diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/es_query/filters/build_filters.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/es_query/filters/build_filters.ts
index 42a4d66359346..ba1bd0a615493 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/es_query/filters/build_filters.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/es_query/filters/build_filters.ts
@@ -26,13 +26,15 @@ export function buildFilter(
   disabled: boolean,
   params: any,
   alias: string | null,
-  store: FilterStateStore
+  store?: FilterStateStore
 ): Filter {
   const filter = buildBaseFilter(indexPattern, field, type, params);
   filter.meta.alias = alias;
   filter.meta.negate = negate;
   filter.meta.disabled = disabled;
-  filter.$state = { store };
+  if (store) {
+    filter.$state = { store };
+  }
   return filter;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/exists_filter.test.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/exists_filter.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e3b53b2281398
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/exists_filter.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { createMockContext } from '../../../../expressions/common';
+import { functionWrapper } from './utils';
+import { existsFilterFunction } from './exists_filter';
+
+describe('interpreter/functions#existsFilter', () => {
+  const fn = functionWrapper(existsFilterFunction);
+
+  it('returns an object with the correct structure', () => {
+    const actual = fn(null, { field: { spec: { name: 'test' } } }, createMockContext());
+    expect(actual).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      Object {
+        "exists": Object {
+          "field": "test",
+        },
+        "meta": Object {
+          "alias": null,
+          "disabled": false,
+          "index": undefined,
+          "negate": false,
+        },
+        "type": "kibana_filter",
+      }
+    `);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/exists_filter.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/exists_filter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0979328860b4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/exists_filter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+import { ExpressionFunctionDefinition } from 'src/plugins/expressions/common';
+import { KibanaField, KibanaFilter } from './kibana_context_type';
+import { buildFilter, FILTERS } from '../../es_query/filters';
+import { IndexPattern } from '../../index_patterns/index_patterns';
+
+interface Arguments {
+  field: KibanaField;
+  negate?: boolean;
+}
+
+export type ExpressionFunctionExistsFilter = ExpressionFunctionDefinition<
+  'existsFilter',
+  null,
+  Arguments,
+  KibanaFilter
+>;
+
+export const existsFilterFunction: ExpressionFunctionExistsFilter = {
+  name: 'existsFilter',
+  type: 'kibana_filter',
+  inputTypes: ['null'],
+  help: i18n.translate('data.search.functions.existsFilter.help', {
+    defaultMessage: 'Create kibana exists filter',
+  }),
+  args: {
+    field: {
+      types: ['kibana_field'],
+      required: true,
+      help: i18n.translate('data.search.functions.existsFilter.field.help', {
+        defaultMessage: 'Specify the field you want to filter on. Use `field` function.',
+      }),
+    },
+    negate: {
+      types: ['boolean'],
+      default: false,
+      help: i18n.translate('data.search.functions.existsFilter.negate.help', {
+        defaultMessage: 'Should the filter be negated.',
+      }),
+    },
+  },
+
+  fn(input, args) {
+    return {
+      type: 'kibana_filter',
+      ...buildFilter(
+        ({} as any) as IndexPattern,
+        args.field.spec,
+        FILTERS.EXISTS,
+        args.negate || false,
+        false,
+        {},
+        null
+      ),
+    };
+  },
+};
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/field.test.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/field.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2ad139e2bd0a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/field.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { ExecutionContext } from 'src/plugins/expressions/common';
+import { functionWrapper } from './utils';
+import { fieldFunction } from './field';
+
+describe('interpreter/functions#field', () => {
+  const fn = functionWrapper(fieldFunction);
+  let context: ExecutionContext;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    context = {
+      getSearchContext: () => ({}),
+      getSearchSessionId: () => undefined,
+      types: {},
+      variables: {},
+      abortSignal: {} as any,
+      inspectorAdapters: {} as any,
+    };
+  });
+
+  it('returns an object with the correct structure', () => {
+    const actual = fn(null, { name: 'test', type: 'number' }, context);
+    expect(actual).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      Object {
+        "spec": Object {
+          "name": "test",
+          "script": undefined,
+          "scripted": false,
+          "type": "number",
+        },
+        "type": "kibana_field",
+      }
+    `);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/field.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/field.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8c13069f50ad5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/field.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+import { ExpressionFunctionDefinition } from 'src/plugins/expressions/common';
+import { KibanaField } from './kibana_context_type';
+
+interface Arguments {
+  name: string;
+  type: string;
+  script?: string;
+}
+
+export type ExpressionFunctionField = ExpressionFunctionDefinition<
+  'field',
+  null,
+  Arguments,
+  KibanaField
+>;
+
+export const fieldFunction: ExpressionFunctionField = {
+  name: 'field',
+  type: 'kibana_field',
+  inputTypes: ['null'],
+  help: i18n.translate('data.search.functions.field.help', {
+    defaultMessage: 'Create a Kibana field.',
+  }),
+  args: {
+    name: {
+      types: ['string'],
+      required: true,
+      help: i18n.translate('data.search.functions.field.name.help', {
+        defaultMessage: 'Name of the field',
+      }),
+    },
+    type: {
+      types: ['string'],
+      required: true,
+      help: i18n.translate('data.search.functions.field.type.help', {
+        defaultMessage: 'Type of the field',
+      }),
+    },
+    script: {
+      types: ['string'],
+      help: i18n.translate('data.search.functions.field.script.help', {
+        defaultMessage: 'A field script, in case the field is scripted.',
+      }),
+    },
+  },
+
+  fn(input, args) {
+    return {
+      type: 'kibana_field',
+      spec: {
+        name: args.name,
+        type: args.type,
+        scripted: args.script ? true : false,
+        script: args.script,
+      },
+    } as KibanaField;
+  },
+};
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/filters_to_ast.test.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/filters_to_ast.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..108b48f9ea77e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/filters_to_ast.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { filtersToAst } from './filters_to_ast';
+
+describe('interpreter/functions#filtersToAst', () => {
+  const normalFilter = {
+    meta: { negate: false, alias: '', disabled: false },
+    query: { test: 'something' },
+  };
+  const negatedFilter = {
+    meta: { negate: true, alias: '', disabled: false },
+    query: { test: 'something' },
+  };
+
+  it('converts a list of filters to an expression AST node', () => {
+    const actual = filtersToAst([normalFilter, negatedFilter]);
+    expect(actual).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(actual[0].functions[0]).toHaveProperty('name', 'kibanaFilter');
+    expect(actual[0].functions[0].arguments).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      Object {
+        "negate": Array [
+          false,
+        ],
+        "query": Array [
+          "{\\"query\\":{\\"test\\":\\"something\\"}}",
+        ],
+      }
+    `);
+    expect(actual[1].functions[0]).toHaveProperty('name', 'kibanaFilter');
+    expect(actual[1].functions[0].arguments).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      Object {
+        "negate": Array [
+          true,
+        ],
+        "query": Array [
+          "{\\"query\\":{\\"test\\":\\"something\\"}}",
+        ],
+      }
+    `);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/filters_to_ast.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/filters_to_ast.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a4dd959caecf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/filters_to_ast.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { buildExpression, buildExpressionFunction } from '../../../../expressions/common';
+import { Filter } from '../../es_query/filters';
+import { ExpressionFunctionKibanaFilter } from './kibana_filter';
+
+export const filtersToAst = (filters: Filter[] | Filter) => {
+  return (Array.isArray(filters) ? filters : [filters]).map((filter) => {
+    const { meta, $state, ...restOfFilter } = filter;
+    return buildExpression([
+      buildExpressionFunction<ExpressionFunctionKibanaFilter>('kibanaFilter', {
+        query: JSON.stringify(restOfFilter),
+        negate: filter.meta.negate,
+      }),
+    ]);
+  });
+};
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/index.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/index.ts
index b38dce247261c..b80cbad778a11 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/index.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,11 @@ export * from './timerange_to_ast';
 export * from './kibana_context_type';
 export * from './esaggs';
 export * from './utils';
+export * from './range';
+export * from './field';
+export * from './phrase_filter';
+export * from './exists_filter';
+export * from './range_filter';
+export * from './kibana_filter';
+export * from './filters_to_ast';
 export * from './timerange';
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/kibana_context.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/kibana_context.ts
index 5c2e2f418e69c..98d7a2c45b4fc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/kibana_context.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/kibana_context.ts
@@ -10,14 +10,15 @@ import { uniqBy } from 'lodash';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { ExpressionFunctionDefinition, ExecutionContext } from 'src/plugins/expressions/common';
 import { Adapters } from 'src/plugins/inspector/common';
+import { unboxExpressionValue } from '../../../../expressions/common';
 import { Query, uniqFilters } from '../../query';
-import { ExecutionContextSearch, KibanaContext } from './kibana_context_type';
+import { ExecutionContextSearch, KibanaContext, KibanaFilter } from './kibana_context_type';
 import { KibanaQueryOutput } from './kibana_context_type';
 import { KibanaTimerangeOutput } from './timerange';
 
 interface Arguments {
   q?: KibanaQueryOutput | null;
-  filters?: string | null;
+  filters?: KibanaFilter[] | null;
   timeRange?: KibanaTimerangeOutput | null;
   savedSearchId?: string | null;
 }
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@ export const kibanaContextFunction: ExpressionFunctionKibanaContext = {
       }),
     },
     filters: {
-      types: ['string', 'null'],
-      default: '"[]"',
+      types: ['kibana_filter', 'null'],
+      multi: true,
       help: i18n.translate('data.search.functions.kibana_context.filters.help', {
         defaultMessage: 'Specify Kibana generic filters',
       }),
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ export const kibanaContextFunction: ExpressionFunctionKibanaContext = {
   async fn(input, args, { getSavedObject }) {
     const timeRange = args.timeRange || input?.timeRange;
     let queries = mergeQueries(input?.query, args?.q || []);
-    let filters = [...(input?.filters || []), ...getParsedValue(args?.filters, [])];
+    let filters = [...(input?.filters || []), ...(args?.filters?.map(unboxExpressionValue) || [])];
 
     if (args.savedSearchId) {
       if (typeof getSavedObject !== 'function') {
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/kibana_context_type.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/kibana_context_type.ts
index 090f09f7004ca..0a7c365bb2914 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/kibana_context_type.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/kibana_context_type.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import { ExpressionValueBoxed } from 'src/plugins/expressions/common';
 import { Filter } from '../../es_query';
 import { Query, TimeRange } from '../../query';
+import { IndexPatternField } from '../../index_patterns/fields';
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/consistent-type-definitions
 export type ExecutionContextSearch = {
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ export type ExpressionValueSearchContext = ExpressionValueBoxed<
 >;
 
 export type KibanaQueryOutput = ExpressionValueBoxed<'kibana_query', Query>;
+export type KibanaFilter = ExpressionValueBoxed<'kibana_filter', Filter>;
+export type KibanaField = ExpressionValueBoxed<'kibana_field', IndexPatternField>;
 
 // TODO: These two are exported for legacy reasons - remove them eventually.
 export type KIBANA_CONTEXT_NAME = 'kibana_context';
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/kibana_filter.test.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/kibana_filter.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ac8ae55492cc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/kibana_filter.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { createMockContext } from '../../../../expressions/common';
+import { functionWrapper } from './utils';
+import { kibanaFilterFunction } from './kibana_filter';
+
+describe('interpreter/functions#kibanaFilter', () => {
+  const fn = functionWrapper(kibanaFilterFunction);
+
+  it('returns an object with the correct structure', () => {
+    const actual = fn(null, { query: '{ "name": "test" }' }, createMockContext());
+    expect(actual).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      Object {
+        "meta": Object {
+          "alias": "",
+          "disabled": false,
+          "negate": false,
+        },
+        "name": "test",
+        "type": "kibana_filter",
+      }
+    `);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/kibana_filter.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/kibana_filter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6d6f70fa8d1d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/kibana_filter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+import { ExpressionFunctionDefinition } from 'src/plugins/expressions/common';
+import { KibanaFilter } from './kibana_context_type';
+
+interface Arguments {
+  query: string;
+  negate?: boolean;
+}
+
+export type ExpressionFunctionKibanaFilter = ExpressionFunctionDefinition<
+  'kibanaFilter',
+  null,
+  Arguments,
+  KibanaFilter
+>;
+
+export const kibanaFilterFunction: ExpressionFunctionKibanaFilter = {
+  name: 'kibanaFilter',
+  type: 'kibana_filter',
+  inputTypes: ['null'],
+  help: i18n.translate('data.search.functions.kibanaFilter.help', {
+    defaultMessage: 'Create kibana filter',
+  }),
+  args: {
+    query: {
+      types: ['string'],
+      aliases: ['q', '_'],
+      required: true,
+      help: i18n.translate('data.search.functions.kibanaFilter.field.help', {
+        defaultMessage: 'Specify free form esdsl query',
+      }),
+    },
+    negate: {
+      types: ['boolean'],
+      default: false,
+      help: i18n.translate('data.search.functions.kibanaFilter.negate.help', {
+        defaultMessage: 'Should the filter be negated',
+      }),
+    },
+  },
+
+  fn(input, args) {
+    return {
+      type: 'kibana_filter',
+      meta: {
+        negate: args.negate || false,
+        alias: '',
+        disabled: false,
+      },
+      ...JSON.parse(args.query),
+    };
+  },
+};
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/phrase_filter.test.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/phrase_filter.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..39bd907513a0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/phrase_filter.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { createMockContext } from '../../../../expressions/common';
+import { functionWrapper } from './utils';
+import { phraseFilterFunction } from './phrase_filter';
+
+describe('interpreter/functions#phraseFilter', () => {
+  const fn = functionWrapper(phraseFilterFunction);
+
+  it('returns an object with the correct structure', () => {
+    const actual = fn(
+      null,
+      { field: { spec: { name: 'test' } }, phrase: ['test', 'something'] },
+      createMockContext()
+    );
+    expect(actual).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      Object {
+        "meta": Object {
+          "alias": null,
+          "disabled": false,
+          "index": undefined,
+          "key": "test",
+          "negate": false,
+          "params": Array [
+            "test",
+            "something",
+          ],
+          "type": "phrases",
+          "value": "test, something",
+        },
+        "query": Object {
+          "bool": Object {
+            "minimum_should_match": 1,
+            "should": Array [
+              Object {
+                "match_phrase": Object {
+                  "test": "test",
+                },
+              },
+              Object {
+                "match_phrase": Object {
+                  "test": "something",
+                },
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+        "type": "kibana_filter",
+      }
+    `);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/phrase_filter.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/phrase_filter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0b19e8a1e416d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/phrase_filter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+import { ExpressionFunctionDefinition } from 'src/plugins/expressions/common';
+import { KibanaField, KibanaFilter } from './kibana_context_type';
+import { buildFilter, FILTERS } from '../../es_query/filters';
+import { IndexPattern } from '../../index_patterns/index_patterns';
+
+interface Arguments {
+  field: KibanaField;
+  phrase: string[];
+  negate?: boolean;
+}
+
+export type ExpressionFunctionPhraseFilter = ExpressionFunctionDefinition<
+  'rangeFilter',
+  null,
+  Arguments,
+  KibanaFilter
+>;
+
+export const phraseFilterFunction: ExpressionFunctionPhraseFilter = {
+  name: 'rangeFilter',
+  type: 'kibana_filter',
+  inputTypes: ['null'],
+  help: i18n.translate('data.search.functions.phraseFilter.help', {
+    defaultMessage: 'Create kibana phrase or phrases filter',
+  }),
+  args: {
+    field: {
+      types: ['kibana_field'],
+      required: true,
+      help: i18n.translate('data.search.functions.phraseFilter.field.help', {
+        defaultMessage: 'Specify the field you want to filter on. Use `field` function.',
+      }),
+    },
+    phrase: {
+      types: ['string'],
+      multi: true,
+      required: true,
+      help: i18n.translate('data.search.functions.phraseFilter.phrase.help', {
+        defaultMessage: 'Specify the phrases',
+      }),
+    },
+    negate: {
+      types: ['boolean'],
+      default: false,
+      help: i18n.translate('data.search.functions.phraseFilter.negate.help', {
+        defaultMessage: 'Should the filter be negated',
+      }),
+    },
+  },
+
+  fn(input, args) {
+    if (args.phrase.length === 1) {
+      return {
+        type: 'kibana_filter',
+        ...buildFilter(
+          ({} as any) as IndexPattern,
+          args.field.spec,
+          FILTERS.PHRASE,
+          args.negate || false,
+          false,
+          args.phrase[0],
+          null
+        ),
+      };
+    }
+
+    return {
+      type: 'kibana_filter',
+      ...buildFilter(
+        ({} as any) as IndexPattern,
+        args.field.spec,
+        FILTERS.PHRASES,
+        args.negate || false,
+        false,
+        args.phrase,
+        null
+      ),
+    };
+  },
+};
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/range.test.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/range.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fbb4781c33a04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/range.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { ExecutionContext } from 'src/plugins/expressions/common';
+import { functionWrapper } from './utils';
+import { rangeFunction } from './range';
+
+describe('interpreter/functions#range', () => {
+  const fn = functionWrapper(rangeFunction);
+  let context: ExecutionContext;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    context = {
+      getSearchContext: () => ({}),
+      getSearchSessionId: () => undefined,
+      types: {},
+      variables: {},
+      abortSignal: {} as any,
+      inspectorAdapters: {} as any,
+    };
+  });
+
+  it('returns an object with the correct structure', () => {
+    const actual = fn(null, { lt: 20, gt: 10 }, context);
+    expect(actual).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      Object {
+        "gt": 10,
+        "gte": undefined,
+        "lt": 20,
+        "lte": undefined,
+        "type": "kibana_range",
+      }
+    `);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/range.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/range.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c7649a6e0669c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/range.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+import { ExpressionFunctionDefinition, ExpressionValueBoxed } from 'src/plugins/expressions/common';
+
+interface Arguments {
+  gt?: number | string;
+  lt?: number | string;
+  gte?: number | string;
+  lte?: number | string;
+}
+
+export type KibanaRange = ExpressionValueBoxed<'kibana_range', Arguments>;
+
+export type ExpressionFunctionRange = ExpressionFunctionDefinition<
+  'range',
+  null,
+  Arguments,
+  KibanaRange
+>;
+
+export const rangeFunction: ExpressionFunctionRange = {
+  name: 'range',
+  type: 'kibana_range',
+  inputTypes: ['null'],
+  help: i18n.translate('data.search.functions.range.help', {
+    defaultMessage: 'Create kibana range filter',
+  }),
+  args: {
+    gt: {
+      types: ['string', 'number'],
+      help: i18n.translate('data.search.functions.range.gt.help', {
+        defaultMessage: 'Greater than',
+      }),
+    },
+    lt: {
+      types: ['string', 'number'],
+      help: i18n.translate('data.search.functions.range.lt.help', {
+        defaultMessage: 'Less than',
+      }),
+    },
+    gte: {
+      types: ['string', 'number'],
+      help: i18n.translate('data.search.functions.range.gte.help', {
+        defaultMessage: 'Greater or equal than',
+      }),
+    },
+    lte: {
+      types: ['string', 'number'],
+      help: i18n.translate('data.search.functions.range.lte.help', {
+        defaultMessage: 'Less or equal than',
+      }),
+    },
+  },
+
+  fn(input, args) {
+    if (args.lt === undefined && args.lte === undefined) {
+      throw new Error('lt or lte must be provided');
+    }
+
+    if (args.gt === undefined && args.gte === undefined) {
+      throw new Error('gt or gte must be provided');
+    }
+
+    return {
+      type: 'kibana_range',
+      ...args,
+    };
+  },
+};
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/range_filter.test.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/range_filter.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..92670f8a044ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/range_filter.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { createMockContext } from '../../../../expressions/common';
+import { functionWrapper } from './utils';
+import { rangeFilterFunction } from './range_filter';
+
+describe('interpreter/functions#rangeFilter', () => {
+  const fn = functionWrapper(rangeFilterFunction);
+
+  it('returns an object with the correct structure', () => {
+    const actual = fn(
+      null,
+      { field: { spec: { name: 'test' } }, range: { gt: 10, lt: 20 } },
+      createMockContext()
+    );
+    expect(actual).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      Object {
+        "meta": Object {
+          "alias": null,
+          "disabled": false,
+          "index": undefined,
+          "negate": false,
+          "params": Object {},
+        },
+        "range": Object {
+          "test": Object {
+            "gte": 10,
+            "lt": 20,
+          },
+        },
+        "type": "kibana_filter",
+      }
+    `);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/range_filter.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/range_filter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ed71f5362fe85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/range_filter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+import { ExpressionFunctionDefinition } from 'src/plugins/expressions/common';
+import { KibanaField, KibanaFilter } from './kibana_context_type';
+import { buildFilter, FILTERS } from '../../es_query/filters';
+import { IndexPattern } from '../../index_patterns/index_patterns';
+import { KibanaRange } from './range';
+
+interface Arguments {
+  field: KibanaField;
+  range: KibanaRange;
+  negate?: boolean;
+}
+
+export type ExpressionFunctionRangeFilter = ExpressionFunctionDefinition<
+  'rangeFilter',
+  null,
+  Arguments,
+  KibanaFilter
+>;
+
+export const rangeFilterFunction: ExpressionFunctionRangeFilter = {
+  name: 'rangeFilter',
+  type: 'kibana_filter',
+  inputTypes: ['null'],
+  help: i18n.translate('data.search.functions.rangeFilter.help', {
+    defaultMessage: 'Create kibana range filter',
+  }),
+  args: {
+    field: {
+      types: ['kibana_field'],
+      required: true,
+      help: i18n.translate('data.search.functions.rangeFilter.field.help', {
+        defaultMessage: 'Specify the field you want to filter on. Use `field` function.',
+      }),
+    },
+    range: {
+      types: ['kibana_range'],
+      required: true,
+      help: i18n.translate('data.search.functions.rangeFilter.range.help', {
+        defaultMessage: 'Specify the range, use `range` function.',
+      }),
+    },
+    negate: {
+      types: ['boolean'],
+      default: false,
+      help: i18n.translate('data.search.functions.rangeFilter.negate.help', {
+        defaultMessage: 'Should the filter be negated',
+      }),
+    },
+  },
+
+  fn(input, args) {
+    return {
+      type: 'kibana_filter',
+      ...buildFilter(
+        ({} as any) as IndexPattern,
+        args.field.spec,
+        FILTERS.RANGE,
+        args.negate || false,
+        false,
+        { from: args.range.gt || args.range.gte, to: args.range.lt || args.range.lte },
+        null
+      ),
+    };
+  },
+};
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/public/search/search_service.ts b/src/plugins/data/public/search/search_service.ts
index 8eb73ba62244f..94fa5b7230f69 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/public/search/search_service.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/public/search/search_service.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ import {
   kibanaTimerangeFunction,
   luceneFunction,
   kqlFunction,
+  fieldFunction,
+  rangeFunction,
+  existsFilterFunction,
+  rangeFilterFunction,
+  kibanaFilterFunction,
+  phraseFilterFunction,
 } from '../../common/search';
 import { getCallMsearch } from './legacy';
 import { AggsService, AggsStartDependencies } from './aggs';
@@ -108,6 +114,12 @@ export class SearchService implements Plugin<ISearchSetup, ISearchStart> {
     expressions.registerFunction(luceneFunction);
     expressions.registerFunction(kqlFunction);
     expressions.registerFunction(kibanaTimerangeFunction);
+    expressions.registerFunction(fieldFunction);
+    expressions.registerFunction(rangeFunction);
+    expressions.registerFunction(kibanaFilterFunction);
+    expressions.registerFunction(existsFilterFunction);
+    expressions.registerFunction(rangeFilterFunction);
+    expressions.registerFunction(phraseFilterFunction);
     expressions.registerType(kibanaContext);
 
     expressions.registerFunction(esdsl);
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/server/search/search_service.ts b/src/plugins/data/server/search/search_service.ts
index ab9fc84d51187..69710e82b73b4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/server/search/search_service.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/server/search/search_service.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ import { registerUsageCollector } from './collectors/register';
 import { usageProvider } from './collectors/usage';
 import { searchTelemetry } from '../saved_objects';
 import {
+  existsFilterFunction,
+  fieldFunction,
   IEsSearchRequest,
   IEsSearchResponse,
   IKibanaSearchRequest,
@@ -52,11 +54,15 @@ import {
   kibanaContext,
   kibanaContextFunction,
   kibanaTimerangeFunction,
+  kibanaFilterFunction,
   kqlFunction,
   luceneFunction,
+  rangeFilterFunction,
+  rangeFunction,
   SearchSourceDependencies,
   searchSourceRequiredUiSettings,
   SearchSourceService,
+  phraseFilterFunction,
 } from '../../common/search';
 import { getEsaggs } from './expressions';
 import {
@@ -149,6 +155,12 @@ export class SearchService implements Plugin<ISearchSetup, ISearchStart> {
     expressions.registerFunction(kqlFunction);
     expressions.registerFunction(kibanaTimerangeFunction);
     expressions.registerFunction(kibanaContextFunction);
+    expressions.registerFunction(fieldFunction);
+    expressions.registerFunction(rangeFunction);
+    expressions.registerFunction(kibanaFilterFunction);
+    expressions.registerFunction(existsFilterFunction);
+    expressions.registerFunction(rangeFilterFunction);
+    expressions.registerFunction(phraseFilterFunction);
     expressions.registerType(kibanaContext);
 
     const aggs = this.aggsService.setup({ registerFunction: expressions.registerFunction });
diff --git a/src/plugins/expressions/common/expression_types/index.ts b/src/plugins/expressions/common/expression_types/index.ts
index 169dd434cf430..c7f0340a52fad 100644
--- a/src/plugins/expressions/common/expression_types/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/expressions/common/expression_types/index.ts
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ export * from './get_type';
 export * from './serialize_provider';
 export * from './expression_type';
 export * from './specs';
+export * from './unbox_expression_value';
diff --git a/src/plugins/expressions/common/expression_types/unbox_expression_value.test.ts b/src/plugins/expressions/common/expression_types/unbox_expression_value.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ace99d4925e9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/expressions/common/expression_types/unbox_expression_value.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { unboxExpressionValue } from './unbox_expression_value';
+
+describe('unboxExpressionValue()', () => {
+  it('should remove type property from a boxed value', () => {
+    const expressionValue = { type: 'something', value: 'something' };
+
+    expect(unboxExpressionValue(expressionValue)).toEqual({ value: 'something' });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/plugins/expressions/common/expression_types/unbox_expression_value.ts b/src/plugins/expressions/common/expression_types/unbox_expression_value.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..bb41efdf15609
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/expressions/common/expression_types/unbox_expression_value.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { ExpressionValueBoxed } from './types';
+
+export function unboxExpressionValue<T extends object>({
+  type,
+  ...value
+}: ExpressionValueBoxed<string, T>): T {
+  return value as T;
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/expressions/common/util/index.ts b/src/plugins/expressions/common/util/index.ts
index 5f83d962d5aea..470dfc3c2d436 100644
--- a/src/plugins/expressions/common/util/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/expressions/common/util/index.ts
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ export * from './create_error';
 export * from './get_by_alias';
 export * from './tables_adapter';
 export * from './expressions_inspector_adapter';
+export * from './test_utils';
diff --git a/src/plugins/expressions/common/util/test_utils.ts b/src/plugins/expressions/common/util/test_utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..59bd0a4235d9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/expressions/common/util/test_utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { ExecutionContext } from '../execution';
+
+export const createMockContext = () => {
+  return {
+    getSearchContext: () => ({}),
+    getSearchSessionId: () => undefined,
+    types: {},
+    variables: {},
+    abortSignal: {} as any,
+    inspectorAdapters: {} as any,
+  } as ExecutionContext;
+};
diff --git a/src/plugins/visualizations/public/embeddable/to_ast.ts b/src/plugins/visualizations/public/embeddable/to_ast.ts
index 7ccff9394943a..95b64fe4e6e17 100644
--- a/src/plugins/visualizations/public/embeddable/to_ast.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/visualizations/public/embeddable/to_ast.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { ExpressionFunctionKibana, ExpressionFunctionKibanaContext } from '../..
 import { buildExpression, buildExpressionFunction } from '../../../expressions/public';
 
 import { VisToExpressionAst } from '../types';
-import { queryToAst } from '../../../data/common';
+import { queryToAst, filtersToAst } from '../../../data/common';
 
 /**
  * Creates an ast expression for a visualization based on kibana context (query, filters, timerange)
@@ -22,12 +22,15 @@ import { queryToAst } from '../../../data/common';
 export const toExpressionAst: VisToExpressionAst = async (vis, params) => {
   const { savedSearchId, searchSource } = vis.data;
   const query = searchSource?.getField('query');
-  const filters = searchSource?.getField('filter');
+  let filters = searchSource?.getField('filter');
+  if (typeof filters === 'function') {
+    filters = filters();
+  }
 
   const kibana = buildExpressionFunction<ExpressionFunctionKibana>('kibana', {});
   const kibanaContext = buildExpressionFunction<ExpressionFunctionKibanaContext>('kibana_context', {
     q: query && queryToAst(query),
-    filters: filters && JSON.stringify(filters),
+    filters: filters && filtersToAst(filters),
     savedSearchId,
   });