diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/metadata_defs/tables.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/metadata_defs/tables.py
index 7ce4db8573..50e46c135d 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/metadata_defs/tables.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/metadata_defs/tables.py
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ class ManageResourceTypeAssociations(tables.LinkAction):
 
 
 class AdminMetadataFilterAction(tables.FilterAction):
-    pass
+    filter_type = "server"
+    filter_choices = (('resource_types', _("Resource Types ="), True),)
 
 
 class UpdateRow(tables.Row):
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/metadata_defs/tests.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/metadata_defs/tests.py
index 5437e08ec2..4718aa0bfd 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/metadata_defs/tests.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/metadata_defs/tests.py
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ class MetadataDefinitionsView(test.BaseAdminViewTests):
             IsA(http.HttpRequest),
             sort_dir='asc',
             marker=None,
-            paginate=True).AndReturn((namespace_list, False, False))
+            paginate=True,
+            filters={}).AndReturn((namespace_list, False, False))
         self.mox.ReplayAll()
 
         res = self.client.get(reverse(constants.METADATA_INDEX_URL))
@@ -89,7 +90,8 @@ class MetadataDefinitionsView(test.BaseAdminViewTests):
             IsA(http.HttpRequest),
             sort_dir='asc',
             marker=None,
-            paginate=True).AndReturn((namespace_list, False, False))
+            paginate=True,
+            filters={}).AndReturn((namespace_list, False, False))
         self.mox.ReplayAll()
 
         res = self.client.get(reverse(constants.METADATA_INDEX_URL))
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/metadata_defs/views.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/metadata_defs/views.py
index fafb94e74f..129c357b8b 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/metadata_defs/views.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/metadata_defs/views.py
@@ -59,12 +59,15 @@ class AdminIndexView(tables.DataTableView):
             marker = self.request.GET.get(
                 admin_tables.AdminNamespacesTable._meta.pagination_param, None)
 
+        filters = self.get_filters()
+
         try:
             namespaces, self._more, self._prev =\
                 glance.metadefs_namespace_list(self.request,
                                                marker=marker,
                                                paginate=True,
-                                               sort_dir=sort_dir)
+                                               sort_dir=sort_dir,
+                                               filters=filters)
 
             if prev_marker is not None:
                 namespaces = sorted(namespaces,
@@ -77,6 +80,17 @@ class AdminIndexView(tables.DataTableView):
             exceptions.handle(self.request, msg)
         return namespaces
 
+    def get_filters(self, filters=None):
+        if not filters:
+            filters = {}
+        filter_field = self.table.get_filter_field()
+        filter_action = self.table._meta._filter_action
+        if filter_action.is_api_filter(filter_field):
+            filter_string = self.table.get_filter_string().strip()
+            if filter_field and filter_string:
+                filters[filter_field] = filter_string
+        return filters
+
 
 class CreateView(forms.ModalFormView):
     form_class = admin_forms.CreateNamespaceForm