diff --git a/DetectorDescription/DDCMS/interface/DDFilteredView.h b/DetectorDescription/DDCMS/interface/DDFilteredView.h
index bab167f14d8fb..b5b4163be4f81 100644
--- a/DetectorDescription/DDCMS/interface/DDFilteredView.h
+++ b/DetectorDescription/DDCMS/interface/DDFilteredView.h
@@ -207,6 +207,13 @@ namespace cms {
     //  the current position in the DDFilteredView
     nav_type navPos() const;
 
+    //! get Iterator level
+    const int level() const;
+
+    //! transversed the DDFilteredView according
+    //  to the given stack of sibling numbers
+    bool goTo(const nav_type&);
+
     //! print Filter paths and selections
     void printFilter() const;
 
diff --git a/DetectorDescription/DDCMS/src/DDFilteredView.cc b/DetectorDescription/DDCMS/src/DDFilteredView.cc
index b4f3897fc2b96..d04f533e4af29 100644
--- a/DetectorDescription/DDCMS/src/DDFilteredView.cc
+++ b/DetectorDescription/DDCMS/src/DDFilteredView.cc
@@ -560,6 +560,40 @@ DDFilteredView::nav_type DDFilteredView::navPos() const {
   return pos;
 }
 
+const int DDFilteredView::level() const {
+  int level(0);
+  if (not it_.empty()) {
+    level = it_.back().GetLevel();
+  }
+  return level;
+}
+
+bool DDFilteredView::goTo(const nav_type& newpos) {
+  bool result(false);
+
+  // save the current position
+  it_.emplace_back(Iterator(it_.back().GetTopVolume()));
+  Node* node = nullptr;
+
+  // try to navigate down to the newpos
+  for (auto const& i : newpos) {
+    it_.back().SetType(0);
+    node = it_.back().Next();
+    for (int j = 1; j <= i; j++) {
+      it_.back().SetType(1);
+      node = it_.back().Next();
+    }
+  }
+  if (node != nullptr) {
+    node_ = node;
+    result = true;
+  } else {
+    it_.pop_back();
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
 const std::vector<const Node*> DDFilteredView::geoHistory() const {
   std::vector<const Node*> result;
   if (not it_.empty()) {
diff --git a/DetectorDescription/DDCMS/test/BuildFile.xml b/DetectorDescription/DDCMS/test/BuildFile.xml
index 7a557940646e4..a42d8b3517ec6 100644
--- a/DetectorDescription/DDCMS/test/BuildFile.xml
+++ b/DetectorDescription/DDCMS/test/BuildFile.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@
   <use name="dd4hep"/>
 </bin>
 
+<bin name="testDD4hepFilteredViewLevel" file="DDFilteredView.level.cppunit.cc,testRunner.cpp">
+  <use name="DetectorDescription/DDCMS"/>
+  <use name="dd4hep"/>
+</bin>
+
+<bin name="testDD4hepFilteredViewGoTo" file="DDFilteredView.goto.cppunit.cc,testRunner.cpp">
+  <use name="DetectorDescription/DDCMS"/>
+  <use name="dd4hep"/>
+</bin>
+
 <bin name="testDD4hepCompactView" file="DDCompactView.cppunit.cc,testRunner.cpp">
   <use name="DetectorDescription/DDCMS"/>
   <use name="dd4hep"/>
diff --git a/DetectorDescription/DDCMS/test/DDFilteredView.goto.cppunit.cc b/DetectorDescription/DDCMS/test/DDFilteredView.goto.cppunit.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..bf656bd514728
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DetectorDescription/DDCMS/test/DDFilteredView.goto.cppunit.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+#include <cppunit/extensions/HelperMacros.h>
+
+#include "DetectorDescription/DDCMS/interface/DDFilteredView.h"
+#include "DetectorDescription/DDCMS/interface/DDDetector.h"
+#include "FWCore/ParameterSet/interface/FileInPath.h"
+#include "DD4hep/Detector.h"
+
+#include <string>
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "cppunit/TestAssert.h"
+#include "cppunit/TestFixture.h"
+
+using namespace cms;
+
+class testDDFilteredViewGoTo : public CppUnit::TestFixture {
+  CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE(testDDFilteredViewGoTo);
+  CPPUNIT_TEST(checkFilteredView);
+  CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_END();
+
+public:
+  void setUp() override;
+  void tearDown() override {}
+  void checkFilteredView();
+
+private:
+  void printMe(const cms::DDFilteredView&);
+  std::string fileName_;
+  std::vector<int> refPos_{0, 0, 4, 2, 2, 1};
+};
+
+CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_REGISTRATION(testDDFilteredViewGoTo);
+
+void testDDFilteredViewGoTo::setUp() {
+  fileName_ = edm::FileInPath("Geometry/CMSCommonData/data/dd4hep/cmsExtendedGeometry2021.xml").fullPath();
+}
+
+void testDDFilteredViewGoTo::checkFilteredView() {
+  std::unique_ptr<DDDetector> det = std::make_unique<DDDetector>("DUMMY", fileName_);
+  DDFilteredView fview(det.get(), det->description()->worldVolume());
+
+  int count = 1;
+  auto testPos = fview.navPos();
+  while (fview.next(0)) {
+    std::cout << "#" << count << ": ";
+    printMe(fview);
+
+    if (count == 45) {
+      testPos = fview.navPos();
+    }
+    if (count == 100) {
+      break;
+    }
+    count++;
+  }
+
+  std::cout << "\n==== Let's go to #45\n";
+  fview.goTo(testPos);
+  printMe(fview);
+
+  int i = 0;
+  for (auto it : fview.navPos()) {
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(it == testPos[i++]);
+  }
+  i = 0;
+  for (auto it : testPos) {
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(it == refPos_[i++]);
+  }
+
+  // Start with Tracker
+  std::cout << "\n==== Let's go to Tracker\n";
+  fview.goTo({0, 0, 4});
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(fview.name() == "Tracker");
+  printMe(fview);
+
+  // Go to the first daughter
+  fview.next(0);
+  printMe(fview);
+
+  // Use it as an escape level
+  int startLevel = fview.level();
+
+  count = 1;
+
+  do {
+    std::cout << "#" << count++ << ": ";
+    std::cout << "started at level " << startLevel << "\n";
+    printMe(fview);
+
+  } while (fview.next(0) && fview.level() < startLevel);
+
+  std::cout << "\n==== Continue iteration\n";
+
+  count = 1;
+  fview.next(0);
+  startLevel = fview.level();
+  printMe(fview);
+
+  do {
+    std::cout << "#" << count++;
+    std::cout << " started at level " << startLevel << ":\n";
+    printMe(fview);
+  } while (fview.next(0) && fview.level() < startLevel);
+
+  fview.next(0);
+  printMe(fview);
+
+  std::cout << "\n==== Let's do it again, go to Tracker\n";
+  fview.goTo({0, 0, 4});
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(fview.name() == "Tracker");
+  printMe(fview);
+
+  // Go to the first daughter
+  fview.next(0);
+  printMe(fview);
+
+  // Use it as an escape level
+  startLevel = fview.level();
+
+  count = 1;
+
+  do {
+    std::cout << "#" << count++ << ": ";
+    std::cout << "started at level " << startLevel << "\n";
+    printMe(fview);
+
+  } while (fview.next(0) && fview.level() < startLevel);
+}
+
+void testDDFilteredViewGoTo::printMe(const cms::DDFilteredView& fview) {
+  std::cout << ">>> " << fview.level() << " level: " << fview.name() << " is a "
+            << cms::dd::name(cms::DDSolidShapeMap, fview.shape()) << "\n";
+  std::cout << "Full path to it is " << fview.path() << "\n";
+
+  auto copies = fview.copyNos();
+  std::cout << "    copy Nos: ";
+  std::for_each(copies.rbegin(), copies.rend(), [](const auto& it) { std::cout << it << ", "; });
+  std::cout << "\n    levels  : ";
+  for (auto it : fview.navPos()) {
+    std::cout << it << ", ";
+  }
+  std::cout << "\n";
+}
diff --git a/DetectorDescription/DDCMS/test/DDFilteredView.level.cppunit.cc b/DetectorDescription/DDCMS/test/DDFilteredView.level.cppunit.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0ef27c33fbf54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DetectorDescription/DDCMS/test/DDFilteredView.level.cppunit.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+#include <cppunit/extensions/HelperMacros.h>
+
+#include "DetectorDescription/DDCMS/interface/DDFilteredView.h"
+#include "DetectorDescription/DDCMS/interface/DDDetector.h"
+#include "FWCore/ParameterSet/interface/FileInPath.h"
+#include "DD4hep/Detector.h"
+
+#include <string>
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "cppunit/TestAssert.h"
+#include "cppunit/TestFixture.h"
+
+using namespace cms;
+
+class testDDFilteredViewLevel : public CppUnit::TestFixture {
+  CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE(testDDFilteredViewLevel);
+  CPPUNIT_TEST(checkFilteredView);
+  CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_END();
+
+public:
+  void setUp() override;
+  void tearDown() override {}
+  void checkFilteredView();
+
+private:
+  std::string fileName_;
+  std::vector<int> refPos_{0, 0, 4, 2, 2, 1};
+};
+
+CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_REGISTRATION(testDDFilteredViewLevel);
+
+void testDDFilteredViewLevel::setUp() {
+  fileName_ = edm::FileInPath("Geometry/CMSCommonData/data/dd4hep/cmsExtendedGeometry2021.xml").fullPath();
+}
+
+void testDDFilteredViewLevel::checkFilteredView() {
+  std::unique_ptr<DDDetector> det = std::make_unique<DDDetector>("DUMMY", fileName_);
+  DDFilteredView fview(det.get(), det->description()->worldVolume());
+  bool doContinue(true);
+  int count = 1;
+  auto testPos = fview.navPos();
+  while (fview.next(0) && doContinue) {
+    std::cout << "#" << count << ": ";
+    std::cout << fview.level() << " level: " << fview.name() << " is a "
+              << cms::dd::name(cms::DDSolidShapeMap, fview.shape()) << "\n";
+    std::cout << "Full path to it is " << fview.path() << "\n";
+    auto copyNos = fview.copyNos();
+    for (auto it : copyNos) {
+      std::cout << it << ", ";
+    }
+    std::cout << "\n";
+    auto pos = fview.navPos();
+    for (auto it : pos) {
+      std::cout << it << ", ";
+    }
+
+    fview.parent();
+    std::cout << "\n"
+              << fview.level() << " level: " << fview.name() << " is a "
+              << cms::dd::name(cms::DDSolidShapeMap, fview.shape()) << "\n";
+
+    if (count == 45) {
+      testPos = fview.navPos();
+    }
+    if (count == 50) {
+      doContinue = false;
+    }
+    count++;
+    std::cout << "\n";
+  }
+  fview.goTo(testPos);
+  std::cout << "Go to #45\n";
+  std::cout << fview.level() << " level: " << fview.name() << " is a "
+            << cms::dd::name(cms::DDSolidShapeMap, fview.shape()) << "\n";
+  std::cout << "Full path to it is " << fview.path() << "\n";
+  auto copyNos = fview.copyNos();
+  for (auto it : copyNos) {
+    std::cout << it << ", ";
+  }
+  std::cout << "\n";
+  count = 0;
+  auto pos = fview.navPos();
+  for (auto it : pos) {
+    std::cout << it << ", ";
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(it == testPos[count++]);
+  }
+  std::cout << "\n";
+  count = 0;
+  for (auto it : testPos) {
+    std::cout << it << ", ";
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(it == refPos_[count++]);
+  }
+  std::cout << "\n";
+}