diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/CustomRequestLog.java b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/CustomRequestLog.java
index 33db3e00871..a0da252bff3 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/CustomRequestLog.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/CustomRequestLog.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.TimeZone;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.function.BiPredicate;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
@@ -279,6 +280,7 @@ public class CustomRequestLog extends ContainerLifeCycle implements RequestLog
     private final String _formatString;
     private transient PathMappings<String> _ignorePathMap;
     private String[] _ignorePaths;
+    private BiPredicate<Request, Response> _filter;
 
     public CustomRequestLog()
     {
@@ -311,6 +313,15 @@ public class CustomRequestLog extends ContainerLifeCycle implements RequestLog
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * This allows you to set a custom filter to decide whether to log a request or omit it from the request log.
+     * @param filter - a BiPredicate which returns true if this request should be logged.
+     */
+    public void setFilter(BiPredicate<Request, Response> filter)
+    {
+        _filter = filter;
+    }
+
     @ManagedAttribute("The RequestLogWriter")
     public RequestLog.Writer getWriter()
     {
@@ -325,11 +336,14 @@ public class CustomRequestLog extends ContainerLifeCycle implements RequestLog
     @Override
     public void log(Request request, Response response)
     {
+        if (_ignorePathMap != null && _ignorePathMap.getMatch(request.getRequestURI()) != null)
+            return;
+
+        if (_filter != null && !_filter.test(request, response))
+            return;
+
         try
         {
-            if (_ignorePathMap != null && _ignorePathMap.getMatch(request.getRequestURI()) != null)
-                return;
-
             StringBuilder sb = _buffers.get();
             sb.setLength(0);
 
diff --git a/tests/test-integration/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/test/CustomRequestLogTest.java b/tests/test-integration/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/test/CustomRequestLogTest.java
index 41a04b19882..fe6fe40727d 100644
--- a/tests/test-integration/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/test/CustomRequestLogTest.java
+++ b/tests/test-integration/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/test/CustomRequestLogTest.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
-import javax.servlet.ServletException;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 import javax.servlet.ServletOutputStream;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
@@ -142,6 +142,22 @@ public class CustomRequestLogTest
         _server.stop();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testRequestFilter() throws Exception
+    {
+        AtomicReference<Boolean> logRequest = new AtomicReference<>();
+        testHandlerServerStart("RequestPath: %U");
+        _log.setFilter((request, response) -> logRequest.get());
+
+        logRequest.set(true);
+        _connector.getResponse("GET /path HTTP/1.0\n\n");
+        assertThat(_entries.poll(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS), is("RequestPath: /path"));
+
+        logRequest.set(false);
+        _connector.getResponse("GET /path HTTP/1.0\n\n");
+        assertNull(_entries.poll(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testLogRemoteUser() throws Exception
     {