diff --git a/invenio_records/dictutils.py b/invenio_records/dictutils.py
index f78cf379..ed7897d2 100644
--- a/invenio_records/dictutils.py
+++ b/invenio_records/dictutils.py
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 
 """Dictionary utilities."""
 
-from copy import deepcopy
-
 
 def clear_none(d):
     """Clear None values and empty dicts from a dict."""
@@ -147,3 +145,37 @@ def dict_merge(dest, source):
                 dict_merge(dest[key], source[key])
         else:
             dest[key] = source[key]
+
+
+def filter_dict_keys(src, keys):
+    """Filter a dictionary based on a list of key paths."""
+    # Split the keys into top-level and nested keys
+    top_level_keys = [key for key in keys if "." not in key]
+    nested_keys = [key for key in keys if "." in key]
+
+    # Filter the top-level keys
+    result = {key: src[key] for key in top_level_keys if key in src}
+
+    # Handle nested keys
+    for key in nested_keys:
+        parts = key.split(".")
+        current_dict = src
+        for part in parts[:-1]:
+            if part in current_dict:
+                current_dict = current_dict[part]
+            else:
+                break  # Skip this key if the path does not exist
+        # Update the filtered dictionary with the nested key if it exists
+        if parts[-2] in result and parts[-1] in current_dict:
+            if parts[-2] not in result:
+                result[parts[-2]] = {}
+            result[parts[-2]][parts[-1]] = current_dict[parts[-1]]
+
+    # Handle specific case for top-level keys that are dictionaries but not explicitly mentioned
+    for key in src:
+        if key not in result and isinstance(src[key], dict):
+            subkeys = [k.split(".", 1)[1] for k in keys if k.startswith(f"{key}.")]
+            if subkeys:
+                result[key] = filter_dict_keys(src[key], subkeys)
+
+    return result
diff --git a/tests/test_dictutils.py b/tests/test_dictutils.py
index 7e7c8ab6..c276e902 100644
--- a/tests/test_dictutils.py
+++ b/tests/test_dictutils.py
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from invenio_records.dictutils import clear_none, dict_lookup, dict_merge
+from invenio_records.dictutils import (
+    clear_none,
+    dict_lookup,
+    dict_merge,
+    filter_dict_keys,
+)
 
 
 def test_clear_none():
@@ -78,3 +83,17 @@ def test_dict_merge():
         "foo2": "bar2",
         "metadata": {"field1": 3, "field2": "test"},
     }
+
+
+def test_filter_dict_keys():
+    """Test filter dict keys."""
+    source = {
+        "foo1": {"bar1": 1, "bar2": 2},
+        "foo2": 1,
+        "foo3": {"bar1": {"foo4": 0}, "bar2": 1, "bar3": 2},
+        "foo4": {},
+    }
+
+    assert filter_dict_keys(
+        source, ["foo1.bar1", "foo2", "foo3.bar1.foo4", "foo3.bar3"]
+    ) == {"foo1": {"bar1": 1}, "foo2": 1, "foo3": {"bar1": {"foo4": 0}, "bar3": 2}}
diff --git a/tests/test_resolver.py b/tests/test_resolver.py
index 2f1d61ba..be2df9d4 100644
--- a/tests/test_resolver.py
+++ b/tests/test_resolver.py
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ def local_ref_resolver_store_factory():
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def app_config(app_config):
-    app_config[
-        "RECORDS_REFRESOLVER_CLS"
-    ] = "invenio_records.resolver.InvenioRefResolver"
+    app_config["RECORDS_REFRESOLVER_CLS"] = (
+        "invenio_records.resolver.InvenioRefResolver"
+    )
     app_config["RECORDS_REFRESOLVER_STORE"] = local_ref_resolver_store_factory()
     return app_config