diff --git a/moban/engine.py b/moban/engine.py
index 067d3201..8c985be9 100644
--- a/moban/engine.py
+++ b/moban/engine.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 
 BUILTIN_EXENSIONS = [
+    'moban.filters.repr'
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/moban/filters/repr.py b/moban/filters/repr.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c38c37e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/moban/filters/repr.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from moban.extensions import JinjaFilter
+
+
+@JinjaFilter('repr')
+def repr_function(string):
+    if isinstance(string, list):
+        return ["'{}'".format(str(element)) for element in string]
+    else:
+        return "'{}'".format(str(string))
diff --git a/tests/test_filter_repr.py b/tests/test_filter_repr.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9502ecdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_filter_repr.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from moban.filters.repr import repr_function
+from nose.tools import eq_
+
+
+def test_string():
+    me = 'abc'
+    expected = repr_function(me)
+    eq_(expected, "'abc'")
+
+
+def test_list():
+    me = [1, 2, 3]
+    expected = repr_function(me)
+    eq_(expected, ["'1'", "'2'", "'3'"])