diff --git a/includes/api/class-wc-api-products.php b/includes/api/class-wc-api-products.php
index 8a3fbbe6462..0135b0267da 100644
--- a/includes/api/class-wc-api-products.php
+++ b/includes/api/class-wc-api-products.php
@@ -519,6 +519,18 @@ class WC_API_Products extends WC_API_Resource {
 		if ( ! empty( $args['category'] ) ) {
 			$query_args['product_cat'] = $args['category'];
 		}
+		
+		// filter by specific sku
+		if( ! empty( $args['sku'] ) ) {
+		    if(!is_array($query_args['meta_query']))    {
+		        $query_args['meta_query'] = array();
+		    }
+		    $query_args['meta_query'][] = array(
+		        'key'     => '_sku',
+		        'value'   => $args['sku'],
+		        'compare' => "="
+		    );
+		}
 
 		$query_args = $this->merge_query_args( $query_args, $args );