/src/main/src/main/java/org/geoserver/filters/GeoServerFilter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ac3de9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/src/main/java/org/geoserver/filters/GeoServerFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2001 - 2010 TOPP - www.openplans.org. All rights reserved.
+ * This code is licensed under the GPL 2.0 license, availible at the root
+ * application directory.
+ */
+package org.geoserver.filters;
+
+import javax.servlet.Filter;
+
+/**
+ * Marks all filters that {@link SpringDelegatingFilter} will pick up from the Spring application
+ * context and run against each servlet request
+ * 
+ * @author Andrea Aime - GeoSolutions
+ *
+ */
+public interface GeoServerFilter extends Filter {
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/src/main/java/org/geoserver/filters/SpringDelegatingFilter.java b/src/main/src/main/java/org/geoserver/filters/SpringDelegatingFilter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ff5213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/src/main/java/org/geoserver/filters/SpringDelegatingFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2001 - 2010 TOPP - www.openplans.org. All rights reserved.
+ * This code is licensed under the GPL 2.0 license, availible at the root
+ * application directory.
+ */
+package org.geoserver.filters;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import javax.servlet.Filter;
+import javax.servlet.FilterChain;
+import javax.servlet.FilterConfig;
+import javax.servlet.ServletException;
+import javax.servlet.ServletRequest;
+import javax.servlet.ServletResponse;
+
+import org.geoserver.platform.ExtensionPriority;
+import org.geoserver.platform.GeoServerExtensions;
+
+/**
+ * <p>
+ * A composite servlet filter that loaders delegate filters from a spring context, rather then from
+ * the traditional web.xml. This class allows for servlet filters to be dynamically contributed via 
+ * a spring context.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>It will pick up any filter declared in the Spring context that implements the 
+ * {@link GeoServerFilter} interface</p>.
+ * Ordering of the filters won't normally be predictable, but as with all other extension points
+ * it's possible to force a specific ordering by having filters implement the 
+ * {@link ExtensionPriority} interface
+ * </p> 
+ *
+ * @author Justin Deoliveira, OpenGeo
+ */
+public class SpringDelegatingFilter implements Filter {
+
+    List<GeoServerFilter> filters;
+    
+    public void init(FilterConfig filterConfig) throws ServletException {
+        filters = GeoServerExtensions.extensions(GeoServerFilter.class);
+    }
+    
+    public void doFilter(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response, FilterChain chain)
+            throws IOException, ServletException {
+        new Chain(chain).doFilter(request, response);
+    }
+    
+    public void destroy() {
+        if (filters != null) {
+            for (Filter f : filters) {
+                f.destroy();
+            }
+            filters = null;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    class Chain implements FilterChain {
+
+        FilterChain delegate;
+        int filter = 0;
+        
+        public Chain(FilterChain chain) {
+            this.delegate = chain;
+        }
+        
+        public void doFilter(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response) throws IOException,
+                ServletException {
+            
+            if (filter < filters.size()) {
+                filters.get(filter++).doFilter(request, response, this);
+            }
+            else {
+                //resume the actual chain
+                delegate.doFilter(request, response);
+            }
+        }
+        
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/web/app/src/main/java/org/geoserver/filters/SpringDelegatingFilter.java b/src/web/app/src/main/java/org/geoserver/filters/SpringDelegatingFilter.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c543f2..0000000
--- a/src/web/app/src/main/java/org/geoserver/filters/SpringDelegatingFilter.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 2001 - 2010 TOPP - www.openplans.org. All rights reserved.
- * This code is licensed under the GPL 2.0 license, availible at the root
- * application directory.
- */
-package org.geoserver.filters;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import javax.servlet.Filter;
-import javax.servlet.FilterChain;
-import javax.servlet.FilterConfig;
-import javax.servlet.ServletException;
-import javax.servlet.ServletRequest;
-import javax.servlet.ServletResponse;
-
-import org.geoserver.platform.GeoServerExtensions;
-
-/**
- * @author Justin Deoliveira, OpenGeo
- * 
- * <p>
- * A composite servlet filter that loaders delegate filters from a spring context, rather then from
- * the traditional web.xml. This class allows for servlet filters to be dynamically contributed via 
- * a spring context.
- * </p>
- *
- */
-public class SpringDelegatingFilter implements Filter {
-
-    List<Filter> filters;
-    
-    public void init(FilterConfig filterConfig) throws ServletException {
-        filters = GeoServerExtensions.extensions(Filter.class);
-    }
-    
-    public void doFilter(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response, FilterChain chain)
-            throws IOException, ServletException {
-        new Chain(chain).doFilter(request, response);
-    }
-    
-    public void destroy() {
-        if (filters != null) {
-            for (Filter f : filters) {
-                f.destroy();
-            }
-            filters = null;
-        }
-    }
-    
-    class Chain implements FilterChain {
-
-        FilterChain delegate;
-        int filter = 0;
-        
-        public Chain(FilterChain chain) {
-            this.delegate = chain;
-        }
-        
-        public void doFilter(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response) throws IOException,
-                ServletException {
-            
-            if (filter < filters.size()) {
-                filters.get(filter++).doFilter(request, response, this);
-            }
-            else {
-                //resume the actual chain
-                delegate.doFilter(request, response);
-            }
-        }
-        
-    }
-}
