diff --git a/lib/chili_project/liquid/filters.rb b/lib/chili_project/liquid/filters.rb
index 28faa5b4..469f3900 100644
--- a/lib/chili_project/liquid/filters.rb
+++ b/lib/chili_project/liquid/filters.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,38 @@
 
 module ChiliProject
   module Liquid
+    module OverriddenFilters
+      # These filters are defined in liquid core but are overwritten here
+      # to improve on their implementation
+
+      # Split input string into an array of substrings separated by given pattern.
+      # Default to whitespace
+      def split(input, pattern=nil)
+        input.split(pattern)
+      end
+
+      def strip_newlines(input)
+        input.to_s.gsub(/\r?\n/, '')
+      end
+
+      # Add <br /> tags in front of all newlines in input string
+      def newline_to_br(input)
+        input.to_s.gsub(/(\r?\n)/, "<br />\1")
+      end
+
+      # Use the block systax for sub and gsub to prevent interpretation of
+      # backreferences
+      # See https://gist.github.com/1491437
+      def replace(input, string, replacement = '')
+        input.to_s.gsub(string){replacement}
+      end
+
+      # Replace the first occurrences of a string with another
+      def replace_first(input, string, replacement = '')
+        input.to_s.sub(string){replacement}
+      end
+    end
+
     module Filters
       def default(input, default)
         input.to_s.strip.present? ? input : default
@@ -23,6 +55,7 @@ module ChiliProject
       end
     end
 
+    Template.register_filter(OverriddenFilters)
     Template.register_filter(Filters)
   end
 end