diff --git a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/FilterTreeModel.cpp b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/FilterTreeModel.cpp
index fd58238e99..11a2b7486d 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/FilterTreeModel.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/FilterTreeModel.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<GUI::TreeViewModel>> create_filter_tree_model(ImageEditor*
     auto filter_tree_model = GUI::TreeViewModel::create();
 
     auto add_filter_node = [&]<typename FilterType>(GUI::TreeViewModel::Node& node) {
-        auto filter = adopt_own(*new FilterType(editor));
+        auto filter = make_ref_counted<FilterType>(editor);
         (void)node.add_node<FilterNode>(filter->filter_name(), filter_icon, move(filter));
     };
 
diff --git a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/FilterTreeModel.h b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/FilterTreeModel.h
index 48a4645c89..fa3c16e175 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/FilterTreeModel.h
+++ b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/FilterTreeModel.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace PixelPaint {
 
 class FilterNode final : public GUI::TreeViewModel::Node {
 public:
-    FilterNode(String text, Optional<GUI::Icon> icon, Node* parent_node, NonnullOwnPtr<Filter> filter)
+    FilterNode(String text, Optional<GUI::Icon> icon, Node* parent_node, NonnullRefPtr<Filter> filter)
         : Node(move(text), move(icon), parent_node)
         , m_filter(move(filter))
     {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public:
     Filter& filter() { return *m_filter; }
 
 private:
-    NonnullOwnPtr<Filter> m_filter;
+    NonnullRefPtr<Filter> m_filter;
 };
 
 ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<GUI::TreeViewModel>> create_filter_tree_model(ImageEditor*);
diff --git a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Filters/Filter.h b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Filters/Filter.h
index 9d0ac330fe..67792a4619 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Filters/Filter.h
+++ b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Filters/Filter.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 namespace PixelPaint {
 
-class Filter {
+class Filter : public RefCounted<Filter> {
 public:
     virtual void apply() const;
     virtual void apply(Gfx::Bitmap& target_bitmap, Gfx::Bitmap const& source_bitmap) const = 0;