diff --git a/src/core_test/Makefile b/src/core_test/Makefile
index 879b5e7479..bb15a0b2c4 100644
--- a/src/core_test/Makefile
+++ b/src/core_test/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ gen_includes:
 	$(CPP) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CPPINCLUDES) Registry.xml > Registry_processed.xml
 	(if [ ! -d inc ]; then mkdir -p inc; fi) # To generate *.inc files
 	(cd inc; $(REG_PATH)/$(REG_PARSE) < ../Registry_processed.xml )
+	(cd inc; $(REG_PATH)/$(FILTER_PARSE) < ../Registry_processed.xml )
 
 post_build:
 	if [ ! -e $(ROOT_DIR)/default_inputs ]; then mkdir $(ROOT_DIR)/default_inputs; fi
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ clean:
 	$(RM) $@ $*.mod
 ifeq "$(GEN_F90)" "true"
 	$(CPP) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CPPINCLUDES) $< > $*.f90
-	$(FC) $(FFLAGS) -c $*.f90 $(FCINCLUDES) -I../framework -I../operators -I../external/esmf_time_f90
+	$(FC) $(FFLAGS) -c $*.f90 $(FCINCLUDES) -I../framework -I../operators -I../filters -I../external/esmf_time_f90
 else
-	$(FC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(FFLAGS) -c $*.F $(CPPINCLUDES) $(FCINCLUDES) -I../framework -I../operators -I../external/esmf_time_f90
+	$(FC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(FFLAGS) -c $*.F $(CPPINCLUDES) $(FCINCLUDES) -I../framework -I../operators -I../filters -I../external/esmf_time_f90
 endif
diff --git a/src/core_test/Registry.xml b/src/core_test/Registry.xml
index 16b7a849a5..bd9a93e75d 100644
--- a/src/core_test/Registry.xml
+++ b/src/core_test/Registry.xml
@@ -115,4 +115,22 @@
 		<var name="cellsOnVertex"                     type="integer"  dimensions="vertexDegree nVertices"/>
 		<var name="kiteAreasOnVertex"                 type="real"     dimensions="vertexDegree nVertices"/>
 	</var_struct>
+	<filters>
+		<filter name="testComputeInterval1" module_name="mpas_filter_test_compute_interval"/>
+		<filter name="testComputeInterval2" module_name="mpas_filter_test_compute_interval"/>
+	</filters>
+	<nml_record name="testComputeInterval1">
+		<nml_option name="config_testComputeInterval1_enable" type="logical" default_value=".false."/>
+		<nml_option name="config_testComputeInterval1_compute_interval" type="character" default_value="dt"/>
+		<nml_option name="config_testComputeInterval1_stream_name" type="character" default_value="none"/>
+		<nml_option name="config_testComputeInterval1_compute_on_startup" type="logical" default_value=".false."/>
+		<nml_option name="config_testComputeInterval1_write_on_startup" type="logical" default_value=".false."/>
+	</nml_record>
+	<nml_record name="testComputeInterval2">
+		<nml_option name="config_testComputeInterval2_enable" type="logical" default_value=".false."/>
+		<nml_option name="config_testComputeInterval2_compute_interval" type="character" default_value="0000_00:05:00"/>
+		<nml_option name="config_testComputeInterval2_stream_name" type="character" default_value="none"/>
+		<nml_option name="config_testComputeInterval2_compute_on_startup" type="logical" default_value=".false."/>
+		<nml_option name="config_testComputeInterval2_write_on_startup" type="logical" default_value=".false."/>
+	</nml_record>
 </registry>
diff --git a/src/core_test/build_options.mk b/src/core_test/build_options.mk
index 0aeb9cdd95..2d4c1dfe42 100644
--- a/src/core_test/build_options.mk
+++ b/src/core_test/build_options.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 PWD=$(shell pwd)
 EXE_NAME=test_model
 NAMELIST_SUFFIX=test
+USE_FILTERS=true
 override CPPFLAGS += -DCORE_TEST
+FCINCLUDES += -I$(PWD)/src/filters
 
 report_builds:
 	@echo "CORE=test"
diff --git a/src/core_test/mpas_test_core.F b/src/core_test/mpas_test_core.F
index 71e1a80ca4..6621fd0856 100644
--- a/src/core_test/mpas_test_core.F
+++ b/src/core_test/mpas_test_core.F
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ module test_core
 
    use mpas_framework
    use mpas_timekeeping
+   use mpas_stream_manager
+   use mpas_filter_driver
 
    type (MPAS_Clock_type), pointer :: clock
 
@@ -53,6 +55,8 @@ function test_core_init(domain, startTimeStamp) result(iErr)!{{{
       startTime = mpas_get_clock_time(clock, MPAS_START_TIME, iErr)
       call mpas_get_time(startTime, dateTimeString=startTimeStamp) 
 
+      call mpas_filter_driver_init(domain % core % filters, domain, iErr=iErr)
+
    end function test_core_init!}}}
 
 
@@ -85,12 +89,15 @@ function test_core_run(domain) result(iErr)!{{{
       type (mpas_pool_type), pointer :: pool
       type (mpas_pool_iterator_type) :: itr
 
-
       iErr = 0
 
       call mpas_unit_test_fix_periodicity(iErr)
       call mpas_unit_test_triangle_signed_area_sphere(iErr)
 
+      call mpas_filter_driver_compute(domain % core % filters, domain, iErr = iErr)
+
+      call mpas_stream_mgr_write(domain % streamManager, iErr = iErr)
+
    end function test_core_run!}}}
 
    !***********************************************************************
@@ -118,6 +125,8 @@ function test_core_finalize(domain) result(iErr)!{{{
 
       iErr = 0
 
+      call mpas_filter_driver_finalize(domain % core % filters, domain, iErr=iErr)
+
       call mpas_destroy_clock(clock, iErr)
 
    end function test_core_finalize!}}}
diff --git a/src/core_test/mpas_test_core_interface.F b/src/core_test/mpas_test_core_interface.F
index 98426f0d45..f754bfd090 100644
--- a/src/core_test/mpas_test_core_interface.F
+++ b/src/core_test/mpas_test_core_interface.F
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ subroutine test_setup_core(core)!{{{
       core % setup_decomposed_dimensions => test_setup_decomposed_dimensions
       core % setup_block => test_setup_block
       core % setup_namelist => test_setup_namelists
+      core % setup_filter_list => test_setup_filters
 
       core % Conventions = 'MPAS'
       core % source = 'MPAS'
@@ -272,5 +273,7 @@ end function test_setup_block!}}}
 
 #include "inc/namelist_defines.inc"
 
+#include "inc/filter_function.inc"
+
 end module test_core_interface