diff --git a/.changeset/wicked-pears-eat.md b/.changeset/wicked-pears-eat.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d69e175
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wicked-pears-eat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'style-dictionary': patch
+---
+
+Fix `filterTokens` utility to deal with random metadata properties throughout token groups, without throwing errors.
diff --git a/__tests__/filterTokens.test.js b/__tests__/filterTokens.test.js
index 1d3ef482..c643b7f8 100644
--- a/__tests__/filterTokens.test.js
+++ b/__tests__/filterTokens.test.js
@@ -86,6 +86,46 @@ const tokens = {
   },
 };
 
+const random_meta_tokens = {
+  description: null,
+  meta: undefined,
+  more_meta: [],
+  foo: {
+    description: null,
+    meta: undefined,
+    more_meta: [],
+    bar: {
+      description: null,
+      meta: undefined,
+      more_meta: [],
+      value: 0,
+      type: 'number',
+      original: {
+        value: 0,
+      },
+      name: 'foo-bar',
+      path: ['foo', 'bar'],
+    },
+  },
+  qux: {
+    description: null,
+    meta: undefined,
+    more_meta: [],
+    value: 0,
+    type: 'number',
+    original: {
+      value: 0,
+    },
+    name: 'qux',
+    path: ['qux'],
+  },
+};
+
+const random_meta_dictionary = {
+  tokens: random_meta_tokens,
+  allTokens: flattenTokens(random_meta_tokens),
+};
+
 const falsy_values = {
   kept: kept,
   not_kept: not_kept,
@@ -115,11 +155,11 @@ describe('filterTokens', () => {
   });
 
   it('should work with a filter function', async () => {
-    const filter = (property) => property.path.includes('size');
+    const filter = (token) => token.path.includes('size');
     const filteredDictionary = await filterTokens(dictionary, filter);
-    filteredDictionary.allTokens.forEach((property) => {
-      expect(property).to.not.equal(colorRed);
-      expect(property).not.to.not.equal(colorBlue);
+    filteredDictionary.allTokens.forEach((token) => {
+      expect(token).to.not.equal(colorRed);
+      expect(token).not.to.not.equal(colorBlue);
     });
     expect(filteredDictionary.allTokens).to.eql([sizeSmall, sizeLarge]);
     expect(filteredDictionary.tokens).to.have.property('size');
@@ -127,17 +167,28 @@ describe('filterTokens', () => {
   });
 
   it('should work with falsy values and a filter function', async () => {
-    const filter = (property) => property.path.includes('kept');
+    const filter = (token) => token.path.includes('kept');
 
     const filteredDictionary = await filterTokens(falsy_dictionary, filter);
-    filteredDictionary.allTokens.forEach((property) => {
-      expect(property).to.not.equal(not_kept);
+    filteredDictionary.allTokens.forEach((token) => {
+      expect(token).to.not.equal(not_kept);
     });
     expect(filteredDictionary.allTokens).to.eql([kept]);
     expect(filteredDictionary.tokens).to.have.property('kept');
     expect(filteredDictionary.tokens).to.not.have.property('not_kept');
   });
 
+  it('should work with random metadata props inside tokens / token groups', async () => {
+    const filter = (token) => {
+      return token.path.includes('bar');
+    };
+
+    const filteredDictionary = await filterTokens(random_meta_dictionary, filter);
+    expect(filteredDictionary.allTokens).to.eql([random_meta_tokens.foo.bar]);
+    expect(filteredDictionary.tokens).to.have.nested.property('foo.bar');
+    expect(filteredDictionary.tokens).to.not.have.property('qux');
+  });
+
   it('should work with async filters', async () => {
     const filtered = await filterTokens(dictionary, async (token) => {
       await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
diff --git a/lib/filterTokens.js b/lib/filterTokens.js
index 93de1dc0..966594c6 100644
--- a/lib/filterTokens.js
+++ b/lib/filterTokens.js
@@ -48,25 +48,27 @@ async function filterTokenObject(tokens, filter, options) {
   // out
   const result = await Object.entries(tokens ?? []).reduce(async (_acc, [key, token]) => {
     const acc = await _acc;
-    const tokenValue = options.usesDtcg ? token.$value : token.value;
     // If the token is not an object, we don't know what it is. We return it as-is.
     if (!isPlainObject(token)) {
       return acc;
-      // If the token has a `value` member we know it's a property, pass it to
-      // the filter function and either include it in the final `acc` object or
-      // exclude it (by returning the `acc` object without it added).
-    } else if (typeof tokenValue !== 'undefined') {
-      const filtered = await asyncFilter(/** @type {Token[]} */ ([token]), filter, options);
-      return filtered.length === 0 ? acc : { ...acc, [key]: token };
-      // If we got here we have an object that is not a property. We'll assume
-      // it's an object containing multiple tokens and recursively filter it
-      // using the `filterTokenObject` function.
     } else {
-      const filtered = await filterTokenObject(token, filter, options);
-      // If the filtered object is not empty then add it to the final `acc`
-      // object. If it is empty then every property inside of it was filtered
-      // out, then exclude it entirely from the final `acc` object.
-      return Object.entries(filtered || {}).length < 1 ? acc : { ...acc, [key]: filtered };
+      const tokenValue = options.usesDtcg ? token.$value : token.value;
+      if (typeof tokenValue === 'undefined') {
+        // If we got here we have an object that is not a token. We'll assume
+        // it's token group containing multiple tokens and recursively filter it
+        // using the `filterTokenObject` function.
+        const filtered = await filterTokenObject(token, filter, options);
+        // If the filtered object is not empty then add it to the final `acc`
+        // object. If it is empty then every token inside of it was filtered
+        // out, then exclude it entirely from the final `acc` object.
+        return Object.entries(filtered || {}).length < 1 ? acc : { ...acc, [key]: filtered };
+      } else {
+        // If the token has a `value` member we know it's a token, pass it to
+        // the filter function and either include it in the final `acc` object or
+        // exclude it (by returning the `acc` object without it added).
+        const filtered = await asyncFilter(/** @type {Token[]} */ ([token]), filter, options);
+        return filtered.length === 0 ? acc : { ...acc, [key]: token };
+      }
     }
   }, {});
   return result;