diff --git a/tailbone/grids/core.py b/tailbone/grids/core.py
index bed22fe4..30708b54 100644
--- a/tailbone/grids/core.py
+++ b/tailbone/grids/core.py
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ class Grid(object):
     def render_grid(self, template='/grids/grid.mako', **kwargs):
         context = kwargs
         context['grid'] = self
+        context['request'] = self.request
         grid_class = ''
         if self.width == 'full':
             grid_class = 'full'
@@ -912,10 +913,57 @@ class Grid(object):
 
     def render_buefy(self, template='/grids/buefy.mako', **kwargs):
         """
-        Render the Buefy grid, including filters.
+        Render the Buefy grid, complete with filters.  Note that this also
+        includes the context menu items and grid tools.
         """
+        if 'grid_columns' not in kwargs:
+            kwargs['grid_columns'] = self.get_buefy_columns()
+
+        if 'grid_data' not in kwargs:
+            kwargs['grid_data'] = self.get_buefy_data()
+
+        if 'static_data' not in kwargs:
+            kwargs['static_data'] = self.has_static_data()
+
+        if self.filterable and 'filters_data' not in kwargs:
+            kwargs['filters_data'] = self.get_filters_data()
+
+        if self.filterable and 'filters_sequence' not in kwargs:
+            kwargs['filters_sequence'] = self.get_filters_sequence()
+
         return self.render_complete(template=template, **kwargs)
 
+    def get_filters_sequence(self):
+        """
+        Returns a list of filter keys (strings) in the sequence with which they
+        should be displayed in the UI.
+        """
+        return list(self.filters)
+
+    def get_filters_data(self):
+        """
+        Returns a dict of current filters data, for use with Buefy grid view.
+        """
+        data = {}
+        for filtr in self.filters.values():
+
+            valueless = [v for v in filtr.valueless_verbs
+                         if v in filtr.verbs]
+
+            data[filtr.key] = {
+                'key': filtr.key,
+                'label': filtr.label,
+                'active': filtr.active,
+                'visible': filtr.active,
+                'verbs': filtr.verbs,
+                'valueless_verbs': valueless,
+                'verb_labels': filtr.verb_labels,
+                'verb': filtr.verb or filtr.default_verb or filtr.verbs[0],
+                'value': filtr.value,
+            }
+
+        return data
+
     def render_filters(self, template='/grids/filters.mako', **kwargs):
         """
         Render the filters to a Unicode string, using the specified template.
diff --git a/tailbone/static/js/tailbone.buefy.gridfilters.js b/tailbone/static/js/tailbone.buefy.gridfilters.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a000f23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tailbone/static/js/tailbone.buefy.gridfilters.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+
+const GridFilter = {
+    template: '#grid-filter-template',
+    props: {
+        filter: Object
+    },
+
+    methods: {
+
+        changeVerb() {
+            // set focus to value input, "as quickly as we can"
+            this.$nextTick(function() {
+                this.focusValue()
+            })
+        },
+
+        focusValue: function() {
+            this.$refs.valueInput.focus()
+            // this.$refs.valueInput.select()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+Vue.component('grid-filter', GridFilter)
diff --git a/tailbone/static/themes/falafel/css/filters.css b/tailbone/static/themes/falafel/css/filters.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0681f29f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tailbone/static/themes/falafel/css/filters.css
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+/******************************
+ * Grid Filters
+ ******************************/
+
+.filters .filter {
+    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+}
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/grids/buefy.mako b/tailbone/templates/grids/buefy.mako
index cd938063..314a4c09 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/grids/buefy.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/grids/buefy.mako
@@ -1,6 +1,80 @@
 ## -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
 
-<div id="buefy-table-app">
+<script type="text/x-template" id="grid-filter-template">
+
+  <div class="level filter" v-show="filter.visible">
+    <div class="level-left">
+
+      <div class="level-item">
+
+        <b-field>
+          <b-checkbox-button v-model="filter.active" native-value="IGNORED">
+            <b-icon pack="fas" icon="check" v-show="filter.active"></b-icon>
+            <span>{{ filter.label }}</span>
+          </b-checkbox-button>
+        </b-field>
+
+      </div>
+
+      <b-field grouped v-show="filter.active" custom-class="level-item">
+
+        <b-select v-model="filter.verb"
+                  @input="focusValue()">
+          <option v-for="verb in filter.verbs"
+                  :key="verb"
+                  :value="verb">
+            {{ filter.verb_labels[verb] }}
+          </option>
+        </b-select>
+
+        <b-input v-model="filter.value"
+                 v-show="! (filter.valueless_verbs && filter.valueless_verbs.includes(filter.verb))"
+                 ref="valueInput">
+        </b-input>
+
+      </b-field>
+
+    </div><!-- level-left -->
+  </div><!-- level -->
+
+</script>
+
+
+<div id="buefy-grid-app">
+
+  <div style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between; margin-bottom: 0.5em;">
+
+    <div class="filters">
+      % if grid.filterable:
+          ## TODO: stop using |n filter
+          ${grid.render_filters(allow_save_defaults=allow_save_defaults)|n}
+      % endif
+    </div>
+
+    <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between;">
+
+      <div class="context-menu">
+        % if context_menu:
+            <ul id="context-menu">
+              ## TODO: stop using |n filter
+              ${context_menu|n}
+            </ul>
+        % endif
+      </div>
+
+      <div class="grid-tools-wrapper">
+        % if tools:
+            <div class="grid-tools">
+              ## TODO: stop using |n filter
+              ${tools|n}
+            </div>
+        % endif
+      </div>
+
+    </div>
+
+  </div>
+
   <b-table
      :data="data"
      :columns="columns"
@@ -76,7 +150,7 @@
 <script type="text/javascript">
 
   new Vue({
-      el: '#buefy-table-app',
+      el: '#buefy-grid-app',
       data() {
           return {
               data: ${json.dumps(grid_data['data'])|n},
@@ -84,6 +158,7 @@
               sortField: '${grid.sortkey}',
               sortOrder: '${grid.sortdir}',
               rowStatusMap: ${json.dumps(grid_data['row_status_map'])|n},
+
               % if grid.pageable:
               % if static_data:
               total: ${len(grid_data['data'])},
@@ -92,8 +167,14 @@
               % endif
               perPage: ${grid.pagesize},
               page: ${grid.page},
-              firstItem: ${grid_data['first_item']},
-              lastItem: ${grid_data['last_item']},
+              firstItem: ${json.dumps(grid_data['first_item'])|n},
+              lastItem: ${json.dumps(grid_data['last_item'])|n},
+              % endif
+
+              % if grid.filterable:
+              filters: ${json.dumps(filters_data)|n},
+              filtersSequence: ${json.dumps(filters_sequence)|n},
+              selectedFilter: null,
               % endif
           }
       },
@@ -103,15 +184,17 @@
               return this.rowStatusMap[index]
           },
 
-          loadAsyncData() {
+          loadAsyncData(params) {
 
-              const params = [
-                  'partial=true',
-                  `sortkey=${'$'}{this.sortField}`,
-                  `sortdir=${'$'}{this.sortOrder}`,
-                  `pagesize=${'$'}{this.perPage}`,
-                  `page=${'$'}{this.page}`
-              ].join('&')
+              if (params === undefined) {
+                  params = [
+                      'partial=true',
+                      `sortkey=${'$'}{this.sortField}`,
+                      `sortdir=${'$'}{this.sortOrder}`,
+                      `pagesize=${'$'}{this.perPage}`,
+                      `page=${'$'}{this.page}`
+                  ].join('&')
+              }
 
               this.loading = true
               this.$http.get(`${request.current_route_url(_query=None)}?${'$'}{params}`).then(({ data }) => {
@@ -142,6 +225,77 @@
               // TODO: i mean..right? would we ever not want that?
               this.page = 1
               this.loadAsyncData()
+          },
+
+          resetView() {
+              this.loading = true
+              location.href = '?reset-to-default-filters=true'
+          },
+
+          addFilter(filter_key) {
+
+              // reset dropdown so user again sees "Add Filter" placeholder
+              this.$nextTick(function() {
+                  this.selectedFilter = null
+              })
+
+              // show corresponding grid filter
+              this.filters[filter_key].visible = true
+              this.filters[filter_key].active = true
+
+              // track down the component
+              var gridFilter = null
+              for (var gf of this.$refs.gridFilters) {
+                  if (gf.filter.key == filter_key) {
+                      gridFilter = gf
+                      break
+                  }
+              }
+
+              // tell component to focus the value field, ASAP
+              this.$nextTick(function() {
+                  gridFilter.focusValue()
+              })
+
+          },
+
+          applyFilters(params) {
+              if (params === undefined) {
+                  params = []
+              }
+
+              params.push('partial=true')
+              params.push('filter=true')
+
+              for (var key in this.filters) {
+                  var filter = this.filters[key]
+                  if (filter.active) {
+                      params.push(key + '=' + encodeURIComponent(filter.value))
+                      params.push(key + '.verb=' + encodeURIComponent(filter.verb))
+                  } else {
+                      filter.visible = false
+                  }
+              }
+
+              this.loadAsyncData(params.join('&'))
+          },
+
+          clearFilters() {
+
+              // explicitly deactivate all filters
+              for (var key in this.filters) {
+                  this.filters[key].active = false
+              }
+
+              // then just "apply" as normal
+              this.applyFilters()
+          },
+
+          saveDefaults() {
+
+              // apply current filters as normal, but add special directive
+              const params = ['save-current-filters-as-defaults=true']
+              this.applyFilters(params)
           }
       }
 
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/master/index.mako b/tailbone/templates/master/index.mako
index 9a502a67..63c21d66 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/master/index.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/master/index.mako
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 
 <%def name="extra_javascript()">
   ${parent.extra_javascript()}
+  % if use_buefy:
+      ${h.javascript_link(request.static_url('tailbone:static/js/tailbone.buefy.gridfilters.js') + '?ver={}'.format(tailbone.__version__))}
+  % endif
   <script type="text/javascript">
     $(function() {
 
@@ -174,7 +177,8 @@
 
 
 % if use_buefy:
-    ${grid.render_buefy(grid_columns=grid_columns, grid_data=grid_data, static_data=static_data)|n}
+    ## TODO: stop using |n filter
+    ${grid.render_buefy(tools=capture(self.grid_tools).strip(), context_menu=capture(self.context_menu_items).strip())|n}
 
 % else:
     ## no buefy, so do the traditional thing
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/themes/falafel/base.mako b/tailbone/templates/themes/falafel/base.mako
index 17484fa0..7b7c4473 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/themes/falafel/base.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/themes/falafel/base.mako
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@
   ## (needed for e.g. this.$http.get() calls, used by grid at least)
   ${h.javascript_link('https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/vue-resource@1.5.1')}
 
-  ## Buefy 0.7.3
-  ${h.javascript_link('https://unpkg.com/buefy@0.7.3/dist/buefy.min.js')}
+  ## Buefy 0.7.4
+  ${h.javascript_link('https://unpkg.com/buefy@0.7.4/dist/buefy.min.js')}
 
   ## FontAwesome 5.3.1
   <script defer src="https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.3.1/js/all.js"></script>
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@
   ${h.stylesheet_link(request.static_url('tailbone:static/css/grids.css') + '?ver={}'.format(tailbone.__version__))}
   ${h.stylesheet_link(request.static_url('tailbone:static/themes/falafel/css/grids.rowstatus.css') + '?ver={}'.format(tailbone.__version__))}
 ##   ${h.stylesheet_link(request.static_url('tailbone:static/css/filters.css') + '?ver={}'.format(tailbone.__version__))}
+  ${h.stylesheet_link(request.static_url('tailbone:static/themes/falafel/css/filters.css') + '?ver={}'.format(tailbone.__version__))}
   ${h.stylesheet_link(request.static_url('tailbone:static/themes/bobcat/css/forms.css') + '?ver={}'.format(tailbone.__version__))}
   ${h.stylesheet_link(request.static_url('tailbone:static/css/diffs.css') + '?ver={}'.format(tailbone.__version__))}
 </%def>
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/themes/falafel/grids/filters.mako b/tailbone/templates/themes/falafel/grids/filters.mako
index 38e0b71a..e686d166 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/themes/falafel/grids/filters.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/themes/falafel/grids/filters.mako
@@ -1,76 +1,57 @@
 ## -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
-<div class="newfilters">
 
-  ${h.form(form.action_url, method='get')}
-    ${h.hidden('reset-to-default-filters', value='false')}
-    ${h.hidden('save-current-filters-as-defaults', value='false')}
+<form action="${form.action_url}" method="GET" v-on:submit.prevent="applyFilters()">
 
-    <fieldset>
-      <legend>Filters</legend>
-      % for filtr in form.iter_filters():
-          <div class="filter" id="filter-${filtr.key}" data-key="${filtr.key}"${' style="display: none;"' if not filtr.active else ''|n}>
-            ${h.checkbox('{}-active'.format(filtr.key), class_='active', id='filter-active-{}'.format(filtr.key), checked=filtr.active)}
-            <label for="filter-active-${filtr.key}">${filtr.label}</label>
-            <div class="inputs">
-              ${form.filter_verb(filtr)}
-              ${form.filter_value(filtr)}
-            </div>
-          </div>
-      % endfor
-    </fieldset>
+  <grid-filter v-for="key in filtersSequence"
+               :key="key"
+               :filter="filters[key]"
+               ref="gridFilters">
+  </grid-filter>
 
-    <div class="level">
-      <div class="level-left">
-        <div class="level-item">
-          ## <button type="submit" class="button is-primary" id="apply-filters">Apply Filters</button>
-          <a class="button is-primary">
-            <span class="icon is-small">
-              <i class="fas fa-check"></i>
-            </span>
-            <span>Apply Filters</span>
-          </a>
-        </div>
-        <div class="level-item">
-          <div class="select">
-            <select id="add-filter">
-              <option value="">Add Filter</option>
-              % for filtr in form.iter_filters():
-                  <option value="${filtr.key}"${' disabled="disabled"' if filtr.active else ''|n}>${filtr.label}</option>
-              % endfor
-            </select>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="level-item">
-          ## <button type="button" class="button" id="default-filters">Default View</button>
-          <a class="button">
-            <span class="icon is-small">
-              <i class="fas fa-home"></i>
-            </span>
-            <span>Default View</span>
-          </a>
-        </div>
-        <div class="level-item">
-          ## <button type="button" class="button" id="clear-filters">No Filters</button>
-          <a class="button">
-            <span class="icon is-small">
-              <i class="fas fa-trash"></i>
-            </span>
-            <span>No Filters</span>
-          </a>
-        </div>
-        % if allow_save_defaults and request.user:
-            <div class="level-item">
-              ## <button type="button" class="button" id="save-defaults">Save Defaults</button>
-              <a class="button">
-                <span class="icon is-small">
-                  <i class="fas fa-save"></i>
-                </span>
-                <span>Save Defaults</span>
-            </a>
-            </div>
-        % endif
-      </div>
-    </div>
+  <b-field grouped>
 
-  ${h.end_form()}
-</div><!-- newfilters -->
+    <b-button type="is-primary"
+              native-type="submit"
+              icon-pack="fas"
+              icon-left="check"
+              class="control">
+      Apply Filters
+    </b-button>
+
+    <b-select @input="addFilter"
+              placeholder="Add Filter"
+              v-model="selectedFilter">
+      <option v-for="key in filtersSequence"
+              :key="key"
+              :value="key"
+              :disabled="filters[key].visible">
+        {{ filters[key].label }}
+      </option>
+    </b-select>
+
+    <b-button @click="resetView()"
+              icon-pack="fas"
+              icon-left="home"
+              class="control">
+      Default View
+    </b-button>
+
+    <b-button @click="clearFilters()"
+              icon-pack="fas"
+              icon-left="trash"
+              class="control">
+      No Filters
+    </b-button>
+
+    % if allow_save_defaults and request.user:
+        <b-button @click="saveDefaults()"
+                  icon-pack="fas"
+                  icon-left="save"
+                  class="control">
+          Save Defaults
+        </b-button>
+    % endif
+
+  </b-field>
+
+</form>
diff --git a/tailbone/views/master.py b/tailbone/views/master.py
index f7e2203f..c7ae41d2 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/master.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/master.py
@@ -253,6 +253,9 @@ class MasterView(View):
                 labels.update(cls.row_labels)
         return labels
 
+    def get_use_buefy(self):
+        return self.use_buefy and self.rattail_config.getbool('tailbone', 'grids.use_buefy')
+
     ##############################
     # Available Views
     ##############################
@@ -267,7 +270,7 @@ class MasterView(View):
         """
         self.listing = True
         grid = self.make_grid()
-        use_buefy = self.use_buefy and self.rattail_config.getbool('tailbone', 'grids.use_buefy')
+        use_buefy = self.get_use_buefy()
 
         # If user just refreshed the page with a reset instruction, issue a
         # redirect in order to clear out the query string.
@@ -293,12 +296,6 @@ class MasterView(View):
             'grid': grid,
             'use_buefy': use_buefy,
         }
-
-        if use_buefy:
-            context['grid_columns'] = grid.get_buefy_columns()
-            context['grid_data'] = grid.get_buefy_data()
-            context['static_data'] = grid.has_static_data()
-
         return self.render_to_response('index', context)
 
     def make_grid(self, factory=None, key=None, data=None, columns=None, **kwargs):
@@ -2253,7 +2250,7 @@ class MasterView(View):
         """
         actions = []
         prefix = self.get_permission_prefix()
-        use_buefy = self.use_buefy and self.rattail_config.getbool('tailbone', 'grids.use_buefy')
+        use_buefy = self.get_use_buefy()
         if self.viewable and self.request.has_perm('{}.view'.format(prefix)):
             url = self.get_view_index_url if self.use_index_links else None
             icon = 'eye' if use_buefy else 'zoomin'
@@ -2270,7 +2267,7 @@ class MasterView(View):
         """
         actions = []
         prefix = self.get_permission_prefix()
-        use_buefy = self.use_buefy and self.rattail_config.getbool('tailbone', 'grids.use_buefy')
+        use_buefy = self.get_use_buefy()
         if self.editable and self.request.has_perm('{}.edit'.format(prefix)):
             icon = 'edit' if use_buefy else 'pencil'
             actions.append(self.make_action('edit', icon=icon, url=self.default_edit_url))