diff --git a/django/template/defaulttags.py b/django/template/defaulttags.py
index c1ca947753..d45bd4b74a 100644
--- a/django/template/defaulttags.py
+++ b/django/template/defaulttags.py
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ def autoescape(parser, token):
     """
     Force autoescape behavior for this block.
     """
+    # token.split_contents() isn't useful here because this tag doesn't accept variable as arguments
     args = token.contents.split()
     if len(args) != 2:
         raise TemplateSyntaxError("'autoescape' tag requires exactly one argument.")
@@ -633,6 +634,7 @@ def do_filter(parser, token):
     Instead, use the ``autoescape`` tag to manage autoescaping for blocks of
     template code.
     """
+    # token.split_contents() isn't useful here because this tag doesn't accept variable as arguments
     _, rest = token.contents.split(None, 1)
     filter_expr = parser.compile_filter("var|%s" % (rest))
     for func, unused in filter_expr.filters:
@@ -954,7 +956,7 @@ def ifchanged(parser, token):
                 {% endifchanged %}
             {% endfor %}
     """
-    bits = token.contents.split()
+    bits = token.split_contents()
     nodelist_true = parser.parse(('else', 'endifchanged'))
     token = parser.next_token()
     if token.contents == 'else':
@@ -1011,6 +1013,7 @@ def load(parser, token):
         {% load byline from news %}
 
     """
+    # token.split_contents() isn't useful here because this tag doesn't accept variable as arguments
     bits = token.contents.split()
     if len(bits) >= 4 and bits[-2] == "from":
         try:
@@ -1109,17 +1112,16 @@ def regroup(parser, token):
         {% regroup people|dictsort:"gender" by gender as grouped %}
 
     """
-    firstbits = token.contents.split(None, 3)
-    if len(firstbits) != 4:
+    bits = token.split_contents()
+    if len(bits) != 6:
         raise TemplateSyntaxError("'regroup' tag takes five arguments")
-    target = parser.compile_filter(firstbits[1])
-    if firstbits[2] != 'by':
+    target = parser.compile_filter(bits[1])
+    if bits[2] != 'by':
         raise TemplateSyntaxError("second argument to 'regroup' tag must be 'by'")
-    lastbits_reversed = firstbits[3][::-1].split(None, 2)
-    if lastbits_reversed[1][::-1] != 'as':
+    if bits[4] != 'as':
         raise TemplateSyntaxError("next-to-last argument to 'regroup' tag must"
                                   " be 'as'")
-    var_name = lastbits_reversed[0][::-1]
+    var_name = bits[5]
     # RegroupNode will take each item in 'target', put it in the context under
     # 'var_name', evaluate 'var_name'.'expression' in the current context, and
     # group by the resulting value. After all items are processed, it will
@@ -1128,7 +1130,7 @@ def regroup(parser, token):
     # doesn't provide a context-aware equivalent of Python's getattr.
     expression = parser.compile_filter(var_name +
                                        VARIABLE_ATTRIBUTE_SEPARATOR +
-                                       lastbits_reversed[2][::-1])
+                                       bits[3])
     return RegroupNode(target, expression, var_name)
 
 @register.tag
@@ -1184,6 +1186,7 @@ def templatetag(parser, token):
         ``closecomment``    ``#}``
         ==================  =======
     """
+    # token.split_contents() isn't useful here because this tag doesn't accept variable as arguments
     bits = token.contents.split()
     if len(bits) != 2:
         raise TemplateSyntaxError("'templatetag' statement takes one argument")
@@ -1325,7 +1328,7 @@ def widthratio(parser, token):
     the image in the above example will be 88 pixels wide
     (because 175/200 = .875; .875 * 100 = 87.5 which is rounded up to 88).
     """
-    bits = token.contents.split()
+    bits = token.split_contents()
     if len(bits) != 4:
         raise TemplateSyntaxError("widthratio takes three arguments")
     tag, this_value_expr, max_value_expr, max_width = bits
diff --git a/django/template/loader_tags.py b/django/template/loader_tags.py
index b0bf7139bf..767f0e5ff8 100644
--- a/django/template/loader_tags.py
+++ b/django/template/loader_tags.py
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ def do_block(parser, token):
     """
     Define a block that can be overridden by child templates.
     """
+    # token.split_contents() isn't useful here because this tag doesn't accept variable as arguments
     bits = token.contents.split()
     if len(bits) != 2:
         raise TemplateSyntaxError("'%s' tag takes only one argument" % bits[0])
diff --git a/django/templatetags/cache.py b/django/templatetags/cache.py
index 36db4807c7..bb21b91c6a 100644
--- a/django/templatetags/cache.py
+++ b/django/templatetags/cache.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import hashlib
-from django.template import Library, Node, TemplateSyntaxError, Variable, VariableDoesNotExist
-from django.template import resolve_variable
+from django.template import Library, Node, TemplateSyntaxError, VariableDoesNotExist
 from django.core.cache import cache
 from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes
 from django.utils.http import urlquote
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ register = Library()
 class CacheNode(Node):
     def __init__(self, nodelist, expire_time_var, fragment_name, vary_on):
         self.nodelist = nodelist
-        self.expire_time_var = Variable(expire_time_var)
+        self.expire_time_var = expire_time_var
         self.fragment_name = fragment_name
         self.vary_on = vary_on
 
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ class CacheNode(Node):
         except (ValueError, TypeError):
             raise TemplateSyntaxError('"cache" tag got a non-integer timeout value: %r' % expire_time)
         # Build a key for this fragment and all vary-on's.
-        key = ':'.join([urlquote(resolve_variable(var, context)) for var in self.vary_on])
+        key = ':'.join([urlquote(var.resolve(context)) for var in self.vary_on])
         args = hashlib.md5(force_bytes(key))
         cache_key = 'template.cache.%s.%s' % (self.fragment_name, args.hexdigest())
         value = cache.get(cache_key)
@@ -59,7 +58,10 @@ def do_cache(parser, token):
     """
     nodelist = parser.parse(('endcache',))
     parser.delete_first_token()
-    tokens = token.contents.split()
+    tokens = token.split_contents()
     if len(tokens) < 3:
         raise TemplateSyntaxError("'%r' tag requires at least 2 arguments." % tokens[0])
-    return CacheNode(nodelist, tokens[1], tokens[2], tokens[3:])
+    return CacheNode(nodelist,
+        parser.compile_filter(tokens[1]),
+        parser.compile_filter(tokens[2]),
+        [parser.compile_filter(token) for token in tokens[3:]])
diff --git a/django/templatetags/i18n.py b/django/templatetags/i18n.py
index 5576beb4a3..abb30f0e8c 100644
--- a/django/templatetags/i18n.py
+++ b/django/templatetags/i18n.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class GetAvailableLanguagesNode(Node):
 
 class GetLanguageInfoNode(Node):
     def __init__(self, lang_code, variable):
-        self.lang_code = Variable(lang_code)
+        self.lang_code = lang_code
         self.variable = variable
 
     def render(self, context):
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class GetLanguageInfoNode(Node):
 
 class GetLanguageInfoListNode(Node):
     def __init__(self, languages, variable):
-        self.languages = Variable(languages)
+        self.languages = languages
         self.variable = variable
 
     def get_language_info(self, language):
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ def do_get_available_languages(parser, token):
     your setting file (or the default settings) and
     put it into the named variable.
     """
+    # token.split_contents() isn't useful here because this tag doesn't accept variable as arguments
     args = token.contents.split()
     if len(args) != 3 or args[1] != 'as':
         raise TemplateSyntaxError("'get_available_languages' requires 'as variable' (got %r)" % args)
@@ -204,10 +205,10 @@ def do_get_language_info(parser, token):
         {{ l.name_local }}
         {{ l.bidi|yesno:"bi-directional,uni-directional" }}
     """
-    args = token.contents.split()
+    args = token.split_contents()
     if len(args) != 5 or args[1] != 'for' or args[3] != 'as':
         raise TemplateSyntaxError("'%s' requires 'for string as variable' (got %r)" % (args[0], args[1:]))
-    return GetLanguageInfoNode(args[2], args[4])
+    return GetLanguageInfoNode(parser.compile_filter(args[2]), args[4])
 
 @register.tag("get_language_info_list")
 def do_get_language_info_list(parser, token):
@@ -227,10 +228,10 @@ def do_get_language_info_list(parser, token):
           {{ l.bidi|yesno:"bi-directional,uni-directional" }}
         {% endfor %}
     """
-    args = token.contents.split()
+    args = token.split_contents()
     if len(args) != 5 or args[1] != 'for' or args[3] != 'as':
         raise TemplateSyntaxError("'%s' requires 'for sequence as variable' (got %r)" % (args[0], args[1:]))
-    return GetLanguageInfoListNode(args[2], args[4])
+    return GetLanguageInfoListNode(parser.compile_filter(args[2]), args[4])
 
 @register.filter
 def language_name(lang_code):
@@ -257,6 +258,7 @@ def do_get_current_language(parser, token):
     put it's value into the ``language`` context
     variable.
     """
+    # token.split_contents() isn't useful here because this tag doesn't accept variable as arguments
     args = token.contents.split()
     if len(args) != 3 or args[1] != 'as':
         raise TemplateSyntaxError("'get_current_language' requires 'as variable' (got %r)" % args)
@@ -275,6 +277,7 @@ def do_get_current_language_bidi(parser, token):
     put it's value into the ``bidi`` context variable.
     True indicates right-to-left layout, otherwise left-to-right
     """
+    # token.split_contents() isn't useful here because this tag doesn't accept variable as arguments
     args = token.contents.split()
     if len(args) != 3 or args[1] != 'as':
         raise TemplateSyntaxError("'get_current_language_bidi' requires 'as variable' (got %r)" % args)
diff --git a/django/templatetags/static.py b/django/templatetags/static.py
index 5b0e40eba6..68437e7e60 100644
--- a/django/templatetags/static.py
+++ b/django/templatetags/static.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class PrefixNode(template.Node):
         """
         Class method to parse prefix node and return a Node.
         """
+        # token.split_contents() isn't useful here because tags using this method don't accept variable as arguments
         tokens = token.contents.split()
         if len(tokens) > 1 and tokens[1] != 'as':
             raise template.TemplateSyntaxError(
diff --git a/django/templatetags/tz.py b/django/templatetags/tz.py
index 96210f189d..05088e1a89 100644
--- a/django/templatetags/tz.py
+++ b/django/templatetags/tz.py
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ def get_current_timezone_tag(parser, token):
     This will fetch the currently active time zone and put its name
     into the ``TIME_ZONE`` context variable.
     """
+    # token.split_contents() isn't useful here because this tag doesn't accept variable as arguments
     args = token.contents.split()
     if len(args) != 3 or args[1] != 'as':
         raise TemplateSyntaxError("'get_current_timezone' requires "
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/templates/templatetags/custom.py b/tests/regressiontests/templates/templatetags/custom.py
index 3f51353880..32035ab59e 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/templates/templatetags/custom.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/templates/templatetags/custom.py
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ register = template.Library()
 def trim(value, num):
     return value[:num]
 
+@register.filter
+def noop(value, param=None):
+    """A noop filter that always return its first argument and does nothing with
+    its second (optional) one.
+    Useful for testing out whitespace in filter arguments (see #19882)."""
+    return value
+
 @register.simple_tag
 def no_params():
     """Expected no_params __doc__"""
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/templates/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/templates/tests.py
index 02d3460b72..ad5f0abe02 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/templates/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/templates/tests.py
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ class Templates(TestCase):
             'for-tag-empty02': ("{% for val in values %}{{ val }}{% empty %}values array empty{% endfor %}", {"values": []}, "values array empty"),
             'for-tag-empty03': ("{% for val in values %}{{ val }}{% empty %}values array not found{% endfor %}", {}, "values array not found"),
             # Ticket 19882
-            'for-tag-filter-ws': ("{% for x in ''|add:'a b c' %}{{ x }}{% endfor %}", {}, 'a b c'),
+            'for-tag-filter-ws': ("{% load custom %}{% for x in s|noop:'x y' %}{{ x }}{% endfor %}", {'s': 'abc'}, 'abc'),
 
             ### IF TAG ################################################################
             'if-tag01': ("{% if foo %}yes{% else %}no{% endif %}", {"foo": True}, "yes"),
@@ -1003,6 +1003,9 @@ class Templates(TestCase):
 
             'ifchanged-else04': ('{% for id in ids %}{% ifchanged %}***{{ id }}*{% else %}...{% endifchanged %}{{ forloop.counter }}{% endfor %}', {'ids': [1,1,2,2,2,3,4]}, '***1*1...2***2*3...4...5***3*6***4*7'),
 
+            # Test whitespace in filter arguments
+            'ifchanged-filter-ws': ('{% load custom %}{% for n in num %}{% ifchanged n|noop:"x y" %}..{% endifchanged %}{{ n }}{% endfor %}', {'num': (1,2,3)}, '..1..2..3'),
+
             ### IFEQUAL TAG ###########################################################
             'ifequal01': ("{% ifequal a b %}yes{% endifequal %}", {"a": 1, "b": 2}, ""),
             'ifequal02': ("{% ifequal a b %}yes{% endifequal %}", {"a": 1, "b": 1}, "yes"),
@@ -1343,6 +1346,10 @@ class Templates(TestCase):
             'i18n36': ('{% load i18n %}{% trans "Page not found" as page_not_found noop %}{{ page_not_found }}', {'LANGUAGE_CODE': 'de'}, "Page not found"),
             'i18n37': ('{% load i18n %}{% trans "Page not found" as page_not_found %}{% blocktrans %}Error: {{ page_not_found }}{% endblocktrans %}', {'LANGUAGE_CODE': 'de'}, "Error: Seite nicht gefunden"),
 
+            # Test whitespace in filter arguments
+            'i18n38': ('{% load i18n custom %}{% get_language_info for "de"|noop:"x y" as l %}{{ l.code }}: {{ l.name }}/{{ l.name_local }} bidi={{ l.bidi }}', {}, 'de: German/Deutsch bidi=False'),
+            'i18n38_2': ('{% load i18n custom %}{% get_language_info_list for langcodes|noop:"x y" as langs %}{% for l in langs %}{{ l.code }}: {{ l.name }}/{{ l.name_local }} bidi={{ l.bidi }}; {% endfor %}', {'langcodes': ['it', 'no']}, 'it: Italian/italiano bidi=False; no: Norwegian/norsk bidi=False; '),
+
             ### HANDLING OF TEMPLATE_STRING_IF_INVALID ###################################
 
             'invalidstr01': ('{{ var|default:"Foo" }}', {}, ('Foo','INVALID')),
@@ -1424,6 +1431,16 @@ class Templates(TestCase):
                                     {'foo': 'z', 'bar': ['a', 'd']}]},
                           'abc:xy,ad:z,'),
 
+            # Test syntax
+            'regroup05': ('{% regroup data by bar as %}', {},
+                           template.TemplateSyntaxError),
+            'regroup06': ('{% regroup data by bar thisaintright grouped %}', {},
+                           template.TemplateSyntaxError),
+            'regroup07': ('{% regroup data thisaintright bar as grouped %}', {},
+                           template.TemplateSyntaxError),
+            'regroup08': ('{% regroup data by bar as grouped toomanyargs %}', {},
+                           template.TemplateSyntaxError),
+
             ### SSI TAG ########################################################
 
             # Test normal behavior
@@ -1492,6 +1509,9 @@ class Templates(TestCase):
             'widthratio14a': ('{% widthratio a b c %}', {'a':0,'b':100,'c':'c'}, template.TemplateSyntaxError),
             'widthratio14b': ('{% widthratio a b c %}', {'a':0,'b':100,'c':None}, template.TemplateSyntaxError),
 
+            # Test whitespace in filter argument
+            'widthratio15': ('{% load custom %}{% widthratio a|noop:"x y" b 0 %}', {'a':50,'b':100}, '0'),
+
             ### WITH TAG ########################################################
             'with01': ('{% with key=dict.key %}{{ key }}{% endwith %}', {'dict': {'key': 50}}, '50'),
             'legacywith01': ('{% with dict.key as key %}{{ key }}{% endwith %}', {'dict': {'key': 50}}, '50'),
@@ -1593,6 +1613,9 @@ class Templates(TestCase):
             # Regression test for #11270.
             'cache17': ('{% load cache %}{% cache 10 long_cache_key poem %}Some Content{% endcache %}', {'poem': 'Oh freddled gruntbuggly/Thy micturations are to me/As plurdled gabbleblotchits/On a lurgid bee/That mordiously hath bitled out/Its earted jurtles/Into a rancid festering/Or else I shall rend thee in the gobberwarts with my blurglecruncheon/See if I dont.'}, 'Some Content'),
 
+            # Test whitespace in filter arguments
+            'cache18': ('{% load cache custom %}{% cache 2|noop:"x y" cache18 %}cache18{% endcache %}', {}, 'cache18'),
+
 
             ### AUTOESCAPE TAG ##############################################
             'autoescape-tag01': ("{% autoescape off %}hello{% endautoescape %}", {}, "hello"),