diff --git a/lib/api/map/dataview-layergroup-controller.js b/lib/api/map/dataview-layergroup-controller.js
index 446bf8a3..8f849565 100644
--- a/lib/api/map/dataview-layergroup-controller.js
+++ b/lib/api/map/dataview-layergroup-controller.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const ALLOWED_DATAVIEW_QUERY_PARAMS = [
     'no_filters', // 0, 1
     'bbox', // w,s,e,n
     'circle', // json
+    'polygon', // json
     'start', // number
     'end', // number
     'column_type', // string
diff --git a/lib/backends/dataview.js b/lib/backends/dataview.js
index 555f8e79..f3d05f73 100644
--- a/lib/backends/dataview.js
+++ b/lib/backends/dataview.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ var _ = require('underscore');
 var PSQL = require('cartodb-psql');
 var BBoxFilter = require('../models/filter/bbox');
 const CircleFilter = require('../models/filter/circle');
+const PolygonFilter = require('../models/filter/polygon');
 var DataviewFactory = require('../models/dataview/factory');
 var DataviewFactoryWithOverviews = require('../models/dataview/overviews/factory');
 const dbParamsFromReqParams = require('../utils/database-params');
@@ -90,6 +91,9 @@ function getQueryWithFilters (dataviewDefinition, params) {
     } else if (params.circle) {
         const circleFilter = new CircleFilter({ column: 'the_geom_webmercator', srid: 3857 }, { circle: params.circle });
         query = circleFilter.sql(query);
+    } else if (params.polygon) {
+        const polygonFilter = new PolygonFilter({ column: 'the_geom_webmercator', srid: 3857 }, { polygon: params.polygon });
+        query = polygonFilter.sql(query);
     }
 
     return query;
@@ -204,6 +208,9 @@ function getQueryWithOwnFilters (dataviewDefinition, params) {
     } else if (params.circle) {
         const circleFilter = new CircleFilter({ column: 'the_geom', srid: 4326 }, { circle: params.circle });
         query = circleFilter.sql(query);
+    } else if (params.polygon) {
+        const polygonFilter = new PolygonFilter({ column: 'the_geom', srid: 4326 }, { polygon: params.polygon });
+        query = polygonFilter.sql(query);
     }
 
     return query;
diff --git a/lib/models/filter/polygon.js b/lib/models/filter/polygon.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1dbdcc83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/models/filter/polygon.js
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+const debug = require('debug')('windshaft:filter:polygon');
+function filterQueryTpl ({ sql, column, srid, geojson } = {}) {
+    return `
+        SELECT
+            *
+        FROM (${sql}) _cdb_polygon_filter
+        WHERE
+            ST_Intersects(
+                ${column},
+                ST_Transform(
+                    ST_SetSRID(ST_GeomFromGeoJSON('${JSON.stringify(geojson)}'), 4326),
+                    ${srid}
+                )
+            )
+    `;
+}
+
+module.exports = class PolygonFilter {
+    constructor (filterDefinition, filterParams) {
+        const { polygon } = filterParams;
+
+        if (!polygon) {
+            throw new Error('Polygon filter expects to have a "polygon" param');
+        }
+
+        const geojson = JSON.parse(polygon);
+
+        if (geojson.type !== 'Polygon') {
+            throw new Error('Invalid type of geometry. Valid ones: "Polygon"');
+        }
+
+        if (!Array.isArray(geojson.coordinates)) {
+            throw new Error('Invalid geometry, it must be an array of coordinates (long/lat)');
+        }
+
+        try {
+            const length = geojson.coordinates.length;
+            assert.deepStrictEqual(geojson.coordinates[0], geojson.coordinates[length - 1]);
+        } catch (error) {
+            throw new Error('Invalid geometry, it must be a closed polygon');
+        }
+
+        this.column = filterDefinition.column || 'the_geom_webmercator';
+        this.srid = filterDefinition.srid || 3857;
+        this.geojson = geojson;
+    }
+
+    sql (rawSql) {
+        const polygonSql = filterQueryTpl({
+            sql: rawSql,
+            column: this.column,
+            srid: this.srid,
+            geojson: this.geojson
+        });
+
+        debug(polygonSql);
+
+        return polygonSql;
+    }
+};
diff --git a/test/acceptance/dataviews/circle-filter-test.js b/test/acceptance/dataviews/spatial-filters-test.js
similarity index 73%
rename from test/acceptance/dataviews/circle-filter-test.js
rename to test/acceptance/dataviews/spatial-filters-test.js
index dbb07a0a..26168b13 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/dataviews/circle-filter-test.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/dataviews/spatial-filters-test.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ require('../../support/test-helper');
 const assert = require('../../support/assert');
 const TestClient = require('../../support/test-client');
 
-describe('circle filter', function () {
+describe('spatial filters', function () {
     const mapConfig = {
         version: '1.8.0',
         layers: [
@@ -118,6 +118,49 @@ describe('circle filter', function () {
                     { category: 'category_1', value: 1, agg: false }
                 ]
             }
+        },
+        {
+            params: {
+                polygon: JSON.stringify({
+                    type: 'Polygon',
+                    coordinates: [
+                        [
+                            [
+                                -9.312286,
+                                37.907367
+                            ],
+                            [
+                                11.969604,
+                                6.487254
+                            ],
+                            [
+                                -32.217407,
+                                6.957781
+                            ],
+                            [
+                                -9.312286,
+                                37.907367
+                            ]
+                        ]
+                    ]
+                })
+            },
+            expected: {
+                type: 'aggregation',
+                aggregation: 'sum',
+                count: 3,
+                nulls: 0,
+                nans: 0,
+                infinities: 0,
+                min: 1,
+                max: 4,
+                categoriesCount: 3,
+                categories: [
+                    { category: 'category_4', value: 4, agg: false },
+                    { category: 'category_2', value: 2, agg: false },
+                    { category: 'category_1', value: 1, agg: false }
+                ]
+            }
         }
     ];
 
diff --git a/test/support/test-client.js b/test/support/test-client.js
index b09fb552..6f465295 100644
--- a/test/support/test-client.js
+++ b/test/support/test-client.js
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ TestClient.prototype.getDataview = function (dataviewName, params, callback) {
                 urlParams.own_filter = params.own_filter;
             }
 
-            ['bbox', 'circle', 'bins', 'start', 'end', 'aggregation', 'offset', 'categories'].forEach(function (extraParam) {
+            ['bbox', 'circle', 'polygon', 'bins', 'start', 'end', 'aggregation', 'offset', 'categories'].forEach(function (extraParam) {
                 if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(params, extraParam)) {
                     urlParams[extraParam] = params[extraParam];
                 }