diff --git a/assets/resources/scriptlets.js b/assets/resources/scriptlets.js
index 8eb78ba133d25..2b348e7b9874f 100644
--- a/assets/resources/scriptlets.js
+++ b/assets/resources/scriptlets.js
@@ -59,6 +59,36 @@ function safeSelf() {
             if ( `${args[0]}` === '' ) { return; }
             this.log('[uBO]', ...args);
         },
+        'initPattern': function(pattern, options = {}) {
+            if ( pattern === '' ) {
+                return { matchAll: true };
+            }
+            const expect = (options.canNegate && pattern.startsWith('!') === false);
+            if ( expect === false ) {
+                pattern = pattern.slice(1);
+            }
+            const match = /^\/(.+)\/([gimsu]*)$/.exec(pattern);
+            if ( match !== null ) {
+                return {
+                    re: new this.RegExp(
+                        match[1],
+                        match[2] || options.flags
+                    ),
+                    expect,
+                };
+            }
+            return {
+                re: new this.RegExp(pattern.replace(
+                    /[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&'),
+                    options.flags
+                ),
+                expect,
+            };
+        },
+        'testPattern': function(details, haystack) {
+            if ( details.matchAll ) { return true; }
+            return this.RegExp_test.call(details.re, haystack) === details.expect;
+        },
     };
     scriptletGlobals.set('safeSelf', safe);
     return safe;
@@ -636,7 +666,7 @@ function objectPrune(
     obj,
     rawPrunePaths,
     rawNeedlePaths,
-    stackNeedle = ''
+    stackNeedleDetails = { matchAll: true }
 ) {
     if ( typeof rawPrunePaths !== 'string' ) { return obj; }
     const prunePaths = rawPrunePaths !== ''
@@ -657,9 +687,8 @@ function objectPrune(
         log = console.log.bind(console);
         reLogNeedle = patternToRegex(rawNeedlePaths);
     }
-    if ( stackNeedle !== '' ) {
-        const reStackNeedle = patternToRegex(stackNeedle);
-        if ( matchesStackTrace(reStackNeedle, extraArgs.logstack) === false ) {
+    if ( stackNeedleDetails.matchAll !== true ) {
+        if ( matchesStackTrace(stackNeedleDetails, extraArgs.logstack) === false ) {
             return obj;
         }
     }
@@ -828,10 +857,9 @@ builtinScriptlets.push({
     ],
 });
 function matchesStackTrace(
-    reNeedle,
+    needleDetails,
     logLevel = 0
 ) {
-    if ( reNeedle === undefined ) { return false; }
     const safe = safeSelf();
     const exceptionToken = getExceptionToken();
     const error = new safe.Error(exceptionToken);
@@ -861,7 +889,7 @@ function matchesStackTrace(
     }
     lines[0] = `stackDepth:${lines.length-1}`;
     const stack = lines.join('\t');
-    const r = safe.RegExp_test.call(reNeedle, stack);
+    const r = safe.testPattern(needleDetails, stack);
     if (
         logLevel === 1 ||
         logLevel === 2 && r ||
@@ -1004,15 +1032,16 @@ builtinScriptlets.push({
         'get-extra-args.fn',
         'matches-stack-trace.fn',
         'pattern-to-regex.fn',
+        'safe-self.fn',
     ],
 });
-// Status is currently experimental
 function abortOnStackTrace(
     chain = '',
     needle = ''
 ) {
     if ( typeof chain !== 'string' ) { return; }
-    const reNeedle = patternToRegex(needle);
+    const safe = safeSelf();
+    const needleDetails = safe.initPattern(needle, { canNegate: true });
     const extraArgs = getExtraArgs(Array.from(arguments), 2);
     const makeProxy = function(owner, chain) {
         const pos = chain.indexOf('.');
@@ -1020,13 +1049,13 @@ function abortOnStackTrace(
             let v = owner[chain];
             Object.defineProperty(owner, chain, {
                 get: function() {
-                    if ( matchesStackTrace(reNeedle, extraArgs.log) ) {
+                    if ( matchesStackTrace(needleDetails, extraArgs.log) ) {
                         throw new ReferenceError(getExceptionToken());
                     }
                     return v;
                 },
                 set: function(a) {
-                    if ( matchesStackTrace(reNeedle, extraArgs.log) ) {
+                    if ( matchesStackTrace(needleDetails, extraArgs.log) ) {
                         throw new ReferenceError(getExceptionToken());
                     }
                     v = a;
@@ -1132,6 +1161,7 @@ builtinScriptlets.push({
     fn: jsonPrune,
     dependencies: [
         'object-prune.fn',
+        'safe-self.fn',
     ],
 });
 //  When no "prune paths" argument is provided, the scriptlet is
@@ -1145,6 +1175,8 @@ function jsonPrune(
     rawNeedlePaths = '',
     stackNeedle = ''
 ) {
+    const safe = safeSelf();
+    const stackNeedleDetails = safe.initPattern(stackNeedle, { canNegate: true });
     const extraArgs = Array.from(arguments).slice(3);
     JSON.parse = new Proxy(JSON.parse, {
         apply: function(target, thisArg, args) {
@@ -1152,7 +1184,7 @@ function jsonPrune(
                 Reflect.apply(target, thisArg, args),
                 rawPrunePaths,
                 rawNeedlePaths,
-                stackNeedle,
+                stackNeedleDetails,
                 ...extraArgs
             );
         },
@@ -1164,7 +1196,7 @@ function jsonPrune(
                     o,
                     rawPrunePaths,
                     rawNeedlePaths,
-                    stackNeedle,
+                    stackNeedleDetails,
                     ...extraArgs
                 )
             );
diff --git a/src/js/scriptlet-filtering.js b/src/js/scriptlet-filtering.js
index d1441cc66471d..43ddfc0938f38 100644
--- a/src/js/scriptlet-filtering.js
+++ b/src/js/scriptlet-filtering.js
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ const VERSION = 1;
 
 const duplicates = new Set();
 const scriptletCache = new µb.MRUCache(32);
-const reEscapeScriptArg = /[\\'"]/g;
 
 const scriptletDB = new StaticExtFilteringHostnameDB(1, VERSION);
 
@@ -206,21 +205,11 @@ const patchScriptlet = function(content, arglist) {
     if ( content.startsWith('function') && content.endsWith('}') ) {
         content = `(${content})({{args}});`;
     }
-    if ( arglist.length === 0 ) {
-        return content.replace('{{args}}', '');
-    }
-    if ( arglist.length === 1 ) {
-        if ( arglist[0].startsWith('{') && arglist[0].endsWith('}') ) {
-            return content.replace('{{args}}', arglist[0]);
-        }
-    }
     for ( let i = 0; i < arglist.length; i++ ) {
         content = content.replace(`{{${i+1}}}`, arglist[i]);
     }
     return content.replace('{{args}}',
-        arglist.map(a => `'${a.replace(reEscapeScriptArg, '\\$&')}'`)
-               .join(', ')
-               .replace(/\$/g, '$$$')
+        JSON.stringify(arglist).slice(1,-1).replace(/\$/g, '$$$')
     );
 };
 
diff --git a/src/js/static-filtering-parser.js b/src/js/static-filtering-parser.js
index e6f62093066d3..9d312c26f4440 100644
--- a/src/js/static-filtering-parser.js
+++ b/src/js/static-filtering-parser.js
@@ -2266,27 +2266,9 @@ export class AstFilterParser {
         const parentEnd = this.nodes[parent+NODE_END_INDEX];
         if ( parentEnd === parentBeg ) { return 0; }
         const s = this.getNodeString(parent);
-        let next = 0;
-        // json-based arg?
-        const match = this.rePatternScriptletJsonArgs.exec(s);
-        if ( match !== null ) {
-            next = this.allocTypedNode(
-                NODE_TYPE_EXT_PATTERN_SCRIPTLET_ARG,
-                parentBeg,
-                parentEnd
-            );
-            try {
-                void JSON.parse(s);
-            } catch(ex) {
-                this.addNodeFlags(next, NODE_FLAG_ERROR);
-                this.addFlags(AST_FLAG_HAS_ERROR);
-            }
-            return next;
-        }
-        // positional args
-        const head = this.allocHeadNode();
         const argsEnd = s.length;
-        let prev = head;
+        const head = this.allocHeadNode();
+        let prev = head, next = 0;
         let decorationBeg = 0;
         let i = 0;
         for (;;) {