diff --git a/telegram/ext/filters.py b/telegram/ext/filters.py
index 72a4b30f22a..213e753137b 100644
--- a/telegram/ext/filters.py
+++ b/telegram/ext/filters.py
@@ -2280,6 +2280,15 @@ def filter(self, update: Update) -> bool:
 
         edited_channel_post = _EditedChannelPost()
 
+        class _Edited(UpdateFilter):
+            __slots__ = ()
+            name = 'Filters.update.edited'
+
+            def filter(self, update: Update) -> bool:
+                return update.edited_message is not None or update.edited_channel_post is not None
+
+        edited = _Edited()
+
         class _ChannelPosts(UpdateFilter):
             __slots__ = ()
             name = 'Filters.update.channel_posts'
@@ -2310,4 +2319,6 @@ def filter(self, update: Update) -> bool:
             :attr:`telegram.Update.edited_channel_post`
         channel_posts: Updates with either :attr:`telegram.Update.channel_post` or
             :attr:`telegram.Update.edited_channel_post`
+        edited: Updates with either :attr:`telegram.Update.edited_message` or
+            :attr:`telegram.Update.edited_channel_post`
     """
diff --git a/tests/test_filters.py b/tests/test_filters.py
index efebc477faf..9077dd7a1e4 100644
--- a/tests/test_filters.py
+++ b/tests/test_filters.py
@@ -1973,6 +1973,7 @@ def test_update_type_message(self, update):
         assert not Filters.update.channel_post(update)
         assert not Filters.update.edited_channel_post(update)
         assert not Filters.update.channel_posts(update)
+        assert not Filters.update.edited(update)
         assert Filters.update(update)
 
     def test_update_type_edited_message(self, update):
@@ -1983,6 +1984,7 @@ def test_update_type_edited_message(self, update):
         assert not Filters.update.channel_post(update)
         assert not Filters.update.edited_channel_post(update)
         assert not Filters.update.channel_posts(update)
+        assert Filters.update.edited(update)
         assert Filters.update(update)
 
     def test_update_type_channel_post(self, update):
@@ -1993,6 +1995,7 @@ def test_update_type_channel_post(self, update):
         assert Filters.update.channel_post(update)
         assert not Filters.update.edited_channel_post(update)
         assert Filters.update.channel_posts(update)
+        assert not Filters.update.edited(update)
         assert Filters.update(update)
 
     def test_update_type_edited_channel_post(self, update):
@@ -2003,6 +2006,7 @@ def test_update_type_edited_channel_post(self, update):
         assert not Filters.update.channel_post(update)
         assert Filters.update.edited_channel_post(update)
         assert Filters.update.channel_posts(update)
+        assert Filters.update.edited(update)
         assert Filters.update(update)
 
     def test_merged_short_circuit_and(self, update, base_class):