diff --git a/packages/openapi-v3/src/__tests__/unit/filter-schema.unit.ts b/packages/openapi-v3/src/__tests__/unit/filter-schema.unit.ts
index 3a7373190ca2..3c031328143c 100644
--- a/packages/openapi-v3/src/__tests__/unit/filter-schema.unit.ts
+++ b/packages/openapi-v3/src/__tests__/unit/filter-schema.unit.ts
@@ -21,13 +21,54 @@ describe('filterSchema', () => {
     const schema = getFilterSchemaFor(MyUserModel);
     expect(MyUserModel.definition.name).to.eql('my-user-model');
     expect(schema).to.eql({
+      title: 'my-user-model.Filter',
       properties: {
         where: {
           type: 'object',
+          title: 'my-user-model.WhereFilter',
           additionalProperties: true,
         },
         fields: {
           type: 'object',
+          title: 'my-user-model.Fields',
+          properties: {
+            id: {type: 'boolean'},
+            age: {type: 'boolean'},
+          },
+          additionalProperties: false,
+        },
+        offset: {type: 'integer', minimum: 0},
+        limit: {type: 'integer', minimum: 1, example: 100},
+        skip: {type: 'integer', minimum: 0},
+        order: {type: 'array', items: {type: 'string'}},
+      },
+      additionalProperties: false,
+    });
+  });
+
+  @model({
+    name: 'CustomUserModel',
+  })
+  class CustomUserModel extends Entity {
+    @property() id: string;
+
+    @property() age: number;
+  }
+
+  it('generates filter schema with custom name', () => {
+    const schema = getFilterSchemaFor(CustomUserModel);
+    expect(CustomUserModel.definition.name).to.eql('CustomUserModel');
+    expect(schema).to.eql({
+      title: 'CustomUserModel.Filter',
+      properties: {
+        where: {
+          type: 'object',
+          title: 'CustomUserModel.WhereFilter',
+          additionalProperties: true,
+        },
+        fields: {
+          type: 'object',
+          title: 'CustomUserModel.Fields',
           properties: {
             id: {type: 'boolean'},
             age: {type: 'boolean'},
diff --git a/packages/repository-json-schema/src/__tests__/unit/filter-json-schema.unit.ts b/packages/repository-json-schema/src/__tests__/unit/filter-json-schema.unit.ts
index 908d9983aebf..424f4509769c 100644
--- a/packages/repository-json-schema/src/__tests__/unit/filter-json-schema.unit.ts
+++ b/packages/repository-json-schema/src/__tests__/unit/filter-json-schema.unit.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {expect} from '@loopback/testlab';
 import Ajv from 'ajv';
 import {JsonSchema} from '../..';
 import {
+  getFieldsJsonSchemaFor,
   getFilterJsonSchemaFor,
   getWhereJsonSchemaFor,
 } from '../../filter-json-schema';
@@ -145,6 +146,24 @@ describe('getFilterJsonSchemaFor', () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  it('returns "title" when no options were provided', () => {
+    expect(orderFilterSchema.title).to.equal('Order.Filter');
+  });
+
+  it('returns "include.title" when no options were provided', () => {
+    expect(customerFilterSchema.properties)
+      .to.have.propertyByPath(...['include', 'title'])
+      .to.equal('Customer.IncludeFilter');
+  });
+
+  it('returns "scope.title" when no options were provided', () => {
+    expect(customerFilterSchema.properties)
+      .to.have.propertyByPath(
+        ...['include', 'items', 'properties', 'scope', 'title'],
+      )
+      .to.equal('Customer.ScopeFilter');
+  });
+
   function expectSchemaToAllowFilter<T>(schema: JsonSchema, value: T) {
     const isValid = ajv.validate(schema, value);
     const SUCCESS_MSG = 'Filter instance is valid according to Filter schema';
@@ -153,6 +172,58 @@ describe('getFilterJsonSchemaFor', () => {
   }
 });
 
+describe('getFilterJsonSchemaForOptionsSetTitle', () => {
+  let customerFilterSchema: JsonSchema;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    customerFilterSchema = getFilterJsonSchemaFor(Customer, {setTitle: true});
+  });
+
+  it('returns "title" when a single option "setTitle" is set', () => {
+    expect(customerFilterSchema.title).to.equal('Customer.Filter');
+  });
+
+  it('returns "include.title" when a single option "setTitle" is set', () => {
+    expect(customerFilterSchema.properties)
+      .to.have.propertyByPath(...['include', 'title'])
+      .to.equal('Customer.IncludeFilter');
+  });
+
+  it('returns "scope.title" when a single option "setTitle" is set', () => {
+    expect(customerFilterSchema.properties)
+      .to.have.propertyByPath(
+        ...['include', 'items', 'properties', 'scope', 'title'],
+      )
+      .to.equal('Customer.ScopeFilter');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('getFilterJsonSchemaForOptionsUnsetTitle', () => {
+  let customerFilterSchema: JsonSchema;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    customerFilterSchema = getFilterJsonSchemaFor(Customer, {setTitle: false});
+  });
+
+  it('"title" undefined when a single option "setTitle" is false', () => {
+    expect(customerFilterSchema.title).to.equal(undefined);
+  });
+
+  it('"include.title" undefined when single option "setTitle" is false', () => {
+    expect(customerFilterSchema.properties)
+      .to.have.propertyByPath(...['include', 'title'])
+      .to.equal(undefined);
+  });
+
+  it('"scope.title" undefined when single option "setTitle" is false', () => {
+    expect(customerFilterSchema.properties)
+      .to.have.propertyByPath(
+        ...['include', 'items', 'properties', 'scope', 'title'],
+      )
+      .to.equal(undefined);
+  });
+});
+
 describe('getWhereJsonSchemaFor', () => {
   let ajv: Ajv.Ajv;
   let customerWhereSchema: JsonSchema;
@@ -169,6 +240,51 @@ describe('getWhereJsonSchemaFor', () => {
     const result = isValid ? SUCCESS_MSG : ajv.errorsText(ajv.errors!);
     expect(result).to.equal(SUCCESS_MSG);
   });
+
+  it('returns "title" when no options were provided', () => {
+    expect(customerWhereSchema.title).to.equal('Customer.WhereFilter');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('getWhereJsonSchemaForOptions', () => {
+  let customerWhereSchema: JsonSchema;
+
+  it('returns "title" when a single option "setTitle" is set', () => {
+    customerWhereSchema = getWhereJsonSchemaFor(Customer, {
+      setTitle: true,
+    });
+    expect(customerWhereSchema.title).to.equal('Customer.WhereFilter');
+  });
+
+  it('leaves out "title" when a single option "setTitle" is false', () => {
+    customerWhereSchema = getWhereJsonSchemaFor(Customer, {
+      setTitle: false,
+    });
+    expect(customerWhereSchema.title).to.equal(undefined);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('getFieldsJsonSchemaFor', () => {
+  let customerFieldsSchema: JsonSchema;
+
+  it('returns "title" when no options were provided', () => {
+    customerFieldsSchema = getFieldsJsonSchemaFor(Customer);
+    expect(customerFieldsSchema.title).to.equal('Customer.Fields');
+  });
+
+  it('returns "title" when a single option "setTitle" is set', () => {
+    customerFieldsSchema = getFieldsJsonSchemaFor(Customer, {
+      setTitle: true,
+    });
+    expect(customerFieldsSchema.title).to.equal('Customer.Fields');
+  });
+
+  it('leaves out "title" when a single option "setTitle" is false', () => {
+    customerFieldsSchema = getFieldsJsonSchemaFor(Customer, {
+      setTitle: false,
+    });
+    expect(customerFieldsSchema.title).to.equal(undefined);
+  });
 });
 
 @model()
diff --git a/packages/repository-json-schema/src/filter-json-schema.ts b/packages/repository-json-schema/src/filter-json-schema.ts
index 284c8215e532..7b8ba8c4eb7e 100644
--- a/packages/repository-json-schema/src/filter-json-schema.ts
+++ b/packages/repository-json-schema/src/filter-json-schema.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,42 @@
 import {getModelRelations, Model, model} from '@loopback/repository';
 import {JSONSchema6 as JsonSchema} from 'json-schema';
 
-@model({settings: {strict: false}})
-class EmptyModel extends Model {}
+export interface FilterSchemaOptions {
+  /**
+   * Set this flag if you want the schema to include title property.
+   *
+   * By default the setting is enabled. (e.g. {setTitle: true})
+   *
+   */
+  setTitle?: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Build a JSON schema describing the format of the "scope" object
+ * used to query model instances.
+ *
+ * Note we don't take the model properties into account yet and return
+ * a generic json schema allowing any "where" condition.
+ *
+ * @param modelCtor - The model constructor to build the filter schema for.
+ */
+export function getScopeFilterJsonSchemaFor(
+  modelCtor: typeof Model,
+  options: FilterSchemaOptions = {},
+): JsonSchema {
+  @model({settings: {strict: false}})
+  class EmptyModel extends Model {}
 
-const scopeFilter = getFilterJsonSchemaFor(EmptyModel);
+  const schema: JsonSchema = {
+    ...getFilterJsonSchemaFor(EmptyModel, {setTitle: false}),
+    title:
+      options.setTitle !== false
+        ? `${modelCtor.modelName}.ScopeFilter`
+        : undefined,
+  };
+
+  return schema;
+}
 
 /**
  * Build a JSON schema describing the format of the "filter" object
@@ -20,12 +52,17 @@ const scopeFilter = getFilterJsonSchemaFor(EmptyModel);
  *
  * @param modelCtor - The model constructor to build the filter schema for.
  */
-export function getFilterJsonSchemaFor(modelCtor: typeof Model): JsonSchema {
+export function getFilterJsonSchemaFor(
+  modelCtor: typeof Model,
+  options: FilterSchemaOptions = {},
+): JsonSchema {
   const schema: JsonSchema = {
+    title:
+      options.setTitle !== false ? `${modelCtor.modelName}.Filter` : undefined,
     properties: {
-      where: getWhereJsonSchemaFor(modelCtor),
+      where: getWhereJsonSchemaFor(modelCtor, options),
 
-      fields: getFieldsJsonSchemaFor(modelCtor),
+      fields: getFieldsJsonSchemaFor(modelCtor, options),
 
       offset: {
         type: 'integer',
@@ -58,6 +95,10 @@ export function getFilterJsonSchemaFor(modelCtor: typeof Model): JsonSchema {
 
   if (hasRelations) {
     schema.properties!.include = {
+      title:
+        options.setTitle !== false
+          ? `${modelCtor.modelName}.IncludeFilter`
+          : undefined,
       type: 'array',
       items: {
         type: 'object',
@@ -65,7 +106,7 @@ export function getFilterJsonSchemaFor(modelCtor: typeof Model): JsonSchema {
           // TODO(bajtos) restrict values to relations defined by "model"
           relation: {type: 'string'},
           // TODO(bajtos) describe the filter for the relation target model
-          scope: scopeFilter,
+          scope: getScopeFilterJsonSchemaFor(modelCtor, options),
         },
       },
     };
@@ -83,13 +124,21 @@ export function getFilterJsonSchemaFor(modelCtor: typeof Model): JsonSchema {
  *
  * @param modelCtor - The model constructor to build the filter schema for.
  */
-export function getWhereJsonSchemaFor(modelCtor: typeof Model): JsonSchema {
+export function getWhereJsonSchemaFor(
+  modelCtor: typeof Model,
+  options: FilterSchemaOptions = {},
+): JsonSchema {
   const schema: JsonSchema = {
+    title:
+      options.setTitle !== false
+        ? `${modelCtor.modelName}.WhereFilter`
+        : undefined,
     type: 'object',
     // TODO(bajtos) enumerate "model" properties and operators like "and"
     // See https://github.com/strongloop/loopback-next/issues/1748
     additionalProperties: true,
   };
+
   return schema;
 }
 
@@ -100,9 +149,15 @@ export function getWhereJsonSchemaFor(modelCtor: typeof Model): JsonSchema {
  * @param modelCtor - The model constructor to build the filter schema for.
  */
 
-export function getFieldsJsonSchemaFor(modelCtor: typeof Model): JsonSchema {
+export function getFieldsJsonSchemaFor(
+  modelCtor: typeof Model,
+  options: FilterSchemaOptions = {},
+): JsonSchema {
   const schema: JsonSchema = {
+    title:
+      options.setTitle !== false ? `${modelCtor.modelName}.Fields` : undefined,
     type: 'object',
+
     properties: Object.assign(
       {},
       ...Object.keys(modelCtor.definition.properties).map(k => ({
@@ -111,5 +166,6 @@ export function getFieldsJsonSchemaFor(modelCtor: typeof Model): JsonSchema {
     ),
     additionalProperties: modelCtor.definition.settings.strict === false,
   };
+
   return schema;
 }