diff --git a/js/actions/piece_list_actions.js b/js/actions/piece_list_actions.js
index dfb9bd44..1ebe7f42 100644
--- a/js/actions/piece_list_actions.js
+++ b/js/actions/piece_list_actions.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class PieceListActions {
         );
     }
 
-    fetchPieceList(page, pageSize, search, orderBy, orderAsc) {
+    fetchPieceList(page, pageSize, search, orderBy, orderAsc, filterBy) {
         // To prevent flickering on a pagination request,
         // we overwrite the piecelist with an empty list before
         // pieceListCount === -1 defines the loading state
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class PieceListActions {
             search,
             orderBy,
             orderAsc,
+            filterBy,
             'pieceList': [],
             'pieceListCount': -1
         });
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ class PieceListActions {
 
         return Q.Promise((resolve, reject) => {
             PieceListFetcher
-                .fetch(page, pageSize, search, orderBy, orderAsc)
+                .fetch(page, pageSize, search, orderBy, orderAsc, filterBy)
                 .then((res) => {
                     this.actions.updatePieceList({
                         page,
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ class PieceListActions {
                         search,
                         orderBy,
                         orderAsc,
+                        filterBy,
                         'pieceList': res.pieces,
                         'pieceListCount': res.count
                     });
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_piece_list_toolbar/piece_list_toolbar.js b/js/components/ascribe_piece_list_toolbar/piece_list_toolbar.js
index 85c3c2b9..6f206c36 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_piece_list_toolbar/piece_list_toolbar.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_piece_list_toolbar/piece_list_toolbar.js
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ let PieceListToolbar = React.createClass({
                                     addonAfter={searchIcon} />
                             </span>
                             <span className="pull-right">
-                                <PieceListToolbarFilterWidget />
+                                <PieceListToolbarFilterWidget
+                                    filterParams={['acl_transfer', 'acl_consign']} />
                             </span>
                         </div>
                     </div>
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_piece_list_toolbar/piece_list_toolbar_filter_widget.js b/js/components/ascribe_piece_list_toolbar/piece_list_toolbar_filter_widget.js
index 389f201c..975bb9fc 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_piece_list_toolbar/piece_list_toolbar_filter_widget.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_piece_list_toolbar/piece_list_toolbar_filter_widget.js
@@ -2,12 +2,70 @@
 
 import React from 'react';
 
+import PieceListStore from '../../stores/piece_list_store';
+import PieceListActions from '../../actions/piece_list_actions';
+
 import Glyphicon from 'react-bootstrap/lib/Glyphicon';
 import DropdownButton from 'react-bootstrap/lib/DropdownButton';
 import MenuItem from 'react-bootstrap/lib/MenuItem';
+
 import { getLangText } from '../../utils/lang_utils.js';
 
 let PieceListToolbarFilterWidgetFilter = React.createClass({
+    propTypes: {
+        filterParams: React.PropTypes.arrayOf(React.PropTypes.string).isRequired
+    },
+
+    getInitialState() {
+        return PieceListStore.getState();
+    },
+
+    componentDidMount() {
+        PieceListStore.listen(this.onChange);
+    },
+
+    componentWillUnmount() {
+        PieceListStore.unlisten(this.onChange);
+    },
+
+    onChange(state) {
+        this.setState(state);
+    },
+
+    generateFilterByStatement(param) {
+        let filterBy = this.state.filterBy;
+
+        if(filterBy) {
+            // we need hasOwnProperty since the values are all booleans
+            if(filterBy.hasOwnProperty(param)) {
+                filterBy[param] = !filterBy[param];
+
+                // if the parameter is false, then we want to remove it again
+                // from the list of queryParameters as this component is only about
+                // which actions *CAN* be done and not what *CANNOT*
+                if(!filterBy[param]) {
+                    delete filterBy[param];
+                }
+
+            } else {
+                filterBy[param] = true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return filterBy;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * We need overloading here to find the correct parameter of the label
+     * the user is clicking on.
+     */
+    filterBy(param) {
+        return () => {
+            let filterBy = this.generateFilterByStatement(param);
+            PieceListActions.fetchPieceList(this.state.page, this.state.pageSize, this.state.search,
+                                            this.state.orderBy, this.state.orderAsc, filterBy);
+        };
+    },
 
     render() {
         let filterIcon = <Glyphicon glyph='filter' className="filter-glyph"/>;
@@ -17,18 +75,25 @@ let PieceListToolbarFilterWidgetFilter = React.createClass({
                 title={filterIcon}
                 className="ascribe-piece-list-toolbar-filter-widget">
                 <li style={{'textAlign': 'center'}}>
-                    <em>{getLangText('Show Pieces that')}:</em>
+                    <em>{getLangText('Show works that')}:</em>
                 </li>
-                <MenuItem eventKey='1' style={{'textAlign': 'center'}}>
-                    <div className="checkbox-line">
-                        <label>{getLangText('I can transfer')}<input type="checkbox" /></label>
-                    </div>
-                </MenuItem>
-                <MenuItem eventKey='2' style={{'textAlign': 'center'}}>
-                    <div className="checkbox-line">
-                        <label>{getLangText('I can consign')}<input type="checkbox" /></label>
-                    </div>
-                </MenuItem>
+                {this.props.filterParams.map((param, i) => {
+                    let name = param.split('_')[1];
+                    return (
+                        <MenuItem
+                            key={i}
+                            style={{'textAlign': 'center'}}>
+                            <div className="checkbox-line">
+                                <span onClick={this.filterBy(param)}>
+                                    {getLangText('I can') + ' ' + getLangText(name)}
+                                    <input
+                                        type="checkbox"
+                                        checked={this.state.filterBy[param]} />
+                                </span>
+                            </div>
+                        </MenuItem>
+                    );
+                })}
             </DropdownButton>
         );
     }
diff --git a/js/fetchers/piece_list_fetcher.js b/js/fetchers/piece_list_fetcher.js
index bdf0ea5e..8e58402a 100644
--- a/js/fetchers/piece_list_fetcher.js
+++ b/js/fetchers/piece_list_fetcher.js
@@ -1,17 +1,31 @@
 'use strict';
 
-import { generateOrderingQueryParams } from '../utils/fetch_api_utils';
 import requests from '../utils/requests';
 
+import { mergeOptions } from '../utils/general_utils';
+import { generateOrderingQueryParams } from '../utils/fetch_api_utils';
 
 let PieceListFetcher = {
     /**
      * Fetches a list of pieces from the API.
      * Can be called with all supplied queryparams the API.
      */
-    fetch(page, pageSize, search, orderBy, orderAsc) {
+    fetch(page, pageSize, search, orderBy, orderAsc, filterBy) {
         let ordering = generateOrderingQueryParams(orderBy, orderAsc);
-        return requests.get('pieces_list', { page, pageSize, search, ordering });
+
+        // filterBy is an object of acl key-value pairs.
+        // The values are booleans
+        let queryParams = mergeOptions(
+            {
+                page,
+                pageSize,
+                search,
+                ordering
+            },
+            filterBy
+        );
+
+        return requests.get('pieces_list', queryParams);
     },
 
     fetchRequestActions() {
diff --git a/js/stores/piece_list_store.js b/js/stores/piece_list_store.js
index a8b73e44..c1622d99 100644
--- a/js/stores/piece_list_store.js
+++ b/js/stores/piece_list_store.js
@@ -26,16 +26,18 @@ class PieceListStore {
         this.search = '';
         this.orderBy = 'artist_name';
         this.orderAsc = true;
+        this.filterBy = {};
         this.bindActions(PieceListActions);
     }
     
-    onUpdatePieceList({ page, pageSize, search, pieceList, orderBy, orderAsc, pieceListCount }) {
+    onUpdatePieceList({ page, pageSize, search, pieceList, orderBy, orderAsc, pieceListCount, filterBy }) {
         this.page = page;
         this.pageSize = pageSize;
         this.search = search;
         this.orderAsc = orderAsc;
         this.orderBy = orderBy;
         this.pieceListCount = pieceListCount;
+        this.filterBy = filterBy;
 
         /**
          * Pagination - Known Issue:
diff --git a/sass/ascribe_piece_list_toolbar.scss b/sass/ascribe_piece_list_toolbar.scss
index cb133b4e..81141c55 100644
--- a/sass/ascribe_piece_list_toolbar.scss
+++ b/sass/ascribe_piece_list_toolbar.scss
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 }
 
 .search-bar {
-    max-width: 160px;
+    max-width: 200px;
     input {
         height: 33px;
     }
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 .ascribe-piece-list-toolbar-filter-widget {
     margin-right: 1em;
     .checkbox-line {
-        label {
-            font-weight: normal;
+        span {
+            cursor: pointer;
         }
         input {
             position: relative;