diff --git a/src/storm/modelchecker/multiobjective/pcaa/StandardPcaaWeightVectorChecker.cpp b/src/storm/modelchecker/multiobjective/pcaa/StandardPcaaWeightVectorChecker.cpp
index 8ce496426..beaae1814 100644
--- a/src/storm/modelchecker/multiobjective/pcaa/StandardPcaaWeightVectorChecker.cpp
+++ b/src/storm/modelchecker/multiobjective/pcaa/StandardPcaaWeightVectorChecker.cpp
@@ -42,12 +42,13 @@ namespace storm {
                 // Build a subsystem of the preprocessor result model that discards states that yield infinite reward for all schedulers.
                 // We can also merge the states that will have reward zero anyway.
                 storm::storage::BitVector maybeStates = preprocessorResult.rewardLessInfinityEStates.get() & ~preprocessorResult.reward0AStates;
+                storm::storage::BitVector finiteRewardChoices = preprocessorResult.preprocessedModel->getTransitionMatrix().getRowFilter(preprocessorResult.rewardLessInfinityEStates.get(), preprocessorResult.rewardLessInfinityEStates.get());
                 std::set<std::string> relevantRewardModels;
                 for (auto const& obj : this->objectives) {
                     obj.formula->gatherReferencedRewardModels(relevantRewardModels);
                 }
                 storm::transformer::GoalStateMerger<SparseModelType> merger(*preprocessorResult.preprocessedModel);
-                auto mergerResult = merger.mergeTargetAndSinkStates(maybeStates, preprocessorResult.reward0AStates, storm::storage::BitVector(maybeStates.size(), false), std::vector<std::string>(relevantRewardModels.begin(), relevantRewardModels.end()));
+                auto mergerResult = merger.mergeTargetAndSinkStates(maybeStates, preprocessorResult.reward0AStates, storm::storage::BitVector(maybeStates.size(), false), std::vector<std::string>(relevantRewardModels.begin(), relevantRewardModels.end()), finiteRewardChoices);
                 
                 // Initialize data specific for the considered model type
                 initializeModelTypeSpecificData(*mergerResult.model);
diff --git a/src/storm/transformer/GoalStateMerger.cpp b/src/storm/transformer/GoalStateMerger.cpp
index 49497237e..7707bd3f1 100644
--- a/src/storm/transformer/GoalStateMerger.cpp
+++ b/src/storm/transformer/GoalStateMerger.cpp
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ namespace storm {
         }
             
         template <typename SparseModelType>
-        typename GoalStateMerger<SparseModelType>::ReturnType GoalStateMerger<SparseModelType>::mergeTargetAndSinkStates(storm::storage::BitVector const& maybeStates, storm::storage::BitVector const& targetStates, storm::storage::BitVector const& sinkStates, std::vector<std::string> const& selectedRewardModels) const {
+        typename GoalStateMerger<SparseModelType>::ReturnType GoalStateMerger<SparseModelType>::mergeTargetAndSinkStates(storm::storage::BitVector const& maybeStates, storm::storage::BitVector const& targetStates, storm::storage::BitVector const& sinkStates, std::vector<std::string> const& selectedRewardModels, boost::optional<storm::storage::BitVector> const& choiceFilter) const {
             STORM_LOG_THROW(maybeStates.isDisjointFrom(targetStates) && targetStates.isDisjointFrom(sinkStates) && sinkStates.isDisjointFrom(maybeStates), storm::exceptions::InvalidArgumentException, "maybestates, targetstates, and sinkstates are assumed to be disjoint when creating the submodel. However, this is not the case.");
   
-            auto result = initialize(maybeStates, targetStates, sinkStates);
+            auto result = initialize(maybeStates, targetStates, sinkStates, choiceFilter);
             
             auto transitionMatrix = buildTransitionMatrix(maybeStates, result.first, result.second);
             auto labeling = buildStateLabeling(maybeStates, targetStates, sinkStates, result.first);
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace storm {
         }
         
         template <typename SparseModelType>
-        std::pair<typename GoalStateMerger<SparseModelType>::ReturnType, uint_fast64_t> GoalStateMerger<SparseModelType>::initialize(storm::storage::BitVector const& maybeStates, storm::storage::BitVector const& targetStates, storm::storage::BitVector const& sinkStates) const {
+        std::pair<typename GoalStateMerger<SparseModelType>::ReturnType, uint_fast64_t> GoalStateMerger<SparseModelType>::initialize(storm::storage::BitVector const& maybeStates, storm::storage::BitVector const& targetStates, storm::storage::BitVector const& sinkStates, boost::optional<storm::storage::BitVector> const& choiceFilter) const {
             
             storm::storage::SparseMatrix<typename SparseModelType::ValueType> const& origMatrix = originalModel.getTransitionMatrix();
             
@@ -58,33 +58,35 @@ namespace storm {
                 for (uint_fast64_t row = origMatrix.getRowGroupIndices()[state]; row < endOfRowGroup; ++row) {
                     uint_fast64_t transitionsToMaybeStates = 0;
                     bool keepThisRow(true), hasTransitionToTarget(false), hasTransitionToSink(false);
-                    for (auto const& entry : origMatrix.getRow(row)) {
-                        if (maybeStates.get(entry.getColumn())) {
-                            ++transitionsToMaybeStates;
-                        } else if (targetStates.get(entry.getColumn())) {
-                            hasTransitionToTarget = true;
-                        } else if (sinkStates.get(entry.getColumn())) {
-                            hasTransitionToSink = true;
-                        } else {
-                            keepThisRow = false;
-                            break;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    if (keepThisRow) {
-                        stateIsDeadlock = false;
-                        result.keptChoices.set(row, true);
-                        transitionCount += transitionsToMaybeStates;
-                        if (hasTransitionToTarget) {
-                            ++transitionCount;
-                            targetStateRequired = true;
+                    if (!choiceFilter || choiceFilter.get().get(row)) {
+                        for (auto const& entry : origMatrix.getRow(row)) {
+                            if (maybeStates.get(entry.getColumn())) {
+                                ++transitionsToMaybeStates;
+                            } else if (targetStates.get(entry.getColumn())) {
+                                hasTransitionToTarget = true;
+                            } else if (sinkStates.get(entry.getColumn())) {
+                                hasTransitionToSink = true;
+                            } else {
+                                keepThisRow = false;
+                                break;
+                            }
                         }
-                        if (hasTransitionToSink) {
-                            ++transitionCount;
-                            sinkStateRequired = true;
+                        if (keepThisRow) {
+                            stateIsDeadlock = false;
+                            result.keptChoices.set(row, true);
+                            transitionCount += transitionsToMaybeStates;
+                            if (hasTransitionToTarget) {
+                                ++transitionCount;
+                                targetStateRequired = true;
+                            }
+                            if (hasTransitionToSink) {
+                                ++transitionCount;
+                                sinkStateRequired = true;
+                            }
                         }
                     }
-                    STORM_LOG_THROW(!stateIsDeadlock, storm::exceptions::InvalidArgumentException, "Merging goal states leads to deadlocks!");
                 }
+                STORM_LOG_THROW(!stateIsDeadlock, storm::exceptions::InvalidArgumentException, "Merging goal states leads to deadlocks!");
                 ++stateCount;
             }
             
diff --git a/src/storm/transformer/GoalStateMerger.h b/src/storm/transformer/GoalStateMerger.h
index bc9dadcda..f79a127a6 100644
--- a/src/storm/transformer/GoalStateMerger.h
+++ b/src/storm/transformer/GoalStateMerger.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ namespace storm {
              *  * one target state to which all transitions to a state selected by targetStates are redirected and
              *  * one sink state to which all transitions to a state selected by sinkStates are redirected.
              *
+             * If a choiceFilter is given, choices on maybestates that are not selected by the filter will be removed.
+             *
              *  Notes:
              *  * the target (or sink) state is not created, if it is not reachable
              *  * the target (or sink) state will get a label iff it is reachable and at least one of the given targetStates (sinkStates) have that label.
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ namespace storm {
              *  * It is assumed that maybeStates, targetStates, and sinkStates are pairwise disjoint. Otherwise an exception is thrown.
              *  * The order of the maybeStates will not be affected (i.e. s_1 < s_2 in the input model implies s'_1 < s'_2 in the output model).
              */
-             ReturnType mergeTargetAndSinkStates(storm::storage::BitVector const& maybeStates, storm::storage::BitVector const& targetStates, storm::storage::BitVector const& sinkStates, std::vector<std::string> const& selectedRewardModels = std::vector<std::string>()) const;
+             ReturnType mergeTargetAndSinkStates(storm::storage::BitVector const& maybeStates, storm::storage::BitVector const& targetStates, storm::storage::BitVector const& sinkStates, std::vector<std::string> const& selectedRewardModels = std::vector<std::string>(), boost::optional<storm::storage::BitVector> const& choiceFilter = boost::none) const;
             
         private:
             SparseModelType const& originalModel;
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ namespace storm {
              *
              * @return The initialized result and the number of transitions of the result model
              */
-            std::pair<ReturnType, uint_fast64_t> initialize(storm::storage::BitVector const& maybeStates, storm::storage::BitVector const& targetStates, storm::storage::BitVector const& sinkStates) const;
+            std::pair<ReturnType, uint_fast64_t> initialize(storm::storage::BitVector const& maybeStates, storm::storage::BitVector const& targetStates, storm::storage::BitVector const& sinkStates, boost::optional<storm::storage::BitVector> const& choiceFilter = boost::none) const;
             
             /*!
              * Builds the transition matrix of the resulting model