diff --git a/handlers/views_handler_filter_string.inc b/handlers/views_handler_filter_string.inc
index c50eff4..085bc0c 100644
--- a/handlers/views_handler_filter_string.inc
+++ b/handlers/views_handler_filter_string.inc
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ class views_handler_filter_string extends views_handler_filter {
     $options = parent::option_definition();
 
     $options['expose']['contains']['required'] = array('default' => FALSE, 'bool' => TRUE);
+    $options['op_location'] = array(
+      'default' => 'WHERE', 
+      'export' => 'export_plugin',
+    );
 
     return $options;
   }
@@ -134,6 +138,21 @@ class views_handler_filter_string extends views_handler_filter {
 
     return $operators;
   }
+  
+  function options_form(&$form, &$form_state) {
+    parent::options_form($form, $form_state);
+    $form['op_location'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'select',
+      '#required' => FALSE,
+      '#title' => t('Condition Location'),
+      '#description' => t('Advanced: Apply condition in WHERE clause, or in JOIN ON clause of RIGHT field table.'),
+      '#options' => array(
+        'where' => 'WHERE',
+        'on' => 'ON',
+      ),
+      '#default_value' => $this->options['op_location'],
+    );
+  }
 
   /**
    * Build strings from the operators() for 'select' options
@@ -250,11 +269,38 @@ class views_handler_filter_string extends views_handler_filter {
   }
 
   function op_equal($field) {
-    $this->query->add_where($this->options['group'], $field, $this->value, $this->operator());
+    switch (strtolower($this->options['op_location'])) {
+      case 'on':
+      $this->query->table_queue[$this->table_alias]['join']->extra[] = array(
+        'field' => $this->real_field,
+        'operator' => $this->options['operator'], 
+        'value' => $this->value, 
+      );
+      break;
+      case 'where':
+      default:
+      // Build piece of SQL.
+      $this->query->add_where($this->options['group'], $field, $this->value, $this->operator());
+      break;
+    }
   }
 
   function op_contains($field) {
-    $this->query->add_where($this->options['group'], $field, '%' . db_like($this->value) . '%', 'LIKE');
+    switch (strtolower($this->options['op_location'])) {
+      case 'on':
+      $this->query->table_queue[$this->table_alias]['join']->extra[] = array(
+        'field' => $this->real_field,
+        'operator' => 'LIKE', 
+        'value' => '%' . db_like($this->value) . '%', 
+      );
+      break;
+      case 'where':
+      default:
+      // Build piece of SQL.
+      $this->query->add_where($this->options['group'], $field, '%' . db_like($this->value) . '%', 'LIKE');
+      break;
+    }
+    
   }
 
   function op_word($field) {
@@ -291,11 +337,39 @@ class views_handler_filter_string extends views_handler_filter {
   }
 
   function op_starts($field) {
-    $this->query->add_where($this->options['group'], $field, db_like($this->value) . '%', 'LIKE');
+    switch (strtolower($this->options['op_location'])) {
+      case 'on':
+      $this->query->table_queue[$this->table_alias]['join']->extra[] = array(
+        'field' => $this->real_field,
+        'operator' => 'LIKE', 
+        'value' => db_like($this->value) . '%', 
+      );
+      break;
+      case 'where':
+      default:
+      // Build piece of SQL.
+      $this->query->add_where($this->options['group'], $field, db_like($this->value) . '%', 'LIKE');
+      break;
+    }
+    
   }
 
   function op_not_starts($field) {
-    $this->query->add_where($this->options['group'], $field, db_like($this->value) . '%', 'NOT LIKE');
+    switch (strtolower($this->options['op_location'])) {
+      case 'on':
+      $this->query->table_queue[$this->table_alias]['join']->extra[] = array(
+        'field' => $this->real_field,
+        'operator' => 'NOT LIKE', 
+        'value' => db_like($this->value) . '%', 
+      );
+      break;
+      case 'where':
+      default:
+      // Build piece of SQL.
+      $this->query->add_where($this->options['group'], $field, db_like($this->value) . '%', 'NOT LIKE');
+      break;
+    }
+    
   }
 
   function op_ends($field) {
@@ -331,8 +405,22 @@ class views_handler_filter_string extends views_handler_filter {
     else {
       $operator = "IS NOT NULL";
     }
+    switch ($this->options['op_location']) {
+      case 'on':
+      $this->query->table_queue[$this->table_alias]['join']->extra[] = array(
+        'field' => $this->real_field,
+        'operator' => $operator, 
+        'value' => NULL, 
+      );
+      break;
+      case 'where':
+      default:
+      // Build piece of SQL.
+      $this->query->add_where($this->options['group'], $field, NULL, $operator);
+      break;
+    }
 
-    $this->query->add_where($this->options['group'], $field, NULL, $operator);
+    
   }
 
 }