diff --git a/graphiti_core/graphiti.py b/graphiti_core/graphiti.py
index df12d98d..ffed107d 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/graphiti.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/graphiti.py
@@ -351,7 +351,10 @@ async def add_episode_endpoint(episode_data: EpisodeData):
             # Find relevant nodes already in the graph
             existing_nodes_lists: list[list[EntityNode]] = list(
                 await semaphore_gather(
-                    *[get_relevant_nodes(self.driver, [node]) for node in extracted_nodes]
+                    *[
+                        get_relevant_nodes(self.driver, SearchFilters(), [node])
+                        for node in extracted_nodes
+                    ]
                 )
             )
 
@@ -732,8 +735,8 @@ async def add_triplet(self, source_node: EntityNode, edge: EntityEdge, target_no
             self.llm_client,
             [source_node, target_node],
             [
-                await get_relevant_nodes(self.driver, [source_node]),
-                await get_relevant_nodes(self.driver, [target_node]),
+                await get_relevant_nodes(self.driver, SearchFilters(), [source_node]),
+                await get_relevant_nodes(self.driver, SearchFilters(), [target_node]),
             ],
         )
 
diff --git a/graphiti_core/search/search.py b/graphiti_core/search/search.py
index 71076b9f..4eb9a53b 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/search/search.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/search/search.py
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ async def search(
             query_vector,
             group_ids,
             config.node_config,
+            search_filter,
             center_node_uuid,
             bfs_origin_node_uuids,
             config.limit,
@@ -233,6 +234,7 @@ async def node_search(
     query_vector: list[float],
     group_ids: list[str] | None,
     config: NodeSearchConfig | None,
+    search_filter: SearchFilters,
     center_node_uuid: str | None = None,
     bfs_origin_node_uuids: list[str] | None = None,
     limit=DEFAULT_SEARCH_LIMIT,
@@ -243,11 +245,13 @@ async def node_search(
     search_results: list[list[EntityNode]] = list(
         await semaphore_gather(
             *[
-                node_fulltext_search(driver, query, group_ids, 2 * limit),
+                node_fulltext_search(driver, query, search_filter, group_ids, 2 * limit),
                 node_similarity_search(
-                    driver, query_vector, group_ids, 2 * limit, config.sim_min_score
+                    driver, query_vector, search_filter, group_ids, 2 * limit, config.sim_min_score
+                ),
+                node_bfs_search(
+                    driver, bfs_origin_node_uuids, search_filter, config.bfs_max_depth, 2 * limit
                 ),
-                node_bfs_search(driver, bfs_origin_node_uuids, config.bfs_max_depth, 2 * limit),
             ]
         )
     )
@@ -255,7 +259,9 @@ async def node_search(
     if NodeSearchMethod.bfs in config.search_methods and bfs_origin_node_uuids is None:
         origin_node_uuids = [node.uuid for result in search_results for node in result]
         search_results.append(
-            await node_bfs_search(driver, origin_node_uuids, config.bfs_max_depth, 2 * limit)
+            await node_bfs_search(
+                driver, origin_node_uuids, search_filter, config.bfs_max_depth, 2 * limit
+            )
         )
 
     search_result_uuids = [[node.uuid for node in result] for result in search_results]
diff --git a/graphiti_core/search/search_filters.py b/graphiti_core/search/search_filters.py
index 95710805..2d77e641 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/search/search_filters.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/search/search_filters.py
@@ -39,18 +39,37 @@ class DateFilter(BaseModel):
 
 
 class SearchFilters(BaseModel):
+    node_labels: list[str] | None = Field(
+        default=None, description='List of node labels to filter on'
+    )
     valid_at: list[list[DateFilter]] | None = Field(default=None)
     invalid_at: list[list[DateFilter]] | None = Field(default=None)
     created_at: list[list[DateFilter]] | None = Field(default=None)
     expired_at: list[list[DateFilter]] | None = Field(default=None)
 
 
-def search_filter_query_constructor(filters: SearchFilters) -> tuple[LiteralString, dict[str, Any]]:
+def node_search_filter_query_constructor(
+    filters: SearchFilters,
+) -> tuple[LiteralString, dict[str, Any]]:
+    filter_query: LiteralString = ''
+    filter_params: dict[str, Any] = {}
+
+    if filters.node_labels is not None:
+        node_labels = ':'.join(filters.node_labels)
+        node_label_filter = ' AND n:' + node_labels
+        filter_query += node_label_filter
+
+    return filter_query, filter_params
+
+
+def edge_search_filter_query_constructor(
+    filters: SearchFilters,
+) -> tuple[LiteralString, dict[str, Any]]:
     filter_query: LiteralString = ''
     filter_params: dict[str, Any] = {}
 
     if filters.valid_at is not None:
-        valid_at_filter = 'AND ('
+        valid_at_filter = ' AND ('
         for i, or_list in enumerate(filters.valid_at):
             for j, date_filter in enumerate(or_list):
                 filter_params['valid_at_' + str(j)] = date_filter.date
@@ -75,7 +94,7 @@ def search_filter_query_constructor(filters: SearchFilters) -> tuple[LiteralStri
         filter_query += valid_at_filter
 
     if filters.invalid_at is not None:
-        invalid_at_filter = 'AND ('
+        invalid_at_filter = ' AND ('
         for i, or_list in enumerate(filters.invalid_at):
             for j, date_filter in enumerate(or_list):
                 filter_params['invalid_at_' + str(j)] = date_filter.date
@@ -100,7 +119,7 @@ def search_filter_query_constructor(filters: SearchFilters) -> tuple[LiteralStri
         filter_query += invalid_at_filter
 
     if filters.created_at is not None:
-        created_at_filter = 'AND ('
+        created_at_filter = ' AND ('
         for i, or_list in enumerate(filters.created_at):
             for j, date_filter in enumerate(or_list):
                 filter_params['created_at_' + str(j)] = date_filter.date
diff --git a/graphiti_core/search/search_utils.py b/graphiti_core/search/search_utils.py
index ef9b6eb2..578e46f2 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/search/search_utils.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/search/search_utils.py
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@
     get_community_node_from_record,
     get_entity_node_from_record,
 )
-from graphiti_core.search.search_filters import SearchFilters, search_filter_query_constructor
+from graphiti_core.search.search_filters import (
+    SearchFilters,
+    edge_search_filter_query_constructor,
+    node_search_filter_query_constructor,
+)
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -148,7 +152,7 @@ async def edge_fulltext_search(
     if fuzzy_query == '':
         return []
 
-    filter_query, filter_params = search_filter_query_constructor(search_filter)
+    filter_query, filter_params = edge_search_filter_query_constructor(search_filter)
 
     cypher_query = Query(
         """
@@ -207,7 +211,7 @@ async def edge_similarity_search(
 
     query_params: dict[str, Any] = {}
 
-    filter_query, filter_params = search_filter_query_constructor(search_filter)
+    filter_query, filter_params = edge_search_filter_query_constructor(search_filter)
     query_params.update(filter_params)
 
     group_filter_query: LiteralString = ''
@@ -225,8 +229,8 @@ async def edge_similarity_search(
 
     query: LiteralString = (
         """
-                                                    MATCH (n:Entity)-[r:RELATES_TO]->(m:Entity)
-                                                    """
+                                                                        MATCH (n:Entity)-[r:RELATES_TO]->(m:Entity)
+                                                                        """
         + group_filter_query
         + filter_query
         + """\nWITH DISTINCT r, vector.similarity.cosine(r.fact_embedding, $search_vector) AS score
@@ -278,7 +282,7 @@ async def edge_bfs_search(
     if bfs_origin_node_uuids is None:
         return []
 
-    filter_query, filter_params = search_filter_query_constructor(search_filter)
+    filter_query, filter_params = edge_search_filter_query_constructor(search_filter)
 
     query = Query(
         """
@@ -325,6 +329,7 @@ async def edge_bfs_search(
 async def node_fulltext_search(
     driver: AsyncDriver,
     query: str,
+    search_filter: SearchFilters,
     group_ids: list[str] | None = None,
     limit=RELEVANT_SCHEMA_LIMIT,
 ) -> list[EntityNode]:
@@ -333,10 +338,17 @@ async def node_fulltext_search(
     if fuzzy_query == '':
         return []
 
+    filter_query, filter_params = node_search_filter_query_constructor(search_filter)
+
     records, _, _ = await driver.execute_query(
         """
         CALL db.index.fulltext.queryNodes("node_name_and_summary", $query, {limit: $limit}) 
-        YIELD node AS n, score
+        YIELD node AS node, score
+        MATCH (n:Entity)
+        WHERE n.uuid = node.uuid
+        """
+        + filter_query
+        + """
         RETURN
             n.uuid AS uuid,
             n.group_id AS group_id, 
@@ -349,6 +361,7 @@ async def node_fulltext_search(
         ORDER BY score DESC
         LIMIT $limit
         """,
+        filter_params,
         query=fuzzy_query,
         group_ids=group_ids,
         limit=limit,
@@ -363,6 +376,7 @@ async def node_fulltext_search(
 async def node_similarity_search(
     driver: AsyncDriver,
     search_vector: list[float],
+    search_filter: SearchFilters,
     group_ids: list[str] | None = None,
     limit=RELEVANT_SCHEMA_LIMIT,
     min_score: float = DEFAULT_MIN_SCORE,
@@ -379,12 +393,16 @@ async def node_similarity_search(
         group_filter_query += 'WHERE n.group_id IN $group_ids'
         query_params['group_ids'] = group_ids
 
+    filter_query, filter_params = node_search_filter_query_constructor(search_filter)
+    query_params.update(filter_params)
+
     records, _, _ = await driver.execute_query(
         runtime_query
         + """
             MATCH (n:Entity)
             """
         + group_filter_query
+        + filter_query
         + """
             WITH n, vector.similarity.cosine(n.name_embedding, $search_vector) AS score
             WHERE score > $min_score
@@ -416,6 +434,7 @@ async def node_similarity_search(
 async def node_bfs_search(
     driver: AsyncDriver,
     bfs_origin_node_uuids: list[str] | None,
+    search_filter: SearchFilters,
     bfs_max_depth: int,
     limit: int,
 ) -> list[EntityNode]:
@@ -423,21 +442,28 @@ async def node_bfs_search(
     if bfs_origin_node_uuids is None:
         return []
 
+    filter_query, filter_params = node_search_filter_query_constructor(search_filter)
+
     records, _, _ = await driver.execute_query(
         """
             UNWIND $bfs_origin_node_uuids AS origin_uuid
             MATCH (origin:Entity|Episodic {uuid: origin_uuid})-[:RELATES_TO|MENTIONS]->{1,3}(n:Entity)
-            RETURN DISTINCT
-                n.uuid As uuid,
-                n.group_id AS group_id,
-                n.name AS name, 
-                n.name_embedding AS name_embedding,
-                n.created_at AS created_at, 
-                n.summary AS summary,
-                labels(n) AS labels,
-                properties(n) AS attributes
-            LIMIT $limit
-            """,
+            WHERE n.group_id = origin.group_id
+            """
+        + filter_query
+        + """
+        RETURN DISTINCT
+            n.uuid As uuid,
+            n.group_id AS group_id,
+            n.name AS name, 
+            n.name_embedding AS name_embedding,
+            n.created_at AS created_at, 
+            n.summary AS summary,
+            labels(n) AS labels,
+            properties(n) AS attributes
+        LIMIT $limit
+        """,
+        filter_params,
         bfs_origin_node_uuids=bfs_origin_node_uuids,
         depth=bfs_max_depth,
         limit=limit,
@@ -539,6 +565,7 @@ async def hybrid_node_search(
     queries: list[str],
     embeddings: list[list[float]],
     driver: AsyncDriver,
+    search_filter: SearchFilters,
     group_ids: list[str] | None = None,
     limit: int = RELEVANT_SCHEMA_LIMIT,
 ) -> list[EntityNode]:
@@ -583,8 +610,14 @@ async def hybrid_node_search(
     start = time()
     results: list[list[EntityNode]] = list(
         await semaphore_gather(
-            *[node_fulltext_search(driver, q, group_ids, 2 * limit) for q in queries],
-            *[node_similarity_search(driver, e, group_ids, 2 * limit) for e in embeddings],
+            *[
+                node_fulltext_search(driver, q, search_filter, group_ids, 2 * limit)
+                for q in queries
+            ],
+            *[
+                node_similarity_search(driver, e, search_filter, group_ids, 2 * limit)
+                for e in embeddings
+            ],
         )
     )
 
@@ -604,6 +637,7 @@ async def hybrid_node_search(
 
 async def get_relevant_nodes(
     driver: AsyncDriver,
+    search_filter: SearchFilters,
     nodes: list[EntityNode],
 ) -> list[EntityNode]:
     """
@@ -635,6 +669,7 @@ async def get_relevant_nodes(
         [node.name for node in nodes],
         [node.name_embedding for node in nodes if node.name_embedding is not None],
         driver,
+        search_filter,
         [node.group_id for node in nodes],
     )
 
diff --git a/graphiti_core/utils/bulk_utils.py b/graphiti_core/utils/bulk_utils.py
index b2340d63..3766dba7 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/utils/bulk_utils.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/utils/bulk_utils.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     EPISODIC_NODE_SAVE_BULK,
 )
 from graphiti_core.nodes import EntityNode, EpisodeType, EpisodicNode
+from graphiti_core.search.search_filters import SearchFilters
 from graphiti_core.search.search_utils import get_relevant_edges, get_relevant_nodes
 from graphiti_core.utils.datetime_utils import utc_now
 from graphiti_core.utils.maintenance.edge_operations import (
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ async def dedupe_nodes_bulk(
 
     existing_nodes_chunks: list[list[EntityNode]] = list(
         await semaphore_gather(
-            *[get_relevant_nodes(driver, node_chunk) for node_chunk in node_chunks]
+            *[get_relevant_nodes(driver, SearchFilters(), node_chunk) for node_chunk in node_chunks]
         )
     )
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 790a3a72..3a919422 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "graphiti-core"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.7.1"
 description = "A temporal graph building library"
 authors = [
     "Paul Paliychuk <paul@getzep.com>",
diff --git a/tests/utils/search/search_utils_test.py b/tests/utils/search/search_utils_test.py
index 0a260919..02b9ac7d 100644
--- a/tests/utils/search/search_utils_test.py
+++ b/tests/utils/search/search_utils_test.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 from graphiti_core.nodes import EntityNode
+from graphiti_core.search.search_filters import SearchFilters
 from graphiti_core.search.search_utils import hybrid_node_search
 
 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ async def test_hybrid_node_search_deduplication():
 
     # Mock the node_fulltext_search and entity_similarity_search functions
     with patch(
-        'graphiti_core.search.search_utils.node_fulltext_search'
+            'graphiti_core.search.search_utils.node_fulltext_search'
     ) as mock_fulltext_search, patch(
         'graphiti_core.search.search_utils.node_similarity_search'
     ) as mock_similarity_search:
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ async def test_hybrid_node_search_deduplication():
         # Call the function with test data
         queries = ['Alice', 'Bob']
         embeddings = [[0.1, 0.2, 0.3], [0.4, 0.5, 0.6]]
-        results = await hybrid_node_search(queries, embeddings, mock_driver)
+        results = await hybrid_node_search(queries, embeddings, mock_driver, SearchFilters())
 
         # Assertions
         assert len(results) == 3
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ async def test_hybrid_node_search_empty_results():
     mock_driver = AsyncMock()
 
     with patch(
-        'graphiti_core.search.search_utils.node_fulltext_search'
+            'graphiti_core.search.search_utils.node_fulltext_search'
     ) as mock_fulltext_search, patch(
         'graphiti_core.search.search_utils.node_similarity_search'
     ) as mock_similarity_search:
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ async def test_hybrid_node_search_empty_results():
 
         queries = ['NonExistent']
         embeddings = [[0.1, 0.2, 0.3]]
-        results = await hybrid_node_search(queries, embeddings, mock_driver)
+        results = await hybrid_node_search(queries, embeddings, mock_driver, SearchFilters())
 
         assert len(results) == 0
 
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ async def test_hybrid_node_search_only_fulltext():
     mock_driver = AsyncMock()
 
     with patch(
-        'graphiti_core.search.search_utils.node_fulltext_search'
+            'graphiti_core.search.search_utils.node_fulltext_search'
     ) as mock_fulltext_search, patch(
         'graphiti_core.search.search_utils.node_similarity_search'
     ) as mock_similarity_search:
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ async def test_hybrid_node_search_only_fulltext():
 
         queries = ['Alice']
         embeddings = []
-        results = await hybrid_node_search(queries, embeddings, mock_driver)
+        results = await hybrid_node_search(queries, embeddings, mock_driver, SearchFilters())
 
         assert len(results) == 1
         assert results[0].name == 'Alice'
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ async def test_hybrid_node_search_with_limit():
     mock_driver = AsyncMock()
 
     with patch(
-        'graphiti_core.search.search_utils.node_fulltext_search'
+            'graphiti_core.search.search_utils.node_fulltext_search'
     ) as mock_fulltext_search, patch(
         'graphiti_core.search.search_utils.node_similarity_search'
     ) as mock_similarity_search:
@@ -111,7 +112,9 @@ async def test_hybrid_node_search_with_limit():
         queries = ['Test']
         embeddings = [[0.1, 0.2, 0.3]]
         limit = 1
-        results = await hybrid_node_search(queries, embeddings, mock_driver, ['1'], limit)
+        results = await hybrid_node_search(
+            queries, embeddings, mock_driver, SearchFilters(), ['1'], limit
+        )
 
         # We expect 4 results because the limit is applied per search method
         # before deduplication, and we're not actually limiting the results
@@ -120,8 +123,10 @@ async def test_hybrid_node_search_with_limit():
         assert mock_fulltext_search.call_count == 1
         assert mock_similarity_search.call_count == 1
         # Verify that the limit was passed to the search functions
-        mock_fulltext_search.assert_called_with(mock_driver, 'Test', ['1'], 2)
-        mock_similarity_search.assert_called_with(mock_driver, [0.1, 0.2, 0.3], ['1'], 2)
+        mock_fulltext_search.assert_called_with(mock_driver, 'Test', SearchFilters(), ['1'], 2)
+        mock_similarity_search.assert_called_with(
+            mock_driver, [0.1, 0.2, 0.3], SearchFilters(), ['1'], 2
+        )
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
@@ -129,7 +134,7 @@ async def test_hybrid_node_search_with_limit_and_duplicates():
     mock_driver = AsyncMock()
 
     with patch(
-        'graphiti_core.search.search_utils.node_fulltext_search'
+            'graphiti_core.search.search_utils.node_fulltext_search'
     ) as mock_fulltext_search, patch(
         'graphiti_core.search.search_utils.node_similarity_search'
     ) as mock_similarity_search:
@@ -145,7 +150,9 @@ async def test_hybrid_node_search_with_limit_and_duplicates():
         queries = ['Test']
         embeddings = [[0.1, 0.2, 0.3]]
         limit = 2
-        results = await hybrid_node_search(queries, embeddings, mock_driver, ['1'], limit)
+        results = await hybrid_node_search(
+            queries, embeddings, mock_driver, SearchFilters(), ['1'], limit
+        )
 
         # We expect 3 results because:
         # 1. The limit of 2 is applied to each search method
@@ -155,5 +162,7 @@ async def test_hybrid_node_search_with_limit_and_duplicates():
         assert set(node.name for node in results) == {'Alice', 'Bob', 'Charlie'}
         assert mock_fulltext_search.call_count == 1
         assert mock_similarity_search.call_count == 1
-        mock_fulltext_search.assert_called_with(mock_driver, 'Test', ['1'], 4)
-        mock_similarity_search.assert_called_with(mock_driver, [0.1, 0.2, 0.3], ['1'], 4)
+        mock_fulltext_search.assert_called_with(mock_driver, 'Test', SearchFilters(), ['1'], 4)
+        mock_similarity_search.assert_called_with(
+            mock_driver, [0.1, 0.2, 0.3], SearchFilters(), ['1'], 4
+        )