diff --git a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/variantcontext/VariantJEXLContext.java b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/variantcontext/VariantJEXLContext.java
index 913615a84..abe85e383 100644
--- a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/variantcontext/VariantJEXLContext.java
+++ b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/variantcontext/VariantJEXLContext.java
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ class JEXLMap implements Map<VariantContextUtils.JexlVCMatchExp, Boolean> {
                 infoMap.put("isHet", g.isHet() ? "1" : "0");
                 infoMap.put("isHomVar", g.isHomVar() ? "1" : "0");
                 infoMap.put(VCFConstants.GENOTYPE_QUALITY_KEY, g.getGQ());
+                if ( g.hasDP() )
+                    infoMap.put(VCFConstants.DEPTH_KEY, g.getDP());
                 for ( Map.Entry<String, Object> e : g.getExtendedAttributes().entrySet() ) {
                     if ( e.getValue() != null && !e.getValue().equals(VCFConstants.MISSING_VALUE_v4) )
                         infoMap.put(e.getKey(), e.getValue());
diff --git a/public/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VariantFiltrationIntegrationTest.java b/public/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VariantFiltrationIntegrationTest.java
index 97b985a29..27e5f3d46 100755
--- a/public/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VariantFiltrationIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/public/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/filters/VariantFiltrationIntegrationTest.java
@@ -108,4 +108,22 @@ public class VariantFiltrationIntegrationTest extends WalkerTest {
                 Arrays.asList("8ed32a2272bab8043a255362335395ef"));
         executeTest("testUnfilteredBecomesFilteredAndPass", spec);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testFilteringDPfromINFO() {
+        WalkerTestSpec spec = new WalkerTestSpec(
+                "-T VariantFiltration -o %s --no_cmdline_in_header -R " + b37KGReference
+                        + " --filterExpression 'DP < 8' --filterName lowDP -V " + privateTestDir + "filteringDepthInFormat.vcf", 1,
+                Arrays.asList("a01f7cce53ea556c9741aa60b6124c41"));
+        executeTest("testFilteringDPfromINFO", spec);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testFilteringDPfromFORMAT() {
+        WalkerTestSpec spec = new WalkerTestSpec(
+                "-T VariantFiltration -o %s --no_cmdline_in_header -R " + b37KGReference
+                        + " --genotypeFilterExpression 'DP < 8' --genotypeFilterName lowDP -V " + privateTestDir + "filteringDepthInFormat.vcf", 1,
+                Arrays.asList("e10485c7c33d9211d0c1294fd7858476"));
+        executeTest("testFilteringDPfromFORMAT", spec);
+    }
 }