diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/DelegateFilter.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/DelegateFilter.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eb941c5a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/DelegateFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package com.boydti.fawe.beta;
+
+public abstract class DelegateFilter implements IDelegateFilter {
+    private final Filter parent;
+
+    public DelegateFilter(Filter parent) {
+        this.parent = parent;
+    }
+    @Override
+    public Filter getParent() {
+        return parent;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public abstract Filter fork();
+}
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/Filter.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/Filter.java
index 9bcdf29c8..ba55e3ef9 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/Filter.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/Filter.java
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package com.boydti.fawe.beta;
 
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.regions.Region;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.block.BaseBlock;
 
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
 /**
  * A filter is an interface used for setting blocks
  */
@@ -13,8 +16,8 @@ public interface Filter  {
      * @param cz
      * @return
      */
-    default boolean appliesChunk(final int cx, final int cz) {
-        return true;
+    default Filter appliesChunk(final int cx, final int cz) {
+        return this;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -25,10 +28,14 @@ public interface Filter  {
      * @param chunk
      * @return
      */
-    default IChunk applyChunk(final IChunk chunk) {
+    default IChunk applyChunk(final IChunk chunk, @Nullable Region region) {
         return chunk;
     }
 
+    default Filter appliesLayer(IChunk chunk, int layer) {
+        return this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Make changes to the block here<br>
      * - e.g. block.setId(...)<br>
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/FilterBlock.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/FilterBlock.java
index e305dc43c..c2e6508b3 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/FilterBlock.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/FilterBlock.java
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 package com.boydti.fawe.beta;
 
 import com.sk89q.jnbt.CompoundTag;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.regions.Region;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.block.BaseBlock;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.block.BlockState;
 
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
 public interface FilterBlock {
     FilterBlock init(IQueueExtent queue);
 
     FilterBlock init(int X, int Z, IGetBlocks chunk);
 
-    void filter(IGetBlocks get, ISetBlocks set, int layer, Filter filter);
+    void filter(IGetBlocks get, ISetBlocks set, int layer, Filter filter, @Nullable Region region);
 
     void setOrdinal(int ordinal);
 
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/IDelegateFilter.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/IDelegateFilter.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f8274ef0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/IDelegateFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package com.boydti.fawe.beta;
+
+public interface IDelegateFilter extends Filter {
+    Filter getParent();
+
+    @Override
+    default Filter appliesChunk(int cx, int cz) {
+        Filter copy = getParent().appliesChunk(cx, cz);
+        if (copy == null) return null;
+        if (copy != getParent()) {
+            return newInstance(copy);
+        } else {
+            return this;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    default IChunk applyChunk(IChunk chunk) {
+        return getParent().applyChunk(chunk);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    default Filter appliesLayer(IChunk chunk, int layer) {
+        Filter copy = getParent().appliesLayer(chunk, layer);
+        if (copy == null) return null;
+        if (copy != getParent()) {
+            return newInstance(copy);
+        } else {
+            return this;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    default void applyBlock(FilterBlock block) {
+        getParent().applyBlock(block);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    default void finishChunk(IChunk chunk) {
+        getParent().finishChunk(chunk);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    default void join() {
+        getParent().join();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    default Filter fork() {
+        return newInstance(getParent().fork());
+    }
+
+    Filter newInstance(Filter other);
+}
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/ISetBlocks.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/ISetBlocks.java
index dda0dfd5a..7ba1f664a 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/ISetBlocks.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/ISetBlocks.java
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ public interface ISetBlocks extends IBlocks {
 
     void removeEntity(UUID uuid);
 
-    default void optimize() {
-
-    }
-
     BlockState getBlock(int x, int y, int z);
 
     char[] getArray(int layer);
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/RegionFilter.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/RegionFilter.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..791e040d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/RegionFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package com.boydti.fawe.beta;
+
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.regions.Region;
+
+public class RegionFilter extends DelegateFilter {
+    private final Region region;
+
+    public RegionFilter(Filter parent, Region region) {
+        super(parent);
+        this.region = region;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Filter appliesChunk(int cx, int cz) {
+        return getParent().appliesChunk(cx, cz);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Filter appliesLayer(IChunk chunk, int layer) {
+        return getParent().appliesLayer(chunk, layer);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void applyBlock(FilterBlock block) {
+        getParent().applyBlock(block);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void finishChunk(IChunk chunk) {
+        getParent().finishChunk(chunk);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Filter newInstance(Filter other) {
+        return new RegionFilter(other, region);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/implementation/QueueHandler.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/implementation/QueueHandler.java
index b7965f2a3..26e7bf898 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/implementation/QueueHandler.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/implementation/QueueHandler.java
@@ -170,13 +170,13 @@ public abstract class QueueHandler implements Trimable, Runnable {
                                 X = pos.getX();
                                 Z = pos.getZ();
                             }
+                            if (!newFilter.appliesChunk(X, Z)) {
+                                continue;
+                            }
                             IChunk chunk = queue.getCachedChunk(X, Z);
                             // Initialize
                             chunk.init(queue, X, Z);
 
-                            if (!newFilter.appliesChunk(X, Z)) {
-                                continue;
-                            }
                             chunk = newFilter.applyChunk(chunk);
 
                             if (chunk == null) continue;
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/implementation/blocks/CharGetBlocks.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/implementation/blocks/CharGetBlocks.java
index fe5a0286e..5c92c09aa 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/implementation/blocks/CharGetBlocks.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/implementation/blocks/CharGetBlocks.java
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 package com.boydti.fawe.beta.implementation.blocks;
 
-import com.boydti.fawe.beta.CharFilterBlock;
-import com.boydti.fawe.beta.Filter;
-import com.boydti.fawe.beta.FilterBlock;
 import com.boydti.fawe.beta.IGetBlocks;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.block.BaseBlock;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.block.BlockState;
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/implementation/holder/ChunkHolder.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/implementation/holder/ChunkHolder.java
index 46c491cfa..878f3c039 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/implementation/holder/ChunkHolder.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/implementation/holder/ChunkHolder.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public abstract class ChunkHolder implements IChunk, Supplier<IGetBlocks> {
         final ISetBlocks set = getOrCreateSet();
         block = block.init(X, Z, get);
         for (int layer = 0; layer < 16; layer++) {
-            if (!get.hasSection(layer)) continue;
+            if (!get.hasSection(layer) || !filter.appliesLayer(this, layer)) continue;
             block.filter(get, set, layer, filter);
         }
         filter.finishChunk(this);
@@ -98,13 +98,6 @@ public abstract class ChunkHolder implements IChunk, Supplier<IGetBlocks> {
         return get();
     }
 
-//    @Override
-//    public void optimize() {
-//        if (set != null) {
-//            set.optimize();
-//        }
-//    }
-
     @Override
     public void init(final IQueueExtent extent, final int X, final int Z) {
         this.extent = extent;