diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a3d151f90..6363b7379 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9145,21 +9145,6 @@
         "acorn": "^6.0.5"
       }
     },
-    "rollup-plugin-alias": {
-      "version": "1.5.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rollup-plugin-alias/-/rollup-plugin-alias-1.5.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-pQTYBRNfLedoVOO7AYHNegIavEIp4jKTga5jUi1r//KYgHKGWgG4qJXYhbcWKt2k1FwGlR5wCYoY+IFkme0t4A==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "requires": {
-        "slash": "^2.0.0"
-      }
-    },
-    "rollup-plugin-import-alias": {
-      "version": "1.0.6",
-      "resolved": "http://registry.npm.taobao.org/rollup-plugin-import-alias/download/rollup-plugin-import-alias-1.0.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-iywc3ujjnuRmOXcrAI3gppRzyT8=",
-      "dev": true
-    },
     "rollup-plugin-replace": {
       "version": "2.1.0",
       "resolved": "http://registry.npm.taobao.org/rollup-plugin-replace/download/rollup-plugin-replace-2.1.0.tgz",
diff --git a/src/liquid.ts b/src/liquid.ts
index 4b9989f9b..2acf4d38f 100644
--- a/src/liquid.ts
+++ b/src/liquid.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import ITemplate from './template/itemplate'
 import Tokenizer from './parser/tokenizer'
 import Render from './render/render'
 import Tag from './template/tag/tag'
-import Filter from './template/filter/filter'
+import { Filter } from './template/filter/filter'
 import Parser from './parser/parser'
 import ITagImplOptions from './template/tag/itag-impl-options'
 import Value from './template/value'
diff --git a/src/render/syntax.ts b/src/render/syntax.ts
index 53872a129..b4041b457 100644
--- a/src/render/syntax.ts
+++ b/src/render/syntax.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export function evalExp (str: string, scope: Scope): any {
   return value instanceof Drop ? value.valueOf() : value
 }
 
-function parseValue (str: string, scope: Scope): any {
+function parseValue (str: string | undefined, scope: Scope): any {
   if (!str) return null
   str = str.trim()
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ function parseValue (str: string, scope: Scope): any {
   return scope.get(str)
 }
 
-export function evalValue (str: string, scope: Scope): any {
+export function evalValue (str: string | undefined, scope: Scope): any {
   const value = parseValue(str, scope)
   return value instanceof Drop ? value.valueOf() : value
 }
diff --git a/src/template/filter/filter.ts b/src/template/filter/filter.ts
index 212d7800e..a06c4f658 100644
--- a/src/template/filter/filter.ts
+++ b/src/template/filter/filter.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 import { evalValue } from '../../render/syntax'
 import Scope from '../../scope/scope'
+import { isArray } from '../../util/underscore'
 import { FilterImpl } from './filter-impl'
 
-export default class Filter {
+export type FilterArgs = Array<string|[string?, string?]>
+
+export class Filter {
   name: string
   impl: FilterImpl
-  args: string[]
+  args: FilterArgs
   private static impls: {[key: string]: FilterImpl} = {}
 
-  constructor (name: string, args: string[], strictFilters: boolean) {
+  constructor (name: string, args: FilterArgs, strictFilters: boolean) {
     const impl = Filter.impls[name]
     if (!impl && strictFilters) throw new TypeError(`undefined filter: ${name}`)
 
@@ -17,7 +20,7 @@ export default class Filter {
     this.args = args
   }
   render (value: any, scope: Scope): any {
-    const args = this.args.map(arg => evalValue(arg, scope))
+    const args = this.args.map(arg => isArray(arg) ? [arg[0], evalValue(arg[1], scope)] : evalValue(arg, scope))
     return this.impl.apply(null, [value, ...args])
   }
   static register (name: string, filter: FilterImpl) {
diff --git a/src/template/value.ts b/src/template/value.ts
index 5a2cb1af6..a590e4631 100644
--- a/src/template/value.ts
+++ b/src/template/value.ts
@@ -1,80 +1,76 @@
 import { evalExp } from '../render/syntax'
-import Filter from './filter/filter'
+import { FilterArgs, Filter } from './filter/filter'
 import Scope from '../scope/scope'
 
-enum ParseState {
-  INIT = 0,
-  FILTER_NAME = 1,
-  FILTER_ARG = 2
-}
-
-export default class {
-  initial: any
+export default class Value {
+  private strictFilters: boolean
+  initial: string
   filters: Array<Filter> = []
 
   /**
    * @param str value string, like: "i have a dream | truncate: 3
    */
   constructor (str: string, strictFilters: boolean) {
-    let buffer = ''
-    let quoted = ''
-    let state = ParseState.INIT
-    let sealed = false
-
-    let filterName = ''
-    let filterArgs: string[] = []
-
-    for (let i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
-      if (quoted) {
-        if (str[i] === quoted) {
-          quoted = ''
-          sealed = true
+    const tokens = Value.tokenize(str)
+    this.strictFilters = strictFilters
+    this.initial = tokens[0]
+    this.parseFilters(tokens, 1)
+  }
+  private parseFilters (tokens: string[], begin: number) {
+    let i = begin
+    while (i < tokens.length) {
+      if (tokens[i] !== '|') {
+        i++
+        continue
+      }
+      const j = ++i
+      while (i < tokens.length && tokens[i] !== '|') i++
+      this.parseFilter(tokens, j, i)
+    }
+  }
+  private parseFilter (tokens: string[], begin: number, end: number) {
+    const name = tokens[begin]
+    const args: FilterArgs = []
+    let argName, argValue
+    for (let i = begin + 1; i < end + 1; i++) {
+      if (i === end || tokens[i] === ',') {
+        if (argName || argValue) {
+          args.push(argName ? [argName, argValue] : <string>argValue)
         }
-        buffer += str[i]
-      } else if (/\s/.test(str[i])) {
-        if (!buffer) continue
-        else sealed = true
-      } else if (str[i] === '|') {
-        if (state === ParseState.INIT) {
-          this.initial = buffer
-        } else {
-          if (state === ParseState.FILTER_NAME) filterName = buffer
-          else filterArgs.push(buffer)
-          this.filters.push(new Filter(filterName, filterArgs, strictFilters))
-          filterName = ''
-          filterArgs = []
-        }
-        state = ParseState.FILTER_NAME
-        buffer = ''
-        sealed = false
-      } else if (state === ParseState.FILTER_NAME && str[i] === ':') {
-        filterName = buffer
-        state = ParseState.FILTER_ARG
-        buffer = ''
-        sealed = false
-      } else if (state === ParseState.FILTER_ARG && str[i] === ',') {
-        filterArgs.push(buffer)
-        buffer = ''
-        sealed = false
-      } else if (sealed) continue
-      else {
-        if ((str[i] === '"' || str[i] === "'") && !quoted) quoted = str[i]
-        buffer += str[i]
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (buffer) {
-      if (state === ParseState.INIT) this.initial = buffer
-      else if (state === ParseState.FILTER_NAME) this.filters.push(new Filter(buffer, [], strictFilters))
-      else {
-        filterArgs.push(buffer)
-        this.filters.push(new Filter(filterName, filterArgs, strictFilters))
+        argValue = argName = undefined
+      } else if (tokens[i] === ':') {
+        argName = argValue
+        argValue = undefined
+      } else if (argValue === undefined) {
+        argValue = tokens[i]
       }
     }
+    this.filters.push(new Filter(name, args, this.strictFilters))
   }
   value (scope: Scope) {
     return this.filters.reduce(
       (prev, filter) => filter.render(prev, scope),
       evalExp(this.initial, scope))
   }
+  static tokenize (str: string): Array<'|' | ',' | ':' | string> {
+    const tokens = []
+    let i = 0
+    while (i < str.length) {
+      const ch = str[i]
+      if (ch === '"' || ch === "'") {
+        const j = i
+        for (i += 2; i < str.length && str[i - 1] !== ch; ++i);
+        tokens.push(str.slice(j, i))
+      } else if (/\s/.test(ch)) {
+        i++
+      } else if (/[|,:]/.test(ch)) {
+        tokens.push(str[i++])
+      } else {
+        const j = i++
+        for (; i < str.length && !/[|,:\s]/.test(str[i]); ++i);
+        tokens.push(str.slice(j, i))
+      }
+    }
+    return tokens
+  }
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/builtin/filters/custom.ts b/test/integration/builtin/filters/custom.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6371c1d37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/builtin/filters/custom.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { test, liquid } from '../../../stub/render'
+
+describe('filters/custom', function () {
+  liquid.registerFilter('obj_test', function () {
+    return JSON.stringify(arguments)
+  })
+  it('should support object', () => test(
+    `{{ "a" | obj_test: k1: "v1", k2: foo }}`,
+    '{"0":"a","1":["k1","v1"],"2":["k2","bar"]}'
+  ))
+  it('should support mixed object', () => test(
+    `{{ "a" | obj_test: "something", k1: "v1", k2: foo }}`,
+    '{"0":"a","1":"something","2":["k1","v1"],"3":["k2","bar"]}'
+  ))
+})
diff --git a/test/unit/render/render.ts b/test/unit/render/render.ts
index 214ce0221..56f8cd6b2 100644
--- a/test/unit/render/render.ts
+++ b/test/unit/render/render.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { expect } from 'chai'
 import Scope from '../../../src/scope/scope'
 import Token from '../../../src/parser/token'
 import Tag from '../../../src/template/tag/tag'
-import Filter from '../../../src/template/filter/filter'
+import { Filter } from '../../../src/template/filter/filter'
 import Render from '../../../src/render/render'
 import HTML from '../../../src/template/html'
 
diff --git a/test/unit/template/filter/filter.ts b/test/unit/template/filter/filter.ts
index 48d9da764..86dab239a 100644
--- a/test/unit/template/filter/filter.ts
+++ b/test/unit/template/filter/filter.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as chai from 'chai'
 import * as sinon from 'sinon'
 import * as sinonChai from 'sinon-chai'
-import Filter from '../../../../src/template/filter/filter'
+import { Filter } from '../../../../src/template/filter/filter'
 import Scope from '../../../../src/scope/scope'
 
 chai.use(sinonChai)
diff --git a/test/unit/template/output.ts b/test/unit/template/output.ts
index c35e3e5e5..5f2900841 100644
--- a/test/unit/template/output.ts
+++ b/test/unit/template/output.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as chai from 'chai'
 import Scope from '../../../src/scope/scope'
 import Output from '../../../src/template/output'
 import OutputToken from '../../../src/parser/output-token'
-import Filter from '../../../src/template/filter/filter'
+import { Filter } from '../../../src/template/filter/filter'
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
diff --git a/test/unit/template/value.ts b/test/unit/template/value.ts
index aa6c288ed..6f93be3ba 100644
--- a/test/unit/template/value.ts
+++ b/test/unit/template/value.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as chai from 'chai'
 import * as sinonChai from 'sinon-chai'
 import * as sinon from 'sinon'
 import Scope from '../../../src/scope/scope'
-import Filter from '../../../src/template/filter/filter'
+import { Filter } from '../../../src/template/filter/filter'
 import Value from '../../../src/template/value'
 
 chai.use(sinonChai)
@@ -12,56 +12,99 @@ const expect = chai.expect
 describe('Value', function () {
   beforeEach(() => Filter.clear())
 
-  it('should parse "foo', function () {
-    const tpl: any = new Value('foo', false)
-    expect(tpl.initial).to.equal('foo')
-    expect(tpl.filters).to.deep.equal([])
-  })
-
-  it('should parse "foo | add"', function () {
-    const tpl: any = new Value('foo | add', false)
-    expect(tpl.initial).to.equal('foo')
-    expect(tpl.filters.length).to.equal(1)
-    expect(tpl.filters[0].args).to.eql([])
-  })
-  it('should parse "foo | add: "foo" bar, 3"', function () {
-    const tpl: any = new Value('foo | add: "foo" bar, 3', false)
-    expect(tpl.initial).to.equal('foo')
-    expect(tpl.filters.length).to.equal(1)
-    expect(tpl.filters[0].name).to.eql('add')
-    expect(tpl.filters[0].args).to.eql(['"foo"', '3'])
-  })
-  it('should parse "foo | add: 3, false"', function () {
-    const tpl: any = new Value('foo | add: 3, "foo"', false)
-    expect(tpl.initial).to.equal('foo')
-    expect(tpl.filters.length).to.equal(1)
-    expect(tpl.filters[0].args).to.eql(['3', '"foo"'])
-  })
-  it('should parse "foo | add: "|", 3', function () {
-    const tpl: any = new Value('foo | add: "|", 3', false)
-    expect(tpl.initial).to.equal('foo')
-    expect(tpl.filters.length).to.equal(1)
-    expect(tpl.filters[0].args).to.eql(['"|"', '3'])
-  })
-
-  it('should parse "foo | add: "|", 3', function () {
-    const tpl: any = new Value('foo | add: "|", 3', false)
-    expect(tpl.initial).to.equal('foo')
-    expect(tpl.filters.length).to.equal(1)
-    expect(tpl.filters[0].args).to.eql(['"|"', '3'])
-  })
-
-  it('should call chained filters correctly', function () {
-    const date = sinon.stub().returns('y')
-    const time = sinon.spy()
-    Filter.register('date', date)
-    Filter.register('time', time)
-    const tpl = new Value('foo.bar | date: "b" | time:2', false)
-    const scope = new Scope({
-      foo: { bar: 'bar' }
+  describe('#constructor()', function () {
+    it('should parse "foo', function () {
+      const tpl = new Value('foo', false)
+      expect(tpl.initial).to.equal('foo')
+      expect(tpl.filters).to.deep.equal([])
+    })
+
+    it('should parse "foo | add"', function () {
+      const tpl = new Value('foo | add', false)
+      expect(tpl.initial).to.equal('foo')
+      expect(tpl.filters.length).to.equal(1)
+      expect(tpl.filters[0].args).to.eql([])
+    })
+    it('should parse "foo | add: 3, false"', function () {
+      const tpl = new Value('foo | add: 3, "foo"', false)
+      expect(tpl.initial).to.equal('foo')
+      expect(tpl.filters.length).to.equal(1)
+      expect(tpl.filters[0].args).to.eql(['3', '"foo"'])
+    })
+    it('should parse "foo | add: "foo" bar, 3"', function () {
+      const tpl = new Value('foo | add: "foo" bar, 3', false)
+      expect(tpl.initial).to.equal('foo')
+      expect(tpl.filters.length).to.equal(1)
+      expect(tpl.filters[0].name).to.eql('add')
+      expect(tpl.filters[0].args).to.eql(['"foo"', '3'])
+    })
+    it('should parse "foo | add: "|", 3', function () {
+      const tpl = new Value('foo | add: "|", 3', false)
+      expect(tpl.initial).to.equal('foo')
+      expect(tpl.filters.length).to.equal(1)
+      expect(tpl.filters[0].args).to.eql(['"|"', '3'])
+    })
+    it('should parse "foo | add: "|", 3', function () {
+      const tpl = new Value('foo | add: "|", 3', false)
+      expect(tpl.initial).to.equal('foo')
+      expect(tpl.filters.length).to.equal(1)
+      expect(tpl.filters[0].args).to.eql(['"|"', '3'])
+    })
+    it('should support arguments as named key/values', function () {
+      const f = new Value('o | foo: key1: "literal1", key2: value2', false)
+      expect(f.filters[0].name).to.equal('foo')
+      expect(f.filters[0].args).to.eql([['key1', '"literal1"'], ['key2', 'value2']])
+    })
+    it('should support arguments as named key/values with inline literals', function () {
+      const f = new Value('o | foo: "test0", key1: "literal1", key2: value2', false)
+      expect(f.filters[0].name).to.equal('foo')
+      expect(f.filters[0].args).to.deep.equal(['"test0"', ['key1', '"literal1"'], ['key2', 'value2']])
+    })
+    it('should support arguments as named key/values with inline values', function () {
+      const f = new Value('o | foo: test0, key1: "literal1", key2: value2', false)
+      expect(f.filters[0].name).to.equal('foo')
+      expect(f.filters[0].args).to.deep.equal(['test0', ['key1', '"literal1"'], ['key2', 'value2']])
+    })
+    it('should support argument values named same as keys', function () {
+      const f = new Value('o | foo: a: a', false)
+      expect(f.filters[0].name).to.equal('foo')
+      expect(f.filters[0].args).to.deep.equal([['a', 'a']])
+    })
+    it('should support argument literals named same as keys', function () {
+      const f = new Value('o | foo: a: "a"', false)
+      expect(f.filters[0].name).to.equal('foo')
+      expect(f.filters[0].args).to.deep.equal([['a', '"a"']])
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('#tokenize()', function () {
+    it('should tokenize a simple value', function () {
+      expect(Value.tokenize('foo')).to.eql(['foo'])
+    })
+    it('should tokenize a value with spaces', function () {
+      expect(Value.tokenize(' foo \t')).to.eql(['foo'])
+    })
+    it('should tokenize a simple filter', function () {
+      expect(Value.tokenize('foo | add')).to.eql(['foo', '|', 'add'])
+    })
+    it('should tokenize a filter with a single argument', function () {
+      expect(Value.tokenize('foo | add: 1')).to.eql(['foo', '|', 'add', ':', '1'])
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('#value()', function () {
+    it('should call chained filters correctly', function () {
+      const date = sinon.stub().returns('y')
+      const time = sinon.spy()
+      Filter.register('date', date)
+      Filter.register('time', time)
+      const tpl = new Value('foo.bar | date: "b" | time:2', false)
+      const scope = new Scope({
+        foo: { bar: 'bar' }
+      })
+      tpl.value(scope)
+      expect(date).to.have.been.calledWith('bar', 'b')
+      expect(time).to.have.been.calledWith('y', 2)
     })
-    tpl.value(scope)
-    expect(date).to.have.been.calledWith('bar', 'b')
-    expect(time).to.have.been.calledWith('y', 2)
   })
 })