diff --git a/py-polars/polars/series/series.py b/py-polars/polars/series/series.py
index 13a4596d5852..7df33cda0208 100644
--- a/py-polars/polars/series/series.py
+++ b/py-polars/polars/series/series.py
@@ -3034,7 +3034,7 @@ def extend(self, other: Series) -> Self:
                 raise
         return self
 
-    def filter(self, predicate: Series | list[bool]) -> Self:
+    def filter(self, predicate: Series | Iterable[bool]) -> Self:
         """
         Filter elements by a boolean mask.
 
@@ -3060,7 +3060,7 @@ def filter(self, predicate: Series | list[bool]) -> Self:
                 3
         ]
         """
-        if isinstance(predicate, list):
+        if not isinstance(predicate, Series):
             predicate = Series("", predicate)
         return self._from_pyseries(self._s.filter(predicate._s))
 
diff --git a/py-polars/tests/unit/series/test_series.py b/py-polars/tests/unit/series/test_series.py
index 40df19738f6e..fc3872ce1f3b 100644
--- a/py-polars/tests/unit/series/test_series.py
+++ b/py-polars/tests/unit/series/test_series.py
@@ -1374,6 +1374,10 @@ def test_filter() -> None:
 
     assert_series_equal(s.filter(mask), pl.Series("a", [1, 3]))
     assert_series_equal(s.filter([True, False, True]), pl.Series("a", [1, 3]))
+    assert_series_equal(s.filter(np.array([True, False, True])), pl.Series("a", [1, 3]))
+
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="Expected a boolean mask"):
+        s.filter(np.array([1, 0, 1]))
 
 
 def test_gather_every() -> None: