diff --git a/eventbus.go b/eventbus.go
index 161bc1b..1ae29cf 100644
--- a/eventbus.go
+++ b/eventbus.go
@@ -2,21 +2,119 @@ package aether
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 )
 
+// SubscriptionFilter defines criteria for filtering events in a subscription.
+// Multiple filters are combined with AND logic - an event must match all
+// non-empty filter criteria to be delivered.
+//
+// # Event Type Filtering
+//
+// EventTypes specifies which event types to receive. If empty, all event types
+// are delivered. Otherwise, only events with a matching EventType are delivered.
+//
+//	filter := SubscriptionFilter{
+//	    EventTypes: []string{"OrderPlaced", "OrderShipped"},
+//	}
+//
+// # Actor Pattern Filtering
+//
+// ActorPattern specifies a pattern to match against actor IDs. Patterns support
+// two matching modes:
+//
+// Prefix matching with "*" suffix:
+//
+//	"order-*"   // matches "order-123", "order-456", etc.
+//	"user-*"    // matches "user-abc", "user-xyz", etc.
+//
+// Exact matching (no wildcard):
+//
+//	"order-123" // matches only "order-123"
+//
+// An empty ActorPattern matches all actor IDs.
+//
+// # Combining Filters
+//
+// When both EventTypes and ActorPattern are specified, an event must match
+// both criteria (AND logic):
+//
+//	filter := SubscriptionFilter{
+//	    EventTypes:   []string{"OrderPlaced"},
+//	    ActorPattern: "order-*",
+//	}
+//	// Only delivers OrderPlaced events from actors starting with "order-"
+type SubscriptionFilter struct {
+	// EventTypes limits delivery to events with matching EventType.
+	// Empty slice means all event types are accepted.
+	EventTypes []string
+
+	// ActorPattern matches against event ActorID.
+	// Supports prefix matching with "*" suffix (e.g., "order-*").
+	// Empty string matches all actor IDs.
+	ActorPattern string
+}
+
+// Matches returns true if the event passes all filter criteria.
+// An empty filter (no event types, no actor pattern) matches all events.
+func (f SubscriptionFilter) Matches(event *Event) bool {
+	if event == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// Check event type filter
+	if len(f.EventTypes) > 0 {
+		found := false
+		for _, et := range f.EventTypes {
+			if event.EventType == et {
+				found = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !found {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Check actor pattern filter
+	if f.ActorPattern != "" {
+		if strings.HasSuffix(f.ActorPattern, "*") {
+			// Prefix matching
+			prefix := strings.TrimSuffix(f.ActorPattern, "*")
+			if !strings.HasPrefix(event.ActorID, prefix) {
+				return false
+			}
+		} else {
+			// Exact matching
+			if event.ActorID != f.ActorPattern {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
 // EventBroadcaster defines the interface for publishing and subscribing to events
 type EventBroadcaster interface {
 	Subscribe(namespaceID string) <-chan *Event
+	SubscribeWithFilter(namespaceID string, filter SubscriptionFilter) <-chan *Event
 	Unsubscribe(namespaceID string, ch <-chan *Event)
 	Publish(namespaceID string, event *Event)
 	Stop()
 	SubscriberCount(namespaceID string) int
 }
 
+// filteredSubscriber holds a subscriber channel and its filter
+type filteredSubscriber struct {
+	ch     chan *Event
+	filter SubscriptionFilter
+}
+
 // EventBus broadcasts events to multiple subscribers within a namespace
 type EventBus struct {
-	subscribers map[string][]chan *Event // namespaceID -> channels
+	subscribers map[string][]filteredSubscriber // namespaceID -> filtered subscribers
 	mutex       sync.RWMutex
 	ctx         context.Context
 	cancel      context.CancelFunc
@@ -26,20 +124,31 @@ type EventBus struct {
 func NewEventBus() *EventBus {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	return &EventBus{
-		subscribers: make(map[string][]chan *Event),
+		subscribers: make(map[string][]filteredSubscriber),
 		ctx:         ctx,
 		cancel:      cancel,
 	}
 }
 
-// Subscribe creates a new subscription channel for a namespace
+// Subscribe creates a new subscription channel for a namespace.
+// All events published to the namespace will be delivered.
 func (eb *EventBus) Subscribe(namespaceID string) <-chan *Event {
+	return eb.SubscribeWithFilter(namespaceID, SubscriptionFilter{})
+}
+
+// SubscribeWithFilter creates a new subscription channel for a namespace with filtering.
+// Only events matching the filter criteria will be delivered.
+func (eb *EventBus) SubscribeWithFilter(namespaceID string, filter SubscriptionFilter) <-chan *Event {
 	eb.mutex.Lock()
 	defer eb.mutex.Unlock()
 
 	// Create buffered channel to prevent blocking publishers
 	ch := make(chan *Event, 100)
-	eb.subscribers[namespaceID] = append(eb.subscribers[namespaceID], ch)
+	sub := filteredSubscriber{
+		ch:     ch,
+		filter: filter,
+	}
+	eb.subscribers[namespaceID] = append(eb.subscribers[namespaceID], sub)
 
 	return ch
 }
@@ -51,10 +160,10 @@ func (eb *EventBus) Unsubscribe(namespaceID string, ch <-chan *Event) {
 
 	subs := eb.subscribers[namespaceID]
 	for i, subscriber := range subs {
-		if subscriber == ch {
-			// Remove channel from slice
+		if subscriber.ch == ch {
+			// Remove subscriber from slice
 			eb.subscribers[namespaceID] = append(subs[:i], subs[i+1:]...)
-			close(subscriber)
+			close(subscriber.ch)
 			break
 		}
 	}
@@ -65,15 +174,20 @@ func (eb *EventBus) Unsubscribe(namespaceID string, ch <-chan *Event) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Publish sends an event to all subscribers of a namespace
+// Publish sends an event to all subscribers of a namespace whose filters match
 func (eb *EventBus) Publish(namespaceID string, event *Event) {
 	eb.mutex.RLock()
 	defer eb.mutex.RUnlock()
 
 	subscribers := eb.subscribers[namespaceID]
-	for _, ch := range subscribers {
+	for _, sub := range subscribers {
+		// Apply filter before delivering
+		if !sub.filter.Matches(event) {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		select {
-		case ch <- event:
+		case sub.ch <- event:
 			// Event delivered
 		default:
 			// Channel full, skip this subscriber (non-blocking)
@@ -90,12 +204,12 @@ func (eb *EventBus) Stop() {
 
 	// Close all subscriber channels
 	for _, subs := range eb.subscribers {
-		for _, ch := range subs {
-			close(ch)
+		for _, sub := range subs {
+			close(sub.ch)
 		}
 	}
 
-	eb.subscribers = make(map[string][]chan *Event)
+	eb.subscribers = make(map[string][]filteredSubscriber)
 }
 
 // SubscriberCount returns the number of subscribers for a namespace
diff --git a/eventbus_test.go b/eventbus_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3fb4d88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eventbus_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,948 @@
+package aether
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// === SubscriptionFilter Tests ===
+
+func TestSubscriptionFilter_Matches_EmptyFilter(t *testing.T) {
+	filter := SubscriptionFilter{}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		event *Event
+		want  bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:  "nil event",
+			event: nil,
+			want:  false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "any event type matches",
+			event: &Event{
+				ID:        "evt-1",
+				EventType: "OrderPlaced",
+				ActorID:   "order-123",
+			},
+			want: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "any actor matches",
+			event: &Event{
+				ID:        "evt-2",
+				EventType: "UserCreated",
+				ActorID:   "user-abc",
+			},
+			want: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := filter.Matches(tt.event); got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("Matches() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSubscriptionFilter_Matches_EventTypeFilter(t *testing.T) {
+	filter := SubscriptionFilter{
+		EventTypes: []string{"OrderPlaced", "OrderShipped"},
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		event *Event
+		want  bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "matching first event type",
+			event: &Event{
+				EventType: "OrderPlaced",
+				ActorID:   "order-123",
+			},
+			want: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "matching second event type",
+			event: &Event{
+				EventType: "OrderShipped",
+				ActorID:   "order-123",
+			},
+			want: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "non-matching event type",
+			event: &Event{
+				EventType: "OrderCancelled",
+				ActorID:   "order-123",
+			},
+			want: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "empty event type",
+			event: &Event{
+				EventType: "",
+				ActorID:   "order-123",
+			},
+			want: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := filter.Matches(tt.event); got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("Matches() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSubscriptionFilter_Matches_SingleEventType(t *testing.T) {
+	filter := SubscriptionFilter{
+		EventTypes: []string{"OrderPlaced"},
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		event *Event
+		want  bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "matching event type",
+			event: &Event{
+				EventType: "OrderPlaced",
+				ActorID:   "order-123",
+			},
+			want: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "non-matching event type",
+			event: &Event{
+				EventType: "OrderShipped",
+				ActorID:   "order-123",
+			},
+			want: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := filter.Matches(tt.event); got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("Matches() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSubscriptionFilter_Matches_ActorPrefixPattern(t *testing.T) {
+	filter := SubscriptionFilter{
+		ActorPattern: "order-*",
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		event *Event
+		want  bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "matching prefix",
+			event: &Event{
+				EventType: "OrderPlaced",
+				ActorID:   "order-123",
+			},
+			want: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "matching prefix with long suffix",
+			event: &Event{
+				EventType: "OrderPlaced",
+				ActorID:   "order-abc-def-ghi",
+			},
+			want: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "exactly prefix (no suffix)",
+			event: &Event{
+				EventType: "OrderPlaced",
+				ActorID:   "order-",
+			},
+			want: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "non-matching prefix",
+			event: &Event{
+				EventType: "UserCreated",
+				ActorID:   "user-123",
+			},
+			want: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "prefix without hyphen",
+			event: &Event{
+				EventType: "OrderPlaced",
+				ActorID:   "order123",
+			},
+			want: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := filter.Matches(tt.event); got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("Matches() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSubscriptionFilter_Matches_ActorExactPattern(t *testing.T) {
+	filter := SubscriptionFilter{
+		ActorPattern: "order-123",
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		event *Event
+		want  bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "exact match",
+			event: &Event{
+				EventType: "OrderPlaced",
+				ActorID:   "order-123",
+			},
+			want: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "longer actor ID",
+			event: &Event{
+				EventType: "OrderPlaced",
+				ActorID:   "order-1234",
+			},
+			want: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "shorter actor ID",
+			event: &Event{
+				EventType: "OrderPlaced",
+				ActorID:   "order-12",
+			},
+			want: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "different actor ID",
+			event: &Event{
+				EventType: "OrderPlaced",
+				ActorID:   "order-456",
+			},
+			want: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := filter.Matches(tt.event); got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("Matches() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSubscriptionFilter_Matches_CombinedFilters(t *testing.T) {
+	filter := SubscriptionFilter{
+		EventTypes:   []string{"OrderPlaced", "OrderShipped"},
+		ActorPattern: "order-*",
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		event *Event
+		want  bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "matches both filters",
+			event: &Event{
+				EventType: "OrderPlaced",
+				ActorID:   "order-123",
+			},
+			want: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "matches event type but not actor",
+			event: &Event{
+				EventType: "OrderPlaced",
+				ActorID:   "user-123",
+			},
+			want: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "matches actor but not event type",
+			event: &Event{
+				EventType: "OrderCancelled",
+				ActorID:   "order-123",
+			},
+			want: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "matches neither",
+			event: &Event{
+				EventType: "UserCreated",
+				ActorID:   "user-123",
+			},
+			want: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := filter.Matches(tt.event); got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("Matches() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSubscriptionFilter_Matches_WildcardOnly(t *testing.T) {
+	// Just "*" should match everything (prefix is empty)
+	filter := SubscriptionFilter{
+		ActorPattern: "*",
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		event *Event
+		want  bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "matches any actor",
+			event: &Event{
+				EventType: "Test",
+				ActorID:   "anything-at-all",
+			},
+			want: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "matches empty actor ID",
+			event: &Event{
+				EventType: "Test",
+				ActorID:   "",
+			},
+			want: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := filter.Matches(tt.event); got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("Matches() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// === EventBus Tests ===
+
+func TestNewEventBus(t *testing.T) {
+	bus := NewEventBus()
+
+	if bus == nil {
+		t.Fatal("NewEventBus returned nil")
+	}
+	if bus.subscribers == nil {
+		t.Error("subscribers map is nil")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEventBus_Subscribe(t *testing.T) {
+	bus := NewEventBus()
+	defer bus.Stop()
+
+	ch := bus.Subscribe("test-namespace")
+
+	if ch == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Subscribe returned nil channel")
+	}
+
+	count := bus.SubscriberCount("test-namespace")
+	if count != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 1 subscriber, got %d", count)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEventBus_SubscribeWithFilter(t *testing.T) {
+	bus := NewEventBus()
+	defer bus.Stop()
+
+	filter := SubscriptionFilter{
+		EventTypes: []string{"OrderPlaced"},
+	}
+	ch := bus.SubscribeWithFilter("test-namespace", filter)
+
+	if ch == nil {
+		t.Fatal("SubscribeWithFilter returned nil channel")
+	}
+
+	count := bus.SubscriberCount("test-namespace")
+	if count != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 1 subscriber, got %d", count)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEventBus_Publish_NoFilter(t *testing.T) {
+	bus := NewEventBus()
+	defer bus.Stop()
+
+	ch := bus.Subscribe("test-namespace")
+
+	event := &Event{
+		ID:        "evt-1",
+		EventType: "OrderPlaced",
+		ActorID:   "order-123",
+	}
+
+	bus.Publish("test-namespace", event)
+
+	select {
+	case received := <-ch:
+		if received.ID != event.ID {
+			t.Errorf("received event ID %q, want %q", received.ID, event.ID)
+		}
+	case <-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond):
+		t.Error("timeout waiting for event")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEventBus_Publish_WithEventTypeFilter(t *testing.T) {
+	bus := NewEventBus()
+	defer bus.Stop()
+
+	filter := SubscriptionFilter{
+		EventTypes: []string{"OrderPlaced"},
+	}
+	ch := bus.SubscribeWithFilter("test-namespace", filter)
+
+	// This event should be delivered
+	matchingEvent := &Event{
+		ID:        "evt-1",
+		EventType: "OrderPlaced",
+		ActorID:   "order-123",
+	}
+
+	// This event should NOT be delivered
+	nonMatchingEvent := &Event{
+		ID:        "evt-2",
+		EventType: "OrderShipped",
+		ActorID:   "order-123",
+	}
+
+	bus.Publish("test-namespace", matchingEvent)
+	bus.Publish("test-namespace", nonMatchingEvent)
+
+	// Should receive matching event
+	select {
+	case received := <-ch:
+		if received.ID != matchingEvent.ID {
+			t.Errorf("received event ID %q, want %q", received.ID, matchingEvent.ID)
+		}
+	case <-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond):
+		t.Error("timeout waiting for matching event")
+	}
+
+	// Should NOT receive non-matching event
+	select {
+	case received := <-ch:
+		t.Errorf("received unexpected event: %+v", received)
+	case <-time.After(50 * time.Millisecond):
+		// Expected - no event should be received
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEventBus_Publish_WithActorPatternFilter(t *testing.T) {
+	bus := NewEventBus()
+	defer bus.Stop()
+
+	filter := SubscriptionFilter{
+		ActorPattern: "order-*",
+	}
+	ch := bus.SubscribeWithFilter("test-namespace", filter)
+
+	// This event should be delivered
+	matchingEvent := &Event{
+		ID:        "evt-1",
+		EventType: "Test",
+		ActorID:   "order-123",
+	}
+
+	// This event should NOT be delivered
+	nonMatchingEvent := &Event{
+		ID:        "evt-2",
+		EventType: "Test",
+		ActorID:   "user-456",
+	}
+
+	bus.Publish("test-namespace", matchingEvent)
+	bus.Publish("test-namespace", nonMatchingEvent)
+
+	// Should receive matching event
+	select {
+	case received := <-ch:
+		if received.ID != matchingEvent.ID {
+			t.Errorf("received event ID %q, want %q", received.ID, matchingEvent.ID)
+		}
+	case <-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond):
+		t.Error("timeout waiting for matching event")
+	}
+
+	// Should NOT receive non-matching event
+	select {
+	case received := <-ch:
+		t.Errorf("received unexpected event: %+v", received)
+	case <-time.After(50 * time.Millisecond):
+		// Expected - no event should be received
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEventBus_Publish_WithCombinedFilters(t *testing.T) {
+	bus := NewEventBus()
+	defer bus.Stop()
+
+	filter := SubscriptionFilter{
+		EventTypes:   []string{"OrderPlaced"},
+		ActorPattern: "order-*",
+	}
+	ch := bus.SubscribeWithFilter("test-namespace", filter)
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		event       *Event
+		shouldMatch bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "matches both filters",
+			event: &Event{
+				ID:        "evt-1",
+				EventType: "OrderPlaced",
+				ActorID:   "order-123",
+			},
+			shouldMatch: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "matches event type only",
+			event: &Event{
+				ID:        "evt-2",
+				EventType: "OrderPlaced",
+				ActorID:   "user-123",
+			},
+			shouldMatch: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "matches actor only",
+			event: &Event{
+				ID:        "evt-3",
+				EventType: "OrderShipped",
+				ActorID:   "order-123",
+			},
+			shouldMatch: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			bus.Publish("test-namespace", tt.event)
+
+			select {
+			case received := <-ch:
+				if !tt.shouldMatch {
+					t.Errorf("received unexpected event: %+v", received)
+				} else if received.ID != tt.event.ID {
+					t.Errorf("received event ID %q, want %q", received.ID, tt.event.ID)
+				}
+			case <-time.After(50 * time.Millisecond):
+				if tt.shouldMatch {
+					t.Error("timeout waiting for matching event")
+				}
+				// Expected for non-matching events
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEventBus_MultipleSubscribers_DifferentFilters(t *testing.T) {
+	bus := NewEventBus()
+	defer bus.Stop()
+
+	// Subscriber for all events
+	chAll := bus.Subscribe("test-namespace")
+
+	// Subscriber for OrderPlaced only
+	chOrders := bus.SubscribeWithFilter("test-namespace", SubscriptionFilter{
+		EventTypes: []string{"OrderPlaced"},
+	})
+
+	// Subscriber for users only
+	chUsers := bus.SubscribeWithFilter("test-namespace", SubscriptionFilter{
+		ActorPattern: "user-*",
+	})
+
+	orderEvent := &Event{
+		ID:        "evt-1",
+		EventType: "OrderPlaced",
+		ActorID:   "order-123",
+	}
+
+	userEvent := &Event{
+		ID:        "evt-2",
+		EventType: "UserCreated",
+		ActorID:   "user-456",
+	}
+
+	bus.Publish("test-namespace", orderEvent)
+	bus.Publish("test-namespace", userEvent)
+
+	// chAll should receive both events
+	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
+		select {
+		case <-chAll:
+			// Expected
+		case <-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond):
+			t.Error("chAll: timeout waiting for event")
+		}
+	}
+
+	// chOrders should receive only the order event
+	select {
+	case received := <-chOrders:
+		if received.ID != orderEvent.ID {
+			t.Errorf("chOrders: received event ID %q, want %q", received.ID, orderEvent.ID)
+		}
+	case <-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond):
+		t.Error("chOrders: timeout waiting for order event")
+	}
+
+	// chOrders should NOT receive the user event
+	select {
+	case received := <-chOrders:
+		t.Errorf("chOrders: received unexpected event: %+v", received)
+	case <-time.After(50 * time.Millisecond):
+		// Expected
+	}
+
+	// chUsers should receive only the user event
+	select {
+	case received := <-chUsers:
+		if received.ID != userEvent.ID {
+			t.Errorf("chUsers: received event ID %q, want %q", received.ID, userEvent.ID)
+		}
+	case <-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond):
+		t.Error("chUsers: timeout waiting for user event")
+	}
+
+	// chUsers should NOT receive the order event
+	select {
+	case received := <-chUsers:
+		t.Errorf("chUsers: received unexpected event: %+v", received)
+	case <-time.After(50 * time.Millisecond):
+		// Expected
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEventBus_Unsubscribe(t *testing.T) {
+	bus := NewEventBus()
+	defer bus.Stop()
+
+	ch := bus.Subscribe("test-namespace")
+
+	if bus.SubscriberCount("test-namespace") != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 1 subscriber before unsubscribe")
+	}
+
+	bus.Unsubscribe("test-namespace", ch)
+
+	if bus.SubscriberCount("test-namespace") != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 subscribers after unsubscribe")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEventBus_Unsubscribe_MultipleSubscribers(t *testing.T) {
+	bus := NewEventBus()
+	defer bus.Stop()
+
+	ch1 := bus.Subscribe("test-namespace")
+	ch2 := bus.Subscribe("test-namespace")
+
+	if bus.SubscriberCount("test-namespace") != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 2 subscribers, got %d", bus.SubscriberCount("test-namespace"))
+	}
+
+	bus.Unsubscribe("test-namespace", ch1)
+
+	if bus.SubscriberCount("test-namespace") != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 1 subscriber after first unsubscribe, got %d", bus.SubscriberCount("test-namespace"))
+	}
+
+	bus.Unsubscribe("test-namespace", ch2)
+
+	if bus.SubscriberCount("test-namespace") != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 subscribers after second unsubscribe, got %d", bus.SubscriberCount("test-namespace"))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEventBus_Publish_DifferentNamespaces(t *testing.T) {
+	bus := NewEventBus()
+	defer bus.Stop()
+
+	ch1 := bus.Subscribe("namespace-1")
+	ch2 := bus.Subscribe("namespace-2")
+
+	event1 := &Event{
+		ID:        "evt-1",
+		EventType: "Test",
+		ActorID:   "actor-1",
+	}
+
+	event2 := &Event{
+		ID:        "evt-2",
+		EventType: "Test",
+		ActorID:   "actor-2",
+	}
+
+	bus.Publish("namespace-1", event1)
+	bus.Publish("namespace-2", event2)
+
+	// ch1 should receive event1
+	select {
+	case received := <-ch1:
+		if received.ID != event1.ID {
+			t.Errorf("ch1: received event ID %q, want %q", received.ID, event1.ID)
+		}
+	case <-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond):
+		t.Error("ch1: timeout waiting for event")
+	}
+
+	// ch1 should NOT receive event2
+	select {
+	case received := <-ch1:
+		t.Errorf("ch1: received unexpected event: %+v", received)
+	case <-time.After(50 * time.Millisecond):
+		// Expected
+	}
+
+	// ch2 should receive event2
+	select {
+	case received := <-ch2:
+		if received.ID != event2.ID {
+			t.Errorf("ch2: received event ID %q, want %q", received.ID, event2.ID)
+		}
+	case <-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond):
+		t.Error("ch2: timeout waiting for event")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEventBus_Stop(t *testing.T) {
+	bus := NewEventBus()
+
+	ch1 := bus.Subscribe("namespace-1")
+	ch2 := bus.Subscribe("namespace-2")
+
+	bus.Stop()
+
+	// Channels should be closed
+	select {
+	case _, ok := <-ch1:
+		if ok {
+			t.Error("ch1 should be closed after Stop")
+		}
+	default:
+		// Channel is closed and empty, which is expected
+	}
+
+	select {
+	case _, ok := <-ch2:
+		if ok {
+			t.Error("ch2 should be closed after Stop")
+		}
+	default:
+		// Channel is closed and empty, which is expected
+	}
+
+	// Subscriber count should be 0
+	if bus.SubscriberCount("namespace-1") != 0 {
+		t.Error("expected 0 subscribers after Stop")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEventBus_SubscriberCount(t *testing.T) {
+	bus := NewEventBus()
+	defer bus.Stop()
+
+	// No subscribers initially
+	if count := bus.SubscriberCount("test-namespace"); count != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 subscribers initially, got %d", count)
+	}
+
+	// Add subscribers
+	ch1 := bus.Subscribe("test-namespace")
+	if count := bus.SubscriberCount("test-namespace"); count != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 1 subscriber, got %d", count)
+	}
+
+	ch2 := bus.Subscribe("test-namespace")
+	if count := bus.SubscriberCount("test-namespace"); count != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 2 subscribers, got %d", count)
+	}
+
+	// Different namespace
+	bus.Subscribe("other-namespace")
+	if count := bus.SubscriberCount("test-namespace"); count != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 2 subscribers for test-namespace, got %d", count)
+	}
+	if count := bus.SubscriberCount("other-namespace"); count != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 1 subscriber for other-namespace, got %d", count)
+	}
+
+	// Unsubscribe
+	bus.Unsubscribe("test-namespace", ch1)
+	if count := bus.SubscriberCount("test-namespace"); count != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 1 subscriber after unsubscribe, got %d", count)
+	}
+
+	bus.Unsubscribe("test-namespace", ch2)
+	if count := bus.SubscriberCount("test-namespace"); count != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 subscribers after unsubscribe, got %d", count)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEventBus_ConcurrentPublishAndSubscribe(t *testing.T) {
+	bus := NewEventBus()
+	defer bus.Stop()
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	numGoroutines := 100
+	eventsPerGoroutine := 10
+
+	// Start subscribers in goroutines
+	wg.Add(numGoroutines)
+	for i := 0; i < numGoroutines; i++ {
+		go func(id int) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			ch := bus.Subscribe("test-namespace")
+
+			// Read a few events then unsubscribe
+			for j := 0; j < eventsPerGoroutine; j++ {
+				select {
+				case <-ch:
+					// Received event
+				case <-time.After(200 * time.Millisecond):
+					// Timeout, continue
+				}
+			}
+
+			bus.Unsubscribe("test-namespace", ch)
+		}(i)
+	}
+
+	// Publish events concurrently
+	wg.Add(numGoroutines)
+	for i := 0; i < numGoroutines; i++ {
+		go func(id int) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			for j := 0; j < eventsPerGoroutine; j++ {
+				event := &Event{
+					ID:        "evt",
+					EventType: "Test",
+					ActorID:   "actor",
+				}
+				bus.Publish("test-namespace", event)
+			}
+		}(i)
+	}
+
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	// No subscribers should remain
+	if count := bus.SubscriberCount("test-namespace"); count != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 subscribers after test, got %d", count)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEventBus_Interface(t *testing.T) {
+	// Verify EventBus implements EventBroadcaster interface
+	var _ EventBroadcaster = (*EventBus)(nil)
+}
+
+// === Benchmark Tests ===
+
+func BenchmarkSubscriptionFilter_Matches(b *testing.B) {
+	filter := SubscriptionFilter{
+		EventTypes:   []string{"OrderPlaced", "OrderShipped", "OrderDelivered"},
+		ActorPattern: "order-*",
+	}
+
+	event := &Event{
+		EventType: "OrderPlaced",
+		ActorID:   "order-123",
+	}
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		filter.Matches(event)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkEventBus_Publish(b *testing.B) {
+	bus := NewEventBus()
+	defer bus.Stop()
+
+	ch := bus.Subscribe("test-namespace")
+
+	event := &Event{
+		ID:        "evt-1",
+		EventType: "Test",
+		ActorID:   "actor-1",
+	}
+
+	// Drain the channel in a goroutine
+	go func() {
+		for range ch {
+		}
+	}()
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		bus.Publish("test-namespace", event)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkEventBus_PublishWithFilter(b *testing.B) {
+	bus := NewEventBus()
+	defer bus.Stop()
+
+	filter := SubscriptionFilter{
+		EventTypes:   []string{"Test"},
+		ActorPattern: "actor-*",
+	}
+	ch := bus.SubscribeWithFilter("test-namespace", filter)
+
+	event := &Event{
+		ID:        "evt-1",
+		EventType: "Test",
+		ActorID:   "actor-1",
+	}
+
+	// Drain the channel in a goroutine
+	go func() {
+		for range ch {
+		}
+	}()
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		bus.Publish("test-namespace", event)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/nats_eventbus.go b/nats_eventbus.go
index a13653e..aaec9a6 100644
--- a/nats_eventbus.go
+++ b/nats_eventbus.go
@@ -11,7 +11,19 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
 )
 
-// NATSEventBus is an EventBus that broadcasts events across all cluster nodes using NATS
+// NATSEventBus is an EventBus that broadcasts events across all cluster nodes using NATS.
+//
+// # Server-Side Filtering
+//
+// When using SubscribeWithFilter, the NATSEventBus attempts to apply filters at
+// the NATS subject level where possible for efficient event delivery:
+//
+// Event type filtering: When a filter specifies exactly one event type,
+// NATSEventBus subscribes to a type-specific NATS subject (e.g.,
+// "aether.events.namespace.OrderPlaced"), reducing network traffic.
+//
+// For multiple event types or actor patterns, filtering is applied client-side
+// after receiving events from NATS.
 type NATSEventBus struct {
 	*EventBus                       // Embed base EventBus for local subscriptions
 	nc                   *nats.Conn // NATS connection
@@ -47,28 +59,54 @@ func NewNATSEventBus(nc *nats.Conn) (*NATSEventBus, error) {
 	return neb, nil
 }
 
-// Subscribe creates a local subscription and ensures NATS subscription exists for the namespace
+// Subscribe creates a local subscription and ensures NATS subscription exists for the namespace.
+// All events published to the namespace will be delivered.
 func (neb *NATSEventBus) Subscribe(namespaceID string) <-chan *Event {
+	return neb.SubscribeWithFilter(namespaceID, SubscriptionFilter{})
+}
+
+// SubscribeWithFilter creates a filtered subscription for a namespace.
+//
+// For single event type filters, NATS subject-based filtering is used for
+// efficiency (server-side filtering). For multiple event types or actor
+// patterns, filtering is applied client-side.
+func (neb *NATSEventBus) SubscribeWithFilter(namespaceID string, filter SubscriptionFilter) <-chan *Event {
 	neb.mutex.Lock()
 	defer neb.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	// Create local subscription first
-	ch := neb.EventBus.Subscribe(namespaceID)
+	// Create local subscription with filter
+	ch := neb.EventBus.SubscribeWithFilter(namespaceID, filter)
+
+	// Determine which NATS subject(s) to subscribe to
+	// For single event type, we can use a more specific subject for server-side filtering
+	var subjects []string
+	if len(filter.EventTypes) == 1 {
+		// Server-side filtering: subscribe to type-specific subject
+		subjects = []string{fmt.Sprintf("aether.events.%s.%s", namespaceID, filter.EventTypes[0])}
+	} else if len(filter.EventTypes) > 1 {
+		// Subscribe to each event type's subject for server-side filtering
+		for _, et := range filter.EventTypes {
+			subjects = append(subjects, fmt.Sprintf("aether.events.%s.%s", namespaceID, et))
+		}
+	} else {
+		// No event type filter - subscribe to wildcard for all events in namespace
+		subjects = []string{fmt.Sprintf("aether.events.%s.>", namespaceID)}
+	}
 
 	// Check if this is the first subscriber for this namespace
 	count := neb.namespaceSubscribers[namespaceID]
 	if count == 0 {
-		// First subscriber - create NATS subscription
-		subject := fmt.Sprintf("aether.events.%s", namespaceID)
-
-		sub, err := neb.nc.Subscribe(subject, func(msg *nats.Msg) {
-			neb.handleNATSEvent(msg)
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("[NATSEventBus] Failed to subscribe to NATS subject %s: %v", subject, err)
-		} else {
-			neb.subscriptions = append(neb.subscriptions, sub)
-			log.Printf("[NATSEventBus] Node %s subscribed to %s", neb.nodeID, subject)
+		// First subscriber - create NATS subscriptions
+		for _, subject := range subjects {
+			sub, err := neb.nc.Subscribe(subject, func(msg *nats.Msg) {
+				neb.handleNATSEvent(msg)
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("[NATSEventBus] Failed to subscribe to NATS subject %s: %v", subject, err)
+			} else {
+				neb.subscriptions = append(neb.subscriptions, sub)
+				log.Printf("[NATSEventBus] Node %s subscribed to %s", neb.nodeID, subject)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -109,17 +147,19 @@ func (neb *NATSEventBus) handleNATSEvent(msg *nats.Msg) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Forward to local EventBus subscribers
+	// Forward to local EventBus subscribers (filtering happens there)
 	neb.EventBus.Publish(eventMsg.NamespaceID, eventMsg.Event)
 }
 
-// Publish publishes an event both locally and to NATS for cross-node broadcasting
+// Publish publishes an event both locally and to NATS for cross-node broadcasting.
+// Events are published to a type-specific subject to enable server-side filtering.
 func (neb *NATSEventBus) Publish(namespaceID string, event *Event) {
 	// First publish locally
 	neb.EventBus.Publish(namespaceID, event)
 
 	// Then publish to NATS for other nodes
-	subject := fmt.Sprintf("aether.events.%s", namespaceID)
+	// Use type-specific subject for server-side filtering
+	subject := fmt.Sprintf("aether.events.%s.%s", namespaceID, event.EventType)
 
 	eventMsg := eventMessage{
 		NodeID:      neb.nodeID,