diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 9550fa46b..eea91dac7 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Version 2.10
   derived context.
 - Added an `in` test that works like the in operator.  This can be used
   in combination with `reject` and `select`.
+- Added filter support to the block ``set`` tag.
 
 Version 2.9.6
 -------------
diff --git a/docs/templates.rst b/docs/templates.rst
index e9e363911..d669a4b20 100644
--- a/docs/templates.rst
+++ b/docs/templates.rst
@@ -896,6 +896,17 @@ Example::
 
 The `navigation` variable then contains the navigation HTML source.
 
+.. versionchanged:: 2.10
+
+Starting with Jinja 2.10, the block assignment supports filters.
+
+Example::
+
+    {% set reply | wordwrap %}
+        You wrote:
+        {{ message }}
+    {% endset %}
+
 
 .. _extends:
 
diff --git a/jinja2/compiler.py b/jinja2/compiler.py
index 0a3f7962a..69d1caa25 100644
--- a/jinja2/compiler.py
+++ b/jinja2/compiler.py
@@ -1378,7 +1378,12 @@ def visit_AssignBlock(self, node, frame):
         self.newline(node)
         self.visit(node.target, frame)
         self.write(' = (Markup if context.eval_ctx.autoescape '
-                   'else identity)(concat(%s))' % block_frame.buffer)
+                   'else identity)(')
+        if node.filter is not None:
+            self.visit_Filter(node.filter, block_frame)
+        else:
+            self.write('concat(%s)' % block_frame.buffer)
+        self.write(')')
         self.pop_assign_tracking(frame)
         self.leave_frame(block_frame)
 
diff --git a/jinja2/nodes.py b/jinja2/nodes.py
index 9903d43e1..458d95c4e 100644
--- a/jinja2/nodes.py
+++ b/jinja2/nodes.py
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ class Assign(Stmt):
 
 class AssignBlock(Stmt):
     """Assigns a block to a target."""
-    fields = ('target', 'body')
+    fields = ('target', 'filter', 'body')
 
 
 class Expr(Node):
diff --git a/jinja2/parser.py b/jinja2/parser.py
index 0bf74c945..b018415ca 100644
--- a/jinja2/parser.py
+++ b/jinja2/parser.py
@@ -180,9 +180,10 @@ def parse_set(self):
         if self.stream.skip_if('assign'):
             expr = self.parse_tuple()
             return nodes.Assign(target, expr, lineno=lineno)
+        filter_node = self.parse_filter(None)
         body = self.parse_statements(('name:endset',),
                                      drop_needle=True)
-        return nodes.AssignBlock(target, body, lineno=lineno)
+        return nodes.AssignBlock(target, filter_node, body, lineno=lineno)
 
     def parse_for(self):
         """Parse a for loop."""
diff --git a/tests/test_core_tags.py b/tests/test_core_tags.py
index f48d8b448..b0e846a0d 100644
--- a/tests/test_core_tags.py
+++ b/tests/test_core_tags.py
@@ -364,6 +364,19 @@ def test_block_escaping(self):
                                '{% endset %}foo: {{ foo }}')
         assert tmpl.render(test='<unsafe>') == 'foo: <em>&lt;unsafe&gt;</em>'
 
+    def test_block_escaping_filtered(self):
+        env = Environment(autoescape=True)
+        tmpl = env.from_string('{% set foo | trim %}<em>{{ test }}</em>    '
+                               '{% endset %}foo: {{ foo }}')
+        assert tmpl.render(test='<unsafe>') == 'foo: <em>&lt;unsafe&gt;</em>'
+
+    def test_block_filtered(self, env_trim):
+        tmpl = env_trim.from_string(
+            '{% set foo | trim | length | string %} 42    {% endset %}'
+            '{{ foo }}')
+        assert tmpl.render() == '2'
+        assert tmpl.module.foo == u'2'
+
 
 @pytest.mark.core_tags
 @pytest.mark.with_