diff --git a/doc/source/template_guide/hot_spec.rst b/doc/source/template_guide/hot_spec.rst
index 8402f2745c..0fecfaf2f8 100644
--- a/doc/source/template_guide/hot_spec.rst
+++ b/doc/source/template_guide/hot_spec.rst
@@ -260,10 +260,12 @@ for the ``heat_template_version`` key:
     The key with value ``2017-02-24`` or ``ocata`` indicates that the YAML
     document is a HOT template and it may contain features added and/or removed
     up until the Ocata release. This version adds the ``str_replace_strict``
-    function which raises errors for missing params. The complete list of
-    supported functions is::
+    function which raises errors for missing params and the ``filter`` function
+    which filters out values from lists. The complete list of supported
+    functions is::
 
       digest
+      filter
       get_attr
       get_file
       get_param
@@ -1782,3 +1784,33 @@ Another example reference other conditions
 
 This function returns true if any one of other_condition_1 or
 other_condition_2 evaluate to true, otherwise returns false.
+
+filter
+------
+The ``filter`` function removes values from lists.
+
+The syntax of the ``filter`` function is
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+    filter:
+      - <values>
+      - <list>
+
+For example
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+    parameters:
+      list_param:
+        type: comma_delimited_list
+        default: [1, 2, 3]
+
+    outputs:
+      output_list:
+        value:
+          filter:
+            - [3]
+            - {get_param: list_param}
+
+output_list will be evaluated to [1, 2].
diff --git a/heat/engine/hot/functions.py b/heat/engine/hot/functions.py
index 3f81b7d743..f7af96c5f3 100644
--- a/heat/engine/hot/functions.py
+++ b/heat/engine/hot/functions.py
@@ -1271,3 +1271,49 @@ class Or(ConditionBoolean):
     def result(self):
         return any(self._get_condition(cd)
                    for cd in function.resolve(self.args))
+
+
+class Filter(function.Function):
+    """A function for filtering out values from lists.
+
+    Takes the form::
+
+        filter:
+          - <values>
+          - <list>
+
+    Returns a new list without the values.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, stack, fn_name, args):
+        super(Filter, self).__init__(stack, fn_name, args)
+
+        self._values, self._sequence = self._parse_args()
+
+    def _parse_args(self):
+        if (not isinstance(self.args, collections.Sequence) or
+                isinstance(self.args, six.string_types)):
+            raise TypeError(_('Argument to "%s" must be a list') %
+                            self.fn_name)
+
+        if len(self.args) != 2:
+            raise ValueError(_('"%(fn)s" expected 2 arguments of the form '
+                               '[values, sequence] but got %(len)d arguments '
+                               'instead') %
+                             {'fn': self.fn_name, 'len': len(self.args)})
+
+        return self.args[0], self.args[1]
+
+    def result(self):
+        sequence = function.resolve(self._sequence)
+        if not sequence:
+            return sequence
+        if not isinstance(sequence, list):
+            raise TypeError(_('"%s" only works with lists') % self.fn_name)
+
+        values = function.resolve(self._values)
+        if not values:
+            return sequence
+        if not isinstance(values, list):
+            raise TypeError(
+                _('"%(fn)s" filters a list of values') % self.fn_name)
+        return [i for i in sequence if i not in values]
diff --git a/heat/engine/hot/template.py b/heat/engine/hot/template.py
index 17f36388f9..15ce69d443 100644
--- a/heat/engine/hot/template.py
+++ b/heat/engine/hot/template.py
@@ -539,6 +539,7 @@ class HOTemplate20170224(HOTemplate20161014):
         'if': hot_funcs.If,
 
         # functions added in 2017-02-24
+        'filter': hot_funcs.Filter,
         'str_replace_strict': hot_funcs.ReplaceJsonStrict,
 
         # functions removed from 2015-10-15
diff --git a/heat/tests/test_hot.py b/heat/tests/test_hot.py
index 9f201148b6..643884166b 100644
--- a/heat/tests/test_hot.py
+++ b/heat/tests/test_hot.py
@@ -1757,6 +1757,46 @@ conditions:
 
         self.assertEqual(hot_tpl['resources'], empty.t['resources'])
 
+    def test_filter(self):
+        snippet = {'filter': [[None], [1, None, 4, 2, None]]}
+        tmpl = template.Template(hot_ocata_tpl_empty)
+        stack = parser.Stack(utils.dummy_context(), 'test_stack', tmpl)
+        resolved = self.resolve(snippet, tmpl, stack=stack)
+
+        self.assertEqual([1, 4, 2], resolved)
+
+    def test_filter_wrong_args_type(self):
+        snippet = {'filter': 'foo'}
+        tmpl = template.Template(hot_ocata_tpl_empty)
+        stack = parser.Stack(utils.dummy_context(), 'test_stack', tmpl)
+        self.assertRaises(exception.StackValidationFailed, self.resolve,
+                          snippet, tmpl, stack=stack)
+
+    def test_filter_wrong_args_number(self):
+        snippet = {'filter': [[None], [1, 2], 'foo']}
+        tmpl = template.Template(hot_ocata_tpl_empty)
+        stack = parser.Stack(utils.dummy_context(), 'test_stack', tmpl)
+        self.assertRaises(exception.StackValidationFailed, self.resolve,
+                          snippet, tmpl, stack=stack)
+
+    def test_filter_dict(self):
+        snippet = {'filter': [[None], {'a': 1}]}
+        tmpl = template.Template(hot_ocata_tpl_empty)
+        stack = parser.Stack(utils.dummy_context(), 'test_stack', tmpl)
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, self.resolve, snippet, tmpl, stack=stack)
+
+    def test_filter_str(self):
+        snippet = {'filter': [['a'], 'abcd']}
+        tmpl = template.Template(hot_ocata_tpl_empty)
+        stack = parser.Stack(utils.dummy_context(), 'test_stack', tmpl)
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, self.resolve, snippet, tmpl, stack=stack)
+
+    def test_filter_str_values(self):
+        snippet = {'filter': ['abcd', ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']]}
+        tmpl = template.Template(hot_ocata_tpl_empty)
+        stack = parser.Stack(utils.dummy_context(), 'test_stack', tmpl)
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, self.resolve, snippet, tmpl, stack=stack)
+
 
 class HotStackTest(common.HeatTestCase):
     """Test stack function when stack was created from HOT template."""