diff --git a/recipes-ros/filters/filters/0001-check-for-CATKIN_ENABLE_TESTING.patch b/recipes-ros/filters/filters/0001-check-for-CATKIN_ENABLE_TESTING.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d3de21e0a2a697674a09baf11d1fd71cf1c8aa55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-ros/filters/filters/0001-check-for-CATKIN_ENABLE_TESTING.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+From 2607c82034cdfbf96fe372c9637b0133b6ba6970 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@oss.bmw-carit.de>
+Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 11:39:36 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] check for CATKIN_ENABLE_TESTING
+
+---
+ CMakeLists.txt | 64 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------
+ package.xml    |  2 +-
+ 2 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
+index aaf586d..ccb54f9 100644
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -40,33 +40,35 @@ target_link_libraries(median ${catkin_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+ add_library(transfer_function src/transfer_function.cpp)
+ target_link_libraries(transfer_function ${catkin_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+ 
+-# Test median filter
+-add_executable(median_test EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL test/test_median.cpp )
+-target_link_libraries(median_test median ${catkin_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${GTEST_LIBRARIES}) 
+-add_rostest(test/test_median.launch)
+-
+-# Test transfer function filter
+-add_executable(transfer_function_test EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL test/test_transfer_function.cpp)
+-target_link_libraries(transfer_function_test transfer_function ${catkin_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${GTEST_LIBRARIES})
+-add_rostest(test/test_transfer_function.launch)
+-
+-# Test mean filter
+-add_executable(mean_test EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL test/test_mean.cpp)
+-target_link_libraries(mean_test mean ${catkin_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${GTEST_LIBRARIES})
+-add_rostest(test/test_mean.launch)
+-
+-# Test params filter
+-add_executable(params_test EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL test/test_params.cpp)
+-target_link_libraries(params_test params ${catkin_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${GTEST_LIBRARIES})
+-add_rostest(test/test_params.launch)
+-
+-# Test plugin loading into filter chain
+-add_executable(chain_test EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL test/test_chain.cpp)
+-target_link_libraries(chain_test increment ${Boost_libraries} ${catkin_LIBRARIES} ${GTEST_LIBRARIES}) # Needed for OSX
+-add_rostest(test/test_chain.launch)
+-
+-# Test realtime safe buffer class
+-catkin_add_gtest(realtime_buffer_test EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL test/test_realtime_circular_buffer.cpp)
++if(CATKIN_ENABLE_TESTING)
++  # Test median filter
++  add_executable(median_test EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL test/test_median.cpp )
++  target_link_libraries(median_test median ${catkin_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${GTEST_LIBRARIES}) 
++  add_rostest(test/test_median.launch)
++
++  # Test transfer function filter
++  add_executable(transfer_function_test EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL test/test_transfer_function.cpp)
++  target_link_libraries(transfer_function_test transfer_function ${catkin_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${GTEST_LIBRARIES})
++  add_rostest(test/test_transfer_function.launch)
++
++  # Test mean filter
++  add_executable(mean_test EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL test/test_mean.cpp)
++  target_link_libraries(mean_test mean ${catkin_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${GTEST_LIBRARIES})
++  add_rostest(test/test_mean.launch)
++
++  # Test params filter
++  add_executable(params_test EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL test/test_params.cpp)
++  target_link_libraries(params_test params ${catkin_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${GTEST_LIBRARIES})
++  add_rostest(test/test_params.launch)
++
++  # Test plugin loading into filter chain
++  add_executable(chain_test EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL test/test_chain.cpp)
++  target_link_libraries(chain_test increment ${Boost_libraries} ${catkin_LIBRARIES} ${GTEST_LIBRARIES}) # Needed for OSX
++  add_rostest(test/test_chain.launch)
++
++  # Test realtime safe buffer class
++  catkin_add_gtest(realtime_buffer_test EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL test/test_realtime_circular_buffer.cpp)
++endif()
+ 
+ ##############################################################################
+ # Install
+@@ -88,6 +90,8 @@ install(FILES default_plugins.xml
+   DESTINATION ${CATKIN_PACKAGE_SHARE_DESTINATION}
+ )
+ 
+-if(TARGET tests)
+-add_dependencies(tests median_test transfer_function_test mean_test params_test chain_test)
+-endif()
+\ No newline at end of file
++if(CATKIN_ENABLE_TESTING)
++  if(TARGET tests)
++  add_dependencies(tests median_test transfer_function_test mean_test params_test chain_test)
++  endif()
++endif()
+diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
+index c5bc897..dd66070 100644
+--- a/package.xml
++++ b/package.xml
+@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
+   <license>BSD</license>
+   <url>http://ros.org/wiki/filters</url>
+ 
+-  <buildtool_depend>catkin</buildtool_depend>
++  <buildtool_depend version_gte="0.5.68">catkin</buildtool_depend>
+ 
+   <build_depend>roslib</build_depend>
+   <build_depend>rosconsole</build_depend>
+-- 
+1.8.1.2
+
diff --git a/recipes-ros/filters/filters_1.7.4.bb b/recipes-ros/filters/filters_1.7.4.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8f9a0c1b22256013aa30c91b925d36a8d2598eff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-ros/filters/filters_1.7.4.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "This library provides a standardized interface for processing data as a sequence of filters."
+SECTION = "devel"
+LICENSE = "BSD"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://package.xml;beginline=11;endline=11;md5=d566ef916e9dedc494f5f793a6690ba5"
+
+DEPENDS = "roslib rosconsole roscpp pluginlib rostest"
+
+SRC_URI = "https://github.com/ros/${ROS_SPN}/archive/${PV}.tar.gz;downloadfilename=${ROS_SP}.tar.gz"
+SRC_URI[md5sum] = "0dd26504be16afa7816e9a5aa11715f1"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "fb71f1fbeaf89726877fce66dce1db8957c5cc6dffa1973d6a104a10233f8237"
+
+SRC_URI += "file://0001-check-for-CATKIN_ENABLE_TESTING.patch"
+
+inherit catkin