diff --git a/src/metax_api/services/catalog_record_service.py b/src/metax_api/services/catalog_record_service.py
index f4e8e5e6..4de8beb6 100644
--- a/src/metax_api/services/catalog_record_service.py
+++ b/src/metax_api/services/catalog_record_service.py
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ def get_queryset_search_params(cls, request):
         if request.query_params.get('editor', False):
             queryset_search_params['editor__contains'] = { 'identifier': request.query_params['editor'] }
 
+        if request.query_params.get('metadata_owner_org', False):
+            queryset_search_params['metadata_owner_org'] = request.query_params['metadata_owner_org']
+
         if request.query_params.get('contract_org_identifier', False):
             if request.user.username not in ('metax', 'tpas'):
                 raise Http403({ 'detail': ['query parameter pas_filter is restricted']})
diff --git a/src/metax_api/tests/api/rest/base/views/datasets/read.py b/src/metax_api/tests/api/rest/base/views/datasets/read.py
index 72023638..f5bc1943 100644
--- a/src/metax_api/tests/api/rest/base/views/datasets/read.py
+++ b/src/metax_api/tests/api/rest/base/views/datasets/read.py
@@ -384,6 +384,15 @@ def test_read_catalog_record_search_by_editor(self):
         response = self.client.get('/rest/datasets')
         self.assertNotEqual(response.data['count'], qvain_records_count, 'looks like filtering had no effect')
 
+    def test_read_catalog_record_search_by_metadata_owner_org(self):
+        metadata_owner_org = 'org_id'
+        for cr in CatalogRecord.objects.filter(pk__in=[1, 2, 3]):
+            cr.metadata_owner_org = metadata_owner_org
+            cr.force_save()
+        response = self.client.get('/rest/datasets?metadata_owner_org=%s' % metadata_owner_org)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        self.assertEqual(len(response.data['results']), 3)
+
     def test_filter_by_contract_org_identifier(self):
         """
         Test filtering by contract_org_identifier, which matches using iregex
diff --git a/swagger/swagger.yaml b/swagger/swagger.yaml
index bdfd2972..e28ac841 100644
--- a/swagger/swagger.yaml
+++ b/swagger/swagger.yaml
@@ -711,6 +711,11 @@ paths:
           description: TPAS state (field preservation_state). multiple states using OR-logic are queriable in the same request, e.g. state=5,6. see valid values from http://iow.csc.fi/model/mrd/CatalogRecord/ field preservation_state
           required: false
           type: string
+        - name: metadata_owner_org
+          in: query
+          description: Filter by dataset field metadata_owner_org
+          required: false
+          type: string
         - name: contract_org_identifier
           in: query
           description: Filter by dataset contract.contract_json.organization.organization_identifier. Restricted to permitted users.