diff --git a/src/reader.rs b/src/reader.rs
index 9bd4fe1..525baa7 100644
--- a/src/reader.rs
+++ b/src/reader.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ const LINEAR_SEARCH_THRESHOLD: u64 = 0;
 pub struct QueryBuilder<'a, D: Distance> {
     reader: &'a Reader<'a, D>,
     candidates: Option<&'a RoaringBitmap>,
+    filter: Option<Box<dyn Fn(u32, f32) -> bool + 'a>>,
     count: usize,
     ef: usize,
 }
@@ -101,6 +102,22 @@ impl<'a, D: Distance> QueryBuilder<'a, D> {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Specify a function to be used to filter items. 
+    /// The function should accept (ItemId, Distance) and should return a boolean.
+    /// A return value of `false` indicates the item should be filtered.
+    /// 
+    /// # Examples
+    /// 
+    /// ```no_run
+    /// # use hannoy::{Reader, distances::Euclidean};
+    /// # let (reader, rtxn): (Reader<Euclidean>, heed::RoTxn) = todo!();
+    /// reader.nns(20).filter(|id, distance| id % 2 == 0).by_item(&rtxn, 6);
+    /// ```
+    pub fn filter<F: Fn(u32, f32) -> bool + 'a>(&mut self, filter: F) -> &mut Self {
+        self.filter = Some(Box::new(filter));
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Specify a search buffer size from which the closest elements are returned. Increasing this
     /// value improves the search relevancy but increases latency as more neighbours need to be
     /// searched.
@@ -334,7 +351,7 @@ impl<'t, D: Distance> Reader<'t, D> {
     ///
     /// You must provide the number of items you want to receive.
     pub fn nns(&self, count: usize) -> QueryBuilder<D> {
-        QueryBuilder { reader: self, candidates: None, count, ef: DEFAULT_EF_SEARCH }
+        QueryBuilder { reader: self, candidates: None, filter: None, count, ef: DEFAULT_EF_SEARCH }
     }
 
     /// Get a generic read node from the database using the version of the database found while creating the reader.
@@ -437,6 +454,12 @@ impl<'t, D: Distance> Reader<'t, D> {
 
         let mut nns = Vec::with_capacity(opt.count);
         while let Some((OrderedFloat(f), id)) = neighbours.pop_min() {
+            if let Some(filter) = &opt.filter {
+                if !filter(id, f) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+
             if opt.candidates.is_none_or(|candidates| candidates.contains(id)) {
                 nns.push((id, f));
             }