diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c146999c..5a7a6c85 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@ List<Map<String, Object>> books =  JsonPath.parse(json)
 You can use `&&` and `||` to combine multiple predicates `[?(@.price < 10 && @.category == 'fiction')]` , 
 `[?(@.category == 'reference' || @.price > 10)]`.
  
+You can use `!` to negate a predicate `[?(!(@.price < 10 && @.category == 'fiction'))]`.
+
 ###Filter Predicates
  
 Predicates can be built using the Filter API as shown below:
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/FilterCompiler.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/FilterCompiler.java
index 7126b278..e5eb39a3 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/FilterCompiler.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/FilterCompiler.java
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public class FilterCompiler {
     /*
      *  LogicalOR               = LogicalAND { '||' LogicalAND }
      *  LogicalAND              = LogicalANDOperand { '&&' LogicalANDOperand }
-     *  LogicalANDOperand       = RelationalExpression | '(' LogicalOR ')'
+     *  LogicalANDOperand       = RelationalExpression | '(' LogicalOR ')' | '!' LogicalANDOperand
      *  RelationalExpression    = Value [ RelationalOperator Value ]
      */
 
@@ -164,6 +164,19 @@ public class FilterCompiler {
     }
 
     private ExpressionNode readLogicalANDOperand() {
+        int savepoint = filter.skipBlanks().position();
+        if (filter.skipBlanks().currentCharIs(NOT)) {
+            filter.readSignificantChar(NOT);
+            switch (filter.skipBlanks().currentChar()) {
+                case DOC_CONTEXT:
+                case EVAL_CONTEXT:
+                    filter.setPosition(savepoint);
+                    break;
+            default:
+                final ExpressionNode op = readLogicalANDOperand();
+                return LogicalExpressionNode.createLogicalNot(op);
+            }
+        }
         if (filter.skipBlanks().currentCharIs(OPEN_PARENTHESIS)) {
             filter.readSignificantChar(OPEN_PARENTHESIS);
             final ExpressionNode op = readLogicalOR();
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/LogicalExpressionNode.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/LogicalExpressionNode.java
index 3a5d9605..57cb3884 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/LogicalExpressionNode.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/LogicalExpressionNode.java
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ public class LogicalExpressionNode extends ExpressionNode {
     protected List<ExpressionNode> chain = new ArrayList<ExpressionNode>();
     private final LogicalOperator operator;
 
+    public static ExpressionNode createLogicalNot(ExpressionNode op) {
+       return new LogicalExpressionNode(op, LogicalOperator.NOT, null);
+    }
+
     public static LogicalExpressionNode createLogicalOr(ExpressionNode left,ExpressionNode right){
         return new LogicalExpressionNode(left, LogicalOperator.OR, right);
     }
@@ -68,13 +72,17 @@ public class LogicalExpressionNode extends ExpressionNode {
                 }
             }
             return false;
-        } else {
+        } else if (operator == LogicalOperator.AND) {
             for (ExpressionNode expression : chain) {
                 if(!expression.apply(ctx)){
                     return false;
                 }
             }
             return true;
+        } else {
+            ExpressionNode expression = chain.get(0);
+            return !expression.apply(ctx);
         }
     }
+
 }
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/LogicalOperator.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/LogicalOperator.java
index 376e2ada..809a8560 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/LogicalOperator.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/LogicalOperator.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import com.jayway.jsonpath.InvalidPathException;
 public enum LogicalOperator {
 
     AND("&&"),
+    NOT("!"),
     OR("||");
 
     private final String operatorString;
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ public enum LogicalOperator {
 
     public static LogicalOperator fromString(String operatorString){
         if(AND.operatorString.equals(operatorString)) return AND;
+        else if(NOT.operatorString.equals(operatorString)) return NOT;
         else if(OR.operatorString.equals(operatorString)) return OR;
         else throw new InvalidPathException("Failed to parse operator " + operatorString);
     }