diff --git a/src/query/createFilter.ts b/src/query/createFilter.ts
index 61b5d99..bdddbfc 100644
--- a/src/query/createFilter.ts
+++ b/src/query/createFilter.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,20 @@ export const enum BooleanOp {
 	Or
 }
 
-export type FilterChainMember<T> = (SimpleFilter<T> | BooleanOp);
+function isBooleanOp(op: any): op is BooleanOp {
+	return op === BooleanOp.And || op === BooleanOp.Or;
+}
+export type FilterChainMember<T> = SimpleFilter<T> | BooleanOp;
+
+export interface FilterDescriptor {
+	readonly filterType: FilterType;
+	readonly path: ObjectPointer;
+	readonly value: any;
+}
+
+export type FilterArrayEntry = FilterDescriptor | BooleanOp | FilterArray;
+
+interface FilterArray extends Array<FilterArrayEntry> {}
 
 export interface SimpleFilter<T> extends Query<T> {
 	readonly filterType: FilterType;
@@ -35,6 +48,7 @@ export interface SimpleFilter<T> extends Query<T> {
 	readonly path?: ObjectPointer;
 	readonly value?: any;
 }
+
 export interface BooleanFilter<T> extends SimpleFilter<T> {
 	lessThan(path: ObjectPointer, value: number): Filter<T>;
 	lessThanOrEqualTo(path: ObjectPointer, value: number): Filter<T>;
@@ -63,9 +77,42 @@ function isFilter<T>(filterOrFunction: FilterChainMember<T>): filterOrFunction i
 	return typeof filterOrFunction !== 'function'  && (<any> filterOrFunction).apply;
 }
 
-function createFilter<T>(serializer?: (filter: Filter<T>) => string): Filter<T> {
-	// var subFilters: NestedFilter<T> = subFilters || [];
+function createFilterOrReturnOp<T>(descriptorOrOp: FilterDescriptor | BooleanOp) {
+	if (isBooleanOp(descriptorOrOp)) {
+		return descriptorOrOp;
+	}
+	else {
+		return createComparator<T>(
+			descriptorOrOp.filterType,
+			descriptorOrOp.value,
+			descriptorOrOp.path
+		);
+	}
+}
+
+function createFilter<T>(filterDescriptors?: FilterDescriptor | FilterArray, serializer?: (filter: Filter<T>) => string): Filter<T> {
 	let filters: FilterChainMember<T>[] = [];
+	if (filterDescriptors) {
+		if (Array.isArray(filterDescriptors)) {
+			filters = filterDescriptors.map((descriptorChainMember) => {
+				if (Array.isArray(descriptorChainMember)) {
+					return createFilter<T>(descriptorChainMember);
+				}
+				else {
+					return createFilterOrReturnOp<T>(descriptorChainMember);
+				}
+			});
+		}
+		else {
+			filters.push(
+				createComparator<T>(
+					filterDescriptors.filterType,
+					filterDescriptors.value,
+					filterDescriptors.path
+				)
+			);
+		}
+	}
 
 	return createFilterHelper(filters, serializer || serializeFilter);
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/query/createFilter.ts b/tests/unit/query/createFilter.ts
index 7dbfaa8..7377ad5 100644
--- a/tests/unit/query/createFilter.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/query/createFilter.ts
@@ -260,6 +260,102 @@ registerSuite({
 		}
 	},
 
+	'from objects': {
+		'nested'() {
+			const individualFilter = {
+				filterType: FilterType.EqualTo,
+				value: 5,
+				path: createJsonPointer('key', 'key2')
+			};
+			const pickFirstItem = [
+				{
+					filterType: FilterType.LessThanOrEqualTo,
+					value: 5,
+					path: createJsonPointer('key', 'key2')
+				},
+				BooleanOp.And,
+				{
+					filterType: FilterType.EqualTo,
+					value: 'item-1',
+					path: 'id'
+				},
+				BooleanOp.Or,
+				{
+					filterType: FilterType.GreaterThanOrEqualTo,
+					value: 5,
+					path: createJsonPointer('key', 'key2')
+				},
+				{
+					filterType: FilterType.EqualTo,
+					value: 'item-1',
+					path: 'id'
+				},
+				BooleanOp.Or,
+				{
+					filterType: FilterType.GreaterThan,
+					value: 5,
+					path: createJsonPointer('key', 'key2')
+				},
+				{
+					filterType: FilterType.EqualTo,
+					value: 'item-1',
+					path: 'id'
+				}
+			];
+
+			const pickAllItems = [
+				{
+					filterType: FilterType.LessThan,
+					value: 100,
+					path: createJsonPointer('key', 'key2')
+				}
+			];
+
+			const pickNoItems = [
+				{
+					filterType: FilterType.GreaterThan,
+					value: 100,
+					path: createJsonPointer('key', 'key2')
+				}
+			];
+
+			const pickLastItem = [
+				{
+					filterType: FilterType.EqualTo,
+					value: '3',
+					path: 'id'
+				}
+			];
+
+			assert.deepEqual(createFilter(pickFirstItem).apply(nestedList), [ nestedList[0] ], 'Should pick first item');
+			assert.deepEqual(createFilter(pickAllItems).apply(nestedList), nestedList, 'Should pick all items');
+			assert.deepEqual(createFilter(pickNoItems).apply(nestedList), [], 'Should pick no items');
+			assert.deepEqual(createFilter(pickLastItem).apply(nestedList), [ nestedList[2] ], 'Should pick last item');
+			assert.deepEqual(
+				createFilter([ pickFirstItem, BooleanOp.And, pickLastItem ]).apply(nestedList),
+				[],
+				'Shouldn\'t pick any items'
+			);
+			assert.deepEqual(
+				createFilter([ pickFirstItem, BooleanOp.Or, pickLastItem ]).apply(nestedList),
+				[ nestedList[0], nestedList[2] ],
+				'Should have picked first and last item'
+			);
+
+			assert.deepEqual(
+				createFilter(
+					[ pickFirstItem, BooleanOp.Or, [ pickAllItems, BooleanOp.And, pickNoItems ], BooleanOp.Or, pickLastItem ]
+				).apply(nestedList),
+				[ nestedList[0], nestedList[2] ],
+				'Should have picked first and last item'
+			);
+
+			assert.deepEqual(
+				createFilter(individualFilter).apply(nestedList), [ nestedList[0] ], 'Should have picked first item'
+			);
+		}
+	},
+
 	'serializing': {
 		'simple - no path': {
 			'empty filter': function() {
@@ -447,7 +543,7 @@ registerSuite({
 			return 'Return any item where' + recursivelySerialize(filter);
 		}
 
-		assert.strictEqual(createFilter(serializeFilter)
+		assert.strictEqual(createFilter(undefined, serializeFilter)
 			.greaterThan('key', 3)
 			.lessThan('key', 5)
 			.or()