diff --git a/crates/tauri/src/lib.rs b/crates/tauri/src/lib.rs
index 47268fde7..30058b6f9 100644
--- a/crates/tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ pub trait Emitter<R: Runtime>: sealed::ManagerBase<R> {
   {
     let event = EventName::new(event)?;
     let payload = EmitPayload::Serialize(&payload);
-    self.manager().emit_to(target, event, payload)
+    self.manager().emit_to(target.into(), event, payload)
   }
 
   /// Similar to [`Emitter::emit_to`] but the payload is json serialized.
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ pub trait Emitter<R: Runtime>: sealed::ManagerBase<R> {
   {
     let event = EventName::new(event)?;
     let payload = EmitPayload::<()>::Str(payload);
-    self.manager().emit_to(target, event, payload)
+    self.manager().emit_to(target.into(), event, payload)
   }
 
   /// Emits an event to all [targets](EventTarget) based on the given filter.
diff --git a/crates/tauri/src/manager/mod.rs b/crates/tauri/src/manager/mod.rs
index 98f549527..4f9369b99 100644
--- a/crates/tauri/src/manager/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri/src/manager/mod.rs
@@ -596,60 +596,51 @@ impl<R: Runtime> AppManager<R> {
     feature = "tracing",
     tracing::instrument("app::emit::to", skip(self, target, payload), fields(target))
   )]
-  pub(crate) fn emit_to<I, S>(
+  pub(crate) fn emit_to<S>(
     &self,
-    target: I,
+    target: EventTarget,
     event: EventName<&str>,
     payload: EmitPayload<'_, S>,
   ) -> crate::Result<()>
   where
-    I: Into<EventTarget>,
     S: Serialize,
   {
-    let target = target.into();
     #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
     tracing::Span::current().record("target", format!("{target:?}"));
 
+    fn filter_target(target: &EventTarget, candidate: &EventTarget) -> bool {
+      match target {
+        // if targeting any label, filter matching labels
+        EventTarget::AnyLabel { label } => match candidate {
+          EventTarget::Window { label: l }
+          | EventTarget::Webview { label: l }
+          | EventTarget::WebviewWindow { label: l }
+          | EventTarget::AnyLabel { label: l } => l == label,
+          _ => false,
+        },
+        EventTarget::Window { label } => match candidate {
+          EventTarget::AnyLabel { label: l } | EventTarget::Window { label: l } => l == label,
+          _ => false,
+        },
+        EventTarget::Webview { label } => match candidate {
+          EventTarget::AnyLabel { label: l } | EventTarget::Webview { label: l } => l == label,
+          _ => false,
+        },
+        EventTarget::WebviewWindow { label } => match candidate {
+          EventTarget::AnyLabel { label: l } | EventTarget::WebviewWindow { label: l } => {
+            l == label
+          }
+          _ => false,
+        },
+        // otherwise match same target
+        _ => target == candidate,
+      }
+    }
+
     match target {
       // if targeting all, emit to all using emit without filter
       EventTarget::Any => self.emit(event, payload),
-
-      // if targeting any label, emit using emit_filter and filter labels
-      EventTarget::AnyLabel {
-        label: target_label,
-      } => self.emit_filter(event, payload, |t| match t {
-        EventTarget::Window { label }
-        | EventTarget::Webview { label }
-        | EventTarget::WebviewWindow { label }
-        | EventTarget::AnyLabel { label } => label == &target_label,
-        _ => false,
-      }),
-
-      EventTarget::Window {
-        label: target_label,
-      } => self.emit_filter(event, payload, |t| match t {
-        EventTarget::AnyLabel { label } | EventTarget::Window { label } => label == &target_label,
-        _ => false,
-      }),
-
-      EventTarget::Webview {
-        label: target_label,
-      } => self.emit_filter(event, payload, |t| match t {
-        EventTarget::AnyLabel { label } | EventTarget::Webview { label } => label == &target_label,
-        _ => false,
-      }),
-
-      EventTarget::WebviewWindow {
-        label: target_label,
-      } => self.emit_filter(event, payload, |t| match t {
-        EventTarget::AnyLabel { label } | EventTarget::WebviewWindow { label } => {
-          label == &target_label
-        }
-        _ => false,
-      }),
-
-      // otherwise match same target
-      _ => self.emit_filter(event, payload, |t| t == &target),
+      target => self.emit_filter(event, payload, |t| filter_target(&target, t)),
     }
   }