diff --git a/django/core/template.py b/django/core/template.py
index b7faebd70c..e727e3e5fa 100644
--- a/django/core/template.py
+++ b/django/core/template.py
@@ -295,13 +295,14 @@ class FilterParser:
             if registered_filters[filter_name][1] == True and arg is None:
                 raise TemplateSyntaxError, "Filter '%s' requires an argument" % filter_name
             if registered_filters[filter_name][1] == False and arg is not None:
-                raise TemplateSyntaxError, "Filter '%s' should not have an argument" % filter_name
+                raise TemplateSyntaxError, "Filter '%s' should not have an argument (argument is %r)" % (filter_name, arg)
             self.filters.append((filter_name, arg))
             if self.current is None:
                 break
 
     def read_filter(self):
         self.current_filter_name = self.read_alphanumeric_token()
+        self.current_filter_arg = None
         # Have we reached the end?
         if self.current is None:
             return (self.current_filter_name, None)
diff --git a/tests/othertests/templates.py b/tests/othertests/templates.py
index 01b77db401..07b41f5b10 100644
--- a/tests/othertests/templates.py
+++ b/tests/othertests/templates.py
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ TEMPLATE_TESTS = {
     # Raise TemplateSyntaxError for empty block tags
     'basic-syntax28': ("{% %}", {}, template.TemplateSyntaxError),
 
+    # Chained filters, with an argument to the first one
+    'basic-syntax29': ('{{ var|removetags:"b i"|upper|lower }}', {"var": "<b><i>Yes</i></b>"}, "yes"),
+
     ### IF TAG ################################################################
     'if-tag01': ("{% if foo %}yes{% else %}no{% endif %}", {"foo": True}, "yes"),
     'if-tag02': ("{% if foo %}yes{% else %}no{% endif %}", {"foo": False}, "no"),