diff --git a/bigchaindb/core.py b/bigchaindb/core.py
index a520bba4..e18ec46d 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/core.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/core.py
@@ -417,6 +417,19 @@ class Bigchain(object):
 
         return owned
 
+    def get_transactions_filtered(self, asset_id=None, operation=None):
+        """
+        Get a list of transactions filtered on some criteria
+        """
+        if not asset_id:
+            raise ValueError("Need asset_id")
+        txids = backend.query.get_txids_filtered(self.connection, asset_id,
+                                                 operation)
+        for txid in txids:
+            tx, status = self.get_transaction(txid, True)
+            if status == self.TX_VALID:
+                yield tx
+
     def create_block(self, validated_transactions):
         """Creates a block given a list of `validated_transactions`.
 
diff --git a/tests/test_txlist.py b/tests/test_txlist.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f9f203a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_txlist.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+"""
+Test getting a list of transactions from the backend.
+
+This test module defines it's own fixture which is used by all the tests.
+"""
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def txlist(b, user_pk, user2_pk, user_sk, user2_sk, genesis_block):
+    from bigchaindb.models import Transaction
+    prev_block_id = genesis_block.id
+
+    # Create first block with CREATE transactions
+    create1 = Transaction.create([user_pk], [([user2_pk], 6)]) \
+        .sign([user_sk])
+    create2 = Transaction.create([user2_pk],
+                                 [([user2_pk], 5), ([user_pk], 5)]) \
+                         .sign([user2_sk])
+    block1 = b.create_block([create1, create2])
+    b.write_block(block1)
+
+    # Create second block with TRANSFER transactions
+    transfer1 = Transaction.transfer(create1.to_inputs(),
+                                     [([user_pk], 8)],
+                                     create1.id).sign([user2_sk])
+    block2 = b.create_block([transfer1])
+    b.write_block(block2)
+
+    # Create block with double spend
+    tx_doublespend = Transaction.transfer(create1.to_inputs(),
+                                   [([user_pk], 9)],
+                                   create1.id).sign([user2_sk])
+    block_doublespend = b.create_block([tx_doublespend])
+    b.write_block(block_doublespend)
+
+    # Vote on all the blocks
+    prev_block_id = genesis_block.id
+    for bid in [block1.id, block2.id]:
+        vote = b.vote(bid, prev_block_id, True)
+        prev_block_id = bid
+        b.write_vote(vote)
+
+    # Create undecided block
+    untx = Transaction.create([user_pk], [([user2_pk], 7)]) \
+                       .sign([user_sk])
+    block_undecided = b.create_block([untx])
+    b.write_block(block_undecided)
+
+    return type('', (), {
+        'create1': create1,
+        'transfer1': transfer1,
+    })
+
+
+@pytest.mark.bdb
+def test_get_txlist_by_asset(b, txlist):
+    res = b.get_transactions_filtered(txlist.create1.id)
+    assert set(tx.id for tx in res) == set([txlist.transfer1.id,
+                                            txlist.create1.id])
+
+
+@pytest.mark.bdb
+def test_get_txlist_by_operation(b, txlist):
+    res = b.get_transactions_filtered(txlist.create1.id, operation='CREATE')
+    assert set(tx.id for tx in res) == {txlist.create1.id}