diff --git a/spec/core/ExpectationFilterChainSpec.js b/spec/core/ExpectationFilterChainSpec.js
index 8c91dd5a..81b3cfc4 100644
--- a/spec/core/ExpectationFilterChainSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/ExpectationFilterChainSpec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,32 @@
-describe('ExpectationFilterChainSpec', function() {
+describe('ExpectationFilterChain', function() {
+  describe('#addFilter', function() {
+    it('returns a new filter chain with the added filter', function() {
+      var first = jasmine.createSpy('first'),
+        second = jasmine.createSpy('second'),
+        orig = new jasmineUnderTest.ExpectationFilterChain({
+          modifyFailureMessage: first
+        }),
+        added = orig.addFilter({selectComparisonFunc: second});
+
+      added.modifyFailureMessage();
+      expect(first).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      debugger;
+      added.selectComparisonFunc();
+      expect(second).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('does not modify the original filter chain', function() {
+      var orig = new jasmineUnderTest.ExpectationFilterChain({}),
+        f = jasmine.createSpy('f');
+
+
+      orig.addFilter({selectComparisonFunc: f});
+
+      orig.selectComparisonFunc();
+      expect(f).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('#selectComparisonFunc', function() {
     describe('When no filters have #selectComparisonFunc', function() {
       it('returns undefined', function() {
@@ -10,14 +38,14 @@ describe('ExpectationFilterChainSpec', function() {
 
     describe('When some filters have #selectComparisonFunc', function() {
       it('calls the first filter that has #selectComparisonFunc', function() {
-        var chain = new jasmineUnderTest.ExpectationFilterChain(),
-          first = jasmine.createSpy('first').and.returnValue('first'),
+        var first = jasmine.createSpy('first').and.returnValue('first'),
           second = jasmine.createSpy('second').and.returnValue('second'),
+          chain = new jasmineUnderTest.ExpectationFilterChain()
+            .addFilter({selectComparisonFunc: first})
+            .addFilter({selectComparisonFunc: second}),
           matcher = {},
           result;
 
-        chain.addFilter({selectComparisonFunc: first});
-        chain.addFilter({selectComparisonFunc: second});
         result = chain.selectComparisonFunc(matcher);
 
         expect(first).toHaveBeenCalledWith(matcher);
@@ -38,17 +66,17 @@ describe('ExpectationFilterChainSpec', function() {
 
     describe('When some filters have #buildFailureMessage', function() {
       it('calls the first filter that has #buildFailureMessage', function() {
-        var chain = new jasmineUnderTest.ExpectationFilterChain(),
-          first = jasmine.createSpy('first').and.returnValue('first'),
+        var first = jasmine.createSpy('first').and.returnValue('first'),
           second = jasmine.createSpy('second').and.returnValue('second'),
+          chain = new jasmineUnderTest.ExpectationFilterChain()
+            .addFilter({buildFailureMessage: first})
+            .addFilter({buildFailureMessage: second}),
           matcherResult = {pass: false},
           matcherName = 'foo',
           args = [],
           util = {},
           result;
 
-        chain.addFilter({buildFailureMessage: first});
-        chain.addFilter({buildFailureMessage: second});
         result = chain.buildFailureMessage(matcherResult, matcherName, args, util);
 
         expect(first).toHaveBeenCalledWith(matcherResult, matcherName, args, util);
@@ -60,19 +88,20 @@ describe('ExpectationFilterChainSpec', function() {
 
   describe('#modifyFailureMessage', function() {
     it('calls each filter with the return value of the next previously added filter', function() {
-        var chain = new jasmineUnderTest.ExpectationFilterChain(),
-          first = jasmine.createSpy('first').and.returnValue('first'),
+        var first = jasmine.createSpy('first').and.returnValue('first'),
           third = jasmine.createSpy('third').and.returnValue('third'),
+          chain = new jasmineUnderTest.ExpectationFilterChain()
+            .addFilter({modifyFailureMessage: first})
+            .addFilter({})
+            .addFilter({modifyFailureMessage: third}),
           result;
 
-        chain.addFilter({modifyFailureMessage: first});
-        chain.addFilter({})
-        chain.addFilter({modifyFailureMessage: third});
+        debugger;
         result = chain.modifyFailureMessage('original');
 
-        expect(third).toHaveBeenCalledWith('original');
-        expect(first).toHaveBeenCalledWith('third');
-        expect(result).toEqual('first');
+        expect(first).toHaveBeenCalledWith('original');
+        expect(third).toHaveBeenCalledWith('first');
+        expect(result).toEqual('third');
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/core/ExpectationFilterChain.js b/src/core/ExpectationFilterChain.js
index 3577ab4c..99cab978 100644
--- a/src/core/ExpectationFilterChain.js
+++ b/src/core/ExpectationFilterChain.js
@@ -1,42 +1,52 @@
 getJasmineRequireObj().ExpectationFilterChain = function() {
-  function ExpectationFilterChain() {
-    this.filters_ = [];
+  function ExpectationFilterChain(maybeFilter, prev) {
+    this.filter_ = maybeFilter;
+    this.prev_ = prev;
   }
 
   ExpectationFilterChain.prototype.addFilter = function(filter) {
-    this.filters_.push(filter);
+    return new ExpectationFilterChain(filter, this);
   };
 
   ExpectationFilterChain.prototype.selectComparisonFunc = function(matcher) {
-    return this.callFirst_('selectComparisonFunc', arguments);
+    return this.callFirst_('selectComparisonFunc', arguments).result;
   };
 
   ExpectationFilterChain.prototype.buildFailureMessage = function(result, matcherName, args, util) {
-    return this.callFirst_('buildFailureMessage', arguments);
+    return this.callFirst_('buildFailureMessage', arguments).result;
   };
 
   ExpectationFilterChain.prototype.modifyFailureMessage = function(msg) {
-    var i;
+    if (this.prev_) {
+      msg = this.prev_.modifyFailureMessage(msg);
+    }
 
-    for (i = this.filters_.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-      if (this.filters_[i].modifyFailureMessage) {
-        msg = this.filters_[i].modifyFailureMessage(msg);
-      }
+    if (this.filter_ && this.filter_.modifyFailureMessage) {
+      msg = this.filter_.modifyFailureMessage(msg);
     }
 
     return msg;
   };
 
   ExpectationFilterChain.prototype.callFirst_ = function(fname, args) {
-    var i, filter;
+    var prevResult;
 
-    for (i = 0; i < this.filters_.length; i++) {
-      filter = this.filters_[i];
+    if (this.prev_) {
+      prevResult = this.prev_.callFirst_(fname, args);
 
-      if (filter[fname]) {
-        return filter[fname].apply(filter, args);
+      if (prevResult.found) {
+        return prevResult;
       }
     }
+
+    if (this.filter_ && this.filter_[fname]) {
+      return {
+        found: true,
+        result: this.filter_[fname].apply(this.filter_, args)
+      };
+    }
+
+    return {found: false};
   };
 
   return ExpectationFilterChain;