diff --git a/backend/drive/drive.go b/backend/drive/drive.go
index d1ec46173..75d305c0c 100755
--- a/backend/drive/drive.go
+++ b/backend/drive/drive.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config/configmap"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config/configstruct"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config/obscure"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/filter"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/fserrors"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/fshttp"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/fspath"
@@ -616,6 +617,7 @@ type Fs struct {
 	client           *http.Client       // authorized client
 	rootFolderID     string             // the id of the root folder
 	dirCache         *dircache.DirCache // Map of directory path to directory id
+	lastQuery        string             // Last query string to check in unit tests
 	pacer            *fs.Pacer          // To pace the API calls
 	exportExtensions []string           // preferred extensions to download docs
 	importMimeTypes  []string           // MIME types to convert to docs
@@ -829,11 +831,31 @@ func (f *Fs) list(ctx context.Context, dirIDs []string, title string, directorie
 	if filesOnly {
 		query = append(query, fmt.Sprintf("mimeType!='%s'", driveFolderType))
 	}
-	list := f.svc.Files.List()
-	if len(query) > 0 {
-		list.Q(strings.Join(query, " and "))
-		// fmt.Printf("list Query = %q\n", query)
+
+	// Constrain query using filter if this remote is a sync/copy/walk source.
+	if fi, use := filter.GetConfig(ctx), filter.GetUseFilter(ctx); fi != nil && use {
+		queryByTime := func(op string, tm time.Time) {
+			if tm.IsZero() {
+				return
+			}
+			// https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/ref-search-terms#operators
+			// Query times use RFC 3339 format, default timezone is UTC
+			timeStr := tm.UTC().Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05")
+			term := fmt.Sprintf("(modifiedTime %s '%s' or mimeType = '%s')", op, timeStr, driveFolderType)
+			query = append(query, term)
+		}
+		queryByTime(">=", fi.ModTimeFrom)
+		queryByTime("<=", fi.ModTimeTo)
 	}
+
+	list := f.svc.Files.List()
+	queryString := strings.Join(query, " and ")
+	if queryString != "" {
+		list.Q(queryString)
+		// fs.Debugf(f, "list query: %q", queryString)
+	}
+	f.lastQuery = queryString // for unit tests
+
 	if f.opt.ListChunk > 0 {
 		list.PageSize(f.opt.ListChunk)
 	}
diff --git a/backend/drive/drive_internal_test.go b/backend/drive/drive_internal_test.go
index 2858a2ba5..2f108eb89 100644
--- a/backend/drive/drive_internal_test.go
+++ b/backend/drive/drive_internal_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"mime"
@@ -17,8 +18,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	_ "github.com/rclone/rclone/backend/local"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/filter"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/hash"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/operations"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/sync"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fstest"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fstest/fstests"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/random"
@@ -461,6 +464,81 @@ func (f *Fs) InternalTestCopyID(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+// TestIntegration/FsMkdir/FsPutFiles/Internal/AgeQuery
+func (f *Fs) InternalTestAgeQuery(t *testing.T) {
+	opt := &filter.Opt{}
+	err := opt.MaxAge.Set("1h")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	flt, err := filter.NewFilter(opt)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	defCtx := context.Background()
+	fltCtx := filter.ReplaceConfig(defCtx, flt)
+
+	testCtx1 := fltCtx
+	testCtx2 := filter.SetUseFilter(testCtx1, true)
+	testCtx3, testCancel := context.WithCancel(testCtx2)
+	testCtx4 := filter.SetUseFilter(testCtx3, false)
+	testCancel()
+	assert.False(t, filter.GetUseFilter(testCtx1))
+	assert.True(t, filter.GetUseFilter(testCtx2))
+	assert.True(t, filter.GetUseFilter(testCtx3))
+	assert.False(t, filter.GetUseFilter(testCtx4))
+
+	subRemote := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s/%s", f.Name(), f.Root(), "agequery-testdir")
+	subFsResult, err := fs.NewFs(defCtx, subRemote)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	subFs, isDriveFs := subFsResult.(*Fs)
+	require.True(t, isDriveFs)
+
+	tempDir1, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "rclone-drive-agequery1-test")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer func() {
+		_ = os.RemoveAll(tempDir1)
+	}()
+	tempFs1, err := fs.NewFs(defCtx, tempDir1)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	tempDir2, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "rclone-drive-agequery2-test")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer func() {
+		_ = os.RemoveAll(tempDir2)
+	}()
+	tempFs2, err := fs.NewFs(defCtx, tempDir2)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	file1 := fstest.Item{ModTime: time.Now(), Path: "agequery.txt"}
+	_, _ = fstests.PutTestContents(defCtx, t, tempFs1, &file1, "abcxyz", true)
+
+	// validate sync/copy
+	const timeQuery = "(modifiedTime >= '"
+
+	assert.NoError(t, sync.CopyDir(defCtx, subFs, tempFs1, false))
+	assert.NotContains(t, subFs.lastQuery, timeQuery)
+
+	assert.NoError(t, sync.CopyDir(fltCtx, subFs, tempFs1, false))
+	assert.Contains(t, subFs.lastQuery, timeQuery)
+
+	assert.NoError(t, sync.CopyDir(fltCtx, tempFs2, subFs, false))
+	assert.Contains(t, subFs.lastQuery, timeQuery)
+
+	assert.NoError(t, sync.CopyDir(defCtx, tempFs2, subFs, false))
+	assert.NotContains(t, subFs.lastQuery, timeQuery)
+
+	// validate list/walk
+	devNull, errOpen := os.OpenFile(os.DevNull, os.O_WRONLY, 0)
+	require.NoError(t, errOpen)
+	defer func() {
+		_ = devNull.Close()
+	}()
+
+	assert.NoError(t, operations.List(defCtx, subFs, devNull))
+	assert.NotContains(t, subFs.lastQuery, timeQuery)
+
+	assert.NoError(t, operations.List(fltCtx, subFs, devNull))
+	assert.Contains(t, subFs.lastQuery, timeQuery)
+}
+
 func (f *Fs) InternalTest(t *testing.T) {
 	// These tests all depend on each other so run them as nested tests
 	t.Run("DocumentImport", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -478,6 +556,7 @@ func (f *Fs) InternalTest(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("Shortcuts", f.InternalTestShortcuts)
 	t.Run("UnTrash", f.InternalTestUnTrash)
 	t.Run("CopyID", f.InternalTestCopyID)
+	t.Run("AgeQuery", f.InternalTestAgeQuery)
 }
 
 var _ fstests.InternalTester = (*Fs)(nil)
diff --git a/fs/filter/filter.go b/fs/filter/filter.go
index 5fa5d388c..0efd46aa7 100644
--- a/fs/filter/filter.go
+++ b/fs/filter/filter.go
@@ -598,9 +598,9 @@ func (f *Filter) UsesDirectoryFilters() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+// Context key for config
 type configContextKeyType struct{}
 
-// Context key for config
 var configContextKey = configContextKeyType{}
 
 // GetConfig returns the global or context sensitive config
@@ -645,3 +645,29 @@ func ReplaceConfig(ctx context.Context, f *Filter) context.Context {
 	newCtx := context.WithValue(ctx, configContextKey, f)
 	return newCtx
 }
+
+// Context key for the "use filter" flag
+type useFlagContextKeyType struct{}
+
+var useFlagContextKey = useFlagContextKeyType{}
+
+// GetUseFilter obtains the "use filter" flag from context
+// The flag tells filter-aware backends (Drive) to constrain List using filter
+func GetUseFilter(ctx context.Context) bool {
+	if ctx != nil {
+		if pVal := ctx.Value(useFlagContextKey); pVal != nil {
+			return *(pVal.(*bool))
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// SetUseFilter returns a context having (re)set the "use filter" flag
+func SetUseFilter(ctx context.Context, useFilter bool) context.Context {
+	if useFilter == GetUseFilter(ctx) {
+		return ctx // Minimize depth of nested contexts
+	}
+	pVal := new(bool)
+	*pVal = useFilter
+	return context.WithValue(ctx, useFlagContextKey, pVal)
+}
diff --git a/fs/march/march.go b/fs/march/march.go
index 1f694a36e..d2193eb14 100644
--- a/fs/march/march.go
+++ b/fs/march/march.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ type Marcher interface {
 }
 
 // init sets up a march over opt.Fsrc, and opt.Fdst calling back callback for each match
+// Note: this will flag filter-aware backends on the source side
 func (m *March) init(ctx context.Context) {
 	ci := fs.GetConfig(ctx)
 	m.srcListDir = m.makeListDir(ctx, m.Fsrc, m.SrcIncludeAll)
@@ -76,13 +77,15 @@ type listDirFn func(dir string) (entries fs.DirEntries, err error)
 
 // makeListDir makes constructs a listing function for the given fs
 // and includeAll flags for marching through the file system.
+// Note: this will optionally flag filter-aware backends!
 func (m *March) makeListDir(ctx context.Context, f fs.Fs, includeAll bool) listDirFn {
 	ci := fs.GetConfig(ctx)
 	fi := filter.GetConfig(ctx)
 	if !(ci.UseListR && f.Features().ListR != nil) && // !--fast-list active and
 		!(ci.NoTraverse && fi.HaveFilesFrom()) { // !(--files-from and --no-traverse)
 		return func(dir string) (entries fs.DirEntries, err error) {
-			return list.DirSorted(m.Ctx, f, includeAll, dir)
+			dirCtx := filter.SetUseFilter(m.Ctx, !includeAll) // make filter-aware backends constrain List
+			return list.DirSorted(dirCtx, f, includeAll, dir)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -98,7 +101,8 @@ func (m *March) makeListDir(ctx context.Context, f fs.Fs, includeAll bool) listD
 		mu.Lock()
 		defer mu.Unlock()
 		if !started {
-			dirs, dirsErr = walk.NewDirTree(m.Ctx, f, m.Dir, includeAll, ci.MaxDepth)
+			dirCtx := filter.SetUseFilter(m.Ctx, !includeAll) // make filter-aware backends constrain List
+			dirs, dirsErr = walk.NewDirTree(dirCtx, f, m.Dir, includeAll, ci.MaxDepth)
 			started = true
 		}
 		if dirsErr != nil {
diff --git a/fs/walk/walk.go b/fs/walk/walk.go
index b731fcf5d..3afaac195 100644
--- a/fs/walk/walk.go
+++ b/fs/walk/walk.go
@@ -57,10 +57,13 @@ type Func func(path string, entries fs.DirEntries, err error) error
 // If --files-from and --no-traverse is set then a DirTree will be
 // constructed with just those files in and then walked with WalkR
 //
+// Note: this will flag filter-aware backends!
+//
 // NB (f, path) to be replaced by fs.Dir at some point
 func Walk(ctx context.Context, f fs.Fs, path string, includeAll bool, maxLevel int, fn Func) error {
 	ci := fs.GetConfig(ctx)
 	fi := filter.GetConfig(ctx)
+	ctx = filter.SetUseFilter(ctx, !includeAll) // make filter-aware backends constrain List
 	if ci.NoTraverse && fi.HaveFilesFrom() {
 		return walkR(ctx, f, path, includeAll, maxLevel, fn, fi.MakeListR(ctx, f.NewObject))
 	}
@@ -138,6 +141,8 @@ func (l ListType) Filter(in *fs.DirEntries) {
 // This is implemented by using ListR on the backend if possible and
 // efficient, otherwise by Walk.
 //
+// Note: this will flag filter-aware backends
+//
 // NB (f, path) to be replaced by fs.Dir at some point
 func ListR(ctx context.Context, f fs.Fs, path string, includeAll bool, maxLevel int, listType ListType, fn fs.ListRCallback) error {
 	fi := filter.GetConfig(ctx)
@@ -152,10 +157,12 @@ func ListR(ctx context.Context, f fs.Fs, path string, includeAll bool, maxLevel
 		fi.UsesDirectoryFilters() { // ...using any directory filters
 		return listRwalk(ctx, f, path, includeAll, maxLevel, listType, fn)
 	}
+	ctx = filter.SetUseFilter(ctx, !includeAll) // make filter-aware backends constrain List
 	return listR(ctx, f, path, includeAll, listType, fn, doListR, listType.Dirs() && f.Features().BucketBased)
 }
 
 // listRwalk walks the file tree for ListR using Walk
+// Note: this will flag filter-aware backends (via Walk)
 func listRwalk(ctx context.Context, f fs.Fs, path string, includeAll bool, maxLevel int, listType ListType, fn fs.ListRCallback) error {
 	var listErr error
 	walkErr := Walk(ctx, f, path, includeAll, maxLevel, func(path string, entries fs.DirEntries, err error) error {