diff --git a/core/modules/filters/all.js b/core/modules/filters/all.js
index ee31f4abb..da9e949dc 100644
--- a/core/modules/filters/all.js
+++ b/core/modules/filters/all.js
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ exports.all = function(source,operator,options) {
 	var results = [],
 		subops = operator.operand.split("+");
 	// Check for common optimisations
-	if(subops.length === 1 && subops[0] === "tiddlers") {
+	if(subops.length === 1 && subops[0] === "") {
+		return source;
+	} else if(subops.length === 1 && subops[0] === "tiddlers") {
 		return options.wiki.each;
 	} else if(subops.length === 1 && subops[0] === "shadows") {
 		return options.wiki.eachShadow;
diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/filters/FilterOperator all.tid b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/filters/FilterOperator all.tid
index 44fb530c0..280703c02 100644
--- a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/filters/FilterOperator all.tid	
+++ b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/filters/FilterOperator all.tid	
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ For example:
 |`[all[current]]` |Selects the current tiddler |
 |`[all[missing]]` |Selects all MissingTiddlers |
 |`[all[orphans]]` |Selects all OrphanTiddlers |
+|`[all[]]` |Selects all the source tiddlers available to the filter |