diff --git a/cmd/handler.go b/cmd/handler.go
index 103935d..1f2ec1b 100644
--- a/cmd/handler.go
+++ b/cmd/handler.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (h Handler) HandleFilesystemVersionsRequest(r rpc.FilesystemVersionsRequest
 	h.Logger.Printf("allowed: %#v\n", r.Filesystem)
 
 	// find our versions
-	if versions, err = zfs.ZFSListFilesystemVersions(r.Filesystem); err != nil {
+	if versions, err = zfs.ZFSListFilesystemVersions(r.Filesystem, nil); err != nil {
 		h.Logger.Printf("our versions error: %#v\n", err)
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/replication.go b/cmd/replication.go
index f76d3f2..fde1216 100644
--- a/cmd/replication.go
+++ b/cmd/replication.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func doPull(pull PullContext) (err error) {
 
 		var versions []zfs.FilesystemVersion
 		if m.LocalExists {
-			if versions, err = zfs.ZFSListFilesystemVersions(m.Local); err != nil {
+			if versions, err = zfs.ZFSListFilesystemVersions(m.Local, nil); err != nil {
 				log("cannot get filesystem versions, stopping...: %v\n", m.Local.ToString(), m, err)
 				return false
 			}
diff --git a/zfs/diff.go b/zfs/diff.go
index dc2e58f..e0387ce 100644
--- a/zfs/diff.go
+++ b/zfs/diff.go
@@ -1,55 +1,9 @@
 package zfs
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"sort"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
 )
 
-type VersionType string
-
-const (
-	Bookmark VersionType = "bookmark"
-	Snapshot             = "snapshot"
-)
-
-func (t VersionType) DelimiterChar() string {
-	switch t {
-	case Bookmark:
-		return "#"
-	case Snapshot:
-		return "@"
-	default:
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("unexpected VersionType %#v", t))
-	}
-	return ""
-}
-
-type FilesystemVersion struct {
-	Type VersionType
-
-	// Display name. Should not be used for identification, only for user output
-	Name string
-
-	// GUID as exported by ZFS. Uniquely identifies a snapshot across pools
-	Guid uint64
-
-	// The TXG in which the snapshot was created. For bookmarks,
-	// this is the GUID of the snapshot it was initially tied to.
-	CreateTXG uint64
-}
-
-func (v FilesystemVersion) ToAbsPath(p DatasetPath) string {
-	var b bytes.Buffer
-	b.WriteString(p.ToString())
-	b.WriteString(v.Type.DelimiterChar())
-	b.WriteString(v.Name)
-	return b.String()
-}
-
 type fsbyCreateTXG []FilesystemVersion
 
 func (l fsbyCreateTXG) Len() int      { return len(l) }
@@ -105,56 +59,6 @@ type FilesystemDiff struct {
 	MRCAPathRight []FilesystemVersion
 }
 
-func ZFSListFilesystemVersions(fs DatasetPath) (res []FilesystemVersion, err error) {
-	var fieldLines [][]string
-	fieldLines, err = ZFSList(
-		[]string{"name", "guid", "createtxg"},
-		"-r", "-d", "1",
-		"-t", "bookmark,snapshot",
-		"-s", "createtxg", fs.ToString())
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-	res = make([]FilesystemVersion, len(fieldLines))
-	for i, line := range fieldLines {
-
-		if len(line[0]) < 3 {
-			err = errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("snapshot or bookmark name implausibly short: %s", line[0]))
-			return
-		}
-
-		snapSplit := strings.SplitN(line[0], "@", 2)
-		bookmarkSplit := strings.SplitN(line[0], "#", 2)
-		if len(snapSplit)*len(bookmarkSplit) != 2 {
-			err = errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("dataset cannot be snapshot and bookmark at the same time: %s", line[0]))
-			return
-		}
-
-		var v FilesystemVersion
-		if len(snapSplit) == 2 {
-			v.Name = snapSplit[1]
-			v.Type = Snapshot
-		} else {
-			v.Name = bookmarkSplit[1]
-			v.Type = Bookmark
-		}
-
-		if v.Guid, err = strconv.ParseUint(line[1], 10, 64); err != nil {
-			err = errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("cannot parse GUID: %s", err.Error()))
-			return
-		}
-
-		if v.CreateTXG, err = strconv.ParseUint(line[2], 10, 64); err != nil {
-			err = errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("cannot parse CreateTXG: %s", err.Error()))
-			return
-		}
-
-		res[i] = v
-
-	}
-	return
-}
-
 // we must assume left and right are ordered ascendingly by ZFS_PROP_CREATETXG and that
 // names are unique (bas ZFS_PROP_GUID replacement)
 func MakeFilesystemDiff(left, right []FilesystemVersion) (diff FilesystemDiff) {
diff --git a/zfs/versions.go b/zfs/versions.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf28b34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zfs/versions.go
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+package zfs
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type VersionType string
+
+const (
+	Bookmark VersionType = "bookmark"
+	Snapshot             = "snapshot"
+)
+
+func (t VersionType) DelimiterChar() string {
+	switch t {
+	case Bookmark:
+		return "#"
+	case Snapshot:
+		return "@"
+	default:
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("unexpected VersionType %#v", t))
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+type FilesystemVersion struct {
+	Type VersionType
+
+	// Display name. Should not be used for identification, only for user output
+	Name string
+
+	// GUID as exported by ZFS. Uniquely identifies a snapshot across pools
+	Guid uint64
+
+	// The TXG in which the snapshot was created. For bookmarks,
+	// this is the GUID of the snapshot it was initially tied to.
+	CreateTXG uint64
+}
+
+func (v FilesystemVersion) ToAbsPath(p DatasetPath) string {
+	var b bytes.Buffer
+	b.WriteString(p.ToString())
+	b.WriteString(v.Type.DelimiterChar())
+	b.WriteString(v.Name)
+	return b.String()
+}
+
+type FilesystemVersionFilter interface {
+	Filter(fsv FilesystemVersion) (accept bool, err error)
+}
+
+func ZFSListFilesystemVersions(fs DatasetPath, filter FilesystemVersionFilter) (res []FilesystemVersion, err error) {
+	var fieldLines [][]string
+	fieldLines, err = ZFSList(
+		[]string{"name", "guid", "createtxg"},
+		"-r", "-d", "1",
+		"-t", "bookmark,snapshot",
+		"-s", "createtxg", fs.ToString())
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	res = make([]FilesystemVersion, 0, len(fieldLines))
+	for _, line := range fieldLines {
+
+		if len(line[0]) < 3 {
+			err = errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("snapshot or bookmark name implausibly short: %s", line[0]))
+			return
+		}
+
+		snapSplit := strings.SplitN(line[0], "@", 2)
+		bookmarkSplit := strings.SplitN(line[0], "#", 2)
+		if len(snapSplit)*len(bookmarkSplit) != 2 {
+			err = errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("dataset cannot be snapshot and bookmark at the same time: %s", line[0]))
+			return
+		}
+
+		var v FilesystemVersion
+		if len(snapSplit) == 2 {
+			v.Name = snapSplit[1]
+			v.Type = Snapshot
+		} else {
+			v.Name = bookmarkSplit[1]
+			v.Type = Bookmark
+		}
+
+		if v.Guid, err = strconv.ParseUint(line[1], 10, 64); err != nil {
+			err = errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("cannot parse GUID: %s", err.Error()))
+			return
+		}
+
+		if v.CreateTXG, err = strconv.ParseUint(line[2], 10, 64); err != nil {
+			err = errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("cannot parse CreateTXG: %s", err.Error()))
+			return
+		}
+
+		accept := true
+		if filter != nil {
+			accept, err = filter.Filter(v)
+			if err != nil {
+				err = fmt.Errorf("error executing filter: %s", err)
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+		if accept {
+			res = append(res, v)
+		}
+
+	}
+	return
+}