diff --git a/lib/cube/event-expression.js b/lib/cube/event-expression.js
index baaf39e7..90b55b2d 100644
--- a/lib/cube/event-expression.js
+++ b/lib/cube/event-expression.js
@@ -2939,8 +2939,6 @@ module.exports = (function(){
       
         filterLessOrEqual = filter("$lte"),
       
-        filterNotEqual = filter("$ne"),
-      
         filterRegularExpression = filter("$regex"),
       
         filterIn = filter("$in"),
@@ -2975,6 +2973,30 @@ module.exports = (function(){
       
   
       
+    function filterNotEqual(o, k, v) {
+      
+      var f = o["$and"];
+      
+      switch (typeof f) {
+      
+        case "undefined": o["$and"] = f = []; // continue
+      
+        case "object":
+      
+          var obj = {};
+      
+          obj[k] = {"$ne": v};
+      
+          f.push(obj);
+      
+          break;
+      
+      }
+      
+    }
+      
+  
+      
     function arrayAccessor(name) {
       
       name = new String(name);
diff --git a/lib/cube/event-expression.peg b/lib/cube/event-expression.peg
index 560744f2..9d81e342 100644
--- a/lib/cube/event-expression.peg
+++ b/lib/cube/event-expression.peg
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
       filterGreaterOrEqual = filter("$gte"),
       filterLess = filter("$lt"),
       filterLessOrEqual = filter("$lte"),
-      filterNotEqual = filter("$ne"),
       filterRegularExpression = filter("$regex"),
       filterIn = filter("$in"),
       exists = {$exists: true};
@@ -24,6 +23,18 @@
     };
   }
 
+  function filterNotEqual(o, k, v) {
+    var f = o["$and"];
+    switch (typeof f) {
+      case "undefined": o["$and"] = f = []; // continue
+      case "object":
+        var obj = {};
+        obj[k] = {"$ne": v};
+        f.push(obj);
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+
   function arrayAccessor(name) {
     name = new String(name);
     name.array = true;
diff --git a/lib/cube/metric-expression.js b/lib/cube/metric-expression.js
index c0e15b8d..09a691ba 100644
--- a/lib/cube/metric-expression.js
+++ b/lib/cube/metric-expression.js
@@ -3889,8 +3889,6 @@ module.exports = (function(){
       
         filterLessOrEqual = filter("$lte"),
       
-        filterNotEqual = filter("$ne"),
-      
         filterRegularExpression = filter("$regex"),
       
         filterIn = filter("$in"),
@@ -3937,6 +3935,30 @@ module.exports = (function(){
       
   
       
+    function filterNotEqual(o, k, v) {
+      
+      var f = o["$and"];
+      
+      switch (typeof f) {
+      
+        case "undefined": o["$and"] = f = []; // continue
+      
+        case "object":
+      
+          var obj = {};
+      
+          obj[k] = {"$ne": v};
+      
+          f.push(obj);
+      
+          break;
+      
+      }
+      
+    }
+      
+  
+      
     function arrayAccessor(name) {
       
       name = new String(name);
diff --git a/lib/cube/metric-expression.peg b/lib/cube/metric-expression.peg
index 80aa9bcf..76d086ee 100644
--- a/lib/cube/metric-expression.peg
+++ b/lib/cube/metric-expression.peg
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
       filterGreaterOrEqual = filter("$gte"),
       filterLess = filter("$lt"),
       filterLessOrEqual = filter("$lte"),
-      filterNotEqual = filter("$ne"),
       filterRegularExpression = filter("$regex"),
       filterIn = filter("$in"),
       exists = {$exists: true};
@@ -30,6 +29,18 @@
     };
   }
 
+  function filterNotEqual(o, k, v) {
+    var f = o["$and"];
+    switch (typeof f) {
+      case "undefined": o["$and"] = f = []; // continue
+      case "object":
+        var obj = {};
+        obj[k] = {"$ne": v};
+        f.push(obj);
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+
   function arrayAccessor(name) {
     name = new String(name);
     name.array = true;
diff --git a/test/event-expression-test.js b/test/event-expression-test.js
index 9f12a79b..732adb8e 100644
--- a/test/event-expression-test.js
+++ b/test/event-expression-test.js
@@ -195,6 +195,24 @@ suite.addBatch({
     }
   },
 
+  "an expression with two not equal filters": {
+    topic: parser.parse("test.ne(i,1).ne(i,2)"),
+    "filters out events matching both": function(e) {
+      var filter = {};
+      e.filter(filter);
+      assert.deepEqual(filter, {$and: [{"d.i": {$ne: 1}},{"d.i": {$ne: 2}}]});
+    }
+  },
+  
+  "an expression with two not equal and a greater than filter": {
+    topic: parser.parse("test.ne(i,5).gt(i, 3).ne(i,8)"),
+    "filters out events matching all": function(e) {
+      var filter = {};
+      e.filter(filter);
+      assert.deepEqual(filter, {"d.i": {$gt: 3}, $and: [{"d.i": {$ne: 5}},{"d.i": {$ne: 8}}]});
+    }
+  },
+
   "filters": {
     "the eq filter results in a simple query filter": function() {
       var filter = {};
@@ -221,10 +239,10 @@ suite.addBatch({
       parser.parse("test.le(i, 42)").filter(filter);
       assert.deepEqual(filter, {"d.i": {$lte: 42}});
     },
-    "the ne filter results in an $ne query filter": function(e) {
+    "the ne filter results in an $and $ne query filter": function(e) {
       var filter = {};
       parser.parse("test.ne(i, 42)").filter(filter);
-      assert.deepEqual(filter, {"d.i": {$ne: 42}});
+      assert.deepEqual(filter, {$and: [{"d.i": {$ne: 42}}]});
     },
     "the re filter results in a $regex query filter": function(e) {
       var filter = {};
diff --git a/test/metric-expression-test.js b/test/metric-expression-test.js
index 0fd39844..37152720 100644
--- a/test/metric-expression-test.js
+++ b/test/metric-expression-test.js
@@ -239,6 +239,24 @@ suite.addBatch({
       assert.isUndefined(e.source);
     }
   },
+  
+  "an expression with two not equal filters": {
+    topic: parser.parse("sum(test.ne(i,1).ne(i,2))"),
+    "filters out events matching both": function(e) {
+      var filter = {};
+      e.filter(filter);
+      assert.deepEqual(filter, {$and: [{"d.i": {$ne: 1}},{"d.i": {$ne: 2}}]});
+    }
+  },
+  
+  "an expression with two not equal and a greater than filter": {
+    topic: parser.parse("sum(test.ne(i,5).gt(i, 3).ne(i,8))"),
+    "filters out events matching all": function(e) {
+      var filter = {};
+      e.filter(filter);
+      assert.deepEqual(filter, {"d.i": {$gt: 3}, $and: [{"d.i": {$ne: 5}},{"d.i": {$ne: 8}}]});
+    }
+  },
 
   "filters": {
     "multiple filters on the same field are combined": function() {
@@ -281,10 +299,10 @@ suite.addBatch({
       parser.parse("sum(test.le(i, 42))").filter(filter);
       assert.deepEqual(filter, {"d.i": {$lte: 42}});
     },
-    "the ne filter results in an $ne query filter": function(e) {
+    "the ne filter results in an $and $ne query filter": function(e) {
       var filter = {};
       parser.parse("sum(test.ne(i, 42))").filter(filter);
-      assert.deepEqual(filter, {"d.i": {$ne: 42}});
+      assert.deepEqual(filter, {$and: [{"d.i": {$ne: 42}}]});
     },
     "the re filter results in a $regex query filter": function(e) {
       var filter = {};