diff --git a/src/ng/parse.js b/src/ng/parse.js
index 99c023cb919d..3599b7f25947 100644
--- a/src/ng/parse.js
+++ b/src/ng/parse.js
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ AST.prototype = {
     var args = [];
     if (this.peekToken().text !== ')') {
       do {
-        args.push(this.expression());
+        args.push(this.filterChain());
       } while (this.expect(','));
     }
     return args;
diff --git a/test/ng/parseSpec.js b/test/ng/parseSpec.js
index c823b3a9e938..116bd9f06de2 100644
--- a/test/ng/parseSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/parseSpec.js
@@ -2139,6 +2139,15 @@ describe('parser', function() {
         expect(scope.$eval("add(1,2)")).toEqual(3);
       });
 
+      it('should allow filter chains as arguments', function() {
+        scope.concat = function(a, b) {
+          return a + b;
+        };
+        scope.begin = 1;
+        scope.limit = 2;
+        expect(scope.$eval("concat('abcd'|limitTo:limit:begin,'abcd'|limitTo:2:1|uppercase)")).toEqual("bcBC");
+      });
+
       it('should evaluate function call from a return value', function() {
         scope.getter = function() { return function() { return 33; }; };
         expect(scope.$eval("getter()()")).toBe(33);