diff --git a/src/filter.cpp b/src/filter.cpp
index 89e162a7..73de46de 100644
--- a/src/filter.cpp
+++ b/src/filter.cpp
@@ -265,6 +265,20 @@ const char *Filter::description() {
   return ret;
 
 }
+const char *Filter::author() {
+  const char *ret;
+#ifdef WITH_FREI0R
+  if(backend==FREIOR) {
+    ret = freior->info.author;
+  }
+#endif
+  if(backend==FREEFRAME) {
+    // TODO freeframe has no extentedinfostruct returned!?
+    ret = "freeframe authors";
+  }
+  return ret;
+}
+
 
 int Filter::get_parameter_type(int i) {
   int ret;
diff --git a/src/filter_js.cpp b/src/filter_js.cpp
index 95827b56..edfcc30d 100644
--- a/src/filter_js.cpp
+++ b/src/filter_js.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 /*  FreeJ - New Freior based Filter class
- *  (c) Copyright 2007 Denis Rojo <jaromil@dyne.org>
+ *
+ *  (c) Copyright 2007-2010 Denis Roio <jaromil@dyne.org>
  *
  * This source code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Public License as published 
- * by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License,
+ * by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License,
  * or (at your option) any later version.
  *
  * This source code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ JSFunctionSpec filter_methods[] = {
 JSPropertySpec filter_properties[] = {
   // ro
   { "parameters", 0,  JSPROP_ENUMERATE | JSPROP_PERMANENT | JSPROP_READONLY, filter_list_parameters, NULL },
+  { "description", 0,  JSPROP_ENUMERATE | JSPROP_PERMANENT | JSPROP_READONLY, filter_get_description, NULL },
+  { "author", 0,  JSPROP_ENUMERATE | JSPROP_PERMANENT | JSPROP_READONLY, filter_get_author, NULL },
   {0}
 };
 
@@ -205,7 +208,7 @@ JSP(filter_list_parameters) {
 
   FilterDuo *duo = (FilterDuo*)JS_GetPrivate(cx, obj);
   if(!duo) {
-    error("%u:%s:%s :: Layer core data is NULL",
+    error("%u:%s:%s :: Filter core data is NULL",
 	  __LINE__,__FILE__,__FUNCTION__);
     JS_EndRequest(cx);
     //JS_ClearContextThread(cx);
@@ -231,7 +234,50 @@ JSP(filter_list_parameters) {
   //JS_ClearContextThread(cx);
   return JS_TRUE;
 }
+
+JSP(filter_get_description) {
+  func("%u:%s:%s",__LINE__,__FILE__,__FUNCTION__);
+
+  JSString *str;
+
+  JS_BeginRequest(cx);
+
+  FilterDuo *duo = (FilterDuo*)JS_GetPrivate(cx, obj);
+  if(!duo) { error("%u:%s:%s :: Filter core data is NULL",
+		   __LINE__,__FILE__,__FUNCTION__);
+    JS_EndRequest(cx);
+    //JS_ClearContextThread(cx);
+    return JS_FALSE;
+  }
+
+  str = JS_NewStringCopyZ(cx, duo->proto->description());
+  *vp = STRING_TO_JSVAL(str);
   
+  JS_EndRequest(cx);
+  return JS_TRUE;
+}
+
+JSP(filter_get_author) {
+  func("%u:%s:%s",__LINE__,__FILE__,__FUNCTION__);
+
+  JSString *str;
+
+  JS_BeginRequest(cx);
+
+  FilterDuo *duo = (FilterDuo*)JS_GetPrivate(cx, obj);
+  if(!duo) { error("%u:%s:%s :: Filter core data is NULL",
+		   __LINE__,__FILE__,__FUNCTION__);
+    JS_EndRequest(cx);
+    //JS_ClearContextThread(cx);
+    return JS_FALSE;
+  }
+
+  str = JS_NewStringCopyZ(cx, duo->proto->author());
+  *vp = STRING_TO_JSVAL(str);
+  
+  JS_EndRequest(cx);
+  return JS_TRUE;
+}
 
 ////////////////////////////////////
 /// TODO:
diff --git a/src/include/filter.h b/src/include/filter.h
index 4e7c16d5..ae20c98e 100644
--- a/src/include/filter.h
+++ b/src/include/filter.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class Filter : public Entry {
   FilterInstance *apply(Layer *lay);
   
   const char *description();
+  const char *author();
 
   int get_parameter_type(int i);
 
diff --git a/src/include/jsparser_data.h b/src/include/jsparser_data.h
index 0a44752e..05f85db9 100644
--- a/src/include/jsparser_data.h
+++ b/src/include/jsparser_data.h
@@ -338,7 +338,8 @@ JSP(parameter_get_type);
 JS(filter_set_parameter);
 JS(filter_activate);
 JSP(filter_list_parameters);
-
+JSP(filter_get_description);
+JSP(filter_get_author);
 
 ////////////////////////////////
 // Controller methods