diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/filter_plugins/core.py b/lib/ansible/runner/filter_plugins/core.py
index 30b4e30b1a8..2729938dae7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/filter_plugins/core.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/filter_plugins/core.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import os.path
 import yaml
 import types
 import pipes
+import glob
 from ansible import errors
 from ansible.utils import md5s
 
@@ -74,6 +75,10 @@ def quote(a):
     ''' return its argument quoted for shell usage '''
     return pipes.quote(a)
 
+def fileglob(pathname):
+    ''' return list of matched files for glob '''
+    return glob.glob(pathname)
+
 class FilterModule(object):
     ''' Ansible core jinja2 filters '''
 
@@ -115,5 +120,8 @@ class FilterModule(object):
 
             # md5 hex digest of string
             'md5': md5s,
+
+            # file glob
+            'fileglob': fileglob,
         }
     
diff --git a/test/TestFilters.py b/test/TestFilters.py
index 024185bce5d..ec92ac3f7fa 100644
--- a/test/TestFilters.py
+++ b/test/TestFilters.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Test bundled filters
 '''
 
+import os.path
 import unittest, tempfile, shutil
 from ansible import playbook, inventory, callbacks
 import ansible.runner.filter_plugins.core
@@ -83,6 +84,11 @@ class TestFilters(unittest.TestCase):
         a = ansible.runner.filter_plugins.core.quote('ls | wc -l')
         assert a == "'ls | wc -l'"
 
+    def test_fileglob(self):
+        pathname = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '*')
+        a = ansible.runner.filter_plugins.core.fileglob(pathname)
+        assert __file__ in a
+
     #def test_filters(self):
 
         # this test is pretty low level using a playbook, hence I am disabling it for now -- MPD.