diff --git a/streamz/dask.py b/streamz/dask.py
index d0c9d4e2..ae11a7a2 100644
--- a/streamz/dask.py
+++ b/streamz/dask.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+from functools import wraps
 
+from .core import _truthy
 from operator import getitem
 
 from tornado import gen
@@ -10,6 +12,36 @@
 from .core import Stream
 from . import core, sources
 
+from collections import Sequence
+
+
+NULL_COMPUTE = "~~NULL_COMPUTE~~"
+
+
+def return_null(func):
+    @wraps(func)
+    def inner(x, *args, **kwargs):
+        tv = func(x, *args, **kwargs)
+        if tv:
+            return x
+        else:
+            return NULL_COMPUTE
+
+    return inner
+
+
+def filter_null_wrapper(func):
+    @wraps(func)
+    def inner(*args, **kwargs):
+        if any(a is NULL_COMPUTE for a in args) or any(
+            v is NULL_COMPUTE for v in kwargs.values()
+        ):
+            return NULL_COMPUTE
+        else:
+            return func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    return inner
+
 
 class DaskStream(Stream):
     """ A Parallel stream using Dask
@@ -46,7 +78,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
 @DaskStream.register_api()
 class map(DaskStream):
     def __init__(self, upstream, func, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.func = func
+        self.func = filter_null_wrapper(func)
         self.kwargs = kwargs
         self.args = args
 
@@ -117,12 +149,20 @@ class gather(core.Stream):
     buffer
     scatter
     """
+
     @gen.coroutine
     def update(self, x, who=None):
         client = default_client()
         result = yield client.gather(x, asynchronous=True)
-        result2 = yield self._emit(result)
-        raise gen.Return(result2)
+        if (
+            not (
+                isinstance(result, Sequence)
+                and any(r is NULL_COMPUTE for r in result)
+            )
+            and result is not NULL_COMPUTE
+        ):
+            result2 = yield self._emit(result)
+            raise gen.Return(result2)
 
 
 @DaskStream.register_api()
@@ -140,6 +180,24 @@ def update(self, x, who=None):
         return self._emit(result)
 
 
+@DaskStream.register_api()
+class filter(DaskStream):
+    def __init__(self, upstream, predicate, *args, **kwargs):
+        if predicate is None:
+            predicate = _truthy
+        self.predicate = return_null(predicate)
+        stream_name = kwargs.pop("stream_name", None)
+        self.kwargs = kwargs
+        self.args = args
+
+        DaskStream.__init__(self, upstream, stream_name=stream_name)
+
+    def update(self, x, who=None):
+        client = default_client()
+        result = client.submit(self.predicate, x, *self.args, **self.kwargs)
+        return self._emit(result)
+
+
 @DaskStream.register_api()
 class buffer(DaskStream, core.buffer):
     pass
diff --git a/streamz/tests/test_dask.py b/streamz/tests/test_dask.py
index d4da4fc4..9be7ff57 100644
--- a/streamz/tests/test_dask.py
+++ b/streamz/tests/test_dask.py
@@ -131,6 +131,67 @@ def test_buffer(c, s, a, b):
     assert source.loop == c.loop
 
 
+@pytest.mark.slow
+def test_filter():
+    source = Stream(asynchronous=True)
+    futures = scatter(source).filter(lambda x: x % 2 == 0)
+    futures_L = futures.sink_to_list()
+    L = futures.gather().sink_to_list()
+
+    for i in range(5):
+        yield source.emit(i)
+
+    assert L == [0, 2, 4]
+    assert all(isinstance(f, Future) for f in futures_L)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.slow
+def test_filter_buffer():
+    source = Stream(asynchronous=True)
+    futures = scatter(source).filter(lambda x: x % 2 == 0)
+    futures_L = futures.sink_to_list()
+    L = futures.buffer(10).gather().sink_to_list()
+
+    for i in range(5):
+        yield source.emit(i)
+    while len(L) < 3:
+        yield gen.sleep(.01)
+
+    assert L == [0, 2, 4]
+    assert all(isinstance(f, Future) for f in futures_L)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.slow
+def test_filter_map():
+    source = Stream(asynchronous=True)
+    futures = (
+        scatter(source).filter(lambda x: x % 2 == 0).map(inc)
+    )
+    futures_L = futures.sink_to_list()
+    L = futures.gather().sink_to_list()
+
+    for i in range(5):
+        yield source.emit(i)
+
+    assert L == [1, 3, 5]
+    assert all(isinstance(f, Future) for f in futures_L)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.slow
+def test_filter_starmap():
+    source = Stream(asynchronous=True)
+    futures1 = scatter(source).filter(lambda x: x[1] % 2 == 0)
+    futures = futures1.starmap(add)
+    futures_L = futures.sink_to_list()
+    L = futures.gather().sink_to_list()
+
+    for i in range(5):
+        yield source.emit((i, i))
+
+    assert L == [0, 4, 8]
+    assert all(isinstance(f, Future) for f in futures_L)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.slow
 def test_buffer_sync(loop):  # noqa: F811
     with cluster() as (s, [a, b]):