diff --git a/tests/system/View/ParserTest.php b/tests/system/View/ParserTest.php
index dc4d1891bd3d..e6e88e70ec5d 100644
--- a/tests/system/View/ParserTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/View/ParserTest.php
@@ -747,6 +747,25 @@ public function testParserPluginNoParams()
 
 	//--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+	/**
+	 * @group parserplugins
+	 */
+	public function testParserPluginClosure()
+	{
+		$config                   = $this->config;
+		$config->plugins['hello'] = function (array $params = []) {
+			return 'Hello, ' . trim($params[0]);
+		};
+
+		$parser = new Parser($config, $this->viewsDir, $this->loader);
+
+		$template = '{+ hello world +}';
+
+		$this->assertEquals('Hello, world', $parser->renderString($template));
+	}
+
+	//--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 	/**
 	 * @group parserplugins
 	 */
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/outgoing/view_parser.rst b/user_guide_src/source/outgoing/view_parser.rst
index efd9a5c63f7e..240852999949 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/outgoing/view_parser.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/outgoing/view_parser.rst
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ callable::
 PHP Native functions as Filters
 -------------------------------
 
-You can easily use native php function as filters by editing **app/Config/View.php** and adding new entries to the
+You can use native php function as filters by editing **app/Config/View.php** and adding new entries to the
 ``$filters`` array.Each key is the name of the native PHP function is called by in the view, and its value is any valid native PHP
 function prefixed with::
 
@@ -543,6 +543,22 @@ used within the template file. The value is any valid PHP callable, including st
 		},
 	];
 
+Any closures that are being used must be defined in the config file's constructor::
+
+    class View extends \CodeIgniter\Config\View
+    {
+        public $plugins = [];
+
+        public function __construct()
+        {
+            $this->plugins['bar'] = function(array $params=[]) {
+                return $params[0] ?? '';
+            };
+
+            parent::__construct();
+        }
+    }
+
 If the callable is on its own, it is treated as a single tag, not a open/close one. It will be replaced by
 the return value from the plugin::