diff --git a/src/ui/public/filter_manager/__tests__/filter_manager.js b/src/ui/public/filter_manager/__tests__/filter_manager.js
index 618b969b9589b..a27b56ff6926c 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/filter_manager/__tests__/filter_manager.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/filter_manager/__tests__/filter_manager.js
@@ -114,13 +114,13 @@ describe('Filter Manager', function () {
     checkAddFilters(0, null, 3);
     expect(appState.filters).to.have.length(2);
 
-    let scriptedField = {name: 'scriptedField', scripted: true, script: 1};
+    let scriptedField = {name: 'scriptedField', scripted: true, script: 1, lang: 'painless'};
     filterManager.add(scriptedField, 1, '+', 'myIndex');
     checkAddFilters(1, [{
       meta: {index: 'myIndex', negate: false, field: 'scriptedField'},
       script: {
         script: {
-          inline: '(' + scriptedField.script + ') == value',
+          inline: '(' + scriptedField.script + ') == params.value',
           lang: scriptedField.lang,
           params: {value: 1}
         }
diff --git a/src/ui/public/filter_manager/filter_manager.js b/src/ui/public/filter_manager/filter_manager.js
index c856ab0c07746..faf073cdd74df 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/filter_manager/filter_manager.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/filter_manager/filter_manager.js
@@ -54,11 +54,13 @@ export default function (Private) {
           break;
         default:
           if (field.scripted) {
+            // painless expects params.value while groovy and expression languages expect value.
+            const valueClause = field.lang === 'painless' ? 'params.value' : 'value';
             filter = {
               meta: { negate: negate, index: index, field: fieldName },
               script: {
                 script: {
-                  inline: '(' + field.script + ') == value',
+                  inline: '(' + field.script + ') == ' + valueClause,
                   lang: field.lang,
                   params: {
                     value: value
@@ -82,3 +84,4 @@ export default function (Private) {
 
   return filterManager;
 };
+
diff --git a/src/ui/public/filter_manager/lib/phrase.js b/src/ui/public/filter_manager/lib/phrase.js
index fbc2f45657d01..8fd6eec931d19 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/filter_manager/lib/phrase.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/filter_manager/lib/phrase.js
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ export default function buildPhraseFilter(field, value, indexPattern) {
   let filter = { meta: { index: indexPattern.id} };
 
   if (field.scripted) {
+    // painless expects params.value while groovy and expression languages expect value.
+    const valueClause = field.lang === 'painless' ? 'params.value' : 'value';
     _.set(filter, 'script.script', {
-      inline: '(' + field.script + ') == value',
+      inline: '(' + field.script + ') == ' + valueClause,
       lang: field.lang,
       params: {
         value: value
diff --git a/src/ui/public/filter_manager/lib/range.js b/src/ui/public/filter_manager/lib/range.js
index b04a4c46fa702..deec58b703199 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/filter_manager/lib/range.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/filter_manager/lib/range.js
@@ -33,15 +33,18 @@ export default function buildRangeFilter(field, params, indexPattern, formattedV
       lt: '<',
     };
 
-    const script = _.map(params, function (val, key) {
-      return '(' + field.script + ')' + operators[key] + key;
+    const knownParams = _.pick(params, (val, key) => { return key in operators; });
+    const script = _.map(knownParams, function (val, key) {
+      // painless expects params.[key] while groovy and expression languages expect [key] only.
+      const valuePrefix = field.lang === 'painless' ? 'params.' : '';
+      return '(' + field.script + ')' + operators[key] + valuePrefix + key;
     }).join(' && ');
 
-    const value = _.map(params, function (val, key) {
+    const value = _.map(knownParams, function (val, key) {
       return operators[key] + field.format.convert(val);
     }).join(' ');
 
-    _.set(filter, 'script.script', { inline: script, params: params, lang: field.lang });
+    _.set(filter, 'script.script', { inline: script, params: knownParams, lang: field.lang });
     filter.script.script.params.value = value;
     filter.meta.field = field.name;
   } else {