diff --git a/cmd/mirror_create.go b/cmd/mirror_create.go
index 32c88be6..b902b26c 100644
--- a/cmd/mirror_create.go
+++ b/cmd/mirror_create.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/smira/aptly/deb"
+	"github.com/smira/aptly/query"
 	"github.com/smira/commander"
 	"github.com/smira/flag"
 	"strings"
@@ -37,6 +38,16 @@ func aptlyMirrorCreate(cmd *commander.Command, args []string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create mirror: %s", err)
 	}
 
+	repo.Filter = context.flags.Lookup("filter").Value.String()
+	repo.FilterWithDeps = context.flags.Lookup("filter-with-deps").Value.Get().(bool)
+
+	if repo.Filter != "" {
+		_, err = query.Parse(repo.Filter)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to create mirror: %s", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	verifier, err := getVerifier(context.flags)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to initialize GPG verifier: %s", err)
@@ -79,6 +90,8 @@ Example:
 
 	cmd.Flag.Bool("ignore-signatures", false, "disable verification of Release file signatures")
 	cmd.Flag.Bool("with-sources", false, "download source packages in addition to binary packages")
+	cmd.Flag.String("filter", "", "filter packages in mirror")
+	cmd.Flag.Bool("filter-with-deps", false, "when filtering, include dependencies of matching packages as well")
 	cmd.Flag.Var(&keyRingsFlag{}, "keyring", "gpg keyring to use when verifying Release file (could be specified multiple times)")
 
 	return cmd
diff --git a/cmd/mirror_show.go b/cmd/mirror_show.go
index d044230c..53296cdb 100644
--- a/cmd/mirror_show.go
+++ b/cmd/mirror_show.go
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ func aptlyMirrorShow(cmd *commander.Command, args []string) error {
 		downloadSources = "yes"
 	}
 	fmt.Printf("Download Sources: %s\n", downloadSources)
+	if repo.Filter != "" {
+		fmt.Printf("Filter: %s\n", repo.Filter)
+		filterWithDeps := "no"
+		if repo.FilterWithDeps {
+			filterWithDeps = "yes"
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("Filter With Deps: %s\n", filterWithDeps)
+	}
 	if repo.LastDownloadDate.IsZero() {
 		fmt.Printf("Last update: never\n")
 	} else {
diff --git a/cmd/mirror_update.go b/cmd/mirror_update.go
index 7498e1a4..7caf564d 100644
--- a/cmd/mirror_update.go
+++ b/cmd/mirror_update.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/smira/aptly/deb"
+	"github.com/smira/aptly/query"
 	"github.com/smira/commander"
 	"github.com/smira/flag"
 )
@@ -37,7 +39,17 @@ func aptlyMirrorUpdate(cmd *commander.Command, args []string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to update: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	err = repo.Download(context.Progress(), context.Downloader(), context.CollectionFactory(), context.PackagePool(), ignoreMismatch)
+	var filterQuery deb.PackageQuery
+
+	if repo.Filter != "" {
+		filterQuery, err = query.Parse(repo.Filter)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to update: %s", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	err = repo.Download(context.Progress(), context.Downloader(), context.CollectionFactory(), context.PackagePool(), ignoreMismatch,
+		context.DependencyOptions(), filterQuery)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to update: %s", err)
 	}