diff --git a/ironic/db/sqlalchemy/api.py b/ironic/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
index 8cf3f83d89..77dc955744 100644
--- a/ironic/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
+++ b/ironic/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
@@ -195,8 +195,21 @@ class Connection(api.Connection):
 
     def _add_nodes_filters(self, query, filters):
         if filters is None:
-            filters = []
-
+            filters = dict()
+        supported_filters = {'console_enabled', 'maintenance', 'driver',
+                             'resource_class', 'provision_state', 'uuid', 'id',
+                             'chassis_uuid', 'associated', 'reserved',
+                             'reserved_by_any_of', 'provisioned_before',
+                             'inspection_started_before'}
+        unsupported_filters = set(filters).difference(supported_filters)
+        if unsupported_filters:
+            msg = _("SqlAlchemy API does not support "
+                    "filtering by %s") % ', '.join(unsupported_filters)
+            raise ValueError(msg)
+        for field in ['console_enabled', 'maintenance', 'driver',
+                      'resource_class', 'provision_state', 'uuid', 'id']:
+            if field in filters:
+                query = query.filter_by(**{field: filters[field]})
         if 'chassis_uuid' in filters:
             # get_chassis_by_uuid() to raise an exception if the chassis
             # is not found
@@ -215,14 +228,6 @@ class Connection(api.Connection):
         if 'reserved_by_any_of' in filters:
             query = query.filter(models.Node.reservation.in_(
                 filters['reserved_by_any_of']))
-        if 'maintenance' in filters:
-            query = query.filter_by(maintenance=filters['maintenance'])
-        if 'driver' in filters:
-            query = query.filter_by(driver=filters['driver'])
-        if 'resource_class' in filters:
-            query = query.filter_by(resource_class=filters['resource_class'])
-        if 'provision_state' in filters:
-            query = query.filter_by(provision_state=filters['provision_state'])
         if 'provisioned_before' in filters:
             limit = (timeutils.utcnow() -
                      datetime.timedelta(seconds=filters['provisioned_before']))
@@ -232,8 +237,6 @@ class Connection(api.Connection):
                      (datetime.timedelta(
                          seconds=filters['inspection_started_before'])))
             query = query.filter(models.Node.inspection_started_at < limit)
-        if 'console_enabled' in filters:
-            query = query.filter_by(console_enabled=filters['console_enabled'])
 
         return query
 
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/db/test_nodes.py b/ironic/tests/unit/db/test_nodes.py
index 2c52dbeaa5..1936561bf7 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/db/test_nodes.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/db/test_nodes.py
@@ -167,6 +167,26 @@ class DbNodeTestCase(base.DbTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(sorted([node1.id, node3.id]),
                          sorted([r.id for r in res]))
 
+        res = self.dbapi.get_node_list(filters={'id': node1.id})
+        self.assertEqual([node1.id], [r.id for r in res])
+
+        res = self.dbapi.get_node_list(filters={'uuid': node1.uuid})
+        self.assertEqual([node1.id], [r.id for r in res])
+
+        # ensure unknown filters explode
+        filters = {'bad_filter': 'foo'}
+        self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError,
+                               'bad_filter',
+                               self.dbapi.get_node_list,
+                               filters=filters)
+
+        # even with good filters present
+        filters = {'bad_filter': 'foo', 'id': node1.id}
+        self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError,
+                               'bad_filter',
+                               self.dbapi.get_node_list,
+                               filters=filters)
+
     @mock.patch.object(timeutils, 'utcnow', autospec=True)
     def test_get_nodeinfo_list_provision(self, mock_utcnow):
         past = datetime.datetime(2000, 1, 1, 0, 0)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-id-and-uuid-filtering-to-sqalchemy-api.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-id-and-uuid-filtering-to-sqalchemy-api.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1118e7f31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-id-and-uuid-filtering-to-sqalchemy-api.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - Fixes `bug 1749755 <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic/+bug/1749755>`_
+    causing timeouts to not work properly because an unsupported
+    sqalchemy filter was being used.