diff --git a/datasette/app.py b/datasette/app.py
index 0b4a7e7e..c71968fc 100644
--- a/datasette/app.py
+++ b/datasette/app.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from sanic import Sanic
 from sanic import response
 from sanic.exceptions import NotFound
 from sanic.views import HTTPMethodView
+from sanic.request import RequestParameters
 from sanic_jinja2 import SanicJinja2
 from jinja2 import FileSystemLoader
 import re
@@ -412,13 +413,19 @@ class TableView(BaseView):
         if is_view:
             order_by = ''
 
+        # We roll our own query_string decoder because by default Sanic
+        # drops anything with an empty value e.g. ?name__exact=
+        args = RequestParameters(
+            urllib.parse.parse_qs(request.query_string, keep_blank_values=True)
+        )
+
         # Special args start with _ and do not contain a __
         # That's so if there is a column that starts with _
         # it can still be queried using ?_col__exact=blah
         special_args = {}
         special_args_lists = {}
         other_args = {}
-        for key, value in request.args.items():
+        for key, value in args.items():
             if key.startswith('_') and '__' not in key:
                 special_args[key] = value[0]
                 special_args_lists[key] = value
@@ -540,6 +547,7 @@ class TableView(BaseView):
                 'supports_search': bool(fts_table),
                 'search': search or '',
                 'use_rowid': use_rowid,
+                'filters': filters,
                 'display_columns': display_columns,
                 'display_rows': await self.make_display_rows(name, hash, table, rows, display_columns, pks, is_view, use_rowid),
             }
diff --git a/datasette/templates/table.html b/datasette/templates/table.html
index ef9b7296..41cb0c27 100644
--- a/datasette/templates/table.html
+++ b/datasette/templates/table.html
@@ -29,13 +29,49 @@
     </form>
 {% endif %}
 
-{% if query.params %}
+<form class="filters" action="/{{ database }}-{{ database_hash }}/{{ table|quote_plus }}" method="get">
+    {% for column, lookup, value in filters.selections() %}
+        <p>
+            <select name="_filter_column_{{ loop.index }}" style="font-size: 20px">
+                {% for c in display_columns %}
+                    {% if c != 'rowid' %}
+                        <option{% if c == column %} selected{% endif %}>{{ c }}</option>
+                    {% endif %}
+                {% endfor %}
+            </select>
+            <select name="_filter_op_{{ loop.index }}" style="font-size: 20px">
+                {% for key, display, no_argument in filters.lookups() %}
+                    <option value="{{ key }}{% if no_argument %}__1{% endif %}"{% if key == lookup %} selected{% endif %}>{{ display }}</option>
+                {% endfor %}
+            </select>
+            <input type="text" name="_filter_value_{{ loop.index }}" style="width: 200px" value="{{ value }}">
+        </p>
+    {% endfor %}
+    <p>
+        <select name="_filter_column" style="font-size: 20px">
+            {% for column in display_columns %}
+                {% if column != 'rowid' %}
+                    <option>{{ column }}</option>
+                {% endif %}
+            {% endfor %}
+        </select>
+        <select name="_filter_op" style="font-size: 20px">
+            {% for key, display, no_argument in filters.lookups() %}
+                <option value="{{ key }}{% if no_argument %}__1{% endif %}"{% if key == lookup %} selected{% endif %}>{{ display }}</option>
+            {% endfor %}
+        </select>
+        <input type="text" name="_filter_value" style="width: 200px">
+        <input type="submit" value="{% if filters.has_selections() %}Apply filters{% else %}Add filter{% endif %}">
+    </p>
+</form>
+
 <pre>{{ query.sql }}</pre>
-<pre>params = {{ query.params|tojson(4) }}</pre>
-{% endif %}
+{% if query.params %}<pre>params = {{ query.params|tojson(4) }}</pre>{% endif %}
 
 <p>This data as <a href="{{ url_json }}">.json</a>, <a href="{{ url_jsono }}">.jsono</a></p>
 
+<p>Returned {% if truncated %}more than {% endif %}{{ "{:,}".format(display_rows|length) }} row{% if display_rows|length == 1 %}{% else %}s{% endif %}</p>
+
 <table>
     <thead>
         <tr>
diff --git a/datasette/utils.py b/datasette/utils.py
index 52d145b2..a27c2e53 100644
--- a/datasette/utils.py
+++ b/datasette/utils.py
@@ -290,8 +290,9 @@ def detect_fts_sql(table):
 
 
 class Filter:
-    def __init__(self, key, sql_template, human_template, format='{}', numeric=False, no_argument=False):
+    def __init__(self, key, display, sql_template, human_template, format='{}', numeric=False, no_argument=False):
         self.key = key
+        self.display = display
         self.sql_template = sql_template
         self.human_template = human_template
         self.format = format
@@ -327,36 +328,37 @@ class Filter:
 
 class Filters:
     _filters = [
-        Filter('exact', '"{c}" = :{p}', lambda c, v: '{c} = {v}' if v.isdigit() else '{c} = "{v}"'),
-        Filter('contains', '"{c}" like :{p}', '{c} contains "{v}"', format='%{}%'),
-        Filter('endswith', '"{c}" like :{p}', '{c} ends with "{v}"', format='%{}'),
-        Filter('startswith', '"{c}" like :{p}', '{c} starts with "{v}"', format='{}%'),
-        Filter('gt', '"{c}" > :{p}', '{c} > {v}', numeric=True),
-        Filter('gte', '"{c}" >= :{p}', '{c} \u2265 {v}', numeric=True),
-        Filter('lt', '"{c}" < :{p}', '{c} < {v}', numeric=True),
-        Filter('lte', '"{c}" <= :{p}', '{c} \u2264 {v}', numeric=True),
-        Filter('glob', '"{c}" glob :{p}', '{c} glob "{v}"'),
-        Filter('like', '"{c}" like :{p}', '{c} like "{v}"'),
-        Filter('isnull', '"{c}" is null', '{c} is null', no_argument=True),
-        Filter('notnull', '"{c}" is not null', '{c} is not null', no_argument=True),
-        Filter('isblank', '("{c}" is null or "{c}" = "")', '{c} is blank', no_argument=True),
-        Filter('notblank', '("{c}" is not null and "{c}" != "")', '{c} is not blank', no_argument=True),
+        Filter('exact', '=', '"{c}" = :{p}', lambda c, v: '{c} = {v}' if v.isdigit() else '{c} = "{v}"'),
+        Filter('contains', 'contains', '"{c}" like :{p}', '{c} contains "{v}"', format='%{}%'),
+        Filter('endswith', 'ends with', '"{c}" like :{p}', '{c} ends with "{v}"', format='%{}'),
+        Filter('startswith', 'starts with', '"{c}" like :{p}', '{c} starts with "{v}"', format='{}%'),
+        Filter('gt', '>', '"{c}" > :{p}', '{c} > {v}', numeric=True),
+        Filter('gte', '\u2265', '"{c}" >= :{p}', '{c} \u2265 {v}', numeric=True),
+        Filter('lt', '<', '"{c}" < :{p}', '{c} < {v}', numeric=True),
+        Filter('lte', '\u2264', '"{c}" <= :{p}', '{c} \u2264 {v}', numeric=True),
+        Filter('glob', 'glob', '"{c}" glob :{p}', '{c} glob "{v}"'),
+        Filter('like', 'like', '"{c}" like :{p}', '{c} like "{v}"'),
+        Filter('isnull', 'is null', '"{c}" is null', '{c} is null', no_argument=True),
+        Filter('notnull', 'is not null', '"{c}" is not null', '{c} is not null', no_argument=True),
+        Filter('isblank', 'is blank', '("{c}" is null or "{c}" = "")', '{c} is blank', no_argument=True),
+        Filter('notblank', 'is not blank', '("{c}" is not null and "{c}" != "")', '{c} is not blank', no_argument=True),
     ]
     _filters_by_key = {
         f.key: f for f in _filters
     }
 
     def __init__(self, pairs):
+        print('pairs = ', pairs)
         self.pairs = pairs
 
+    def lookups(self):
+        "Yields (lookup, display, no_argument) pairs"
+        for filter in self._filters:
+            yield filter.key, filter.display, filter.no_argument
+
     def human_description(self):
         bits = []
-        for key, value in self.pairs:
-            if '__' in key:
-                column, lookup = key.rsplit('__', 1)
-            else:
-                column = key
-                lookup = 'exact'
+        for column, lookup, value in self.selections():
             filter = self._filters_by_key.get(lookup, None)
             if filter:
                 bits.append(filter.human_clause(column, value))
@@ -369,15 +371,23 @@ class Filters:
             and_bits.append(tail[0])
         return ' and '.join(and_bits)
 
-    def build_where_clauses(self):
-        sql_bits = []
-        params = {}
-        for i, (key, value) in enumerate(self.pairs):
+    def selections(self):
+        "Yields (column, lookup, value) tuples"
+        for key, value in self.pairs:
             if '__' in key:
                 column, lookup = key.rsplit('__', 1)
             else:
                 column = key
                 lookup = 'exact'
+            yield column, lookup, value
+
+    def has_selections(self):
+        return bool(self.pairs)
+
+    def build_where_clauses(self):
+        sql_bits = []
+        params = {}
+        for i, (column, lookup, value) in enumerate(self.selections()):
             filter = self._filters_by_key.get(lookup, None)
             if filter:
                 sql_bit, param = filter.where_clause(column, value, i)
@@ -386,7 +396,6 @@ class Filters:
                     param_id = 'p{}'.format(i)
                     params[param_id] = param
         return sql_bits, params
-        return ' and '.join(sql_bits), params
 
 
 filter_column_re = re.compile(r'^_filter_column_\d+$')
diff --git a/tests/test_app.py b/tests/test_app.py
index d9ebe5dd..70556252 100644
--- a/tests/test_app.py
+++ b/tests/test_app.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def test_database_page(app_client):
     }, {
         'columns': ['pk', 'content'],
         'name': 'simple_primary_key',
-        'count': 2,
+        'count': 3,
         'hidden': False,
         'foreign_keys': {'incoming': [], 'outgoing': []},
         'label_column': None,
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ def test_custom_sql(app_client):
     } == data['query']
     assert [
         {'content': 'hello'},
-        {'content': 'world'}
+        {'content': 'world'},
+        {'content': ''}
     ] == data['rows']
     assert ['content'] == data['columns']
     assert 'test_tables' == data['database']
@@ -166,6 +167,9 @@ def test_table_page(app_client):
     }, {
         'pk': '2',
         'content': 'world',
+    }, {
+        'pk': '3',
+        'content': '',
     }]
 
 
@@ -202,6 +206,23 @@ def test_paginate_tables_and_views(app_client, path, expected_rows, expected_pag
     assert expected_pages == count
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('path,expected_rows', [
+    ('/test_tables/simple_primary_key.json?content=hello', [
+        ['1', 'hello'],
+    ]),
+    ('/test_tables/simple_primary_key.json?content__contains=o', [
+        ['1', 'hello'],
+        ['2', 'world'],
+    ]),
+    ('/test_tables/simple_primary_key.json?content__exact=', [
+        ['3', ''],
+    ]),
+])
+def test_table_filter_queries(app_client, path, expected_rows):
+    response = app_client.get(path, gather_request=False)
+    assert expected_rows == response.json['rows']
+
+
 def test_max_returned_rows(app_client):
     response = app_client.get(
         '/test_tables.jsono?sql=select+content+from+no_primary_key',
@@ -228,6 +249,9 @@ def test_view(app_client):
     }, {
         'upper_content': 'WORLD',
         'content': 'world',
+    }, {
+        'upper_content': '',
+        'content': '',
     }]
 
 
@@ -343,6 +367,7 @@ CREATE TABLE "table/with/slashes.csv" (
 
 INSERT INTO simple_primary_key VALUES (1, 'hello');
 INSERT INTO simple_primary_key VALUES (2, 'world');
+INSERT INTO simple_primary_key VALUES (3, '');
 
 INSERT INTO [table/with/slashes.csv] VALUES (3, 'hey');