diff --git a/internal/pfcpctl/commands/sessions.go b/internal/pfcpctl/commands/sessions.go
index 67f0b87..c505097 100644
--- a/internal/pfcpctl/commands/sessions.go
+++ b/internal/pfcpctl/commands/sessions.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type commonArgs struct {
 	BaseID          int    `short:"i" long:"baseID"  default:"1" description:"The base ID to use"`
 	UePool          string `short:"u" long:"ue-pool" default:"17.0.0.0/24" description:"The UE pool address"`
 	GnBAddress      string `short:"g" long:"gnb-addr" description:"The UE pool address"`
-	AppFilterString string `short:"a" long:"app-filter" description:"Specify an application filter. Format: '<Protocol>:<IP>/<SubnetMask>:<Port>-<Port>:<action>' . e.g.  'udp:10.0.0.0/8:80-88:allow'"`
+	AppFilterString string `short:"a" long:"app-filter" description:"Specify an application filter. Format: '{ip | udp | tcp}:{IPv4 Prefix | any}:{<lower-L4-port>-<upper-L4-port> | any}:{allow | deny}' . e.g. 'udp:10.0.0.0/8:80-88:allow'"`
 	QFI             uint8  `short:"q" long:"qfi" description:"The QFI value for QERs. Max value 64."`
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/pfcpsim/helpers.go b/internal/pfcpsim/helpers.go
index 28577da..4737076 100644
--- a/internal/pfcpsim/helpers.go
+++ b/internal/pfcpsim/helpers.go
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/wmnsk/go-pfcp/ie"
 )
 
-const sdfFilterFormat = "permit out %v from %v to assigned %v-%v"
+const sdfFilterFormatWPort = "permit out %v from %v to assigned %v-%v"
+const sdfFilterFormatWOPort = "permit out %v from %v to assigned"
 
 func connectPFCPSim() error {
 	if sim == nil {
@@ -89,41 +90,47 @@ func parseAppFilter(filter string) (string, uint8, error) {
 
 	proto, ipNetAddr, portRange, action := result[0], result[1], result[2], result[3]
 
-	if !(proto == "ip" || proto == "udp" || proto == "tcp") {
-		return "", 0, pfcpsim.NewInvalidFormatError("Unsupported or unknown protocol.")
-	}
-
-	_, _, err := net.ParseCIDR(ipNetAddr)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", 0, pfcpsim.NewInvalidFormatError("IP and subnet mask.", err)
-	}
-
-	portList := strings.Split(portRange, "-")
-	if !(len(portList) == 2) {
-		return "", 0, pfcpsim.NewInvalidFormatError("Port range. Please make sure to use dash '-' to separate the two ports")
+	var gateStatus uint8
+	switch action {
+	case "allow":
+		gateStatus = ie.GateStatusOpen
+	case "deny":
+		gateStatus = ie.GateStatusClosed
+	default:
+		return "", 0, pfcpsim.NewInvalidFormatError("Action. Please make sure to use 'allow' or 'deny'")
 	}
 
-	lowerPort, err := strconv.Atoi(portList[0])
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", 0, pfcpsim.NewInvalidFormatError("Port range.", err)
+	if !(proto == "ip" || proto == "udp" || proto == "tcp") {
+		return "", 0, pfcpsim.NewInvalidFormatError("Unsupported or unknown protocol.")
 	}
 
-	upperPort, err := strconv.Atoi(portList[1])
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", 0, pfcpsim.NewInvalidFormatError("Port range.", err)
+	if ipNetAddr != "any" {
+		_, _, err := net.ParseCIDR(ipNetAddr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", 0, pfcpsim.NewInvalidFormatError("IP and subnet mask.", err)
+		}
 	}
+	if portRange != "any" {
+		portList := strings.Split(portRange, "-")
+		if !(len(portList) == 2) {
+			return "", 0, pfcpsim.NewInvalidFormatError("Port range. Please make sure to use dash '-' to separate the two ports")
+		}
 
-	if lowerPort > upperPort {
-		return "", 0, pfcpsim.NewInvalidFormatError("Port range. Lower port is greater than upper port")
-	}
+		lowerPort, err := strconv.Atoi(portList[0])
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", 0, pfcpsim.NewInvalidFormatError("Port range.", err)
+		}
 
-	if !(action == "allow" || action == "deny") {
-		return "", 0, pfcpsim.NewInvalidFormatError("Action. Please make sure to use 'allow' or 'deny'")
-	}
+		upperPort, err := strconv.Atoi(portList[1])
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", 0, pfcpsim.NewInvalidFormatError("Port range.", err)
+		}
 
-	if action == "allow" {
-		return fmt.Sprintf(sdfFilterFormat, proto, ipNetAddr, lowerPort, upperPort), ie.GateStatusOpen, nil
+		if lowerPort > upperPort {
+			return "", 0, pfcpsim.NewInvalidFormatError("Port range. Lower port is greater than upper port")
+		}
+		return fmt.Sprintf(sdfFilterFormatWPort, proto, ipNetAddr, lowerPort, upperPort), gateStatus, nil
+	} else {
+		return fmt.Sprintf(sdfFilterFormatWOPort, proto, ipNetAddr), gateStatus, nil
 	}
-
-	return fmt.Sprintf(sdfFilterFormat, proto, ipNetAddr, lowerPort, upperPort), ie.GateStatusClosed, nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/pfcpsim/helpers_test.go b/internal/pfcpsim/helpers_test.go
index 166cf21..06a8197 100644
--- a/internal/pfcpsim/helpers_test.go
+++ b/internal/pfcpsim/helpers_test.go
@@ -44,6 +44,42 @@ func Test_parseAppFilter(t *testing.T) {
 				gateStatus: ie.GateStatusClosed,
 			},
 		},
+		{name: "Correct app filter with deny-all policy",
+			args: &args{
+				filterString: "ip:0.0.0.0/0:any:deny",
+			},
+			want: &want{
+				SDFFilter:  "permit out ip from 0.0.0.0/0 to assigned",
+				gateStatus: ie.GateStatusClosed,
+			},
+		},
+		{name: "Correct app filter with deny-all policy 2",
+			args: &args{
+				filterString: "ip:any:any:deny",
+			},
+			want: &want{
+				SDFFilter:  "permit out ip from any to assigned",
+				gateStatus: ie.GateStatusClosed,
+			},
+		},
+		{name: "Correct app filter with allow-all policy",
+			args: &args{
+				filterString: "ip:any:any:allow",
+			},
+			want: &want{
+				SDFFilter:  "permit out ip from any to assigned",
+				gateStatus: ie.GateStatusOpen,
+			},
+		},
+		{name: "Correct app filter with allow-all policy 2",
+			args: &args{
+				filterString: "ip:0.0.0.0/0:any:allow",
+			},
+			want: &want{
+				SDFFilter:  "permit out ip from 0.0.0.0/0 to assigned",
+				gateStatus: ie.GateStatusOpen,
+			},
+		},
 		{name: "incorrect app filter bad protocol",
 			args: &args{
 				filterString: "test:10.0.0.0/8:80-80:allow",