diff --git a/matlab/global_initialization.m b/matlab/global_initialization.m
index 9fe808c7e..456d0a996 100644
--- a/matlab/global_initialization.m
+++ b/matlab/global_initialization.m
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ options_.SpectralDensity.cutoff  = 150;
 options_.SpectralDensity.sdl = 0.01; 
 options_.nofunctions = false;
 
+options_.bandpass.indicator = 0;
+options_.bandpass.passband = [6; 32];
+
 % Extended path options
 %
 % Set debug flag
diff --git a/preprocessor/ComputingTasks.cc b/preprocessor/ComputingTasks.cc
index 2b4063af5..7174e2cba 100644
--- a/preprocessor/ComputingTasks.cc
+++ b/preprocessor/ComputingTasks.cc
@@ -167,6 +167,12 @@ StochSimulStatement::checkPass(ModFileStructure &mod_file_struct, WarningConsoli
       || mod_file_struct.order_option >= 3)
     mod_file_struct.k_order_solver = true;
 
+  if (options_list.num_options.find("hp_filter") != options_list.num_options.end() &&
+      options_list.num_options.find("bandpass.indicator") != options_list.num_options.end())
+      {
+          cerr << "ERROR: stoch_simul: can only use one of hp and bandpass filters" << endl;
+          exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+      }
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/preprocessor/DynareBison.yy b/preprocessor/DynareBison.yy
index 1ce89fbda..58246993d 100644
--- a/preprocessor/DynareBison.yy
+++ b/preprocessor/DynareBison.yy
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class ParsingDriver;
 %token UNIFORM_PDF UNIT_ROOT_VARS USE_DLL USEAUTOCORR GSA_SAMPLE_FILE USE_UNIVARIATE_FILTERS_IF_SINGULARITY_IS_DETECTED
 %token VALUES VAR VAREXO VAREXO_DET VAROBS PREDETERMINED_VARIABLES
 %token WRITE_LATEX_DYNAMIC_MODEL WRITE_LATEX_STATIC_MODEL WRITE_LATEX_ORIGINAL_MODEL
-%token XLS_SHEET XLS_RANGE LONG_NAME LMMCP OCCBIN
+%token XLS_SHEET XLS_RANGE LONG_NAME LMMCP OCCBIN BANDPASS_FILTER
 %left COMMA
 %left EQUAL_EQUAL EXCLAMATION_EQUAL
 %left LESS GREATER LESS_EQUAL GREATER_EQUAL
@@ -1106,6 +1106,7 @@ stoch_simul_options : stoch_simul_primary_options
                     | o_loglinear
                     | o_nodecomposition
                     | o_spectral_density
+                    | o_bandpass_filter
                     ;
 
 symbol_list : symbol_list symbol
@@ -2578,6 +2579,13 @@ o_extended_path_order : ORDER EQUAL INT_NUMBER { driver.option_num("ep.stochasti
 o_hybrid : HYBRID { driver.option_num("ep.stochastic.hybrid_order", "2"); };
 o_steady_maxit : MAXIT EQUAL INT_NUMBER { driver.option_num("steady.maxit", $3); };
 o_simul_maxit : MAXIT EQUAL INT_NUMBER { driver.option_num("simul.maxit", $3); };
+o_bandpass_filter : BANDPASS_FILTER { driver.option_num("bandpass.indicator", "1"); }
+                  | BANDPASS_FILTER EQUAL vec_int
+                    {
+                      driver.option_num("bandpass.indicator", "1");
+                      driver.option_vec_int("bandpass.passband", $3);
+                    }
+                   ;
 o_dp_maxit : MAXIT EQUAL INT_NUMBER { driver.option_num("dp.maxit", $3); };
 o_osr_maxit : MAXIT EQUAL INT_NUMBER { driver.option_num("osr.maxit", $3); };
 o_osr_tolf : TOLF EQUAL non_negative_number { driver.option_num("osr.tolf", $3); };
diff --git a/preprocessor/DynareFlex.ll b/preprocessor/DynareFlex.ll
index f7b053b63..3ab5af757 100644
--- a/preprocessor/DynareFlex.ll
+++ b/preprocessor/DynareFlex.ll
@@ -637,6 +637,7 @@ DATE -?[0-9]+([YyAa]|[Mm]([1-9]|1[0-2])|[Qq][1-4]|[Ww]([1-9]{1}|[1-4][0-9]|5[0-2
 <DYNARE_STATEMENT>irf {return token::IRF;}
 <DYNARE_STATEMENT>irf_shocks {return token::IRF_SHOCKS;}
 <DYNARE_STATEMENT>hp_filter {return token::HP_FILTER;}
+<DYNARE_STATEMENT>bandpass_filter {return token::BANDPASS_FILTER;}
 <DYNARE_STATEMENT>hp_ngrid {return token::HP_NGRID;}
 <DYNARE_STATEMENT>simul_seed {return token::SIMUL_SEED;}
 <DYNARE_STATEMENT>qz_criterium {return token::QZ_CRITERIUM;}