diff --git a/providers/abstract-provider.d.ts b/providers/abstract-provider.d.ts
index b93953897c..1c05b95f04 100644
--- a/providers/abstract-provider.d.ts
+++ b/providers/abstract-provider.d.ts
@@ -18,12 +18,18 @@ export interface Block {
     transactions: Array<string>;
 }
 export declare type BlockTag = string | number;
-export declare type Filter = {
+export declare type FilterByBlockHash = {
+    blockHash: string;
+    address?: string;
+    topics?: Array<string | Array<string>>;
+};
+export declare type FilterByBlockRange = {
     fromBlock?: BlockTag;
     toBlock?: BlockTag;
     address?: string;
     topics?: Array<string | Array<string>>;
 };
+export declare type Filter = FilterByBlockHash | FilterByBlockRange;
 export interface Log {
     blockNumber?: number;
     blockHash?: string;
diff --git a/providers/base-provider.js b/providers/base-provider.js
index 950934f44a..8cc97e0eef 100644
--- a/providers/base-provider.js
+++ b/providers/base-provider.js
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ function checkTopics(topics) {
     return topics;
 }
 var formatFilter = {
+    blockHash: allowNull(checkHash, undefined),
     fromBlock: allowNull(checkBlockTag, undefined),
     toBlock: allowNull(checkBlockTag, undefined),
     address: allowNull(address_1.getAddress, undefined),
diff --git a/src.ts/providers/abstract-provider.ts b/src.ts/providers/abstract-provider.ts
index e70730e764..d41be97200 100644
--- a/src.ts/providers/abstract-provider.ts
+++ b/src.ts/providers/abstract-provider.ts
@@ -34,13 +34,21 @@ export interface Block {
 
 export type BlockTag = string | number;
 
-export type Filter = {
+export type FilterByBlockHash = {
+    blockHash: string;
+    address?: string,
+    topics?: Array<string | Array<string>>,
+}
+
+export type FilterByBlockRange = {
     fromBlock?: BlockTag,
     toBlock?: BlockTag,
     address?: string,
     topics?: Array<string | Array<string>>,
 }
 
+export type Filter = FilterByBlockHash | FilterByBlockRange;
+
 export interface Log {
     blockNumber?: number;
     blockHash?: string;
diff --git a/src.ts/providers/base-provider.ts b/src.ts/providers/base-provider.ts
index 625a0439f9..7b887aa58d 100644
--- a/src.ts/providers/base-provider.ts
+++ b/src.ts/providers/base-provider.ts
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ function checkTopics(topics: any): any {
 }
 
 const formatFilter = {
+    blockHash: allowNull(checkHash, undefined),
     fromBlock: allowNull(checkBlockTag, undefined),
     toBlock: allowNull(checkBlockTag, undefined),
     address: allowNull(getAddress, undefined),