diff --git a/opal/mca/sysinfo/sysinfo_types.h b/opal/mca/sysinfo/sysinfo_types.h
index e21e4161d9..0a3a4e8cac 100644
--- a/opal/mca/sysinfo/sysinfo_types.h
+++ b/opal/mca/sysinfo/sysinfo_types.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ BEGIN_C_DECLS
 #define OPAL_SYSINFO_CPU_MODEL  "CPU_MODEL"
 #define OPAL_SYSINFO_NUM_CPUS   "NUM_CPUS"
 #define OPAL_SYSINFO_MEM_SIZE   "MEMORY"
+#define OPAL_SYSINFO_HOST_TYPE  "HOST_TYPE"
 
 typedef struct {
     opal_list_item_t super;
diff --git a/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_support_fns.c b/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_support_fns.c
index bfc66eb9c3..7992fcb362 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_support_fns.c
+++ b/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_support_fns.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "opal/mca/mca.h"
 #include "opal/mca/base/base.h"
 #include "opal/mca/base/mca_base_param.h"
+#include "opal/mca/sysinfo/sysinfo_types.h"
 
 #include "orte/util/show_help.h"
 #include "orte/util/name_fns.h"
@@ -47,11 +48,13 @@
 int orte_rmaps_base_get_target_nodes(opal_list_t *allocated_nodes, orte_std_cntr_t *total_num_slots,
                                      orte_app_context_t *app, orte_mapping_policy_t policy)
 {
-    opal_list_item_t *item, *next;
+    opal_list_item_t *item, *item2, *item3, *next;
     orte_node_t *node;
     orte_std_cntr_t num_slots;
     orte_std_cntr_t i;
     int rc;
+    bool found;
+    opal_sysinfo_value_t *req_res, *ninfo;
 
     /** set default answer */
     *total_num_slots = 0;
@@ -189,6 +192,46 @@ int orte_rmaps_base_get_target_nodes(opal_list_t *allocated_nodes, orte_std_cntr
         }
     }
     
+    /* finally, filter thru any resource constraints */
+    for (item = opal_list_get_first(&app->resource_constraints);
+         item != opal_list_get_end(&app->resource_constraints);
+         item = opal_list_get_next(item)) {
+        req_res = (opal_sysinfo_value_t*)item;
+
+        /* check against node values */
+        item2 = opal_list_get_first(allocated_nodes);
+        while (item2 != opal_list_get_end(allocated_nodes)) {
+            next = opal_list_get_next(item2);
+            node = (orte_node_t*)item2;
+            found = false;
+            for (item3 = opal_list_get_first(&node->resources);
+                 item3 != opal_list_get_end(&node->resources);
+                 item3 = opal_list_get_next(item3)) {
+                ninfo = (opal_sysinfo_value_t*)item3;
+
+                if (0 == strcmp(req_res->key, ninfo->key)) {
+                    if (OPAL_STRING == req_res->type) {
+                        if (0 == strncasecmp(req_res->data.str,
+                                             ninfo->data.str,
+                                             strlen(req_res->data.str))) {
+                            found = true;
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        if (req_res->data.i64 <= ninfo->data.i64) {
+                            found = true;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if (!found) {
+                opal_list_remove_item(allocated_nodes, item2);
+                OBJ_RELEASE(item2);
+            }
+            item2 = next;
+        }
+    }
+
     /* If the "no local" option was set, then remove the local node
      * from the list
      */
diff --git a/orte/runtime/orte_globals.c b/orte/runtime/orte_globals.c
index 1098efea9a..8dabdc0236 100644
--- a/orte/runtime/orte_globals.c
+++ b/orte/runtime/orte_globals.c
@@ -554,6 +554,7 @@ static void orte_app_context_construct(orte_app_context_t* app_context)
     app_context->add_hostfile=NULL;
     app_context->add_host = NULL;
     app_context->dash_host = NULL;
+    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&app_context->resource_constraints, opal_list_t);
     app_context->prefix_dir = NULL;
     app_context->preload_binary = false;
     app_context->preload_files  = NULL;
@@ -570,6 +571,8 @@ static void orte_app_context_construct(orte_app_context_t* app_context)
 
 static void orte_app_context_destructor(orte_app_context_t* app_context)
 {
+    opal_list_item_t *item;
+
     if (NULL != app_context->app) {
         free (app_context->app);
         app_context->app = NULL;
@@ -611,6 +614,11 @@ static void orte_app_context_destructor(orte_app_context_t* app_context)
         app_context->dash_host = NULL;
     }
     
+    while (NULL != (item = opal_list_remove_first(&app_context->resource_constraints))) {
+        OBJ_RELEASE(item);
+    }
+    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&app_context->resource_constraints);
+
     if (NULL != app_context->prefix_dir) {
         free(app_context->prefix_dir);
         app_context->prefix_dir = NULL;
diff --git a/orte/runtime/orte_globals.h b/orte/runtime/orte_globals.h
index a334948edf..38476353be 100644
--- a/orte/runtime/orte_globals.h
+++ b/orte/runtime/orte_globals.h
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@ typedef struct {
     char **add_host;
     /** argv of hosts passed in to -host */
     char ** dash_host;
+    /** list of resource constraints to be applied
+     * when selecting hosts for this app
+     */
+    opal_list_t resource_constraints;
     /** Prefix directory for this app (or NULL if no override necessary) */
     char *prefix_dir;
     /** Preload the binary on the remote machine (in PLM via FileM) */