diff --git a/filter_tag_resolution_test.go b/filter_tag_resolution_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4237314
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filter_tag_resolution_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package pongo2_test
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/flosch/pongo2/v7"
+)
+
+func TestFilterTagResolvesFiltersAtParseTime(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		filter string
+		setup  func(*pongo2.TemplateSet) error
+		want   string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:   "banned",
+			filter: "upper",
+			setup:  func(set *pongo2.TemplateSet) error { return set.BanFilter("upper") },
+			want:   "Usage of filter 'upper' is not allowed",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "unknown",
+			filter: "does_not_exist",
+			setup:  func(*pongo2.TemplateSet) error { return nil },
+			want:   "Filter 'does_not_exist' does not exist",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			set := pongo2.NewSet(test.name, &pongo2.DummyLoader{})
+			if err := test.setup(set); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("setup: %v", err)
+			}
+			_, err := set.FromString("{% filter " + test.filter + " %}body{% endfilter %}")
+			if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), test.want) {
+				t.Fatalf("FromString error = %v, want %q", err, test.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tags_filter.go b/tags_filter.go
index 0356706..bcd64ba 100644
--- a/tags_filter.go
+++ b/tags_filter.go
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ package pongo2
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
 )
 
-// nodeFilterCall represents a single filter call with its name and optional parameter.
+// nodeFilterCall represents one resolved filter with its optional parameter.
 type nodeFilterCall struct {
-	name      string
 	paramExpr IEvaluator
+	filter    FilterFunction
 }
 
 // tagFilterNode represents the {% filter %} tag.
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ func (node *tagFilterNode) Execute(ctx *ExecutionContext, writer TemplateWriter)
 		} else {
 			param = AsValue(nil)
 		}
-		value, err = ctx.template.set.ApplyFilter(call.name, value, param)
+		value, err = call.filter(value, param)
 		if err != nil {
 			return ctx.Error(err.Error(), node.position)
 		}
@@ -111,7 +112,15 @@ func tagFilterParser(doc *Parser, start *Token, arguments *Parser) (INodeTag, er
 		if nameToken == nil {
 			return nil, arguments.Error("Expected a filter name (identifier).", nil)
 		}
-		filterCall.name = nameToken.Val
+		if _, banned := doc.template.set.bannedFilters[nameToken.Val]; banned {
+			return nil, arguments.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Usage of filter '%s' is not allowed (sandbox restriction active).",
+				nameToken.Val), nameToken)
+		}
+		filter, exists := doc.template.set.filters[nameToken.Val]
+		if !exists {
+			return nil, arguments.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Filter '%s' does not exist.", nameToken.Val), nameToken)
+		}
+		filterCall.filter = filter
 
 		if arguments.MatchOne(TokenSymbol, ":") != nil {
 			// Filter parameter