diff --git a/moto/logs/models.py b/moto/logs/models.py
index cc0d21d47..448d3dec1 100644
--- a/moto/logs/models.py
+++ b/moto/logs/models.py
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ class LogStream:
         return events_page, get_paging_token_from_index(back_index, True), get_paging_token_from_index(next_index)
 
     def filter_log_events(self, log_group_name, log_stream_names, start_time, end_time, limit, next_token, filter_pattern, interleaved):
+        if filter_pattern:
+            raise NotImplementedError('filter_pattern is not yet implemented')
+
         def filter_func(event):
             if start_time and event.timestamp < start_time:
                 return False
diff --git a/tests/test_logs/test_logs.py b/tests/test_logs/test_logs.py
index 22e7edeec..3faa588ec 100644
--- a/tests/test_logs/test_logs.py
+++ b/tests/test_logs/test_logs.py
@@ -128,6 +128,34 @@ def test_filter_logs_interleaved():
         resulting_event['timestamp'].should.equal(original_message['timestamp'])
         resulting_event['message'].should.equal(original_message['message'])
 
+
+@mock_logs
+def test_filter_logs_raises_if_filter_pattern():
+    conn = boto3.client('logs', 'us-west-2')
+    log_group_name = 'dummy'
+    log_stream_name = 'stream'
+    conn.create_log_group(logGroupName=log_group_name)
+    conn.create_log_stream(
+        logGroupName=log_group_name,
+        logStreamName=log_stream_name
+    )
+    messages = [
+        {'timestamp': 0, 'message': 'hello'},
+        {'timestamp': 0, 'message': 'world'}
+    ]
+    conn.put_log_events(
+        logGroupName=log_group_name,
+        logStreamName=log_stream_name,
+        logEvents=messages
+    )
+    with assert_raises(NotImplementedError):
+        conn.filter_log_events(
+            logGroupName=log_group_name,
+            logStreamNames=[log_stream_name],
+            filterPattern='{$.message = "hello"}',
+        )
+
+
 @mock_logs
 def test_put_retention_policy():
     conn = boto3.client('logs', 'us-west-2')
@@ -142,6 +170,7 @@ def test_put_retention_policy():
 
     response = conn.delete_log_group(logGroupName=log_group_name)
 
+
 @mock_logs
 def test_delete_retention_policy():
     conn = boto3.client('logs', 'us-west-2')