diff --git a/Sieve/Models/FilterTerm.cs b/Sieve/Models/FilterTerm.cs
index f2fd6ee..800e3bd 100644
--- a/Sieve/Models/FilterTerm.cs
+++ b/Sieve/Models/FilterTerm.cs
@@ -6,43 +6,36 @@ namespace Sieve.Models
 {
     public class FilterTerm : IFilterTerm, IEquatable<FilterTerm>
     {
-        public FilterTerm() { }
-
-        private const string EscapedPipePattern = @"(?<!($|[^\\])(\\\\)*?\\)\|";
+        private const string EscapedPipePattern = @"(?<!($|[^\\]|^)(\\\\)*?\\)\|";
         private const string PipeToEscape = @"\|";
-
-        private static readonly string[] Operators = new string[] {
-                    "!@=*",
-                    "!_=*",
-                    "!=*",
-                    "!@=",
-                    "!_=",
-                    "==*",
-                    "@=*",
-                    "_=*",
-                    "==",
-                    "!=",
-                    ">=",
-                    "<=",
-                    ">",
-                    "<",
-                    "@=",
-                    "_="
-        };
+        private const string BackslashToEscape = @"\\";
+        private const string OperatorsRegEx = @"(!@=\*|!_=\*|!=\*|!@=|!_=|==\*|@=\*|_=\*|==|!=|>=|<=|>|<|@=|_=)";
+        private const string EscapeNegPatternForOper = @"(?<!\\)" + OperatorsRegEx;
+        private const string EscapePosPatternForOper = @"(?<=\\)" + OperatorsRegEx;
 
         public string Filter
         {
             set
             {
-                var filterSplits = value.Split(Operators, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
-                    .Select(t => t.Trim()).ToArray();
+                var filterSplits = Regex.Split(value,EscapeNegPatternForOper).Select(t => t.Trim()).ToArray();
+                
                 Names = Regex.Split(filterSplits[0], EscapedPipePattern).Select(t => t.Trim()).ToArray();
-                Values = filterSplits.Length > 1
-                    ? Regex.Split(filterSplits[1], EscapedPipePattern)
+
+                if (filterSplits.Length > 2)
+                {
+                    foreach (var match in Regex.Matches(filterSplits[2],EscapePosPatternForOper))
+                    {
+                        var matchStr = match.ToString();
+                        filterSplits[2] = filterSplits[2].Replace('\\' + matchStr, matchStr);
+                    }
+
+                    Values = Regex.Split(filterSplits[2], EscapedPipePattern)
                         .Select(t => t.Replace(PipeToEscape, "|").Trim())
-                        .ToArray()
-                    : null;
-                Operator = Array.Find(Operators, o => value.Contains(o)) ?? "==";
+                        .Select(t => t.Replace(BackslashToEscape, "\\").Trim())
+                        .ToArray();
+                }
+ 
+                Operator = Regex.Match(value,EscapeNegPatternForOper).Value;
                 OperatorParsed = GetOperatorParsed(Operator);
                 OperatorIsCaseInsensitive = Operator.EndsWith("*");
                 OperatorIsNegated = OperatorParsed != FilterOperator.NotEquals && Operator.StartsWith("!");
diff --git a/SieveUnitTests/General.cs b/SieveUnitTests/General.cs
index 866ece5..80b28ce 100644
--- a/SieveUnitTests/General.cs
+++ b/SieveUnitTests/General.cs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public General(ITestOutputHelper testOutputHelper)
                     CategoryId = 2,
                     TopComment = new Comment { Id = 1, Text = "D1" },
                     FeaturedComment = new Comment { Id = 7, Text = "D2" }
-                },
+                }
             }.AsQueryable();
 
             _comments = new List<Comment>
@@ -684,15 +684,116 @@ public void OrEscapedPipeValueFilteringWorks()
                     DateCreated = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddDays(-1),
                     Text = "Here is | another comment"
                 },
+                new Comment
+                {
+                    Id = 2,
+                    DateCreated = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddDays(-1),
+                    Text = @"Here is \| another comment(1)"
+                }
             }.AsQueryable();
 
-            var model = new SieveModel()
+            var model = new SieveModel
             {
-                Filters = "Text==Here is \\| a comment|Here is \\| another comment",
+                Filters = @"Text==Here is \| a comment|Here is \| another comment|Here is \\\| another comment(1)",
             };
 
             var result = _processor.Apply(model, comments);
-            Assert.Equal(2, result.Count());
+            Assert.Equal(3, result.Count());
+        }
+        
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData("CategoryId==1,(CategoryId|LikeCount)==50")]
+        [InlineData("(CategoryId|LikeCount)==50,CategoryId==1")]
+        public void CanFilterWithEscape(string filter)
+        {
+            var model = new SieveModel
+            {
+                Filters = filter
+            };
+
+            var result = _processor.Apply(model, _posts);
+            var entry = result.FirstOrDefault();
+            var resultCount = result.Count();
+
+            Assert.NotNull(entry);
+            Assert.Equal(1, resultCount);
+        }
+        
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(@"Title@=\\")]
+        public void CanFilterWithEscapedBackSlash(string filter)
+        {
+            var posts = new List<Post>
+            {
+                new Post
+                {
+                    Id = 1,
+                    Title = "E\\",
+                    LikeCount = 4,
+                    IsDraft = true,
+                    CategoryId = 1,
+                    TopComment = new Comment { Id = 1, Text = "E1" },
+                    FeaturedComment = new Comment { Id = 7, Text = "E2" }
+                }
+            }.AsQueryable();
+            
+            var model = new SieveModel
+            {
+                Filters = filter
+            };
+
+            var result = _processor.Apply(model, posts);
+            var entry = result.FirstOrDefault();
+            var resultCount = result.Count();
+
+            Assert.NotNull(entry);
+            Assert.Equal(1, resultCount);
+        }
+        
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(@"Title@=\== ")]
+        [InlineData(@"Title@=\!= ")]
+        [InlineData(@"Title@=\> ")]
+        [InlineData(@"Title@=\< ")]
+        [InlineData(@"Title@=\<= ")]
+        [InlineData(@"Title@=\>= ")]
+        [InlineData(@"Title@=\@= ")]
+        [InlineData(@"Title@=\_= ")]
+        [InlineData(@"Title@=!\@= ")]
+        [InlineData(@"Title@=!\_= ")]
+        [InlineData(@"Title@=\@=* ")]
+        [InlineData(@"Title@=\_=* ")]
+        [InlineData(@"Title@=\==* ")]
+        [InlineData(@"Title@=\!=* ")]
+        [InlineData(@"Title@=!\@=* ")]
+        public void CanFilterWithEscapedOperators(string filter)
+        {
+            var posts = new List<Post>
+            {
+                new Post
+                {
+                    Id = 1,
+                    Title = @"Operators: == != > < >= <= @= _= !@= !_= @=* _=* ==* !=* !@=* !_=* ",
+                    LikeCount = 1,
+                    IsDraft = true,
+                    CategoryId = 1,
+                    TopComment = new Comment { Id = 1, Text = "F1" },
+                    FeaturedComment = new Comment { Id = 7, Text = "F2" }
+                }
+            }.AsQueryable();
+            
+            var model = new SieveModel
+            {
+                Filters = filter,
+            };
+
+            var result = _processor.Apply(model, posts);
+            var entry = result.FirstOrDefault();
+            var resultCount = result.Count();
+
+            Assert.NotNull(entry);
+            Assert.Equal(1, resultCount);
         }
+        
     }
 }