diff --git a/classes/template/TemplateHandler.class.php b/classes/template/TemplateHandler.class.php
index f3ab187d3..0105173f8 100644
--- a/classes/template/TemplateHandler.class.php
+++ b/classes/template/TemplateHandler.class.php
@@ -565,10 +565,10 @@ class TemplateHandler
 				}
 				
 				// Separate filters from variable.
-				if (preg_match('@^(.+?)(?<![|\s])\\|([a-z].+)$@', $m[1], $mm))
+				if (preg_match('@^(.+?)(?<![|\s])((?:\|[a-z]{2}[a-z0-9_]+(?::.+)?)+)$@', $m[1], $mm))
 				{
 					$m[1] = $mm[1];
-					$filters = array_map('trim', explode_with_escape('|', $mm[2]));
+					$filters = array_map('trim', explode_with_escape('|', substr($mm[2], 1)));
 				}
 				else
 				{