diff --git a/django/db/models/expressions.py b/django/db/models/expressions.py
index bef93d36a2..16975fb98c 100644
--- a/django/db/models/expressions.py
+++ b/django/db/models/expressions.py
@@ -500,8 +500,6 @@ class TemporalSubtraction(CombinedExpression):
 @deconstructible
 class F(Combinable):
     """An object capable of resolving references to existing query objects."""
-    # Can the expression be used in a WHERE clause?
-    filterable = True
 
     def __init__(self, name):
         """
diff --git a/django/db/models/sql/query.py b/django/db/models/sql/query.py
index 0369e01348..1849d42081 100644
--- a/django/db/models/sql/query.py
+++ b/django/db/models/sql/query.py
@@ -1114,6 +1114,17 @@ class Query(BaseExpression):
                 for v in value:
                     self.check_query_object_type(v, opts, field)
 
+    def check_filterable(self, expression):
+        """Raise an error if expression cannot be used in a WHERE clause."""
+        if not getattr(expression, 'filterable', 'True'):
+            raise NotSupportedError(
+                expression.__class__.__name__ + ' is disallowed in the filter '
+                'clause.'
+            )
+        if hasattr(expression, 'get_source_expressions'):
+            for expr in expression.get_source_expressions():
+                self.check_filterable(expr)
+
     def build_lookup(self, lookups, lhs, rhs):
         """
         Try to extract transforms and lookup from given lhs.
@@ -1217,11 +1228,7 @@ class Query(BaseExpression):
             raise FieldError("Cannot parse keyword query %r" % arg)
         lookups, parts, reffed_expression = self.solve_lookup_type(arg)
 
-        if not getattr(reffed_expression, 'filterable', True):
-            raise NotSupportedError(
-                reffed_expression.__class__.__name__ + ' is disallowed in '
-                'the filter clause.'
-            )
+        self.check_filterable(reffed_expression)
 
         if not allow_joins and len(parts) > 1:
             raise FieldError("Joined field references are not permitted in this query")
@@ -1230,6 +1237,8 @@ class Query(BaseExpression):
         value = self.resolve_lookup_value(value, can_reuse, allow_joins, simple_col)
         used_joins = {k for k, v in self.alias_refcount.items() if v > pre_joins.get(k, 0)}
 
+        self.check_filterable(value)
+
         clause = self.where_class()
         if reffed_expression:
             condition = self.build_lookup(lookups, reffed_expression, value)
diff --git a/tests/expressions_window/tests.py b/tests/expressions_window/tests.py
index f2ea95fa3c..8102ffe621 100644
--- a/tests/expressions_window/tests.py
+++ b/tests/expressions_window/tests.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ from unittest import mock, skipIf, skipUnless
 from django.core.exceptions import FieldError
 from django.db import NotSupportedError, connection
 from django.db.models import (
-    F, OuterRef, RowRange, Subquery, Value, ValueRange, Window, WindowFrame,
+    F, Func, OuterRef, Q, RowRange, Subquery, Value, ValueRange, Window,
+    WindowFrame,
 )
 from django.db.models.aggregates import Avg, Max, Min, Sum
 from django.db.models.functions import (
@@ -833,8 +834,17 @@ class NonQueryWindowTests(SimpleTestCase):
 
     def test_invalid_filter(self):
         msg = 'Window is disallowed in the filter clause'
+        qs = Employee.objects.annotate(dense_rank=Window(expression=DenseRank()))
         with self.assertRaisesMessage(NotSupportedError, msg):
-            Employee.objects.annotate(dense_rank=Window(expression=DenseRank())).filter(dense_rank__gte=1)
+            qs.filter(dense_rank__gte=1)
+        with self.assertRaisesMessage(NotSupportedError, msg):
+            qs.annotate(inc_rank=F('dense_rank') + Value(1)).filter(inc_rank__gte=1)
+        with self.assertRaisesMessage(NotSupportedError, msg):
+            qs.filter(id=F('dense_rank'))
+        with self.assertRaisesMessage(NotSupportedError, msg):
+            qs.filter(id=Func('dense_rank', 2, function='div'))
+        with self.assertRaisesMessage(NotSupportedError, msg):
+            qs.annotate(total=Sum('dense_rank', filter=Q(name='Jones'))).filter(total=1)
 
     def test_invalid_order_by(self):
         msg = 'order_by must be either an Expression or a sequence of expressions'