diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/EvaluatorFactory.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/EvaluatorFactory.java
index 322a1719..27ef1c8c 100755
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/EvaluatorFactory.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/EvaluatorFactory.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.filter;
 
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.JsonPathException;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.Predicate;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.path.PredicateContextImpl;
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
@@ -246,7 +247,42 @@ public class EvaluatorFactory {
     private static class PredicateMatchEvaluator implements Evaluator {
         @Override
         public boolean evaluate(ValueNode left, ValueNode right, Predicate.PredicateContext ctx) {
-            return right.asPredicateNode().getPredicate().apply(ctx);
+            Predicate.PredicateContext predicateContext = new PredicateContextImpl(
+                    getNodeValue(left),
+                    ctx.root(),
+                    ctx.configuration(),
+                    null
+            );
+            return right.asPredicateNode().getPredicate().apply(predicateContext);
+        }
+
+        public Object getNodeValue(ValueNode node) {
+            if(node.isPatternNode()){
+                return ((ValueNodes.PatternNode) node).getCompiledPattern();
+            } else if(node.isPathNode()){
+                return ((ValueNodes.PathNode) node).getPath();
+            } else if(node.isNumberNode()){
+                return ((ValueNodes.NumberNode) node).getNumber();
+            } else if(node.isStringNode()){
+                return ((ValueNodes.StringNode) node).getString();
+            } else if(node.isBooleanNode()){
+                return ((ValueNodes.BooleanNode) node).getBoolean();
+            } else if(node.isJsonNode()){
+                return ((ValueNodes.JsonNode) node).getJson();
+            } else if(node.isPredicateNode()){
+                return ((ValueNodes.PredicateNode) node).getPredicate();
+            } else if(node.isValueListNode()){
+                return ((ValueNodes.ValueListNode) node).getNodes();
+            } else if(node.isNullNode()){
+                return node.toString();
+            } else if(node.isUndefinedNode()){
+                return "undefined";
+            } else if(node.isClassNode()){
+                return ((ValueNodes.ClassNode) node).getClazz();
+            } else if(node.isOffsetDateTimeNode()){
+                return ((ValueNodes.OffsetDateTimeNode) node).getDate();
+            }
+            return null;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Issue_356.java b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Issue_356.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..004f3262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Issue_356.java
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+
+import static com.jayway.jsonpath.Criteria.where;
+
+/**
+ * Test for issue 356
+ */
+public class Issue_356 {
+    private final static String json = "{\n" +
+            "  \"store\": {\n" +
+            "    \"book\": [\n" +
+            "      {\n" +
+            "        \"title\": \"Sayings of the Century\",\n" +
+            "        \"price\": {\n" +
+            "          \"value\": 8.95,\n" +
+            "          \"currency\": \"usd\"\n" +
+            "        }\n" +
+            "      },\n" +
+            "      {\n" +
+            "        \"title\": \"Sword of Honour\",\n" +
+            "        \"price\": {\n" +
+            "          \"value\": 12.99,\n" +
+            "          \"currency\": \"usd\"\n" +
+            "        }\n" +
+            "      },\n" +
+            "      {\n" +
+            "        \"title\": \"Moby Dick\",\n" +
+            "        \"price\": {\n" +
+            "          \"value\": 8.99,\n" +
+            "          \"currency\": \"usd\"\n" +
+            "        }\n" +
+            "      }\n" +
+            "    ]\n" +
+            "  }\n" +
+            "}";
+    @Test
+    public void test1(){
+        Object ans = JsonPath.parse(json).read("$..book[?]", Filter.filter(where("price.value").matches(new Predicate() {
+            @Override
+            public boolean apply(PredicateContext ctx) {
+                // some custom logic with expecting value number in context
+                return ((BigDecimal)ctx.item()).doubleValue() < 9;
+            }
+        })));
+        // System.out.println(ans);
+        assert(ans.toString().equals("[{\"title\":\"Sayings of the Century\"," +
+                "\"price\":{\"value\":8.95,\"currency\":\"usd\"}}," +
+                "{\"title\":\"Moby Dick\"," +
+                "\"price\":{\"value\":8.99,\"currency\":\"usd\"}}]"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void test2(){
+        Object ans = JsonPath.parse(json).read("$..book[?]", Filter.filter(where("price").matches(new Predicate() {
+            @Override
+            public boolean apply(PredicateContext ctx) {
+                // some custom logic with expecting value number in context
+                return ((LinkedHashMap<String, Double>) ctx.item()).get("value") < 9;
+            }
+        })));
+        // System.out.println(ans);
+        assert(ans.toString().equals("[{\"title\":\"Sayings of the Century\"," +
+                "\"price\":{\"value\":8.95,\"currency\":\"usd\"}}," +
+                "{\"title\":\"Moby Dick\"," +
+                "\"price\":{\"value\":8.99,\"currency\":\"usd\"}}]"));
+    }
+
+}