diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/config/init.lua b/lua/lazyvim/config/init.lua
index 84163165..19686b57 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/config/init.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/config/init.lua
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ local defaults = {
       Variable      = "󰀫 ",
     },
   },
-  ---@type table<string, string[]>?
+  ---@type table<string, string[]|boolean>?
   kind_filter = {
     default = {
       "Class",
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ local defaults = {
       "Struct",
       "Trait",
     },
+    markdown = false,
+    help = false,
     -- you can specify a different filter for each filetype
     lua = {
       "Class",
@@ -214,7 +216,11 @@ function M.get_kind_filter(buf)
   if M.kind_filter == false then
     return
   end
-  return M.kind_filter[ft] or M.kind_filter.default
+  if M.kind_filter[ft] == false then
+    return
+  end
+  ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: return-type-mismatch
+  return type(M.kind_filter) == "table" and type(M.kind_filter.default) == "table" and M.kind_filter.default or nil
 end
 
 ---@param name "autocmds" | "options" | "keymaps"
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/symbols-outline.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/symbols-outline.lua
index f0b0ba92..32cdd17f 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/symbols-outline.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/symbols-outline.lua
@@ -12,14 +12,20 @@ return {
         symbols = {},
         symbol_blacklist = {},
       }
+      local filter = Config.kind_filter
 
-      for kind, symbol in pairs(defaults.symbols) do
-        opts.symbols[kind] = {
-          icon = Config.icons.kinds[kind] or symbol.icon,
-          hl = symbol.hl,
-        }
-        if not vim.tbl_contains(Config.kind_filter.default, kind) then
-          table.insert(opts.symbol_blacklist, kind)
+      if type(filter) == "table" then
+        filter = filter.default
+        if type(filter) == "table" then
+          for kind, symbol in pairs(defaults.symbols) do
+            opts.symbols[kind] = {
+              icon = Config.icons.kinds[kind] or symbol.icon,
+              hl = symbol.hl,
+            }
+            if not vim.tbl_contains(filter, kind) then
+              table.insert(opts.symbol_blacklist, kind)
+            end
+          end
         end
       end
       return opts