diff --git a/common/jinja/runtime.cpp b/common/jinja/runtime.cpp
index 2232790c31..5b51427aa0 100644
--- a/common/jinja/runtime.cpp
+++ b/common/jinja/runtime.cpp
@@ -306,6 +306,19 @@ value filter_expression::execute_impl(context & ctx) {
             filter_id = "strip"; // alias
         }
         JJ_DEBUG("Applying filter '%s' to %s", filter_id.c_str(), input->type().c_str());
+        // TODO: Refactor filters so this coercion can be done automatically
+        if (!input->is_undefined() && !is_val<value_string>(input) && (
+            filter_id == "capitalize" ||
+            filter_id == "lower" ||
+            filter_id == "replace" ||
+            filter_id == "strip" ||
+            filter_id == "title" ||
+            filter_id == "upper" ||
+            filter_id == "wordcount"
+        )) {
+            JJ_DEBUG("Coercing %s to String for '%s' filter", input->type().c_str(), filter_id.c_str());
+            input = mk_val<value_string>(input->as_string());
+        }
         return try_builtin_func(ctx, filter_id, input)->invoke(func_args(ctx));
 
     } else if (is_stmt<call_expression>(filter)) {
diff --git a/common/jinja/value.cpp b/common/jinja/value.cpp
index 749113124b..7dc1d65407 100644
--- a/common/jinja/value.cpp
+++ b/common/jinja/value.cpp
@@ -465,8 +465,9 @@ const func_builtins & value_int_t::get_builtins() const {
             double val = static_cast<double>(args.get_pos(0)->as_int());
             return mk_val<value_float>(val);
         }},
-        {"tojson", tojson},
+        {"safe", tojson},
         {"string", tojson},
+        {"tojson", tojson},
     };
     return builtins;
 }
@@ -485,8 +486,9 @@ const func_builtins & value_float_t::get_builtins() const {
             int64_t val = static_cast<int64_t>(args.get_pos(0)->as_float());
             return mk_val<value_int>(val);
         }},
-        {"tojson", tojson},
+        {"safe", tojson},
         {"string", tojson},
+        {"tojson", tojson},
     };
     return builtins;
 }
@@ -771,6 +773,11 @@ const func_builtins & value_string_t::get_builtins() const {
 
 
 const func_builtins & value_bool_t::get_builtins() const {
+    static const func_handler tostring = [](const func_args & args) -> value {
+        args.ensure_vals<value_bool>();
+        bool val = args.get_pos(0)->as_bool();
+        return mk_val<value_string>(val ? "True" : "False");
+    };
     static const func_builtins builtins = {
         {"default", default_value},
         {"int", [](const func_args & args) -> value {
@@ -783,11 +790,8 @@ const func_builtins & value_bool_t::get_builtins() const {
             bool val = args.get_pos(0)->as_bool();
             return mk_val<value_float>(val ? 1.0 : 0.0);
         }},
-        {"string", [](const func_args & args) -> value {
-            args.ensure_vals<value_bool>();
-            bool val = args.get_pos(0)->as_bool();
-            return mk_val<value_string>(val ? "True" : "False");
-        }},
+        {"safe", tostring},
+        {"string", tostring},
         {"tojson", tojson},
     };
     return builtins;
@@ -1100,18 +1104,14 @@ const func_builtins & value_object_t::get_builtins() const {
 }
 
 const func_builtins & value_none_t::get_builtins() const {
+    static const func_handler tostring = [](const func_args &) -> value {
+        return mk_val<value_string>("None");
+    };
     static const func_builtins builtins = {
         {"default", default_value},
         {"tojson", tojson},
-        {"string", [](const func_args &) -> value {
-            return mk_val<value_string>("None");
-        }},
-        {"safe", [](const func_args &) -> value {
-            return mk_val<value_string>("None");
-        }},
-        {"strip", [](const func_args &) -> value {
-            return mk_val<value_string>("None");
-        }},
+        {"string", tostring},
+        {"safe", tostring},
         {"items", empty_value_fn<value_array>},
         {"map", empty_value_fn<value_array>},
         {"reject", empty_value_fn<value_array>},
diff --git a/tests/test-jinja.cpp b/tests/test-jinja.cpp
index 5d4b2806ac..ce3008f4c7 100644
--- a/tests/test-jinja.cpp
+++ b/tests/test-jinja.cpp
@@ -523,6 +523,18 @@ static void test_filters(testing & t) {
         "hello"
     );
 
+    test_template(t, "upper array",
+        "{{ items|upper }}",
+        {{"items", json::array({"hello", "world"})}},
+        "['HELLO', 'WORLD']"
+    );
+
+    test_template(t, "upper dict",
+        "{{ items|upper }}",
+        {{"items", {{"hello", "world"}}}},
+        "{'HELLO': 'WORLD'}"
+    );
+
     test_template(t, "capitalize",
         "{{ 'heLlo World'|capitalize }}",
         json::object(),