diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/appsembler/api/tests/test_user_api.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/appsembler/api/tests/test_user_api.py
index cf50d520608c..e23d05c7c160 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/appsembler/api/tests/test_user_api.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/appsembler/api/tests/test_user_api.py
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
 @mock.patch(APPSEMBLER_API_VIEWS_MODULE + '.UserIndexViewSet.throttle_classes', [])
 class UserIndexViewSetTest(TestCase):
 
+    # Fixtures to be used for filtering
+    JANE_DUE_USERNAME = 'jane.due'
+    JANE_DUE_EMAIL = '{username}@user.api.example.com'.format(username=JANE_DUE_USERNAME)
+    NON_USER_EMAIL = 'not.for.a.user@user.api.example.com'
+
     def setUp(self):
         """
         Set up test data for site isolation
@@ -51,7 +56,12 @@ def setUp(self):
         self.my_site_org = OrganizationFactory(sites=[self.my_site])
 
         # Set up users and enrollments for 'my site'
-        self.my_site_users = [UserFactory() for i in range(3)]
+        self.my_site_users = [
+            UserFactory.create(email=self.JANE_DUE_EMAIL, username=self.JANE_DUE_USERNAME),
+            UserFactory.create(),
+            UserFactory.create(),
+        ]
+
         for user in self.my_site_users:
             UserOrganizationMappingFactory(user=user,
                                            organization=self.my_site_org)
@@ -90,6 +100,32 @@ def test_get_all_users_for_site(self):
         user_ids = [rec['id'] for rec in results]
         assert set(user_ids) == set([obj.id for obj in expected_users])
 
+    @ddt.unpack
+    @ddt.data(
+        {'email': JANE_DUE_EMAIL.lower(), 'expected_count': 1, 'msg': 'Should find Jane (lower case) in the users'},
+        {'email': JANE_DUE_EMAIL.upper(), 'expected_count': 1, 'msg': 'Should find Jane (upper case) in the users'},
+        {'email': JANE_DUE_USERNAME, 'expected_count': 0, 'msg': 'Should not do partial matching'},
+        {'email': NON_USER_EMAIL, 'expected_count': 0, 'msg': 'Should not match any user.'},
+    )
+    def test_filter_by_email(self, email, expected_count, msg):
+        """
+        Test the email filters matching.
+        """
+        url = reverse('tahoe-api:v1:users-list')
+        request = APIRequestFactory().get(url, {'email_exact': email})
+        request.META['HTTP_HOST'] = self.my_site.domain
+        force_authenticate(request, user=self.caller)
+
+        view = resolve(url).func
+        response = view(request)
+        response.render()
+        results = response.data['results']
+
+        assert len(results) == expected_count, msg
+        if expected_count:
+            # Ignore the email case
+            assert results[0]['email'].lower() == email.lower(), msg
+
     @skip("Need to implement user filter")
     def test_get_all_enrolled_learners_for_site(self):
 
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/appsembler/api/v1/filters.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/appsembler/api/v1/filters.py
index e68621905d9d..904d62e86fa5 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/appsembler/api/v1/filters.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/appsembler/api/v1/filters.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 import django_filters
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.content.course_overviews.models import (
     CourseOverview,
@@ -68,3 +69,15 @@ def filter_course_id(self, queryset, name, value):
     class Meta:
         model = CourseEnrollment
         fields = ['course_id', 'user_id', 'username', 'is_active', ]
+
+
+class UserIndexFilter(django_filters.FilterSet):
+    '''Provides filtering for the User model objects in the UserIndexViewSet.
+
+    '''
+
+    email_exact = django_filters.CharFilter(name='email', lookup_expr='iexact')
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = get_user_model()
+        fields = ['email_exact']
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/appsembler/api/v1/views.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/appsembler/api/v1/views.py
index a74f29c6f17c..e399de1109d6 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/appsembler/api/v1/views.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/appsembler/api/v1/views.py
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.appsembler.api.v1.api import enroll_learners_in_course
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.appsembler.api.v1.filters import (
     CourseEnrollmentFilter,
-    CourseOverviewFilter
+    CourseOverviewFilter,
+    UserIndexFilter,
 )
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.appsembler.api.v1.pagination import (
     TahoeLimitOffsetPagination
@@ -397,6 +398,7 @@ class UserIndexViewSet(TahoeAuthMixin, viewsets.ReadOnlyModelViewSet):
     serializer_class = UserIndexSerializer
     throttle_classes = (TahoeAPIUserThrottle,)
     filter_backends = (DjangoFilterBackend, )
+    filter_class = UserIndexFilter
 
     def get_queryset(self):
         site = django.contrib.sites.shortcuts.get_current_site(self.request)