1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
index b7bd878c90..13c331550b 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
@@ -531,11 +531,20 @@ class RoomEventContextServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
         limit = parse_integer(request, "limit", default=10)
 
+        # picking the API shape for symmetry with /messages
+        filter_bytes = parse_string(request, "filter")
+        if filter_bytes:
+            filter_json = urlparse.unquote(filter_bytes).decode("UTF-8")
+            event_filter = Filter(json.loads(filter_json))
+        else:
+            event_filter = None
+
         results = yield self.room_context_handler.get_event_context(
             requester.user,
             room_id,
             event_id,
             limit,
+            event_filter,
         )
 
         if not results: