diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Filter.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Filter.js
index 31cbcd36ba..55f966ca53 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Filter.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Filter.js
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ OpenLayers.Filter = OpenLayers.Class({
      *     subclasses.
      * 
      * Parameters:
-     * context - {Object} Context to use in evaluating the filter.
+     * context - {Object} Context to use in evaluating the filter.  If a vector
+     *     feature is provided, the feature.attributes will be used as context.
      * 
      * Returns:
      * {Boolean} The filter applies.
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Filter/Comparison.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Filter/Comparison.js
index b8d4e92a42..5c6edc65d3 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Filter/Comparison.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Filter/Comparison.js
@@ -93,20 +93,23 @@ OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Filter, {
 
     /**
      * APIMethod: evaluate
-     * Evaluates this filter in a specific context.  Should be implemented by
-     *     subclasses.
+     * Evaluates this filter in a specific context.
      * 
      * Parameters:
-     * context - {Object} Context to use in evaluating the filter.
+     * context - {Object} Context to use in evaluating the filter.  If a vector
+     *     feature is provided, the feature.attributes will be used as context.
      * 
      * Returns:
      * {Boolean} The filter applies.
      */
     evaluate: function(context) {
+        if (context instanceof OpenLayers.Feature.Vector) {
+            context = context.attributes;
+        }
         var result = false;
+        var got = context[this.property];
         switch(this.type) {
             case OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.EQUAL_TO:
-                var got = context[this.property];
                 var exp = this.value;
                 if(!this.matchCase &&
                    typeof got == "string" && typeof exp == "string") {
@@ -116,7 +119,6 @@ OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Filter, {
                 }
                 break;
             case OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.NOT_EQUAL_TO:
-                var got = context[this.property];
                 var exp = this.value;
                 if(!this.matchCase &&
                    typeof got == "string" && typeof exp == "string") {
@@ -126,24 +128,24 @@ OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Filter, {
                 }
                 break;
             case OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.LESS_THAN:
-                result = context[this.property] < this.value;
+                result = got < this.value;
                 break;
             case OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.GREATER_THAN:
-                result = context[this.property] > this.value;
+                result = got > this.value;
                 break;
             case OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO:
-                result = context[this.property] <= this.value;
+                result = got <= this.value;
                 break;
             case OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO:
-                result = context[this.property] >= this.value;
+                result = got >= this.value;
                 break;
             case OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.BETWEEN:
-                result = (context[this.property] >= this.lowerBoundary) &&
-                    (context[this.property] <= this.upperBoundary);
+                result = (got >= this.lowerBoundary) &&
+                    (got <= this.upperBoundary);
                 break;
             case OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.LIKE:
                 var regexp = new RegExp(this.value, "gi");
-                result = regexp.test(context[this.property]);
+                result = regexp.test(got);
                 break;
         }
         return result;
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Filter/Logical.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Filter/Logical.js
index a438af45a5..fd0f9cbc84 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Filter/Logical.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Filter/Logical.js
@@ -58,11 +58,12 @@ OpenLayers.Filter.Logical = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Filter, {
 
     /**
      * APIMethod: evaluate
-     * Evaluates this filter in a specific context.  Should be implemented by
-     *     subclasses.
+     * Evaluates this filter in a specific context.
      * 
      * Parameters:
-     * context - {Object} Context to use in evaluating the filter.
+     * context - {Object} Context to use in evaluating the filter.  A vector
+     *     feature may also be provided to evaluate feature attributes in 
+     *     comparison filters or geometries in spatial filters.
      * 
      * Returns:
      * {Boolean} The filter applies.
diff --git a/tests/Filter/Comparison.html b/tests/Filter/Comparison.html
index b7c0cb15ef..b9505dbb04 100644
--- a/tests/Filter/Comparison.html
+++ b/tests/Filter/Comparison.html
@@ -175,7 +175,117 @@
         }
         
     }
-    
+
+    function test_evaluate_feature(t) {
+        
+        var cases = [{
+            filter: new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+                type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.BETWEEN,
+                property: "area",
+                lowerBoundary: 1000,
+                upperBoundary: 4999
+            }),
+            context: new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(null, {area: 999}),
+            expect: false
+        }, {
+            filter: new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+                type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.BETWEEN,
+                property: "area",
+                lowerBoundary: 1000,
+                upperBoundary: 4999
+            }),
+            context: new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(null, {area: 1000}),
+            expect: true
+        }, {
+            filter: new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+                type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.BETWEEN,
+                property: "area",
+                lowerBoundary: 1000,
+                upperBoundary: 4999
+            }),
+            context: new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(null, {area: 4999}),
+            expect: true
+        }, {
+            filter: new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+                type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.BETWEEN,
+                property: "area",
+                lowerBoundary: 1000,
+                upperBoundary: 4999
+            }),
+            context: new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(null, {area: 5000}),
+            expect: false
+        }, {
+            filter: new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+                type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.BETWEEN,
+                property: "area",
+                lowerBoundary: 1000,
+                upperBoundary: 4999
+            }),
+            context: new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(null, {area: 999}),
+            expect: false
+        }, {
+            filter: new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+                type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.EQUAL_TO,
+                property: "prop",
+                value: "Foo"
+            }),
+            context: new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(null, {prop: "Foo"}),
+            expect: true
+        }, {
+            filter: new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+                type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.EQUAL_TO,
+                property: "prop",
+                value: "Foo"
+            }),
+            context: new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(null, {prop: "foo"}),
+            expect: false
+        }, {
+            filter: new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+                type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.EQUAL_TO,
+                matchCase: true,
+                property: "prop",
+                value: "Foo"
+            }),
+            context: new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(null, {prop: "foo"}),
+            expect: false
+        }, {
+            filter: new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+                type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.NOT_EQUAL_TO,
+                property: "prop",
+                value: "foo"
+            }),
+            context: {prop: "FOO"},
+            expect: true
+        }, {
+            filter: new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+                type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.NOT_EQUAL_TO,
+                matchCase: true,
+                property: "prop",
+                value: "foo"
+            }),
+            context: new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(null, {prop: "FOO"}),
+            expect: true
+        }, {
+            filter: new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+                type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.NOT_EQUAL_TO,
+                matchCase: false,
+                property: "prop",
+                value: "foo"
+            }),
+            context: new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(null, {prop: "FOO"}),
+            expect: false
+        }];
+        
+        t.plan(cases.length);
+
+        var c;
+        for(var i=0; i<cases.length; ++i) {
+            c = cases[i];
+            t.eq(c.filter.evaluate(c.context), c.expect, "case " + i + ": " + c.filter.type);
+        }
+        
+    }
+        
     function test_clone(t) {
         
         t.plan(3);
diff --git a/tests/Filter/Logical.html b/tests/Filter/Logical.html
index 675472a10d..cfbc93bb8c 100644
--- a/tests/Filter/Logical.html
+++ b/tests/Filter/Logical.html
@@ -35,6 +35,75 @@
                 "feature evaluates to false correctly.");
     }
 
+    function test_evaluate_feature(t) {
+        t.plan(6);
+        
+        var feature = new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(null, {
+            pop: 200,
+            name: "foo"
+        });
+        
+        var smallPop = new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+            type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.LESS_THAN,
+            property: "pop",
+            value: 120
+        });
+        
+        var bigPop = new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+            type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.GREATER_THAN,
+            property: "pop",
+            value: 120
+        });
+        
+        var namedFoo = new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+            type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.EQUAL_TO,
+            property: "name",
+            value: "foo"
+        });
+        
+        var filter;
+        
+        // test simple not
+        filter = new OpenLayers.Filter.Logical({
+            type: OpenLayers.Filter.Logical.NOT,
+            filters: [smallPop]
+        });
+        t.eq(filter.evaluate(feature), true, "not smallPop");
+
+        filter = new OpenLayers.Filter.Logical({
+            type: OpenLayers.Filter.Logical.NOT,
+            filters: [bigPop]
+        });
+        t.eq(filter.evaluate(feature), false, "not bigPop");
+
+        // test or
+        filter = new OpenLayers.Filter.Logical({
+            type: OpenLayers.Filter.Logical.OR,
+            filters: [smallPop, namedFoo]
+        });
+        t.eq(filter.evaluate(feature), true, "smallPop or namedFoo");
+
+        filter = new OpenLayers.Filter.Logical({
+            type: OpenLayers.Filter.Logical.OR,
+            filters: [bigPop, namedFoo]
+        });
+        t.eq(filter.evaluate(feature), true, "bigPop or namedFoo");
+
+        // test and
+        filter = new OpenLayers.Filter.Logical({
+            type: OpenLayers.Filter.Logical.AND,
+            filters: [smallPop, namedFoo]
+        });
+        t.eq(filter.evaluate(feature), false, "smallPop and namedFoo");
+
+        filter = new OpenLayers.Filter.Logical({
+            type: OpenLayers.Filter.Logical.AND,
+            filters: [bigPop, namedFoo]
+        });
+        t.eq(filter.evaluate(feature), true, "bigPop and namedFoo");
+
+    }
+
     function test_clone(t) {
         
         t.plan(2);
diff --git a/tests/Filter/Spatial.html b/tests/Filter/Spatial.html
index 0dbd82b103..69ed1f20c4 100644
--- a/tests/Filter/Spatial.html
+++ b/tests/Filter/Spatial.html
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     }
     
     function test_evaluate(t) {
-        t.plan(4);
+        t.plan(8);
         
         var filer, feature, res, geom, bounds;
 
@@ -33,21 +33,25 @@
             value: bounds
         });
 
-        // 1 test
+        var not = new OpenLayers.Filter.Logical({
+            type: OpenLayers.Filter.Logical.NOT,
+            filters: [filter]
+        });
+
         feature = new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(
             new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(2, 2));
         res = filter.evaluate(feature);
         t.eq(res, true,
             "evaluates returns correct value when feature intersects bounds");
-
-        // 1 test
+        t.eq(not.evaluate(feature), !res, "not bbox");
+        
         feature = new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(
             new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(20, 20));
         res = filter.evaluate(feature);
         t.eq(res, false,
             "evaluates returns correct value when feature does not intersect bounds");
+        t.eq(not.evaluate(feature), !res, "not outside bbox");
 
-        // 1 test
         geom = bounds.toGeometry();
         feature = new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(
             new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(2, 2));
@@ -58,8 +62,9 @@
         res = filter.evaluate(feature);
         t.eq(res, true,
             "evaluates returns correct value when feature intersects bounds");
+        not.filters = [filter];
+        t.eq(not.evaluate(feature), !res, "not intersection");
 
-        // 1 test
         geom = bounds.toGeometry();
         feature = new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(
             new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(20, 20));
@@ -67,9 +72,13 @@
             type: OpenLayers.Filter.Spatial.INTERSECTS,
             value: geom
         });
+        not.filters = [filter];
         res = filter.evaluate(feature);
         t.eq(res, false,
             "evaluates returns correct value when feature does not intersect bounds");
+        t.eq(not.evaluate(feature), !res, "not non-intersection");
+
+
     }
     
     function test_clone(t) {