diff --git a/src/database/database_view.rs b/src/database/database_view.rs
index 6e8d32a78..b37d84042 100644
--- a/src/database/database_view.rs
+++ b/src/database/database_view.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::database::{retrieve_data_schema, retrieve_data_index};
 use crate::database::blob::positive::PositiveBlob;
 use crate::database::deserializer::Deserializer;
 use crate::database::schema::Schema;
-use crate::rank::QueryBuilder;
+use crate::rank::{QueryBuilder, FilterFunc};
 use crate::DocumentId;
 
 pub struct DatabaseView<D>
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ where D: Deref<Target=DB>
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn query_builder(&self) -> Result<QueryBuilder<D>, Box<Error>> {
+    pub fn query_builder(&self) -> Result<QueryBuilder<D, FilterFunc<D>>, Box<Error>> {
         QueryBuilder::new(self)
     }
 
diff --git a/src/rank/mod.rs b/src/rank/mod.rs
index 81b9463e2..4d1b6b1ea 100644
--- a/src/rank/mod.rs
+++ b/src/rank/mod.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mod distinct_map;
 
 use crate::{Match, DocumentId};
 
-pub use self::query_builder::{QueryBuilder, DistinctQueryBuilder};
+pub use self::query_builder::{FilterFunc, QueryBuilder, DistinctQueryBuilder};
 
 #[inline]
 fn match_query_index(a: &Match, b: &Match) -> bool {
diff --git a/src/rank/query_builder.rs b/src/rank/query_builder.rs
index fe0904160..586eb7c88 100644
--- a/src/rank/query_builder.rs
+++ b/src/rank/query_builder.rs
@@ -34,14 +34,17 @@ fn split_whitespace_automatons(query: &str) -> Vec<DfaExt> {
     automatons
 }
 
-pub struct QueryBuilder<'a, D>
+pub type FilterFunc<D> = fn(DocumentId, &DatabaseView<D>) -> bool;
+
+pub struct QueryBuilder<'a, D, FI>
 where D: Deref<Target=DB>
 {
     view: &'a DatabaseView<D>,
     criteria: Criteria<D>,
+    filter: Option<FI>,
 }
 
-impl<'a, D> QueryBuilder<'a, D>
+impl<'a, D> QueryBuilder<'a, D, FilterFunc<D>>
 where D: Deref<Target=DB>
 {
     pub fn new(view: &'a DatabaseView<D>) -> Result<Self, Box<Error>> {
@@ -49,19 +52,27 @@ where D: Deref<Target=DB>
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, D> QueryBuilder<'a, D>
-where D: Deref<Target=DB>
+impl<'a, D, FI> QueryBuilder<'a, D, FI>
+where D: Deref<Target=DB>,
 {
     pub fn with_criteria(view: &'a DatabaseView<D>, criteria: Criteria<D>) -> Result<Self, Box<Error>> {
-        Ok(QueryBuilder { view, criteria })
+        Ok(QueryBuilder { view, criteria, filter: None })
     }
 
-    pub fn criteria(&mut self, criteria: Criteria<D>) -> &mut Self {
-        self.criteria = criteria;
-        self
+    pub fn with_filter<F>(self, function: F) -> QueryBuilder<'a, D, F>
+    where F: Fn(DocumentId, &DatabaseView<D>) -> bool,
+    {
+        QueryBuilder {
+            view: self.view,
+            criteria: self.criteria,
+            filter: Some(function)
+        }
     }
 
-    pub fn with_distinct<F>(self, function: F, size: usize) -> DistinctQueryBuilder<'a, D, F> {
+    pub fn with_distinct<F, K>(self, function: F, size: usize) -> DistinctQueryBuilder<'a, D, FI, F>
+    where F: Fn(DocumentId, &DatabaseView<D>) -> Option<K>,
+          K: Hash + Eq,
+    {
         DistinctQueryBuilder {
             inner: self,
             function: function,
@@ -109,8 +120,9 @@ where D: Deref<Target=DB>
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, D> QueryBuilder<'a, D>
+impl<'a, D, FI> QueryBuilder<'a, D, FI>
 where D: Deref<Target=DB>,
+      FI: Fn(DocumentId, &DatabaseView<D>) -> bool,
 {
     pub fn query(&self, query: &str, range: Range<usize>) -> Vec<Document> {
         let mut documents = self.query_all(query);
@@ -152,20 +164,35 @@ where D: Deref<Target=DB>,
     }
 }
 
-pub struct DistinctQueryBuilder<'a, D, F>
+pub struct DistinctQueryBuilder<'a, D, FI, FD>
 where D: Deref<Target=DB>
 {
-    inner: QueryBuilder<'a, D>,
-    function: F,
+    inner: QueryBuilder<'a, D, FI>,
+    function: FD,
     size: usize,
 }
 
-impl<'a, D, F, K> DistinctQueryBuilder<'a, D, F>
+impl<'a, D, FI, FD> DistinctQueryBuilder<'a, D, FI, FD>
 where D: Deref<Target=DB>,
-      F: Fn(DocumentId, &DatabaseView<D>) -> Option<K>,
+{
+    pub fn with_filter<F>(self, function: F) -> DistinctQueryBuilder<'a, D, F, FD>
+    where F: Fn(DocumentId, &DatabaseView<D>) -> bool,
+    {
+        DistinctQueryBuilder {
+            inner: self.inner.with_filter(function),
+            function: self.function,
+            size: self.size
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, D, FI, FD, K> DistinctQueryBuilder<'a, D, FI, FD>
+where D: Deref<Target=DB>,
+      FI: Fn(DocumentId, &DatabaseView<D>) -> bool,
+      FD: Fn(DocumentId, &DatabaseView<D>) -> Option<K>,
       K: Hash + Eq,
 {
-    pub fn query(&self, query: &str, range: Range<usize>) -> Vec<Document> {
+    pub fn query(self, query: &str, range: Range<usize>) -> Vec<Document> {
         let mut documents = self.inner.query_all(query);
         let mut groups = vec![documents.as_mut_slice()];
         let mut key_cache = HashMap::new();