diff --git a/handlers/views_handler_argument.inc b/handlers/views_handler_argument.inc
index eca666a..0148b55 100644
--- a/handlers/views_handler_argument.inc
+++ b/handlers/views_handler_argument.inc
@@ -133,6 +133,21 @@ class views_handler_argument extends views_handler {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Determine if this argument passes its value through to a filter criterion,
+   * therefore not doing the query itself.
+   */
+  function is_pass_through() {
+    return !empty($this->options['pass_through_enable']) && !empty($this->options['pass_through']);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the id of the filter criterion handler which will receive the value.
+   */
+  function get_pass_through() {
+    return $this->options['pass_through'];
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Determine if the argument needs a style plugin.
    *
    * @return TRUE/FALSE
@@ -176,6 +191,8 @@ class views_handler_argument extends views_handler {
       ),
     );
     $options['validate_options'] = array('default' => array(), 'export' => FALSE);
+    $options['pass_through_enable'] = array('default' => 0);
+    $options['pass_through'] = array('default' => '', 'translatable' => TRUE);
 
     return $options;
   }
@@ -373,6 +390,43 @@ class views_handler_argument extends views_handler {
       ),
       '#fieldset' => 'argument_present',
     );
+
+    // The cached view object we have available doesn't have information
+    // about filters. Hardcoding the list until we figure out how to fix that.
+    $status = new stdClass;
+    $status->definition = array('group' => 'Content', 'title' => 'Published');
+    $timestamp = new stdClass;
+    $timestamp->definition = array('group' => 'Content', 'title' => 'Created date');
+    $this->view->display_handler->handlers['filter'] = array(
+      'status' => $status,
+      'timestamp' => $timestamp,
+    );
+
+    $filters = array('0' => 'Please select');
+    // @todo Replace the logic in the foreach with $handler->ui_name() once the
+    // situation above gets resolved.
+    foreach ($this->view->display_handler->handlers['filter'] as $key => $info) {
+      $filters[$key] = check_plain($info->definition['group'] . ': ' . $info->definition['title']);
+    }
+
+    $form['pass_through_enable'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'checkbox',
+      '#title' => t('Pass the value to a filter criterion'),
+      '#default_value' => $this->options['pass_through_enable'],
+      '#fieldset' => 'argument_present',
+    );
+    $form['pass_through'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'select',
+      '#title' => t('Select filter criterion'),
+      '#title_display' => 'invisible',
+      '#default_value' => $this->options['pass_through'],
+      '#options' => $filters,
+      '#process' => array('ctools_dependent_process'),
+      '#dependency' => array(
+        'edit-options-pass-through-enable' => array('1'),
+      ),
+      '#fieldset' => 'argument_present',
+    );
   }
 
   function options_validate(&$form, &$form_state) {
diff --git a/includes/view.inc b/includes/view.inc
index ff22186..05bbf2b 100644
--- a/includes/view.inc
+++ b/includes/view.inc
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ class view extends views_db_object {
     $title = $this->display_handler->get_option('title');
 
     $this->build_info['breadcrumb'] = array();
+    $this->build_info['pass_through'] = array();
     $breadcrumb_args = array();
     $substitutions = array();
 
@@ -502,7 +503,10 @@ class view extends views_db_object {
         }
         else {
           $arg_title = $argument->get_title();
-          $argument->query($this->display_handler->use_group_by());
+          // Only do the query if the argument is not passed to a filter.
+          if (!$argument->is_pass_through()) {
+            $argument->query($this->display_handler->use_group_by());
+          }
         }
 
         // Add this argument's substitution
@@ -531,6 +535,12 @@ class view extends views_db_object {
           $title = $argument->options['title'];
         }
 
+        // See if the argument value needs to be passed to a filter.
+        if ($argument->is_pass_through()) {
+          $filter_handler_id = $argument->get_pass_through();
+          $this->build_info['pass_through'][$filter_handler_id] = $arg;
+        }
+
         $breadcrumb_args[] = $arg;
       }
       else {
@@ -658,12 +668,13 @@ class view extends views_db_object {
     }
 
     // Build all the filters.
+    $argument_status = $this->_build_arguments();
     $this->_build('filter');
 
     $this->build_sort = TRUE;
 
     // Arguments can, in fact, cause this whole thing to abort.
-    if (!$this->_build_arguments()) {
+    if (!$argument_status) {
       $this->build_time = microtime(TRUE) - $start;
       $this->attach_displays();
       return $this->built;
@@ -737,6 +748,10 @@ class view extends views_db_object {
     $handlers = &$this->$key;
     foreach ($handlers as $id => $data) {
       if (!empty($handlers[$id]) && is_object($handlers[$id])) {
+        // Pass the specified argument values to its destination filters.
+        if ($key == 'filter' && array_key_exists($id, $this->build_info['pass_through'])) {
+          $handlers[$id]->value = $this->build_info['pass_through'][$id];
+        }
         // Give this handler access to the exposed filter input.
         if (!empty($this->exposed_data)) {
           $rc = $handlers[$id]->accept_exposed_input($this->exposed_data);