diff --git a/pointers.go b/pointers.go
index 93d605a..e2467f3 100644
--- a/pointers.go
+++ b/pointers.go
@@ -9,9 +9,16 @@ import (
 type Pointer interface {
 	AsTagReference() string
 	AsTag() Tag
+	AsFilter() Filter
 	MatchesEvent(Event) bool
 }
 
+var (
+	_ Pointer = (*ProfilePointer)(nil)
+	_ Pointer = (*EventPointer)(nil)
+	_ Pointer = (*EntityPointer)(nil)
+)
+
 type ProfilePointer struct {
 	PublicKey string   `json:"pubkey"`
 	Relays    []string `json:"relays,omitempty"`
@@ -36,6 +43,7 @@ func ProfilePointerFromTag(refTag Tag) (ProfilePointer, error) {
 
 func (ep ProfilePointer) MatchesEvent(_ Event) bool { return false }
 func (ep ProfilePointer) AsTagReference() string    { return ep.PublicKey }
+func (ep ProfilePointer) AsFilter() Filter          { return Filter{Authors: []string{ep.PublicKey}} }
 
 func (ep ProfilePointer) AsTag() Tag {
 	if len(ep.Relays) > 0 {
@@ -73,6 +81,7 @@ func EventPointerFromTag(refTag Tag) (EventPointer, error) {
 
 func (ep EventPointer) MatchesEvent(evt Event) bool { return evt.ID == ep.ID }
 func (ep EventPointer) AsTagReference() string      { return ep.ID }
+func (ep EventPointer) AsFilter() Filter            { return Filter{IDs: []string{ep.ID}} }
 
 func (ep EventPointer) AsTag() Tag {
 	if len(ep.Relays) > 0 {
@@ -130,6 +139,14 @@ func (ep EntityPointer) AsTagReference() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%d:%s:%s", ep.Kind, ep.PublicKey, ep.Identifier)
 }
 
+func (ep EntityPointer) AsFilter() Filter {
+	return Filter{
+		Kinds:   []int{ep.Kind},
+		Authors: []string{ep.PublicKey},
+		Tags:    TagMap{"d": []string{ep.Identifier}},
+	}
+}
+
 func (ep EntityPointer) AsTag() Tag {
 	if len(ep.Relays) > 0 {
 		return Tag{"a", ep.AsTagReference(), ep.Relays[0]}