diff --git a/heatclient/tests/unit/test_resources.py b/heatclient/tests/unit/test_resources.py
index 120b1c4b..f8863326 100644
--- a/heatclient/tests/unit/test_resources.py
+++ b/heatclient/tests/unit/test_resources.py
@@ -115,7 +115,15 @@ class ResourceManagerTest(testtools.TestCase):
         self._test_list(
             fields={'stack_id': 'teststack', 'nested_depth': '99'},
             expect='/stacks/teststack/resources?%s' % parse.urlencode({
-                'nested_depth': 99,
+                'nested_depth': 99
+            }, True)
+        )
+
+    def test_list_filtering(self):
+        self._test_list(
+            fields={'stack_id': 'teststack', 'filters': {'name': 'rsc_1'}},
+            expect='/stacks/teststack/resources?%s' % parse.urlencode({
+                'name': 'rsc_1'
             }, True)
         )
 
diff --git a/heatclient/tests/unit/test_shell.py b/heatclient/tests/unit/test_shell.py
index 3a62b6b8..f7dc02df 100644
--- a/heatclient/tests/unit/test_shell.py
+++ b/heatclient/tests/unit/test_shell.py
@@ -3791,7 +3791,8 @@ class ShellTestResources(ShellBase):
 --------------+
 ''', resource_list_text)
 
-    def test_resource_list_nested(self):
+    def _test_resource_list_more_args(self, query_args, cmd_args,
+                                      response_args):
         self.register_keystone_auth_fixture()
         resp_dict = {"resources": [{
             "resource_name": "foobar",
@@ -3810,55 +3811,35 @@ class ShellTestResources(ShellBase):
             jsonutils.dumps(resp_dict))
         stack_id = 'teststack/1'
         http.SessionClient.request(
-            '/stacks/%s/resources?nested_depth=99' % (
-                stack_id), 'GET').AndReturn(resp)
+            '/stacks/%s/resources?%s' % (
+                stack_id, query_args), 'GET').AndReturn(resp)
 
         self.m.ReplayAll()
 
-        shell_cmd = 'resource-list {0} --nested-depth {1}'.format(stack_id, 99)
+        shell_cmd = 'resource-list %s %s' % (stack_id, cmd_args)
+
         resource_list_text = self.shell(shell_cmd)
 
-        required = [
-            'resource_name', 'foobar',
-            'stack_name', 'foo',
-        ]
-        for field in required:
+        for field in response_args:
             self.assertRegexpMatches(resource_list_text, field)
 
+    def test_resource_list_nested(self):
+        self._test_resource_list_more_args(
+            query_args='nested_depth=99',
+            cmd_args='--nested-depth 99',
+            response_args=['resource_name', 'foobar', 'stack_name', 'foo'])
+
+    def test_resource_list_filter(self):
+        self._test_resource_list_more_args(
+            query_args='name=foobar',
+            cmd_args='--filter name=foobar',
+            response_args=['resource_name', 'foobar'])
+
     def test_resource_list_detail(self):
-        self.register_keystone_auth_fixture()
-        resp_dict = {"resources": [{
-            "resource_name": "foobar",
-            "links": [{
-                "href": "http://heat.example.com:8004/foo/12/resources/foobar",
-                "rel": "self"
-            }, {
-                "href": "http://heat.example.com:8004/foo/12",
-                "rel": "stack"
-            }],
-        }]}
-        resp = fakes.FakeHTTPResponse(
-            200,
-            'OK',
-            {'content-type': 'application/json'},
-            jsonutils.dumps(resp_dict))
-        stack_id = 'teststack/1'
-        http.SessionClient.request('/stacks/%s/resources?%s' % (
-            stack_id,
-            parse.urlencode({'with_detail': True}, True)
-        ), 'GET').AndReturn(resp)
-
-        self.m.ReplayAll()
-
-        shell_cmd = 'resource-list {0} --with-detail'.format(stack_id)
-        resource_list_text = self.shell(shell_cmd)
-
-        required = [
-            'resource_name', 'foobar',
-            'stack_name', 'foo',
-        ]
-        for field in required:
-            self.assertRegexpMatches(resource_list_text, field)
+        self._test_resource_list_more_args(
+            query_args=parse.urlencode({'with_detail': True}, True),
+            cmd_args='--with-detail',
+            response_args=['resource_name', 'foobar', 'stack_name', 'foo'])
 
     def test_resource_show_with_attrs(self):
         self.register_keystone_auth_fixture()
diff --git a/heatclient/v1/resources.py b/heatclient/v1/resources.py
index f063c841..1e908a41 100644
--- a/heatclient/v1/resources.py
+++ b/heatclient/v1/resources.py
@@ -56,9 +56,14 @@ class ResourceManager(stacks.StackChildManager):
         """
         params = {}
 
+        if 'filters' in kwargs:
+            filters = kwargs.pop('filters')
+            params.update(filters)
+
         for key, value in six.iteritems(kwargs):
             if value:
                 params[key] = value
+
         url = '/stacks/%s/resources' % stack_id
         if params:
             url += '?%s' % parse.urlencode(params, True)
diff --git a/heatclient/v1/shell.py b/heatclient/v1/shell.py
index a56da63a..894bda21 100644
--- a/heatclient/v1/shell.py
+++ b/heatclient/v1/shell.py
@@ -850,12 +850,19 @@ def do_template_validate(hc, args):
 @utils.arg('--with-detail', default=False, action="store_true",
            help=_('Enable detail information presented for each resource '
                   'in resources list.'))
+@utils.arg('-f', '--filter', metavar='<KEY=VALUE>',
+           help=_('Filter parameters to apply on returned resources based on'
+                  ' their name, status, type, action, id and'
+                  ' physcial_resource_id. This can be specified multiple'
+                  ' times.'),
+           action='append')
 def do_resource_list(hc, args):
     '''Show list of resources belonging to a stack.'''
     fields = {
         'stack_id': args.id,
         'nested_depth': args.nested_depth,
         'with_detail': args.with_detail,
+        'filters': utils.format_parameters(args.filter)
     }
     try:
         resources = hc.resources.list(**fields)