diff --git a/daemon/errors.go b/daemon/errors.go
index bf75244a9a..8f4b950839 100644
--- a/daemon/errors.go
+++ b/daemon/errors.go
@@ -109,21 +109,6 @@ func (e containerFileNotFound) Error() string {
 
 func (containerFileNotFound) NotFound() {}
 
-type invalidFilter struct {
-	filter string
-	value  interface{}
-}
-
-func (e invalidFilter) Error() string {
-	msg := "invalid filter '" + e.filter
-	if e.value != nil {
-		msg += fmt.Sprintf("=%s", e.value)
-	}
-	return msg + "'"
-}
-
-func (e invalidFilter) InvalidParameter() {}
-
 type startInvalidConfigError string
 
 func (e startInvalidConfigError) Error() string {
diff --git a/daemon/images/image_list.go b/daemon/images/image_list.go
index 8ab56a6820..001853cae1 100644
--- a/daemon/images/image_list.go
+++ b/daemon/images/image_list.go
@@ -38,18 +38,13 @@ func (i *ImageService) Images(ctx context.Context, opts types.ImageListOptions)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	var danglingOnly bool
-	if opts.Filters.Contains("dangling") {
-		if opts.Filters.ExactMatch("dangling", "true") {
-			danglingOnly = true
-		} else if !opts.Filters.ExactMatch("dangling", "false") {
-			return nil, invalidFilter{"dangling", opts.Filters.Get("dangling")}
-		}
+	danglingOnly, err := opts.Filters.GetBoolOrDefault("dangling", false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	var (
 		beforeFilter, sinceFilter time.Time
-		err                       error
 	)
 	err = opts.Filters.WalkValues("before", func(value string) error {
 		img, err := i.GetImage(ctx, value, imagetypes.GetImageOpts{})
diff --git a/daemon/images/image_prune.go b/daemon/images/image_prune.go
index 0e4e22f22b..6c461231eb 100644
--- a/daemon/images/image_prune.go
+++ b/daemon/images/image_prune.go
@@ -46,13 +46,9 @@ func (i *ImageService) ImagesPrune(ctx context.Context, pruneFilters filters.Arg
 
 	rep := &types.ImagesPruneReport{}
 
-	danglingOnly := true
-	if pruneFilters.Contains("dangling") {
-		if pruneFilters.ExactMatch("dangling", "false") || pruneFilters.ExactMatch("dangling", "0") {
-			danglingOnly = false
-		} else if !pruneFilters.ExactMatch("dangling", "true") && !pruneFilters.ExactMatch("dangling", "1") {
-			return nil, invalidFilter{"dangling", pruneFilters.Get("dangling")}
-		}
+	danglingOnly, err := pruneFilters.GetBoolOrDefault("dangling", true)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	until, err := getUntilFromPruneFilters(pruneFilters)
diff --git a/daemon/images/image_search.go b/daemon/images/image_search.go
index c824577cca..c31f9175ce 100644
--- a/daemon/images/image_search.go
+++ b/daemon/images/image_search.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/filters"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/registry"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/dockerversion"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/errdefs"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 var acceptedSearchFilterTags = map[string]bool{
@@ -27,28 +29,22 @@ func (i *ImageService) SearchRegistryForImages(ctx context.Context, searchFilter
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	var isAutomated, isOfficial bool
-	var hasStarFilter = 0
-	if searchFilters.Contains("is-automated") {
-		if searchFilters.UniqueExactMatch("is-automated", "true") {
-			isAutomated = true
-		} else if !searchFilters.UniqueExactMatch("is-automated", "false") {
-			return nil, invalidFilter{"is-automated", searchFilters.Get("is-automated")}
-		}
+	isAutomated, err := searchFilters.GetBoolOrDefault("is-automated", false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	if searchFilters.Contains("is-official") {
-		if searchFilters.UniqueExactMatch("is-official", "true") {
-			isOfficial = true
-		} else if !searchFilters.UniqueExactMatch("is-official", "false") {
-			return nil, invalidFilter{"is-official", searchFilters.Get("is-official")}
-		}
+	isOfficial, err := searchFilters.GetBoolOrDefault("is-official", false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	hasStarFilter := 0
 	if searchFilters.Contains("stars") {
 		hasStars := searchFilters.Get("stars")
 		for _, hasStar := range hasStars {
 			iHasStar, err := strconv.Atoi(hasStar)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, invalidFilter{"stars", hasStar}
+				return nil, errdefs.InvalidParameter(errors.Wrapf(err, "invalid filter 'stars=%s'", hasStar))
 			}
 			if iHasStar > hasStarFilter {
 				hasStarFilter = iHasStar
diff --git a/daemon/images/locals.go b/daemon/images/locals.go
index d62c345b72..77416aa488 100644
--- a/daemon/images/locals.go
+++ b/daemon/images/locals.go
@@ -1,26 +1,9 @@
 package images // import "github.com/docker/docker/daemon/images"
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	metrics "github.com/docker/go-metrics"
 )
 
-type invalidFilter struct {
-	filter string
-	value  interface{}
-}
-
-func (e invalidFilter) Error() string {
-	msg := "invalid filter '" + e.filter
-	if e.value != nil {
-		msg += fmt.Sprintf("=%s", e.value)
-	}
-	return msg + "'"
-}
-
-func (e invalidFilter) InvalidParameter() {}
-
 var imageActions metrics.LabeledTimer
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/daemon/list.go b/daemon/list.go
index c7776816ee..1c97a4e7fd 100644
--- a/daemon/list.go
+++ b/daemon/list.go
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) foldFilter(ctx context.Context, view *container.View, conf
 	err := psFilters.WalkValues("exited", func(value string) error {
 		code, err := strconv.Atoi(value)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return errdefs.InvalidParameter(errors.Wrapf(err, "invalid filter 'exited=%s'", value))
 		}
 		filtExited = append(filtExited, code)
 		return nil
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) foldFilter(ctx context.Context, view *container.View, conf
 
 	err = psFilters.WalkValues("status", func(value string) error {
 		if !container.IsValidStateString(value) {
-			return invalidFilter{"status", value}
+			return errdefs.InvalidParameter(fmt.Errorf("invalid filter 'status=%s'", value))
 		}
 
 		config.All = true
@@ -275,22 +275,15 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) foldFilter(ctx context.Context, view *container.View, conf
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	var taskFilter, isTask bool
-	if psFilters.Contains("is-task") {
-		if psFilters.ExactMatch("is-task", "true") {
-			taskFilter = true
-			isTask = true
-		} else if psFilters.ExactMatch("is-task", "false") {
-			taskFilter = true
-			isTask = false
-		} else {
-			return nil, invalidFilter{"is-task", psFilters.Get("is-task")}
-		}
+	taskFilter := psFilters.Contains("is-task")
+	isTask, err := psFilters.GetBoolOrDefault("is-task", false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	err = psFilters.WalkValues("health", func(value string) error {
 		if !container.IsValidHealthString(value) {
-			return errdefs.InvalidParameter(errors.Errorf("Unrecognised filter value for health: %s", value))
+			return errdefs.InvalidParameter(fmt.Errorf("unrecognized filter value for health: %s", value))
 		}
 
 		return nil
diff --git a/plugin/backend_linux.go b/plugin/backend_linux.go
index 2b2d4adb09..681a3624a2 100644
--- a/plugin/backend_linux.go
+++ b/plugin/backend_linux.go
@@ -318,12 +318,15 @@ func (pm *Manager) List(pluginFilters filters.Args) ([]types.Plugin, error) {
 	enabledOnly := false
 	disabledOnly := false
 	if pluginFilters.Contains("enabled") {
-		if pluginFilters.ExactMatch("enabled", "true") {
+		enabledFilter, err := pluginFilters.GetBoolOrDefault("enabled", false)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		if enabledFilter {
 			enabledOnly = true
-		} else if pluginFilters.ExactMatch("enabled", "false") {
-			disabledOnly = true
 		} else {
-			return nil, invalidFilter{"enabled", pluginFilters.Get("enabled")}
+			disabledOnly = true
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugin/errors.go b/plugin/errors.go
index 4aca5ff71d..1958b17761 100644
--- a/plugin/errors.go
+++ b/plugin/errors.go
@@ -26,21 +26,6 @@ func (name errDisabled) Error() string {
 
 func (name errDisabled) Conflict() {}
 
-type invalidFilter struct {
-	filter string
-	value  []string
-}
-
-func (e invalidFilter) Error() string {
-	msg := "invalid filter '" + e.filter
-	if len(e.value) > 0 {
-		msg += fmt.Sprintf("=%s", e.value)
-	}
-	return msg + "'"
-}
-
-func (invalidFilter) InvalidParameter() {}
-
 type inUseError string
 
 func (e inUseError) Error() string {
diff --git a/volume/service/convert.go b/volume/service/convert.go
index 00ea5d2792..b109ce277e 100644
--- a/volume/service/convert.go
+++ b/volume/service/convert.go
@@ -114,11 +114,9 @@ func filtersToBy(filter filters.Args, acceptedFilters map[string]bool) (By, erro
 	bys = append(bys, byLabelFilter(filter))
 
 	if filter.Contains("dangling") {
-		var dangling bool
-		if filter.ExactMatch("dangling", "true") || filter.ExactMatch("dangling", "1") {
-			dangling = true
-		} else if !filter.ExactMatch("dangling", "false") && !filter.ExactMatch("dangling", "0") {
-			return nil, invalidFilter{"dangling", filter.Get("dangling")}
+		dangling, err := filter.GetBoolOrDefault("dangling", false)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
 		bys = append(bys, ByReferenced(!dangling))
 	}
@@ -138,7 +136,7 @@ func withPrune(filter filters.Args) error {
 	all := filter.Get("all")
 	switch {
 	case len(all) > 1:
-		return invalidFilter{"all", all}
+		return errdefs.InvalidParameter(fmt.Errorf("invalid filter 'all=%s': only one value is expected", all))
 	case len(all) == 1:
 		ok, err := strconv.ParseBool(all[0])
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/volume/service/errors.go b/volume/service/errors.go
index c735fca6cd..3338102121 100644
--- a/volume/service/errors.go
+++ b/volume/service/errors.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package service // import "github.com/docker/docker/volume/service"
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -94,18 +93,3 @@ func isErr(err error, expected error) bool {
 	}
 	return err == expected
 }
-
-type invalidFilter struct {
-	filter string
-	value  interface{}
-}
-
-func (e invalidFilter) Error() string {
-	msg := "invalid filter '" + e.filter
-	if e.value != nil {
-		msg += fmt.Sprintf("=%s", e.value)
-	}
-	return msg + "'"
-}
-
-func (e invalidFilter) InvalidParameter() {}