diff --git a/core/ledger/util/filterbitarray.go b/core/ledger/util/filterbitarray.go
index ed3cdb8dfde..62a92be14cc 100644
--- a/core/ledger/util/filterbitarray.go
+++ b/core/ledger/util/filterbitarray.go
@@ -21,38 +21,99 @@ package util
 // current capacity. The bit index starts at 0.
 type FilterBitArray []byte
 
+const (
+	byteMask byte = 0xFF
+	byteSize      = 8
+)
+
 // NewFilterBitArray creates an array with the specified bit-size. This is an
 // optimization to make array once for the expected capacity rather than
 // using Set function to auto-increase the array.
 func NewFilterBitArray(size uint) FilterBitArray {
-	ba := make(FilterBitArray, (size-1)/8+1)
+	ba := make(FilterBitArray, (size-1)/byteSize+1)
 	return ba
 }
 
+// NewFilterBitArrayFromBytes reconstructs an array from given byte array.
+func NewFilterBitArrayFromBytes(bytes []byte) FilterBitArray {
+	bitArray := FilterBitArray{}
+	bitArray.FromBytes(bytes)
+	return bitArray
+}
+
 // Capacity returns the number of bits in the FilterBitArray.
 func (ba *FilterBitArray) Capacity() uint {
-	return uint(len(*ba) * 8)
+	return uint(len(*ba) * byteSize)
 }
 
 // Set assigns 1 to the specified bit-index, which is starting from 0.
 // Set automatically increases the array to accommodate the bit-index.
 func (ba *FilterBitArray) Set(i uint) {
-	// Location of i in the array index is floor(i/8) + 1. If it exceeds the
+	// Location of i in the array index is floor(i/byte_size) + 1. If it exceeds the
 	// current byte array, we'll make a new one large enough to include the
 	// specified bit-index
 	if i >= ba.Capacity() {
-		array := make([]byte, i/8+1)
-		copy(array, *ba)
-		*ba = array
+		ba.expand(i/byteSize + 1)
+	}
+	(*ba)[i/byteSize] |= 1 << (i % byteSize)
+}
+
+// SetRange assigns 1 to the bit-indexes specified by range [begin, end]
+// Set automatically increases the array to accommodate the bit-index.
+func (ba *FilterBitArray) SetRange(begin uint, end uint) {
+	// Location of i in the array index is floor(i/byte_size) + 1. If it exceeds the
+	// current byte array, we'll make a new one large enough to include the
+	// specified bit-index
+	startByteIndex := ba.byteIndex(begin)
+	endByteIndex := ba.byteIndex(end)
+
+	if end >= ba.Capacity() {
+		ba.expand(endByteIndex + 1)
+	}
+
+	firstByteMask := byteMask << (begin % byteSize)
+	lastByteMask := byteMask >> ((byteSize - end - 1) % byteSize)
+
+	if startByteIndex == endByteIndex {
+		(*ba)[startByteIndex] |= (firstByteMask & lastByteMask)
+	} else {
+		(*ba)[startByteIndex] |= firstByteMask
+		for i := startByteIndex + 1; i < endByteIndex; i++ {
+			(*ba)[i] = byteMask
+		}
+		(*ba)[endByteIndex] |= lastByteMask
 	}
-	(*ba)[i/8] |= 1 << (i % 8)
 }
 
 // Unset assigns 0 the specified bit-index. If bit-index is larger than capacity,
 // do nothing.
 func (ba *FilterBitArray) Unset(i uint) {
 	if i < ba.Capacity() {
-		(*ba)[i/8] &^= 1 << (i % 8)
+		(*ba)[i/byteSize] &^= 1 << (i % byteSize)
+	}
+}
+
+// UnsetRange assigns 0 to all bits in range [begin, end]. If bit-index is larger than capacity,
+// do nothing.
+func (ba *FilterBitArray) UnsetRange(begin uint, end uint) {
+	if begin > ba.Capacity() || begin == end {
+		return
+	}
+
+	startByteIndex := ba.byteIndex(begin)
+	endByteIndex := ba.byteIndex(end)
+
+	firstByteMask := byteMask << (begin % byteSize)
+	lastByteMask := byteMask >> ((byteSize - end - 1) % byteSize)
+
+	if startByteIndex == endByteIndex {
+		(*ba)[startByteIndex] &= ^(firstByteMask & lastByteMask)
+	} else {
+		(*ba)[startByteIndex] &= ^firstByteMask
+		for i := startByteIndex + 1; i < endByteIndex; i++ {
+			(*ba)[i] = 0
+		}
+		(*ba)[endByteIndex] &= ^lastByteMask
 	}
 }
 
@@ -61,7 +122,7 @@ func (ba *FilterBitArray) Unset(i uint) {
 // a power of 2 if not 0.
 func (ba *FilterBitArray) ValueAt(i uint) byte {
 	if i < ba.Capacity() {
-		return (*ba)[i/8] & (1 << (i % 8))
+		return (*ba)[i/byteSize] & (1 << (i % byteSize))
 	}
 	return 0
 }
@@ -80,3 +141,13 @@ func (ba *FilterBitArray) ToBytes() []byte {
 func (ba *FilterBitArray) FromBytes(bytes []byte) {
 	*ba = bytes
 }
+
+func (ba *FilterBitArray) expand(newSize uint) {
+	array := make([]byte, newSize)
+	copy(array, *ba)
+	*ba = array
+}
+
+func (ba *FilterBitArray) byteIndex(i uint) uint {
+	return i / byteSize
+}
diff --git a/core/ledger/util/filterbitarray_test.go b/core/ledger/util/filterbitarray_test.go
index d1c19cc8aff..ba701c498a1 100644
--- a/core/ledger/util/filterbitarray_test.go
+++ b/core/ledger/util/filterbitarray_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestFilterBitArrayFixed(t *testing.T) {
@@ -100,3 +102,39 @@ func TestFilterBitArrayIO(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestFilterBitArrayRangeFuncs(t *testing.T) {
+	ba := NewFilterBitArray(12)
+
+	// 1111 1110 0111 1111 ==> { 254, 127 }
+	ba.SetRange(1, 14)
+	assert.True(t, bytes.Equal(ba.ToBytes(), []byte{254, 127}))
+
+	// 0111 1110 0111 1110 ==> { 126, 126 }
+	ba.UnsetRange(7, 8)
+	assert.True(t, bytes.Equal(ba.ToBytes(), []byte{126, 126}))
+
+	if !ba.IsSet(11) {
+		t.FailNow()
+	}
+
+	if !ba.IsSet(1) {
+		t.FailNow()
+	}
+
+	// 1100 0000  0111 1110 0111 1110 ==> { 126, 126, 192 }
+	ba.SetRange(22, 23)
+	assert.Equal(t, ba.ToBytes(), []byte{126, 126, 192})
+
+	if ba.IsSet(15) {
+		t.FailNow()
+	}
+
+	if ba.IsSet(20) {
+		t.FailNow()
+	}
+
+	// 1100 0000 0111 1110 0000 1110  ==> { 198, 127, 192 }
+	ba.UnsetRange(4, 6)
+	assert.Equal(t, ba.ToBytes(), []byte{14, 126, 192})
+}