diff --git a/rinja_derive/src/generator/expr.rs b/rinja_derive/src/generator/expr.rs
index 7b1f69ab..129e7a2f 100644
--- a/rinja_derive/src/generator/expr.rs
+++ b/rinja_derive/src/generator/expr.rs
@@ -262,14 +262,9 @@ impl<'a> Generator<'a, '_> {
             "safe" => Self::_visit_safe_filter,
             "urlencode" | "urlencode_strict" => Self::_visit_urlencode_filter,
             name if BUILTIN_FILTERS.contains(&name) => Self::_visit_builtin_filter,
-            _ => return Self::_visit_custom_filter(self, ctx, buf, name, args, generics, node),
+            _ => Self::_visit_custom_filter,
         };
-        if !generics.is_empty() {
-            return Err(
-                ctx.generate_error(format_args!("unexpected generics on filter `{name}`"), node)
-            );
-        }
-        filter(self, ctx, buf, name, args, node)
+        filter(self, ctx, buf, name, args, generics, node)
     }
 
     fn _visit_custom_filter(
@@ -298,9 +293,12 @@ impl<'a> Generator<'a, '_> {
         buf: &mut Buffer,
         name: &str,
         args: &[WithSpan<'_, Expr<'a>>],
+        generics: &[WithSpan<'_, TyGenerics<'_>>],
         _node: Span<'_>,
     ) -> Result<DisplayWrap, CompileError> {
-        buf.write(format_args!("rinja::filters::{name}("));
+        buf.write(format_args!("rinja::filters::{name}"));
+        self.visit_call_generics(buf, generics);
+        buf.write('(');
         self._visit_args(ctx, buf, args)?;
         buf.write(")?");
         Ok(DisplayWrap::Unwrapped)
@@ -312,8 +310,10 @@ impl<'a> Generator<'a, '_> {
         buf: &mut Buffer,
         name: &str,
         args: &[WithSpan<'_, Expr<'a>>],
+        generics: &[WithSpan<'_, TyGenerics<'_>>],
         node: Span<'_>,
     ) -> Result<DisplayWrap, CompileError> {
+        ensure_filter_has_no_generics(ctx, name, generics, node)?;
         if cfg!(not(feature = "urlencode")) {
             return Err(ctx.generate_error(
                 format_args!("the `{name}` filter requires the `urlencode` feature to be enabled"),
@@ -336,8 +336,10 @@ impl<'a> Generator<'a, '_> {
         buf: &mut Buffer,
         name: &str,
         args: &[WithSpan<'_, Expr<'a>>],
-        _node: Span<'_>,
+        generics: &[WithSpan<'_, TyGenerics<'_>>],
+        node: Span<'_>,
     ) -> Result<DisplayWrap, CompileError> {
+        ensure_filter_has_no_generics(ctx, name, generics, node)?;
         // All filters return numbers, and any default formatted number is HTML safe.
         buf.write(format_args!(
             "rinja::filters::HtmlSafeOutput(rinja::filters::{name}(\
@@ -352,8 +354,9 @@ impl<'a> Generator<'a, '_> {
         &mut self,
         ctx: &Context<'_>,
         buf: &mut Buffer,
-        _name: &str,
+        name: &str,
         args: &[WithSpan<'_, Expr<'a>>],
+        generics: &[WithSpan<'_, TyGenerics<'_>>],
         node: Span<'_>,
     ) -> Result<DisplayWrap, CompileError> {
         const SINGULAR: &WithSpan<'static, Expr<'static>> =
@@ -367,6 +370,7 @@ impl<'a> Generator<'a, '_> {
                 content: "s",
             }));
 
+        ensure_filter_has_no_generics(ctx, name, generics, node)?;
         let (count, sg, pl) = match args {
             [count] => (count, SINGULAR, PLURAL),
             [count, sg] => (count, sg, PLURAL),
@@ -398,8 +402,10 @@ impl<'a> Generator<'a, '_> {
         buf: &mut Buffer,
         name: &str,
         args: &[WithSpan<'_, Expr<'a>>],
+        generics: &[WithSpan<'_, TyGenerics<'_>>],
         node: Span<'_>,
     ) -> Result<DisplayWrap, CompileError> {
+        ensure_filter_has_no_generics(ctx, name, generics, node)?;
         ensure_filter_has_feature_alloc(ctx, name, node)?;
         if args.len() != 1 {
             return Err(ctx.generate_error(
@@ -421,10 +427,12 @@ impl<'a> Generator<'a, '_> {
         &mut self,
         ctx: &Context<'_>,
         buf: &mut Buffer,
-        _name: &str,
+        name: &str,
         args: &[WithSpan<'_, Expr<'a>>],
+        generics: &[WithSpan<'_, TyGenerics<'_>>],
         node: Span<'_>,
     ) -> Result<DisplayWrap, CompileError> {
+        ensure_filter_has_no_generics(ctx, name, generics, node)?;
         let arg = match args {
             [arg] => arg,
             _ => return Err(ctx.generate_error("unexpected argument(s) in `as_ref` filter", node)),
@@ -438,10 +446,12 @@ impl<'a> Generator<'a, '_> {
         &mut self,
         ctx: &Context<'_>,
         buf: &mut Buffer,
-        _name: &str,
+        name: &str,
         args: &[WithSpan<'_, Expr<'a>>],
+        generics: &[WithSpan<'_, TyGenerics<'_>>],
         node: Span<'_>,
     ) -> Result<DisplayWrap, CompileError> {
+        ensure_filter_has_no_generics(ctx, name, generics, node)?;
         let arg = match args {
             [arg] => arg,
             _ => return Err(ctx.generate_error("unexpected argument(s) in `deref` filter", node)),
@@ -455,8 +465,9 @@ impl<'a> Generator<'a, '_> {
         &mut self,
         ctx: &Context<'_>,
         buf: &mut Buffer,
-        _name: &str,
+        name: &str,
         args: &[WithSpan<'_, Expr<'a>>],
+        generics: &[WithSpan<'_, TyGenerics<'_>>],
         node: Span<'_>,
     ) -> Result<DisplayWrap, CompileError> {
         if cfg!(not(feature = "serde_json")) {
@@ -465,13 +476,13 @@ impl<'a> Generator<'a, '_> {
                 node,
             ));
         }
+        ensure_filter_has_no_generics(ctx, name, generics, node)?;
 
         let filter = match args.len() {
             1 => "json",
             2 => "json_pretty",
             _ => return Err(ctx.generate_error("unexpected argument(s) in `json` filter", node)),
         };
-
         buf.write(format_args!("rinja::filters::{filter}("));
         self._visit_args(ctx, buf, args)?;
         buf.write(")?");
@@ -482,10 +493,12 @@ impl<'a> Generator<'a, '_> {
         &mut self,
         ctx: &Context<'_>,
         buf: &mut Buffer,
-        _name: &str,
+        name: &str,
         args: &[WithSpan<'_, Expr<'a>>],
+        generics: &[WithSpan<'_, TyGenerics<'_>>],
         node: Span<'_>,
     ) -> Result<DisplayWrap, CompileError> {
+        ensure_filter_has_no_generics(ctx, name, generics, node)?;
         if args.len() != 1 {
             return Err(ctx.generate_error("unexpected argument(s) in `safe` filter", node));
         }
@@ -499,10 +512,12 @@ impl<'a> Generator<'a, '_> {
         &mut self,
         ctx: &Context<'_>,
         buf: &mut Buffer,
-        _name: &str,
+        name: &str,
         args: &[WithSpan<'_, Expr<'a>>],
+        generics: &[WithSpan<'_, TyGenerics<'_>>],
         node: Span<'_>,
     ) -> Result<DisplayWrap, CompileError> {
+        ensure_filter_has_no_generics(ctx, name, generics, node)?;
         if args.len() > 2 {
             return Err(ctx.generate_error("only two arguments allowed to escape filter", node));
         }
@@ -562,8 +577,10 @@ impl<'a> Generator<'a, '_> {
         buf: &mut Buffer,
         name: &str,
         args: &[WithSpan<'_, Expr<'a>>],
+        generics: &[WithSpan<'_, TyGenerics<'_>>],
         node: Span<'_>,
     ) -> Result<DisplayWrap, CompileError> {
+        ensure_filter_has_no_generics(ctx, name, generics, node)?;
         ensure_filter_has_feature_alloc(ctx, name, node)?;
         if !args.is_empty() {
             if let Expr::StrLit(ref fmt) = *args[0] {
@@ -586,8 +603,10 @@ impl<'a> Generator<'a, '_> {
         buf: &mut Buffer,
         name: &str,
         args: &[WithSpan<'_, Expr<'a>>],
+        generics: &[WithSpan<'_, TyGenerics<'_>>],
         node: Span<'_>,
     ) -> Result<DisplayWrap, CompileError> {
+        ensure_filter_has_no_generics(ctx, name, generics, node)?;
         ensure_filter_has_feature_alloc(ctx, name, node)?;
         if let [_, arg2] = args {
             if let Expr::StrLit(ref fmt) = **arg2 {
@@ -607,10 +626,12 @@ impl<'a> Generator<'a, '_> {
         &mut self,
         ctx: &Context<'_>,
         buf: &mut Buffer,
-        _name: &str,
+        name: &str,
         args: &[WithSpan<'_, Expr<'a>>],
-        _node: Span<'_>,
+        generics: &[WithSpan<'_, TyGenerics<'_>>],
+        node: Span<'_>,
     ) -> Result<DisplayWrap, CompileError> {
+        ensure_filter_has_no_generics(ctx, name, generics, node)?;
         buf.write("rinja::filters::join((&");
         for (i, arg) in args.iter().enumerate() {
             if i > 0 {
@@ -760,8 +781,12 @@ impl<'a> Generator<'a, '_> {
     }
 
     fn visit_ty_generic(&mut self, buf: &mut Buffer, generic: &WithSpan<'_, TyGenerics<'_>>) {
-        buf.write(normalize_identifier(generic.ty));
-        self.visit_ty_generics(buf, &generic.generics);
+        let TyGenerics { refs, ty, generics } = &**generic;
+        for _ in 0..*refs {
+            buf.write('&');
+        }
+        buf.write(normalize_identifier(ty));
+        self.visit_ty_generics(buf, generics);
     }
 
     fn visit_index(
@@ -1119,6 +1144,19 @@ impl<'a> Generator<'a, '_> {
     }
 }
 
+fn ensure_filter_has_no_generics(
+    ctx: &Context<'_>,
+    name: &str,
+    generics: &[WithSpan<'_, TyGenerics<'_>>],
+    node: Span<'_>,
+) -> Result<(), CompileError> {
+    if generics.is_empty() {
+        Ok(())
+    } else {
+        Err(ctx.generate_error(format_args!("unexpected generics on filter `{name}`"), node))
+    }
+}
+
 fn ensure_filter_has_feature_alloc(
     ctx: &Context<'_>,
     name: &str,