diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-lambda-event-sources/test/integ.kafka-selfmanaged.js.snapshot/lambda-event-source-kafka-self-managed.template.json b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-lambda-event-sources/test/integ.kafka-selfmanaged.js.snapshot/lambda-event-source-kafka-self-managed.template.json
index 0c9dd29d0fe28..58212c05ee626 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-lambda-event-sources/test/integ.kafka-selfmanaged.js.snapshot/lambda-event-source-kafka-self-managed.template.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-lambda-event-sources/test/integ.kafka-selfmanaged.js.snapshot/lambda-event-source-kafka-self-managed.template.json
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@
   "FKafkaEventSource838c4d5ff3c99c1a617120adfca83e5bmytesttopic1E7A7798": {
    "Type": "AWS::Lambda::EventSourceMapping",
    "Properties": {
+    "FilterCriteria": {
+      "Filters": [{
+        "Pattern":"{\"numericEquals\":[{\"numeric\":[\"=\",1]}]}"
+      }]
+    },
     "FunctionName": {
      "Ref": "FC4345940"
     },
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-lambda-event-sources/test/integ.kafka-selfmanaged.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-lambda-event-sources/test/integ.kafka-selfmanaged.ts
index 3503f56ad26b3..2ddbece1eee21 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-lambda-event-sources/test/integ.kafka-selfmanaged.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-lambda-event-sources/test/integ.kafka-selfmanaged.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ zp2mwJn2NYB7AZ7+imp0azDZb+8YG2aUCiyqb6PnnA==
         authenticationMethod: AuthenticationMethod.CLIENT_CERTIFICATE_TLS_AUTH,
         rootCACertificate: rootCASecret,
         startingPosition: lambda.StartingPosition.TRIM_HORIZON,
+        filters: [
+          lambda.FilterCriteria.filter({
+            numericEquals: lambda.FilterRule.isEqual(1),
+          }),
+        ],
       }),
     );
   }
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda-event-sources/README.md b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda-event-sources/README.md
index 6cf23bbb519e5..9113192a33667 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda-event-sources/README.md
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda-event-sources/README.md
@@ -275,6 +275,30 @@ myFunction.addEventSource(new SelfManagedKafkaEventSource({
 
 If your self managed Kafka cluster is only reachable via VPC also configure `vpc` `vpcSubnets` and `securityGroup`.
 
+You can specify [event filtering](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/invocation-eventfiltering.html#filtering-msk-smak) 
+for managed and self managed Kafka clusters using the `filters` property:
+```ts
+import { ManagedKafkaEventSource } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda-event-sources';
+
+// Your MSK cluster arn
+const clusterArn = 'arn:aws:kafka:us-east-1:0123456789019:cluster/SalesCluster/abcd1234-abcd-cafe-abab-9876543210ab-4';
+
+// The Kafka topic you want to subscribe to
+const topic = 'some-cool-topic';
+
+declare const myFunction: lambda.Function;
+myFunction.addEventSource(new ManagedKafkaEventSource({
+  clusterArn,
+  topic,
+  startingPosition: lambda.StartingPosition.TRIM_HORIZON,
+  filters: [
+    lambda.FilterCriteria.filter({
+      stringEquals: lambda.FilterRule.isEqual('test'),
+    }),
+  ],
+}));
+```
+
 ## Roadmap
 
 Eventually, this module will support all the event sources described under
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda-event-sources/lib/kafka.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda-event-sources/lib/kafka.ts
index 3fea49565b186..1faa75bbf4102 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda-event-sources/lib/kafka.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda-event-sources/lib/kafka.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ export interface KafkaEventSourceProps extends BaseStreamEventSourceProps {
    * @default - none
    */
   readonly consumerGroupId?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Add filter criteria to Event Source
+   * @see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/invocation-eventfiltering.html
+   *
+   * @default - none
+   */
+  readonly filters?: Array<{[key: string]: any}>
 }
 
 /**
@@ -130,6 +138,7 @@ export class ManagedKafkaEventSource extends StreamEventSource {
       `KafkaEventSource:${Names.nodeUniqueId(target.node)}${this.innerProps.topic}`,
       this.enrichMappingOptions({
         eventSourceArn: this.innerProps.clusterArn,
+        filters: this.innerProps.filters,
         startingPosition: this.innerProps.startingPosition,
         sourceAccessConfigurations: this.sourceAccessConfigurations(),
         kafkaTopic: this.innerProps.topic,
@@ -217,6 +226,7 @@ export class SelfManagedKafkaEventSource extends StreamEventSource {
     target.addEventSourceMapping(
       this.mappingId(target),
       this.enrichMappingOptions({
+        filters: this.innerProps.filters,
         kafkaBootstrapServers: this.innerProps.bootstrapServers,
         kafkaTopic: this.innerProps.topic,
         kafkaConsumerGroupId: this.innerProps.consumerGroupId,
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda-event-sources/test/kafka.test.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda-event-sources/test/kafka.test.ts
index 1e3f8db271b02..1d0a962bae271 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda-event-sources/test/kafka.test.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda-event-sources/test/kafka.test.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,46 @@ describe('KafkaEventSource', () => {
       });
 
     });
+
+    test('with filters', () => {
+      // GIVEN
+      const stack = new cdk.Stack();
+      const fn = new TestFunction(stack, 'Fn');
+      const clusterArn = 'some-arn';
+      const kafkaTopic = 'some-topic';
+
+      // WHEN
+      fn.addEventSource(new sources.ManagedKafkaEventSource(
+        {
+          clusterArn,
+          topic: kafkaTopic,
+          startingPosition: lambda.StartingPosition.TRIM_HORIZON,
+          filters: [
+            lambda.FilterCriteria.filter({
+              orFilter: lambda.FilterRule.or('one', 'two'),
+              stringEquals: lambda.FilterRule.isEqual('test'),
+            }),
+            lambda.FilterCriteria.filter({
+              numericEquals: lambda.FilterRule.isEqual(1),
+            }),
+          ],
+        }));
+
+      // THEN
+      Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::Lambda::EventSourceMapping', {
+        FilterCriteria: {
+          Filters: [
+            {
+              Pattern: '{"orFilter":["one","two"],"stringEquals":["test"]}',
+            },
+            {
+              Pattern: '{"numericEquals":[{"numeric":["=",1]}]}',
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      });
+    });
+
   });
 
   describe('self-managed kafka', () => {
@@ -202,6 +242,48 @@ describe('KafkaEventSource', () => {
       });
 
     });
+
+    test('with filters', () => {
+      // GIVEN
+      const stack = new cdk.Stack();
+      const fn = new TestFunction(stack, 'Fn');
+      const kafkaTopic = 'some-topic';
+      const secret = new Secret(stack, 'Secret', { secretName: 'AmazonMSK_KafkaSecret' });
+      const bootstrapServers = ['kafka-broker:9092'];
+
+      // WHEN
+      fn.addEventSource(new sources.SelfManagedKafkaEventSource(
+        {
+          bootstrapServers: bootstrapServers,
+          topic: kafkaTopic,
+          secret: secret,
+          startingPosition: lambda.StartingPosition.TRIM_HORIZON,
+          filters: [
+            lambda.FilterCriteria.filter({
+              orFilter: lambda.FilterRule.or('one', 'two'),
+              stringEquals: lambda.FilterRule.isEqual('test'),
+            }),
+            lambda.FilterCriteria.filter({
+              numericEquals: lambda.FilterRule.isEqual(1),
+            }),
+          ],
+        }));
+
+      // THEN
+      Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::Lambda::EventSourceMapping', {
+        FilterCriteria: {
+          Filters: [
+            {
+              Pattern: '{"orFilter":["one","two"],"stringEquals":["test"]}',
+            },
+            {
+              Pattern: '{"numericEquals":[{"numeric":["=",1]}]}',
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      });
+    });
+
     test('without vpc, secret must be set', () => {
       const stack = new cdk.Stack();
       const fn = new TestFunction(stack, 'Fn');