The notions of a (Boolean, prime, ultra, good) hesitant fuzzy filter and a hesitant fuzzy MV -filter of an MTL-algebras are introduced, and their relations are investigated. Characterizations of a (Boolean, ultra) hesitant fuzzy filter are discussed. Conditions for a hesitant fuzzy set to be a hesitant fuzzy filter, and for a hesitant fuzzy filter to be a Boolean hesitant fuzzy filter are provided.