diff --git a/common/include/villas/list.h b/common/include/villas/list.h
index 154bf754a..c6cf19145 100644
--- a/common/include/villas/list.h
+++ b/common/include/villas/list.h
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ ssize_t vlist_index(struct vlist *l, void *value);
 /** Extend the list to the given length by filling new slots with given value. */
 void vlist_extend(struct vlist *l, size_t len, void *val);
 
+/** Remove all elements for which the callback returns a non-zero return code. */
+void vlist_filter(struct vlist *l, dtor_cb_t cb);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/common/lib/list.cpp b/common/lib/list.cpp
index 355f74ee3..fe769fde7 100644
--- a/common/lib/list.cpp
+++ b/common/lib/list.cpp
@@ -299,3 +299,20 @@ void vlist_extend(struct vlist *l, size_t len, void *val)
 	while (vlist_length(l) < len)
 		vlist_push(l, val);
 }
+
+void vlist_filter(struct vlist *l, dtor_cb_t cb)
+{
+	size_t u, j;
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&l->lock);
+
+	for (i  = 0, j = 0; i < vlist_length(l); i++) {
+		void *e = vlist_at(l, i);
+
+		if (!cb(e))
+			l->array[j++] = e;
+	}
+
+	l->length = j;
+
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&l->lock);
+}