diff --git a/lib/rake-pipeline-web-filters.rb b/lib/rake-pipeline-web-filters.rb
index 8548ca6..8b41dfd 100644
--- a/lib/rake-pipeline-web-filters.rb
+++ b/lib/rake-pipeline-web-filters.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ module Filters
 require "rake-pipeline-web-filters/neuter_filter"
 require "rake-pipeline-web-filters/sass_filter"
 require "rake-pipeline-web-filters/stylus_filter"
+require "rake-pipeline-web-filters/jade_filter"
 require "rake-pipeline-web-filters/tilt_filter"
 require "rake-pipeline-web-filters/coffee_script_filter"
 require "rake-pipeline-web-filters/yui_javascript_filter"
diff --git a/lib/rake-pipeline-web-filters/helpers.rb b/lib/rake-pipeline-web-filters/helpers.rb
index 4a90880..c921c99 100644
--- a/lib/rake-pipeline-web-filters/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/rake-pipeline-web-filters/helpers.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ def sass(*args, &block)
     end
     alias_method :scss, :sass
 
+  # Add a new {JadeFilter} to the pipeline.
+    # @see JadeFilter#initialize
+    def jade(*args, &block)
+      filter(Rake::Pipeline::Web::Filters::JadeFilter, *args, &block)
+    end
+
     # Add a new {StylusFilter} to the pipeline.
     # @see StylusFilter#initialize
     def stylus(*args, &block)
diff --git a/lib/rake-pipeline-web-filters/jade_filter.rb b/lib/rake-pipeline-web-filters/jade_filter.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b52ea2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/rake-pipeline-web-filters/jade_filter.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+require 'rake-pipeline-web-filters/filter_with_dependencies'
+
+module Rake::Pipeline::Web::Filters
+  # A filter that compiles input files written in Jade
+  # to HTML using the Jade compiler
+  #
+  # Requires node and https://npmjs.org/package/jade by
+  # [sudo] npm install jade -g
+  #
+  # @example
+  #   !!!ruby
+  #   Rake::Pipeline.build do
+  #     input "app/assets", "**/*.jade"
+  #     output "public"
+  #
+  #     # Compile each Jade file under the app/assets
+  #     # directory.
+  #     filter Rake::Pipeline::Web::Filters::JadeFilter
+  #   end
+  #   !!!ruby
+  #   Rake::Pipeline.build do
+  #     input "app/assets", "**/*.jade"
+  #     output "public"
+  #
+  #     jade :pretty
+  #   end
+  class JadeFilter < Rake::Pipeline::Filter
+    include Rake::Pipeline::Web::Filters::FilterWithDependencies
+    
+    # @return [Hash] a hash of options to pass to Less
+    #   when compiling.
+    # @option option :prettify output
+    attr_reader :options
+
+    def initialize(options={}, &block)
+      block ||= proc { |input| input.sub(/\.(jade)$/, '.html') }
+      super(&block)
+      @options = options
+    end
+
+    def generate_output(inputs, output)
+
+      inputs.each do |input|
+        if options[:pretty]
+          output.write `echo "#{input.read}" | jade -P`
+        else
+          output.write `echo "#{input.read}" | jade`
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+  private
+
+    def external_dependencies
+      [ ]
+    end
+    
+  end
+end
diff --git a/rake-pipeline-web-filters.gemspec b/rake-pipeline-web-filters.gemspec
index e064a7f..1febaed 100644
--- a/rake-pipeline-web-filters.gemspec
+++ b/rake-pipeline-web-filters.gemspec
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
   gem.add_development_dependency "json"
   gem.add_development_dependency "therubyracer"
   gem.add_development_dependency "stylus"
+  gem.add_development_dependency "jade"
 end
diff --git a/spec/helpers_spec.rb b/spec/helpers_spec.rb
index d40667d..80ae2d5 100644
--- a/spec/helpers_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers_spec.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ def filter
     end
   end
 
+  describe "#jade" do
+    it "creates a JadeCompiler" do
+      dsl.jade
+      filter.should be_kind_of(Rake::Pipeline::Web::Filters::JadeFilter)
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "#tilt" do
     it "creates a TiltFilter" do
       dsl.tilt
diff --git a/spec/jade_filter_spec.rb b/spec/jade_filter_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8bdc219
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/jade_filter_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+describe "JadeFilter" do
+  JadeFilter ||= Rake::Pipeline::Web::Filters::JadeFilter
+  MemoryFileWrapper ||= Rake::Pipeline::SpecHelpers::MemoryFileWrapper
+
+  let(:jade_input) {"""
+!!! 5
+html
+  head
+    title Hello
+  body
+    h1 Hello
+"""
+}
+
+  let(:expected_html_output) {"""<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title>Hello</title></head><body><h1>Hello</h1></body></html>"""
+}
+
+let(:expected_prettified_html_output) {"""\
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+  <head>
+    <title>Hello</title>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <h1>Hello</h1>
+  </body>
+</html>"""
+}
+
+  def input_file(name, content)
+    MemoryFileWrapper.new("/path/to/input", name, "UTF-8", content)
+  end
+
+  def output_file(name)
+    MemoryFileWrapper.new("/path/to/output", name, "UTF-8")
+  end
+
+  def setup_filter(filter, input=jade_input)
+    filter.file_wrapper_class = MemoryFileWrapper
+    filter.input_files = [input_file("index.jade", input)]
+    filter.output_root = "/path/to/output"
+    filter.rake_application = Rake::Application.new
+    filter
+  end
+
+  it "generates output" do
+    filter = setup_filter JadeFilter.new
+
+    filter.output_files.should == [output_file("index.html")]
+
+    tasks = filter.generate_rake_tasks
+    tasks.each(&:invoke)
+
+    file = MemoryFileWrapper.files["/path/to/output/index.html"]
+    file.body.should == expected_html_output
+    file.encoding.should == "UTF-8"
+  end
+
+  it "prettifies output" do
+    filter = setup_filter JadeFilter.new :pretty => true
+
+    filter.output_files.should == [output_file("index.html")]
+
+    tasks = filter.generate_rake_tasks
+    tasks.each(&:invoke)
+
+    file = MemoryFileWrapper.files["/path/to/output/index.html"]
+    file.body.should == expected_prettified_html_output
+    file.encoding.should == "UTF-8"
+  end
+
+  describe "naming output files" do
+    it "translates .jade extensions to .html by default" do
+      filter = setup_filter JadeFilter.new
+      filter.output_files.first.path.should == "index.html"
+    end
+
+    it "accepts a block to customize output file names" do
+      filter = setup_filter(JadeFilter.new { |input| "hbs" })
+      filter.output_files.first.path.should == "hbs"
+    end
+  end
+end