diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fb40149..eb91222 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,3 +37,11 @@ gpus_users -v
 # Summary of node usage
 node_usage
 ```
+
+Any of the gpu_users command can be followed up with a lab (e.g. cvmlp, rehg, hoffman, etc.) to filter for the usage only in that lab, i.e.
+
+```
+gpus_users --cvmlp
+gpus_users -q --cvmlp
+gpus_users -v --cvmlp
+```
diff --git a/gpus_users.bashrc b/gpus_users.bashrc
index 17c4905..8a2138a 100644
--- a/gpus_users.bashrc
+++ b/gpus_users.bashrc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ usage_by_lab() {
     {
         sacctmgr -nop show assoc format=account,user,grptres | grep -v 'root' | grep -v 'test-lab';
         squeue -O "UserName,StateCompact,QOS,tres-alloc:1000,Account,Partition" -h | tr -s " " | awk '$0="G> "$0' | grep gpu | sort;
-    } | awk -f $1 -
+    } | awk  -v labfilter="$2" -f $1 -
 }
 
 usage_by_node() {
@@ -16,15 +16,14 @@ usage_by_node_type() {
     } | awk -f $1 -
 }
 
+
 gpus_users() {
-    if [ $# -eq 1 ]; then
-        if [[ $1 == "-q" ]]; then
-            usage_by_lab ~/slurm_usage_utils/lab_usage_qos.awk
-        elif [[ $1 == "-v" ]]; then
-            usage_by_lab ~/slurm_usage_utils/lab_usage_verbose.awk
-        fi
+    if [[ $1 == "-q" ]]; then
+        usage_by_lab ~/slurm_usage_utils/lab_usage_qos.awk $2
+    elif [[ $1 == "-v" ]]; then
+        usage_by_lab ~/slurm_usage_utils/lab_usage_verbose.awk $2
     else
-        usage_by_lab ~/slurm_usage_utils/lab_usage.awk
+        usage_by_lab ~/slurm_usage_utils/lab_usage.awk $1
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/lab_usage.awk b/lab_usage.awk
index 5deaec5..922689d 100755
--- a/lab_usage.awk
+++ b/lab_usage.awk
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ END {
         if (lab == "guest-lab") {
             continue;
         }
+        if (length(labfilter) != 0) {
+            if (substr(lab, 0, length(lab)-4) != substr(labfilter,3)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
         print_str = sprintf(\
             "[ %d/%d/%d ]",
             labs_to_gpus_used[lab]["R"],
diff --git a/lab_usage_qos.awk b/lab_usage_qos.awk
index de5b9a3..f0444dc 100644
--- a/lab_usage_qos.awk
+++ b/lab_usage_qos.awk
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ END {
         if (lab == "guest-lab") {
             continue;
         }
+        if (length(labfilter) != 0) {
+            if (substr(lab, 0, length(lab)-4) != substr(labfilter,3)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
         print_str = sprintf("[ %d/%d/%d ]", labs_to_gpus_used[lab]["R"], labs_to_gpus_used[lab]["PD"], labs_to_gpus[lab])
         printf("| %14s | %-15s |\n", lab, print_str);
         if (lab in gpu_counts) {
diff --git a/lab_usage_verbose.awk b/lab_usage_verbose.awk
index 32f481d..4611cdc 100755
--- a/lab_usage_verbose.awk
+++ b/lab_usage_verbose.awk
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ END {
         if (lab == "guest-lab") {
             continue;
         }
+        if (length(labfilter) != 0) {
+            if (substr(lab, 0, length(lab)-4) != substr(labfilter,3)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
         print_str = sprintf(\
             "[ %d / %d / %d (Run/Sched/Total) GPUS]",
             labs_to_gpus_used[lab]["R"],