diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/MetadataFiltersController.java b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/MetadataFiltersController.java
index 52122b64f..2ec5f01ab 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/MetadataFiltersController.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/MetadataFiltersController.java
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.DeleteMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ExceptionHandler;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping;
@@ -21,12 +23,16 @@
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+import org.springframework.web.client.HttpClientErrorException;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.support.ServletUriComponentsBuilder;
 
 import java.net.URI;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
+import static org.springframework.http.HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND;
+
 @RestController
 @RequestMapping("/api/MetadataResolvers/{metadataResolverId}")
 public class MetadataFiltersController {
@@ -40,33 +46,33 @@ public class MetadataFiltersController {
     @Autowired
     private FilterRepository filterRepository;
 
+    private static final Supplier<HttpClientErrorException> HTTP_404_CLIENT_ERROR_EXCEPTION = () -> new HttpClientErrorException(NOT_FOUND);
+
+    @ExceptionHandler
+    public ResponseEntity<?> notFoundHandler(HttpClientErrorException ex) {
+        if(ex.getStatusCode() == NOT_FOUND) {
+            return ResponseEntity.notFound().build();
+        }
+        throw ex;
+    }
+
     @GetMapping("/Filters")
     @Transactional(readOnly = true)
     public ResponseEntity<?> getAll(@PathVariable String metadataResolverId) {
-        MetadataResolver resolver = repository.findByResourceId(metadataResolverId);
-        if(resolver == null) {
-            return ResponseEntity.notFound().build();
-        }
+        MetadataResolver resolver = findResolverOrThrowHttp404(metadataResolverId);
         return ResponseEntity.ok(resolver.getMetadataFilters());
     }
 
     @GetMapping("/Filters/{resourceId}")
+    @Transactional(readOnly = true)
     public ResponseEntity<?> getOne(@PathVariable String metadataResolverId, @PathVariable String resourceId) {
-        MetadataResolver resolver = repository.findByResourceId(metadataResolverId);
-        if(resolver == null) {
-            return ResponseEntity.notFound().build();
-        }
-        return ResponseEntity.ok(resolver.getMetadataFilters().stream()
-                .filter(f -> f.getResourceId().equals(resourceId))
-                .collect(Collectors.toList()).get(0));
+        MetadataResolver resolver = findResolverOrThrowHttp404(metadataResolverId);
+        return ResponseEntity.ok(findFilterOrThrowHttp404(resolver, resourceId));
     }
 
     @PostMapping("/Filters")
     public ResponseEntity<?> create(@PathVariable String metadataResolverId, @RequestBody MetadataFilter createdFilter) {
-        MetadataResolver metadataResolver = repository.findByResourceId(metadataResolverId);
-        if(metadataResolver == null) {
-            return ResponseEntity.notFound().build();
-        }
+        MetadataResolver metadataResolver = findResolverOrThrowHttp404(metadataResolverId);
         metadataResolver.getMetadataFilters().add(createdFilter);
         MetadataResolver persistedMr = repository.save(metadataResolver);
 
@@ -78,7 +84,6 @@ public ResponseEntity<?> create(@PathVariable String metadataResolverId, @Reques
         return ResponseEntity
                 .created(getResourceUriFor(persistedMr, createdFilter.getResourceId()))
                 .body(persistedFilter);
-
     }
 
     @PutMapping("/Filters/{resourceId}")
@@ -90,10 +95,7 @@ public ResponseEntity<?> update(@PathVariable String metadataResolverId,
             return ResponseEntity.notFound().build();
         }
 
-        MetadataResolver metadataResolver = repository.findByResourceId(metadataResolverId);
-        if(metadataResolver == null) {
-            return ResponseEntity.notFound().build();
-        }
+        MetadataResolver metadataResolver = findResolverOrThrowHttp404(metadataResolverId);
 
         // check to make sure that the relationship exists
         if (!metadataResolver.getMetadataFilters().contains(filterTobeUpdated)) {
@@ -122,6 +124,40 @@ public ResponseEntity<?> update(@PathVariable String metadataResolverId,
         return ResponseEntity.ok().body(persistedFilter);
     }
 
+    @DeleteMapping("/Filters/{resourceId}")
+    @Transactional
+    public ResponseEntity<?> delete(@PathVariable String metadataResolverId,
+                                    @PathVariable String resourceId) {
+
+        MetadataResolver resolver = findResolverOrThrowHttp404(metadataResolverId);
+        //TODO: consider implementing delete of filter directly from RDBMS via FilterRepository
+        boolean removed = resolver.getMetadataFilters().removeIf(f -> f.getResourceId().equals(resourceId));
+        if(!removed) {
+            throw HTTP_404_CLIENT_ERROR_EXCEPTION.get();
+        }
+        repository.save(resolver);
+
+        //TODO: do we need to reload filters here?!?
+        //metadataResolverService.reloadFilters(persistedMr.getName());
+
+        return ResponseEntity.noContent().build();
+    }
+
+    private MetadataResolver findResolverOrThrowHttp404(String resolverResourceId) {
+        MetadataResolver resolver = repository.findByResourceId(resolverResourceId);
+        if(resolver == null) {
+            throw HTTP_404_CLIENT_ERROR_EXCEPTION.get();
+        }
+        return resolver;
+    }
+
+    private MetadataFilter findFilterOrThrowHttp404(MetadataResolver resolver, String filterResourceId) {
+        return resolver.getMetadataFilters().stream()
+                .filter(f -> f.getResourceId().equals(filterResourceId))
+                .findFirst()
+                .orElseThrow(HTTP_404_CLIENT_ERROR_EXCEPTION);
+    }
+
     private MetadataFilter newlyPersistedFilter(Stream<MetadataFilter> filters, final String filterResourceId) {
         MetadataFilter persistedFilter = filters
                 .filter(f -> f.getResourceId().equals(filterResourceId))
@@ -180,4 +216,4 @@ private static URI getResourceUriFor(MetadataResolver mr, String filterResourceI
                 .build()
                 .toUri();
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/MetadataFiltersControllerIntegrationTests.groovy b/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/MetadataFiltersControllerIntegrationTests.groovy
index 557fdf56e..e65a7e963 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/MetadataFiltersControllerIntegrationTests.groovy
+++ b/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/MetadataFiltersControllerIntegrationTests.groovy
@@ -103,6 +103,29 @@ class MetadataFiltersControllerIntegrationTests extends Specification {
         updatedResultFromPUT.statusCode.value() == 200
     }
 
+    def "DELETE Filter"() {
+        given: 'MetadataResolver with attached filter is available in data store'
+        def resolver = generator.buildRandomMetadataResolverOfType('FileBacked')
+        resolver.metadataFilters << generator.entityAttributesFilter()
+        def filterResourceId = resolver.metadataFilters[0].resourceId
+        def resolverResourceId = resolver.resourceId
+        metadataResolverRepository.save(resolver)
+
+
+        when: 'GET request is made with resource Id matching the existing filter'
+        def result = this.restTemplate.getForEntity("$BASE_URI/$resolverResourceId/Filters/$filterResourceId", String)
+
+        then:
+        result.statusCode.value() == 200
+
+        and: 'DELETE call is made and then GET call is made for the just deleted resource'
+        restTemplate.delete("$BASE_URI/$resolverResourceId/Filters/$filterResourceId")
+        def GETResultAfterDelete = this.restTemplate.getForEntity("$BASE_URI/$resolverResourceId/Filters/$filterResourceId", String)
+
+        then: 'The deleted resource is gone'
+        GETResultAfterDelete.statusCode.value() == 404
+    }
+
     private HttpEntity<String> createRequestHttpEntityFor(Closure jsonBodySupplier) {
         new HttpEntity<String>(jsonBodySupplier(), ['Content-Type': 'application/json'] as HttpHeaders)
     }