diff --git a/arkindex/documents/api/elements.py b/arkindex/documents/api/elements.py
index 329e450aedcb8c62f7560ff95d5f57b7ea66c09f..a875a0383e9a5d7b3c900b01d0f0d2f60e009f2d 100644
--- a/arkindex/documents/api/elements.py
+++ b/arkindex/documents/api/elements.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from rest_framework.generics import (
 )
 from rest_framework import status, response
 from rest_framework.response import Response
-from arkindex_common.enums import TranscriptionType
+from arkindex_common.enums import TranscriptionType, MetaType
 from arkindex.documents.models import (
     Corpus, Element, ElementPath, Right, MetaData, AllowedMetaData,
     Classification, ClassificationState, Transcription, Region
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ class ElementsList(CorpusACLMixin, ListAPIView):
                 'schema': {
                     'type': 'boolean',
                 }
+            },
+            {
+                'name': 'structure',
+                'in': 'query',
+                'description': 'Filter elements by a structural metadata.',
+                'required': False,
+                'schema': {'type': 'string'},
             }
         ]
     }
@@ -136,6 +143,13 @@ class ElementsList(CorpusACLMixin, ListAPIView):
         if only_folder is not None:
             filters['type__folder'] = only_folder.lower() not in ('false', '0')
 
+        structure_param = self.request.query_params.get('structure')
+        if structure_param is not None:
+            filters['metadatas__in'] = MetaData.objects.filter(
+                type=MetaType.Structure,
+                value__contains=structure_param
+            )
+
         if 'corpus' in self.request.query_params:
             try:
                 corpus_id = UUID(self.request.query_params['corpus'])
@@ -370,6 +384,13 @@ class ElementParents(ListAPIView):
                 'schema': {
                     'type': 'boolean',
                 }
+            },
+            {
+                'name': 'structure',
+                'in': 'query',
+                'description': 'Filter elements by a structural metadata.',
+                'required': False,
+                'schema': {'type': 'string'},
             }
         ]
     }
@@ -394,6 +415,13 @@ class ElementParents(ListAPIView):
         if only_folder is not None:
             filters['type__folder'] = only_folder.lower() not in ('false', '0')
 
+        structure_param = self.request.query_params.get('structure')
+        if structure_param is not None:
+            filters['metadatas__in'] = MetaData.objects.filter(
+                type=MetaType.Structure,
+                value__contains=structure_param
+            )
+
         recursive_param = self.request.query_params.get('recursive')
 
         prefetch_related_lookups = ('zone__image__server', 'corpus', 'type')
@@ -506,6 +534,13 @@ class ElementChildren(ListAPIView):
                 'schema': {
                     'type': 'boolean',
                 }
+            },
+            {
+                'name': 'structure',
+                'in': 'query',
+                'description': 'Filter elements by a structural metadata.',
+                'required': False,
+                'schema': {'type': 'string'},
             }
         ]
     }
@@ -530,6 +565,13 @@ class ElementChildren(ListAPIView):
         if only_folder is not None:
             filters['type__folder'] = only_folder.lower() not in ('false', '0')
 
+        structure_param = self.request.query_params.get('structure')
+        if structure_param is not None:
+            filters['metadatas__in'] = MetaData.objects.filter(
+                type=MetaType.Structure,
+                value__contains=structure_param
+            )
+
         recursive_param = self.request.query_params.get('recursive')
 
         prefetch_related_lookups = ('zone__image__server', 'corpus', 'type')