diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index 89752a588..bb8586719 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -807,10 +807,6 @@
 					if ($rss_2_date != "") $entry_timestamp = strtotime($rss_2_date);
 				}
 
-				if (defined('DAEMON_EXTENDED_DEBUG') || $_GET['xdebug']) {
-					_debug("update_rss_feed: date $entry_timestamp");
-				}
-
 				if ($entry_timestamp == "" || $entry_timestamp == -1 || !$entry_timestamp) {
 					$entry_timestamp = time();
 					$no_orig_date = 'true';
@@ -820,6 +816,10 @@
 
 				$entry_timestamp_fmt = strftime("%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S", $entry_timestamp);
 
+				if (defined('DAEMON_EXTENDED_DEBUG') || $_GET['xdebug']) {
+					_debug("update_rss_feed: date $entry_timestamp [$entry_timestamp_fmt]");
+				}
+
 				if ($use_simplepie) {
 					$entry_title = $item->get_title();
 				} else {
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@
 //					error_reporting(0);
 
 					$article_filters = get_article_filters($filters, $entry_title, 
-							$entry_content, $entry_link);
+							$entry_content, $entry_link, $entry_timestamp);
 
 					if (defined('DAEMON_EXTENDED_DEBUG') || $_GET['xdebug']) {
 						_debug("update_rss_feed: article filters: ");
@@ -1457,7 +1457,7 @@
 		print "</select>";
 	}
 
-	function get_article_filters($filters, $title, $content, $link) {
+	function get_article_filters($filters, $title, $content, $link, $timestamp) {
 		$matches = array();
 
 		if ($filters["title"]) {
@@ -1516,6 +1516,32 @@
 			}
 		}
 
+		if ($filters["date"]) {
+			$reg_exp = $filter["reg_exp"];
+			foreach ($filters["date"] as $filter) {
+				$date_modifier = $filter["filter_param"];
+				$inverse = $filter["inverse"];
+				$check_timestamp = strtotime($filter["reg_exp"]);
+
+				# no-op when timestamp doesn't parse to prevent misfires
+
+				if ($check_timestamp) {
+					$match_ok = false;
+
+					if ($date_modifier == "before" && $timestamp < $check_timestamp ||
+						$date_modifier == "after" && $timestamp > $check_timestamp) {
+							$match_ok = true;
+					}
+
+					if ($inverse) $match_ok = !$match_ok;
+
+					if ($match_ok) {
+						array_push($matches, array($filter["action"], $filter["action_param"]));
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		} 
+
 		return $matches;
 	}
 
@@ -5767,7 +5793,8 @@
 			ttrss_filter_types.name AS name,
 			ttrss_filter_actions.name AS action,
 			inverse,
-			action_param
+			action_param,
+			filter_param
 			FROM ttrss_filters,ttrss_filter_types,ttrss_filter_actions WHERE 					
 				enabled = true AND
 				$ftype_query_part
@@ -5781,6 +5808,7 @@
 				$filter["reg_exp"] = $line["reg_exp"];
 				$filter["action"] = $line["action"];
 				$filter["action_param"] = $line["action_param"];
+				$filter["filter_param"] = $line["filter_param"];
 				$filter["inverse"] = sql_bool_to_bool($line["inverse"]);
 			
 				array_push($filters[$line["name"]], $filter);
diff --git a/modules/popup-dialog.php b/modules/popup-dialog.php
index a39ea0efa..fe8bf5e01 100644
--- a/modules/popup-dialog.php
+++ b/modules/popup-dialog.php
@@ -360,10 +360,14 @@
 
 			print "<span id=\"filter_dlg_date_mod_box\" style=\"display : none\">";
 			print __("Date") . " ";
-			print "<select name=\"filter_date_modifier\">";
-			print "<option value=\"before\">".__('before')."</option>";
-			print "<option value=\"after\">".__('after')."</option>";
-			print "</select>&nbsp;</span>";
+
+			$filter_params = array(
+				"before" => __("before"),
+				"after" => __("after"));
+
+			print_select_hash("filter_date_modifier", "before", $filter_params);
+
+			print "&nbsp;</span>";
 
 			print "<input onkeypress=\"return filterCR(event, createFilter)\"
 					 onkeyup=\"toggleSubmitNotEmpty(this, 'infobox_submit')\"
diff --git a/modules/pref-filters.php b/modules/pref-filters.php
index 2bf4c1516..777e9ba81 100644
--- a/modules/pref-filters.php
+++ b/modules/pref-filters.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 			$feed_id = db_fetch_result($result, 0, "feed_id");
 			$action_id = db_fetch_result($result, 0, "action_id");
 			$action_param = db_fetch_result($result, 0, "action_param");
+			$filter_param = db_fetch_result($result, 0, "filter_param");
 
 			$enabled = sql_bool_to_bool(db_fetch_result($result, 0, "enabled"));
 			$inverse = sql_bool_to_bool(db_fetch_result($result, 0, "inverse"));
@@ -48,10 +49,15 @@
 
 			print "<span id=\"filter_dlg_date_mod_box\" $date_ops_invisible>";
 			print __("Date") . " ";
-			print "<select name=\"filter_date_modifier\">";
-			print "<option value=\"before\">".__('before')."</option>";
-			print "<option value=\"after\">".__('after')."</option>";
-			print "</select>&nbsp;</span>";
+
+			$filter_params = array(
+				"before" => __("before"),
+				"after" => __("after"));
+
+			print_select_hash("filter_date_modifier", $filter_param,
+				$filter_params);
+
+			print "&nbsp;</span>";
 
 			print "<input onkeypress=\"return filterCR(event, filterEditSave)\"
 					 onkeyup=\"toggleSubmitNotEmpty(this, 'infobox_submit')\"
@@ -167,6 +173,9 @@
 			$enabled = checkbox_to_sql_bool(db_escape_string($_GET["enabled"]));
 			$inverse = checkbox_to_sql_bool(db_escape_string($_GET["inverse"]));
 
+			# for the time being, no other filters use params anyway...
+			$filter_param = db_escape_string($_GET["filter_date_modifier"]);
+
 			if (!$feed_id) {
 				$feed_id = 'NULL';
 			} else {
@@ -180,7 +189,8 @@
 					filter_type = '$filter_type',
 					enabled = $enabled,
 					inverse = $inverse,
-					action_param = '$action_param'
+					action_param = '$action_param',
+					filter_param = '$filter_param'
 					WHERE id = '$filter_id' AND owner_uid = " . $_SESSION["uid"]);
 
 			if (db_affected_rows($link, $result) != 0) {
@@ -205,9 +215,11 @@
 			$feed_id = db_escape_string($_GET["feed_id"]);
 			$action_id = db_escape_string($_GET["action_id"]); 
 			$action_param = db_escape_string($_GET["action_param"]); 
-
 			$inverse = checkbox_to_sql_bool(db_escape_string($_GET["inverse"]));
 
+			# for the time being, no other filters use params anyway...
+			$filter_param = db_escape_string($_GET["filter_date_modifier"]);
+
 			if (!$regexp) return;
 
 			if (!$feed_id) {
@@ -216,9 +228,6 @@
 				$feed_id = sprintf("'%s'", db_escape_string($feed_id));
 			}
 
-			# for the time being, no other filters use params anyway...
-			$filter_param = db_escape_string($_GET["filter_date_modifier"]);
-
 			$result = db_query($link,
 				"INSERT INTO ttrss_filters (reg_exp,filter_type,owner_uid,feed_id,
 					action_id, action_param, inverse, filter_param)