diff --git a/tailbone/newgrids/core.py b/tailbone/newgrids/core.py
index 2ba93f17..36cf5b8b 100644
--- a/tailbone/newgrids/core.py
+++ b/tailbone/newgrids/core.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ Core Grid Classes
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 
+import six
+
 from rattail.db.api import get_setting, save_setting
 from rattail.util import prettify
 
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ class Grid(object):
         """
         Iterate over all filters available to the grid.
         """
-        return self.filters.itervalues()
+        return six.itervalues(self.filters)
 
     def iter_active_filters(self):
         """
diff --git a/tailbone/newgrids/filters.py b/tailbone/newgrids/filters.py
index baaf1e1a..f0857059 100644
--- a/tailbone/newgrids/filters.py
+++ b/tailbone/newgrids/filters.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class GridFilter(object):
             setattr(self, key, value)
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return "GridFilter({0})".format(repr(self.key))
+        return "{}({})".format(self.__class__.__name__, repr(self.key))
 
     def get_default_verbs(self):
         """
@@ -206,6 +206,18 @@ class GridFilter(object):
         return self.value_renderer.render(value=value, **kwargs)
 
 
+class MobileFilter(GridFilter):
+    """
+    Base class for mobile grid filters.
+    """
+    default_verbs = ['equal']
+
+    def __init__(self, key, **kwargs):
+        kwargs.setdefault('default_active', True)
+        kwargs.setdefault('default_verb', 'equal')
+        super(MobileFilter, self).__init__(key, **kwargs)
+
+
 class AlchemyGridFilter(GridFilter):
     """
     Base class for SQLAlchemy grid filters.
diff --git a/tailbone/newgrids/mobile.py b/tailbone/newgrids/mobile.py
index ab002e7c..c08453a3 100644
--- a/tailbone/newgrids/mobile.py
+++ b/tailbone/newgrids/mobile.py
@@ -26,16 +26,24 @@ Mobile Grids
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 
+from pyramid.renderers import render
 from webhelpers2.html import HTML
 
-from tailbone.newgrids import AlchemyGrid
+from tailbone.newgrids import filters, AlchemyGrid
 
 
 class MobileGrid(AlchemyGrid):
     """
     Base class for all mobile grids
     """
+    default_filters = filters.GridFilterSet()
 
     def column_header(self, column):
         kwargs = {'c': column.label}
         return HTML.tag('th', **kwargs)
+
+    def render_filters(self, template='/mobile/filters_simple.mako', **kwargs):
+        context = kwargs
+        context['request'] = self.request
+        context['grid'] = self
+        return render(template, context)
diff --git a/tailbone/static/css/mobile.css b/tailbone/static/css/mobile.css
index 7dd238f9..9ed2ed93 100644
--- a/tailbone/static/css/mobile.css
+++ b/tailbone/static/css/mobile.css
@@ -34,3 +34,8 @@
     font-weight: bold;
     margin-top: 1em;
 }
+
+/* make sure space comes between simple filter and "grid" list */
+.simple-filter {
+    margin-bottom: 1.5em;
+}
diff --git a/tailbone/static/js/tailbone.mobile.js b/tailbone/static/js/tailbone.mobile.js
index af34191a..3e8db76b 100644
--- a/tailbone/static/js/tailbone.mobile.js
+++ b/tailbone/static/js/tailbone.mobile.js
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ $(document).on('pageshow', function() {
 });
 
 
+// handle radio button value change for "simple" grid filter
+$(document).on('change', '.simple-filter .ui-radio', function() {
+    $(this).parents('form:first').submit();
+});
+
+
 // vendor validation for new purchasing batch
 $(document).on('click', 'form[name="new-purchasing-batch"] input[type="submit"]', function() {
     var $form = $(this).parents('form');
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/mobile/filters_simple.mako b/tailbone/templates/mobile/filters_simple.mako
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d0644e5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tailbone/templates/mobile/filters_simple.mako
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+## -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
+<div class="simple-filter">
+  ${h.form(request.current_route_url(), method='get')}
+  ${h.csrf_token(request)}
+
+  % for filtr in grid.iter_filters():
+      ${h.hidden('{}.verb'.format(filtr.key), value=filtr.verb)}
+      <fieldset data-role="controlgroup" data-type="horizontal">
+        % for value, label in filtr.iter_choices():
+            ${h.radio(filtr.key, value=value, label=label, checked=value == filtr.value)}
+        % endfor
+      </fieldset>
+  % endfor
+
+  ${h.end_form()}
+</div><!-- simple-filter -->
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/mobile/master/index.mako b/tailbone/templates/mobile/master/index.mako
index b212c3cd..74b5d7f7 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/mobile/master/index.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/mobile/master/index.mako
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 
 <%def name="title()">${model_title_plural}</%def>
 
+% if grid.filterable:
+    ${grid.render_filters()|n}
+% endif
+
 <ul data-role="listview">
   % for obj in grid.iter_rows():
       <li>${grid.listitem.render_readonly()}</li>
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/mobile/receiving/index.mako b/tailbone/templates/mobile/receiving/index.mako
index 098a0078..10941783 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/mobile/receiving/index.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/mobile/receiving/index.mako
@@ -7,12 +7,4 @@
     ${h.link_to("New Receiving Batch", url('mobile.receiving.create'), class_='ui-btn ui-corner-all')}
 % endif
 
-<fieldset data-role="controlgroup" data-type="horizontal">
-  ${h.radio('receiving-filter', value='pending', label="Pending", checked=True)}
-  ${h.radio('receiving-filter', value='complete', label="Complete", disabled='disabled')}
-  ${h.radio('receiving-filter', value='executed', label="Executed", disabled='disabled')}
-  ${h.radio('receiving-filter', value='all', label="All", disabled='disabled')}
-</fieldset>
-<br /><br />
-
 ${parent.body()}
diff --git a/tailbone/views/master.py b/tailbone/views/master.py
index 274eaf8d..604d1456 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/master.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/master.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class MasterView(View):
 
     supports_mobile = False
     mobile_creatable = False
+    mobile_filterable = False
 
     listing = False
     creating = False
@@ -197,11 +198,19 @@ class MasterView(View):
         defaults = {
             'route_prefix': self.get_route_prefix(),
             'pageable': self.pageable,
-            'sortable': True,
+            'sortable': False,
+            'filterable': self.mobile_filterable,
         }
+        if self.mobile_filterable:
+            defaults['filters'] = self.make_mobile_filters()
         defaults.update(kwargs)
         return defaults
 
+    def make_mobile_filters(self):
+        """
+        Returns a set of filters for the mobile grid, if applicable.
+        """
+
     def preconfigure_mobile_grid(self, grid):
         """
         Optionally perform pre-configuration for the mobile grid, to establish
diff --git a/tailbone/views/purchasing/receiving.py b/tailbone/views/purchasing/receiving.py
index 81a1c343..dbdcbbe7 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/purchasing/receiving.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/purchasing/receiving.py
@@ -33,16 +33,42 @@ import sqlalchemy as sa
 from rattail import pod
 from rattail.db import model
 from rattail.gpc import GPC
-from rattail.util import pretty_quantity
+from rattail.util import pretty_quantity, prettify
 
 import formalchemy as fa
 import formencode as fe
 from webhelpers2.html import tags
 
-from tailbone import forms
+from tailbone import forms, newgrids as grids
 from tailbone.views.purchasing import PurchasingBatchView
 
 
+class MobileBatchStatusFilter(grids.filters.MobileFilter):
+
+    value_choices = ['pending', 'complete', 'executed', 'all']
+
+    def filter_equal(self, query, value):
+
+        if value == 'pending':
+            return query.filter(model.PurchaseBatch.executed == None)\
+                        .filter(sa.or_(
+                            model.PurchaseBatch.complete == None,
+                            model.PurchaseBatch.complete == False))
+
+        if value == 'complete':
+            return query.filter(model.PurchaseBatch.executed == None)\
+                        .filter(model.PurchaseBatch.complete == True)
+
+        if value == 'executed':
+            return query.filter(model.PurchaseBatch.executed != None)
+
+        return query
+
+    def iter_choices(self):
+        for value in self.value_choices:
+            yield value, prettify(value)
+
+
 class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
     """
     Master view for receiving batches
@@ -55,12 +81,21 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
     rows_deletable = False
     supports_mobile = True
     mobile_creatable = True
+    mobile_filterable = True
     mobile_rows_viewable = True
 
     @property
     def batch_mode(self):
         return self.enum.PURCHASE_BATCH_MODE_RECEIVING
 
+    def make_mobile_filters(self):
+        """
+        Returns a set of filters for the mobile grid.
+        """
+        filters = grids.filters.GridFilterSet()
+        filters['status'] = MobileBatchStatusFilter('status', default_value='pending')
+        return filters
+
     def mobile_create(self):
         """
         Mobile view for creating a new receiving batch
@@ -115,12 +150,8 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
         return kwargs
 
     def get_mobile_data(self, session=None):
-        # TODO: this hard-codes list view to show Pending only
+        # TODO: this hard-codes the sort by batch ID desc
         return super(ReceivingBatchView, self).get_mobile_data(session=session)\
-                                              .filter(model.PurchaseBatch.executed == None)\
-                                              .filter(sa.or_(
-                                                  model.PurchaseBatch.complete == None,
-                                                  model.PurchaseBatch.complete == False))\
                                               .order_by(model.PurchaseBatch.id.desc())
 
     def configure_mobile_grid(self, g):