diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 2c4280bb..8bb0242f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+    - fixed bug with passing multiple modifiers to a parameter
+      (Monte)
     - updated docs for html_checkboxes, html_options and html_radios (messju)
     - fixed wrong default "name" attribute for html_options (messju)
     - html_checkboxes now expect the options as attribute "options" instead
diff --git a/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php b/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
index a08201be..9527aad4 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
@@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@ class Smarty_Compiler extends Smarty {
                             $token = 'false';
 						} else if ($token == 'null') {
                             $token = 'null';
-						} else if (!preg_match('!^' . $this->_obj_call_regexp . '|' . $this->_var_regexp . '(?:' . $this->_mod_regexp . ')?$!', $token)) {
+						} else if (!preg_match('!^' . $this->_obj_call_regexp . '|' . $this->_var_regexp . '(?:' . $this->_mod_regexp . ')*$!', $token)) {
                         	/* treat as a string, double-quote it escaping quotes */
                             $token = '"'.addslashes($token).'"';
 						}