diff --git a/db/mongo.go b/db/mongo.go
index feeb198..39b28ca 100644
--- a/db/mongo.go
+++ b/db/mongo.go
@@ -181,9 +181,23 @@ func (c *mongoCollection) DeleteMany(ctx context.Context, filter interface{}) (i
 
 // watch allows getting notified whenever a change happens to a document
 // in the collection
-func (c *mongoCollection) Watch(ctx context.Context, cb WatchCallbackfn) error {
+// allow provisiong for a filter to be passed on, where the callback
+// function to receive only conditional notifications of the events
+// listener is interested about
+func (c *mongoCollection) Watch(ctx context.Context, filter interface{}, cb WatchCallbackfn) error {
+	if filter == nil {
+		// if passed filter is nil, initialize it to empty pipeline object
+		filter = mongo.Pipeline{}
+	}
+	switch v := filter.(type) {
+	case mongo.Pipeline:
+		// we are ok to proceed further
+		break
+	default:
+		return errors.Wrapf(errors.InvalidArgument, "Invalid watch filter pipeline type specified, %v", v)
+	}
 	// start watching on the collection with passed context
-	stream, err := c.col.Watch(ctx, mongo.Pipeline{})
+	stream, err := c.col.Watch(ctx, filter)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/db/mongo_test.go b/db/mongo_test.go
index ab1d5ce..a5ebc04 100644
--- a/db/mongo_test.go
+++ b/db/mongo_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
+
+	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson"
+	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo"
 )
 
 type MyKey struct {
@@ -140,8 +143,9 @@ func Test_ClientConnection(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 var (
-	mongoTestAddUpOps  int
-	mongoTestDeleteOps int
+	mongoTestAddUpOps    int
+	mongoTestDeleteOps   int
+	myMongoTestDeleteOps int
 )
 
 func myKeyWatcher(op string, wKey interface{}) {
@@ -154,6 +158,11 @@ func myKeyWatcher(op string, wKey interface{}) {
 	}
 }
 
+func myDeleteWatcher(op string, wKey interface{}) {
+	_ = wKey.(*MyKey)
+	myMongoTestDeleteOps += 1
+}
+
 func Test_CollectionWatch(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("WatchTest", func(t *testing.T) {
 		config := &MongoConfig{
@@ -200,11 +209,17 @@ func Test_CollectionWatch(t *testing.T) {
 			if mongoTestDeleteOps != 2 {
 				t.Errorf("Delete Notify: Got %d, expected 2", mongoTestDeleteOps)
 			}
+			if myMongoTestDeleteOps != 2 {
+				t.Errorf("expected delete count %d, but got %d", 2, myMongoTestDeleteOps)
+			}
 		}()
 		// reset counters
 		mongoTestAddUpOps = 0
 		mongoTestDeleteOps = 0
-		col.Watch(watchCtx, myKeyWatcher)
+		myMongoTestDeleteOps = 0
+		col.Watch(watchCtx, nil, myKeyWatcher)
+		matchDeleteStage := mongo.Pipeline{bson.D{{Key: "$match", Value: bson.D{{Key: "operationType", Value: "delete"}}}}}
+		col.Watch(watchCtx, matchDeleteStage, myDeleteWatcher)
 
 		key := &MyKey{
 			Name: "test-key",
diff --git a/db/store.go b/db/store.go
index ea16fb3..f39e42f 100644
--- a/db/store.go
+++ b/db/store.go
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ type StoreCollection interface {
 
 	// watch allows getting notified whenever a change happens to a document
 	// in the collection
-	Watch(ctx context.Context, cb WatchCallbackfn) error
+	// allow provisiong for a filter to be passed on, where the callback
+	// function to receive only conditional notifications of the events
+	// listener is interested about
+	Watch(ctx context.Context, filter interface{}, cb WatchCallbackfn) error
 }
 
 // interface definition for a store, responsible for holding group
diff --git a/errors/errors.go b/errors/errors.go
index 13d6c3a..98681b4 100644
--- a/errors/errors.go
+++ b/errors/errors.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package errors
 
 import (
 	base "errors"
+	"fmt"
 )
 
 func Is(err error, target error) bool {
@@ -47,6 +48,15 @@ func Wrap(code ErrCode, msg string) error {
 	}
 }
 
+// Wraps the error msg with recognized error codes
+// using specified message format
+func Wrapf(code ErrCode, format string, v ...any) error {
+	return &Error{
+		code: code,
+		msg:  fmt.Sprintf(format, v...),
+	}
+}
+
 // IsNotFound returns true if err
 // item isn't found in the space
 func IsNotFound(err error) bool {