diff --git a/omnigibson/controllers/multi_finger_gripper_controller.py b/omnigibson/controllers/multi_finger_gripper_controller.py
index 864eb24d4..ab888f2fe 100644
--- a/omnigibson/controllers/multi_finger_gripper_controller.py
+++ b/omnigibson/controllers/multi_finger_gripper_controller.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+import torch as th
+
 from omnigibson.controllers import ControlType, GripperController, IsGraspingState
 from omnigibson.macros import create_module_macros
 from omnigibson.utils.backend_utils import _compute_backend as cb
+from omnigibson.utils.processing_utils import MovingAverageFilter
 from omnigibson.utils.python_utils import assert_valid_key
 
 VALID_MODES = {
@@ -99,6 +102,9 @@ def __init__(
         # Create other args to be filled in at runtime
         self._is_grasping = IsGraspingState.FALSE
 
+        # Create ring buffer for velocity history to avoid high frequency nosie during grasp state inference
+        self._vel_filter = MovingAverageFilter(obs_dim=len(dof_idx), filter_width=5)
+
         # If we're using binary signal, we override the command output limits
         if mode == "binary":
             command_output_limits = (-1.0, 1.0)
@@ -121,9 +127,17 @@ def reset(self):
         # Call super first
         super().reset()
 
+        # Reset the filter
+        self._vel_filter.reset()
+
         # reset grasping state
         self._is_grasping = IsGraspingState.FALSE
 
+    @property
+    def state_size(self):
+        # Add state size from the control filter
+        return super().state_size + self._vel_filter.state_size
+
     def _preprocess_command(self, command):
         # We extend this method to make sure command is always n-dimensional
         if self._mode != "independent":
@@ -211,6 +225,9 @@ def _update_grasping_state(self, control_dict):
                     joint_position: Array of current joint positions
                     joint_velocity: Array of current joint velocities
         """
+        # Update velocity history
+        finger_vel = self._vel_filter.estimate(control_dict["joint_velocity"][self.dof_idx])
+
         # Calculate grasping state based on mode of this controller
         # Independent mode of MultiFingerGripperController does not have any good heuristics to determine is_grasping
         if self._mode == "independent":
@@ -242,7 +259,6 @@ def _update_grasping_state(self, control_dict):
 
             # Otherwise, the last control signal intends to "move" the gripper
             else:
-                finger_vel = control_dict["joint_velocity"][self.dof_idx]
                 min_pos = self._control_limits[ControlType.POSITION][0][self.dof_idx]
                 max_pos = self._control_limits[ControlType.POSITION][1][self.dof_idx]
 
@@ -299,6 +315,39 @@ def is_grasping(self):
         # Return cached value
         return self._is_grasping
 
+    def _dump_state(self):
+        # Run super first
+        state = super()._dump_state()
+
+        # Add filter state
+        state["vel_filter"] = self._vel_filter.dump_state(serialized=False)
+
+        return state
+
+    def _load_state(self, state):
+        # Run super first
+        super()._load_state(state=state)
+
+        # Also load velocity filter state
+        self._vel_filter.load_state(state["vel_filter"], serialized=False)
+
+    def serialize(self, state):
+        # Run super first
+        state_flat = super().serialize(state=state)
+
+        # Serialize state for this controller
+        return th.cat([state_flat, self._vel_filter.serialize(state=state["vel_filter"])])
+
+    def deserialize(self, state):
+        # Run super first
+        state_dict, idx = super().deserialize(state=state)
+
+        # Deserialize state for the velocity filter
+        state_dict["vel_filter"], deserialized_items = self._vel_filter.deserialize(state=state[idx:])
+        idx += deserialized_items
+
+        return state_dict, idx
+
     @property
     def control_type(self):
         return ControlType.get_type(type_str=self._motor_type)
diff --git a/omnigibson/utils/processing_utils.py b/omnigibson/utils/processing_utils.py
index 0aa341c1d..c47621317 100644
--- a/omnigibson/utils/processing_utils.py
+++ b/omnigibson/utils/processing_utils.py
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ def deserialize(self, state):
         # Default is no state, so do nothing
         return dict(), 0
 
+    @property
+    def state_size(self):
+        """
+        Size of the serialized state of this filter
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
 
 class MovingAverageFilter(Filter):
     """
@@ -99,6 +106,11 @@ def reset(self):
         self.current_idx = 0
         self.fully_filled = False
 
+    @property
+    def state_size(self):
+        # This is the size of the internal buffer plus the current index and fully filled single values
+        return th.prod(self.past_samples.shape) + 2
+
     def _dump_state(self):
         # Run super init first
         state = super()._dump_state()
@@ -186,6 +198,11 @@ def reset(self):
         self.avg *= 0.0
         self.num_samples = 0
 
+    @property
+    def state_size(self):
+        # This is the size of the internal value as well as a num samples
+        return len(self.avg) + 1
+
     def _dump_state(self):
         # Run super init first
         state = super()._dump_state()