diff --git a/public/locales/en/translation.json b/public/locales/en/translation.json
index 60a47388..5adbf3cc 100644
--- a/public/locales/en/translation.json
+++ b/public/locales/en/translation.json
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
   "close": "Close",
   "difference": "Difference",
   "days": "Days",
+  "all": "All",
+  "lastYear": "Last Year",
+  "lastHalfYear": "Last 6 Months",
+  "lastMonth": "Last Month",
+  "lastWeek": "Last Week",
   "licenses": {
     "authors": "Author(s)",
     "authorProfile": "Link to author website or profile, if available",
diff --git a/src/components/BodyWeight/WeightChart/index.test.tsx b/src/components/BodyWeight/WeightChart/index.test.tsx
index 34296b93..25f616da 100644
--- a/src/components/BodyWeight/WeightChart/index.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/BodyWeight/WeightChart/index.test.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe("Test BodyWeight component", () => {
     test('renders without crashing', async () => {
 
         // Arrange
-        const weightData = [
+        const weightData = [        
             new WeightEntry(new Date('2021-12-10'), 80, 1),
             new WeightEntry(new Date('2021-12-20'), 90, 2),
         ];
diff --git a/src/components/BodyWeight/index.test.tsx b/src/components/BodyWeight/index.test.tsx
index 232e3631..0a655214 100644
--- a/src/components/BodyWeight/index.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/BodyWeight/index.test.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import { QueryClientProvider } from "@tanstack/react-query";
-import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { WeightEntry } from "components/BodyWeight/model";
 import { getWeights } from "services";
 import { testQueryClient } from "tests/queryClient";
 import { BodyWeight } from "./index";
+import axios from "axios";
+import { FilterType } from "./widgets/FilterButtons";
 
 const { ResizeObserver } = window;
 
@@ -29,13 +31,13 @@ describe("Test BodyWeight component", () => {
         jest.restoreAllMocks();
     });
 
-    test('renders without crashing', async () => {
+    // Arrange
+    const weightData = [
+        new WeightEntry(new Date('2021-12-10'), 80, 1),
+        new WeightEntry(new Date('2021-12-20'), 90, 2),
+    ];
 
-        // Arrange
-        const weightData = [
-            new WeightEntry(new Date('2021-12-10'), 80, 1),
-            new WeightEntry(new Date('2021-12-20'), 90, 2),
-        ];
+    test('renders without crashing', async () => {
 
         // @ts-ignore
         getWeights.mockImplementation(() => Promise.resolve(weightData));
@@ -57,4 +59,42 @@ describe("Test BodyWeight component", () => {
         const textElement2 = await screen.findByText("90");
         expect(textElement2).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
+
+
+    test('changes filter and updates displayed data', async () => {
+
+        // Mock the getWeights response based on the filter
+        // @ts-ignore
+        getWeights.mockImplementation((filter: FilterType) => {
+            if (filter === 'lastYear') {
+                return Promise.resolve(weightData);
+            } else if (filter === 'lastMonth') {
+                return Promise.resolve([]); 
+            }
+            return Promise.resolve([]);
+        });
+    
+        render(
+            <QueryClientProvider client={testQueryClient}>
+                <BodyWeight />
+            </QueryClientProvider>
+        );
+    
+        // Initially should display data for last year
+        expect(await screen.findByText("80")).toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(await screen.findByText("90")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    
+        // Change filter to 'lastMonth'
+        const filterButton = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /lastMonth/i });
+        fireEvent.click(filterButton);
+    
+        // Expect getWeights to be called with 'lastMonth'
+        expect(getWeights).toHaveBeenCalledWith('lastMonth');
+    
+        // Check that entries for last year are no longer in the document
+        expect(screen.queryByText("80")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(screen.queryByText("90")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+    
+
 });
diff --git a/src/components/BodyWeight/index.tsx b/src/components/BodyWeight/index.tsx
index 782d0679..ffcee958 100644
--- a/src/components/BodyWeight/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/BodyWeight/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Box, Stack } from "@mui/material";
+import { Box, Stack, Button, ButtonGroup } from "@mui/material";
 import { useBodyWeightQuery } from "components/BodyWeight/queries";
 import { WeightTable } from "components/BodyWeight/Table";
 import { WeightChart } from "components/BodyWeight/WeightChart";
@@ -7,16 +7,24 @@ import { LoadingPlaceholder } from "components/Core/LoadingWidget/LoadingWidget"
 import { WgerContainerRightSidebar } from "components/Core/Widgets/Container";
 import { OverviewEmpty } from "components/Core/Widgets/OverviewEmpty";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import { FilterButtons, FilterType } from "components/BodyWeight/widgets/FilterButtons";
+import { useState } from "react";
+
 
 export const BodyWeight = () => {
     const [t] = useTranslation();
-    const weightyQuery = useBodyWeightQuery();
+    const [filter, setFilter] = useState<FilterType>('lastYear'); 
+    const weightyQuery = useBodyWeightQuery(filter);
+    const handleFilterChange = (newFilter: FilterType) => {
+        setFilter(newFilter);
+    };
 
     return weightyQuery.isLoading
         ? <LoadingPlaceholder />
         : <WgerContainerRightSidebar
             title={t("weight")}
             mainContent={<Stack spacing={2}>
+            <FilterButtons currentFilter={filter} onFilterChange={handleFilterChange} />
                 {weightyQuery.data!.length === 0 && <OverviewEmpty />}
                 <WeightChart weights={weightyQuery.data!} />
                 <Box sx={{ mt: 4 }} />
diff --git a/src/components/BodyWeight/queries/index.ts b/src/components/BodyWeight/queries/index.ts
index 22342970..5ee0d9f3 100644
--- a/src/components/BodyWeight/queries/index.ts
+++ b/src/components/BodyWeight/queries/index.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ import { WeightEntry } from "components/BodyWeight/model";
 import { createWeight, deleteWeight, getWeights, updateWeight, } from "services";
 import { QueryKey, } from "utils/consts";
 import { number } from "yup";
+import { FilterType } from "../widgets/FilterButtons";
 
 
-export function useBodyWeightQuery() {
+export function useBodyWeightQuery(filter: FilterType = '') {
     return useQuery({
-        queryKey: [QueryKey.BODY_WEIGHT],
-        queryFn: getWeights
+        queryKey: [QueryKey.BODY_WEIGHT, filter],
+        queryFn: () => getWeights(filter),  
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/BodyWeight/widgets/FilterButtons.test.tsx b/src/components/BodyWeight/widgets/FilterButtons.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f17f140e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/BodyWeight/widgets/FilterButtons.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
+import '@testing-library/jest-dom';
+import { FilterButtons, FilterButtonsProps, FilterType } from './FilterButtons';
+
+describe('FilterButtons Component', () => {
+    const onFilterChange = jest.fn(); 
+
+    const renderComponent = (currentFilter: FilterType) => {
+        render(
+            <FilterButtons
+                currentFilter={currentFilter}
+                onFilterChange={onFilterChange}
+            />
+        );
+    };
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+        onFilterChange.mockClear();
+    });
+
+    test('renders all filter buttons', () => {
+        renderComponent('');
+        const buttonLabels = ['all', 'lastYear', 'lastHalfYear', 'lastMonth', 'lastWeek'];
+        buttonLabels.forEach(label => {
+            expect(screen.getByText(label)).toBeInTheDocument();
+        });
+    });
+
+    test('applies primary color and contained variant to the active filter button', () => {
+        renderComponent('lastMonth');
+        const activeButton = screen.getByText('lastMonth');
+        expect(activeButton).toHaveClass('MuiButton-containedPrimary');
+    });
+
+    test('calls onFilterChange with correct value when a button is clicked', () => {
+        renderComponent('');
+        const lastYearButton = screen.getByText('lastYear');
+
+        fireEvent.click(lastYearButton);
+        expect(onFilterChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith('lastYear');
+    });
+
+    test('does not trigger onFilterChange when clicking the currently active filter button', () => {
+        renderComponent('lastYear');
+        const lastYearButton = screen.getByText('lastYear');
+
+        fireEvent.click(lastYearButton);
+        expect(onFilterChange).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    test('displays correct default style for inactive filter buttons', () => {
+        renderComponent('');
+        const inactiveButton = screen.getByText('lastYear');
+        expect(inactiveButton).toHaveClass('MuiButton-outlined');
+    });
+});
diff --git a/src/components/BodyWeight/widgets/FilterButtons.tsx b/src/components/BodyWeight/widgets/FilterButtons.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1cdc62aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/BodyWeight/widgets/FilterButtons.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { Button, ButtonGroup } from "@mui/material";
+import { useTheme } from '@mui/material/styles';
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+
+export type FilterType = 'lastYear' | 'lastHalfYear' | 'lastMonth' | 'lastWeek' | '';
+
+export interface FilterButtonsProps {
+    currentFilter: FilterType;
+    onFilterChange: (newFilter: FilterType) => void;
+}
+
+export const FilterButtons = ({ currentFilter, onFilterChange }: FilterButtonsProps) => {
+
+    const [t] = useTranslation();
+
+    const theme = useTheme();
+
+    // Won't call onFilterChange if the filter stays the same 
+    const handleFilterChange = (newFilter: FilterType) => {
+        if (currentFilter !== newFilter) {
+            onFilterChange(newFilter);
+        }
+    };
+
+    return (
+        <ButtonGroup variant="outlined" sx={{ mb: 2 }}>
+            <Button
+                onClick={() => handleFilterChange('')}
+                color={currentFilter === '' ? 'primary' : 'inherit'}
+                variant={currentFilter === '' ? 'contained' : 'outlined'}
+                sx={{ fontFamily: theme.typography.fontFamily }} 
+            >
+                {t('all')}
+            </Button>
+            <Button
+                onClick={() => handleFilterChange('lastYear')}
+                color={currentFilter === 'lastYear' ? 'primary' : 'inherit'}
+                variant={currentFilter === 'lastYear' ? 'contained' : 'outlined'}
+                sx={{ fontFamily: theme.typography.fontFamily }} 
+            >
+                {t('lastYear')}
+            </Button>
+            <Button
+                onClick={() => handleFilterChange('lastHalfYear')}
+                color={currentFilter === 'lastHalfYear' ? 'primary' : 'inherit'}
+                variant={currentFilter === 'lastHalfYear' ? 'contained' : 'outlined'}
+                sx={{ fontFamily: theme.typography.fontFamily }} 
+            >
+                {t('lastHalfYear')}
+            </Button>
+            <Button
+                onClick={() => handleFilterChange('lastMonth')}
+                color={currentFilter === 'lastMonth' ? 'primary' : 'inherit'}
+                variant={currentFilter === 'lastMonth' ? 'contained' : 'outlined'}
+                sx={{ fontFamily: theme.typography.fontFamily }} 
+            >
+                {t('lastMonth')}
+            </Button>
+            <Button
+                onClick={() => handleFilterChange('lastWeek')}
+                color={currentFilter === 'lastWeek' ? 'primary' : 'inherit'}
+                variant={currentFilter === 'lastWeek' ? 'contained' : 'outlined'}
+                sx={{ fontFamily: theme.typography.fontFamily }} 
+            >
+                {t('lastWeek')}
+            </Button>
+        </ButtonGroup>
+    );
+};
diff --git a/src/components/Dashboard/WeightCard.tsx b/src/components/Dashboard/WeightCard.tsx
index 5a9d0ff4..00d53ac2 100644
--- a/src/components/Dashboard/WeightCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Dashboard/WeightCard.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { makeLink, WgerLink } from "utils/url";
 export const WeightCard = () => {
 
     const [t] = useTranslation();
-    const weightyQuery = useBodyWeightQuery();
+    const weightyQuery = useBodyWeightQuery('lastYear');
 
     return (<>{weightyQuery.isLoading
         ? <LoadingPlaceholder />
diff --git a/src/services/weight.ts b/src/services/weight.ts
index 87e2033a..f0fe6e32 100644
--- a/src/services/weight.ts
+++ b/src/services/weight.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,19 @@ import { WeightAdapter, WeightEntry } from "components/BodyWeight/model";
 import { ApiBodyWeightType } from 'types';
 import { makeHeader, makeUrl } from "utils/url";
 import { ResponseType } from "./responseType";
+import { FilterType } from '../components/BodyWeight/widgets/FilterButtons';
+import { calculatePastDate } from '../utils/date';
 
 export const WEIGHT_PATH = 'weightentry';
 
 /*
- * Fetch all weight entries
+ * Fetch weight entries based on filter value
  */
-export const getWeights = async (): Promise<WeightEntry[]> => {
-    const url = makeUrl(WEIGHT_PATH, { query: { ordering: '-date', limit: 900 } });
+export const getWeights = async (filter: FilterType = ''): Promise<WeightEntry[]> => {
+
+    const date__gte = calculatePastDate(filter);
+    
+    const url = makeUrl(WEIGHT_PATH, { query: { ordering: '-date', limit: 900, ...(date__gte && { date__gte }) } });
     const { data: receivedWeights } = await axios.get<ResponseType<ApiBodyWeightType>>(url, {
         headers: makeHeader(),
     });
diff --git a/src/utils/date.test.ts b/src/utils/date.test.ts
index 0e3bb82c..f91800ff 100644
--- a/src/utils/date.test.ts
+++ b/src/utils/date.test.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { calculatePastDate } from "utils/date"; 
 import { dateToYYYYMMDD } from "utils/date";
 
 describe("test date utility", () => {
@@ -19,3 +20,33 @@ describe("test date utility", () => {
 
 
 });
+
+
+
+
+describe('calculatePastDate', () => {
+
+    it('should return undefined for empty string filter', () => {
+        expect(calculatePastDate('', new Date('2023-08-14'))).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it('should return the correct date for lastWeek filter', () => {
+        const result = calculatePastDate('lastWeek', new Date('2023-02-14')); 
+        expect(result).toStrictEqual('2023-02-07');
+    });
+
+    it('should return the correct date for lastMonth filter', () => {
+        const result = calculatePastDate('lastMonth', new Date('2023-02-14')); 
+        expect(result).toStrictEqual('2023-01-14');
+    });
+
+    it('should return the correct date for lastHalfYear filter', () => {
+        const result = calculatePastDate('lastHalfYear', new Date('2023-08-14')); 
+        expect(result).toStrictEqual('2023-02-14');
+    });
+
+    it('should return the correct date for lastYear filter', () => {
+        const result = calculatePastDate('lastYear', new Date('2023-02-14'));
+        expect(result).toStrictEqual('2022-02-14');
+    });
+});
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diff --git a/src/utils/date.ts b/src/utils/date.ts
index 37c8ee1b..ed34c431 100644
--- a/src/utils/date.ts
+++ b/src/utils/date.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { FilterType } from "components/BodyWeight/widgets/FilterButtons";
+
 /*
  * Util function that converts a date to a YYYY-MM-DD string
  */
@@ -74,4 +76,35 @@ export function HHMMToDateTime(time: string | null) {
     dateTime.setHours(parseInt(hour));
     dateTime.setMinutes(parseInt(minute));
     return dateTime;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Util function that calculates a date in the past based on a string filter
+ * and returns it as a YYYY-MM-DD string for API queries.
+ *
+ * @param filter - A string representing the desired time period (e.g., 'lastWeek', 'lastMonth')
+ * @param currentDate - (Optional) The current date to base calculations on. Defaults to `new Date()`.
+ *                      This parameter allows for testing or custom date bases.
+ * @returns - Date string in the format YYYY-MM-DD or undefined for no filtering
+ */
+export function calculatePastDate(filter: FilterType, currentDate: Date = new Date()): string | undefined {
+
+    // Dictionary for filters
+    const filterMap: Record<FilterType, (() => void) | undefined> = {
+        lastWeek: () => currentDate.setDate(currentDate.getDate() - 7),
+        lastMonth: () => currentDate.setMonth(currentDate.getMonth() - 1),
+        lastHalfYear: () => currentDate.setMonth(currentDate.getMonth() - 6),
+        lastYear: () => currentDate.setFullYear(currentDate.getFullYear() - 1),
+        '': undefined
+    };
+
+    // Execute the corresponding function for the filter
+    const applyFilter = filterMap[filter];
+    if (applyFilter) {
+        applyFilter();
+    } else {
+        return undefined;  
+    }
+
+    return dateToYYYYMMDD(currentDate);
 }
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