diff --git a/base_directory_file_download/models/ir_filesystem_directory.py b/base_directory_file_download/models/ir_filesystem_directory.py
index 4084cce58..cc8bcf75c 100644
--- a/base_directory_file_download/models/ir_filesystem_directory.py
+++ b/base_directory_file_download/models/ir_filesystem_directory.py
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 
 import logging
 
-from os import listdir
-from os.path import isfile, join, exists, normpath, realpath
+from glob import glob
+from os.path import basename, isfile, join, exists, normpath, realpath
+
 from odoo import api, fields, models, _
 from odoo.exceptions import UserError
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ class IrFilesystemDirectory(models.Model):
         compute='_compute_file_count',
         string="# Files",
     )
+    files_filter = fields.Char()
 
     @api.multi
     def get_dir(self):
@@ -61,10 +63,11 @@ class IrFilesystemDirectory(models.Model):
     @api.multi
     def _get_directory_files(self):
 
-        def get_files(directory, files):
-            for file_name in listdir(directory):
-                full_path = join(directory, file_name)
-
+        def get_files(directory, files_filter):
+            glob_path = join(directory, files_filter)
+            content = glob(glob_path)
+            for full_path in content:
+                file_name = basename(full_path)
                 # Symbolic links and up-level references are not considered
                 norm_path = normpath(realpath(full_path))
                 if norm_path in full_path:
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@ class IrFilesystemDirectory(models.Model):
         files = []
         if self.get_dir() and exists(self.get_dir()):
             try:
-                get_files(self.get_dir(), files)
+                get_files(self.get_dir(), self.files_filter or '*')
             except (IOError, OSError):
                 _logger.info(
                     "_get_directory_files reading %s",
diff --git a/base_directory_file_download/models/ir_filesystem_file.py b/base_directory_file_download/models/ir_filesystem_file.py
index 501d1d23e..e31d30c80 100644
--- a/base_directory_file_download/models/ir_filesystem_file.py
+++ b/base_directory_file_download/models/ir_filesystem_file.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class IrFilesystemDirectoryLine(models.TransientModel):
     _name = 'ir.filesystem.file'
+    _description = 'File in filesystem'
 
     name = fields.Char(required=True)
     filename = fields.Char()
diff --git a/base_directory_file_download/views/ir_filesystem_directory.xml b/base_directory_file_download/views/ir_filesystem_directory.xml
index ae3990feb..3b58983bb 100644
--- a/base_directory_file_download/views/ir_filesystem_directory.xml
+++ b/base_directory_file_download/views/ir_filesystem_directory.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
                     </h1>
                     <group>
                         <field name="directory" required="1"/>
+                        <field name="files_filter" placeholder="Enter a pattern to filter file names, eg.: *.txt"/>
                     </group>
                     <notebook name="notebook">
                         <page name="files" string="Files">