diff --git a/dag/set.go b/dag/set.go
index 3929c9d0e9..92b42151d7 100644
--- a/dag/set.go
+++ b/dag/set.go
@@ -81,6 +81,20 @@ func (s *Set) Difference(other *Set) *Set {
 	return result
 }
 
+// Filter returns a set that contains the elements from the receiver
+// where the given callback returns true.
+func (s *Set) Filter(cb func(interface{}) bool) *Set {
+	result := new(Set)
+
+	for _, v := range s.m {
+		if cb(v) {
+			result.Add(v)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result
+}
+
 // Len is the number of items in the set.
 func (s *Set) Len() int {
 	if s == nil {
diff --git a/dag/set_test.go b/dag/set_test.go
index 8aeae70732..c70da475eb 100644
--- a/dag/set_test.go
+++ b/dag/set_test.go
@@ -54,3 +54,45 @@ func TestSetDifference(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSetFilter(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		Input    []interface{}
+		Expected []interface{}
+	}{
+		{
+			[]interface{}{1, 2, 3},
+			[]interface{}{1, 2, 3},
+		},
+
+		{
+			[]interface{}{4, 5, 6},
+			[]interface{}{4},
+		},
+
+		{
+			[]interface{}{7, 8, 9},
+			[]interface{}{},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for i, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%d-%#v", i, tc.Input), func(t *testing.T) {
+			var input, expected Set
+			for _, v := range tc.Input {
+				input.Add(v)
+			}
+			for _, v := range tc.Expected {
+				expected.Add(v)
+			}
+
+			actual := input.Filter(func(v interface{}) bool {
+				return v.(int) < 5
+			})
+			match := actual.Intersection(&expected)
+			if match.Len() != expected.Len() {
+				t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", actual.List())
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}