diff --git a/hbmqtt/plugins/manager.py b/hbmqtt/plugins/manager.py
index af42bda..73d985c 100644
--- a/hbmqtt/plugins/manager.py
+++ b/hbmqtt/plugins/manager.py
@@ -140,22 +140,30 @@ class PluginManager:
         """
         Schedule a given coroutine call for each plugin.
         The coro called get the Plugin instance as first argument of its method call
-        :param coro:
-        :param args:
-        :param kwargs:
-        :return:
+        :param coro: coro to call on each plugin
+        :param filter_plugins: list of plugin names to filter (only plugin whose name is in filter are called).
+        None will call all plugins. [] will call None.
+        :param args: arguments to pass to coro
+        :param kwargs: arguments to pass to coro
+        :return: dict containing return from coro call for each plugin
         """
+        p_list = kwargs.pop('filter_plugins', None)
+        if p_list is None:
+            p_list = [p.name for p in self.plugins]
         tasks = []
         plugins_list = []
         for plugin in self._plugins:
-            coro_instance = coro(plugin, *args, **kwargs)
-            if coro_instance:
-                tasks.append(self._schedule_coro(coro_instance))
-                plugins_list.append(plugin)
-        ret_list = yield from asyncio.gather(*tasks, loop=self._loop)
-
-        # Create result map plugin=>ret
-        ret_dict = {k: v for k, v in zip(plugins_list, ret_list)}
+            if plugin.name in p_list:
+                coro_instance = coro(plugin, *args, **kwargs)
+                if coro_instance:
+                    tasks.append(self._schedule_coro(coro_instance))
+                    plugins_list.append(plugin)
+        if tasks:
+            ret_list = yield from asyncio.gather(*tasks, loop=self._loop)
+            # Create result map plugin=>ret
+            ret_dict = {k: v for k, v in zip(plugins_list, ret_list)}
+        else:
+            ret_dict = {}
         return ret_dict
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/tests/plugins/test_manager.py b/tests/plugins/test_manager.py
index d18394e..312e2ec 100644
--- a/tests/plugins/test_manager.py
+++ b/tests/plugins/test_manager.py
@@ -22,16 +22,16 @@ class EventTestPlugin:
         self.coro_flag = False
 
     @asyncio.coroutine
-    def on_test(self):
+    def on_test(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.test_flag = True
         self.context.logger.info("on_test")
 
     @asyncio.coroutine
-    def test_coro(self):
+    def test_coro(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.coro_flag = True
 
     @asyncio.coroutine
-    def ret_coro(self):
+    def ret_coro(self, *args, **kwargs):
         return "TEST"
 
 
@@ -85,3 +85,16 @@ class TestPluginManager(unittest.TestCase):
         ret = self.loop.run_until_complete(call_coro())
         plugin = manager.get_plugin("event_plugin")
         self.assertEqual(ret[plugin], "TEST")
+
+    def test_map_coro_filter(self):
+        """
+        Run plugin coro but expect no return as an empty filter is given
+        :return:
+        """
+        @asyncio.coroutine
+        def call_coro():
+            return (yield from manager.map_plugin_coro('ret_coro', filter_plugins=[]))
+
+        manager = PluginManager("hbmqtt.test.plugins", context=None, loop=self.loop)
+        ret = self.loop.run_until_complete(call_coro())
+        self.assertTrue(len(ret) == 0)