diff --git a/lib/reactive_table.js b/lib/reactive_table.js
index dace3a0..d1a7ed7 100644
--- a/lib/reactive_table.js
+++ b/lib/reactive_table.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ var parseFilterString = function (filterString) {
     return filters;
 };
 
-var getFilterQuery = function (filter, fields) {
+var getFilterQuery = function (filter, fields, mongoFilter) {
     var numberRegExp = /^\d+$/;
     var queryList = [];
     if (filter) {
@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@ var getFilterQuery = function (filter, fields) {
             }
         });
     }
+    
+    if (mongoFilter) {
+        if (!_.isObject(mongoFilter)) {
+            console.log("reactiveTable error: Your mongoFilter setting is not an object.");
+        } else {
+            queryList.push(mongoFilter);
+        }
+    }
     return queryList.length ? {'$and': queryList} : {};
 };
 
@@ -115,6 +123,7 @@ var setup = function () {
     context.templateData = this.data;
     this.data.settings = this.data.settings || {};
     var collection = this.data.collection || this.data.settings.collection || this.data;
+    context.mongoFilter = this.data.mongoFilter || this.data.settings.mongoFilter;
 
     if (!(collection instanceof Meteor.Collection)) {
         if (_.isArray(collection)) {
@@ -233,7 +242,7 @@ var setup = function () {
 
 var getPageCount = function () {
     var rowsPerPage = this.rowsPerPage.get();
-    var filterQuery = getFilterQuery(this.filter.get(), this.fields);
+    var filterQuery = getFilterQuery(this.filter.get(), this.fields, this.mongoFilter);
     var count = this.collection.find(filterQuery).count();
     return Math.ceil(count / rowsPerPage);
 };
@@ -302,7 +311,7 @@ Template.reactiveTable.helpers({
         var limit = this.rowsPerPage.get();
         var currentPage = this.currentPage.get();
         var skip = currentPage * limit;
-        var filterQuery = getFilterQuery(this.filter.get(), this.fields);
+        var filterQuery = getFilterQuery(this.filter.get(), this.fields, this.mongoFilter);
 
         if (sortKeyField.fn && !sortKeyField.sortByValue) {
             var data = this.collection.find(filterQuery).fetch();
@@ -347,7 +356,7 @@ Template.reactiveTable.helpers({
     'isntLastPage' : function () {
         var currentPage = 1 + this.currentPage.get();
         var rowsPerPage = this.rowsPerPage.get();
-        var filterQuery = getFilterQuery(this.filter.get(), this.fields);
+        var filterQuery = getFilterQuery(this.filter.get(), this.fields, this.mongoFilter);
         var count = this.collection.find(filterQuery).count();
         return currentPage < Math.ceil(count / rowsPerPage);
     },