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+using HotChocolate.Execution;
+using HotChocolate.Types;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+
+namespace HotChocolate.Data.Filters;
+
+public class VariableFilterTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Without_Variables()
+    {
+        // arrange
+        var schema = await new ServiceCollection()
+            .AddGraphQL()
+            .ModifyRequestOptions(o => o.IncludeExceptionDetails = true)
+            .AddFiltering()
+            .AddQueryType()
+            .AddType<CollectionType>()
+            .AddType<ItemType>()
+            .AddTypeExtension(typeof(Query))
+            .BuildSchemaAsync();
+
+        // act
+        var result = await schema.MakeExecutable().ExecuteAsync(
+            """
+            query Q($collectionId: UUID!) {
+                collection(collectionId: $collectionId) {
+                    id
+                    searchItems(
+                        where: {
+                            latestItem: {
+                                all: {
+                                    completeTime: {
+                                        neq: "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    ) {
+                        id
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            """,
+            variableValues: new Dictionary<string, object?>
+            {
+                { "collectionId", "4d6a4213-1986-4c6c-bb92-18c0b75a5a2e" }
+            });
+
+        // assert
+        Assert.Null(result.ExpectOperationResult().Errors);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task With_Variables()
+    {
+        // arrange
+        var schema = await new ServiceCollection()
+            .AddGraphQL()
+            .ModifyRequestOptions(o => o.IncludeExceptionDetails = true)
+            .AddFiltering()
+            .AddQueryType()
+            .AddType<CollectionType>()
+            .AddType<ItemType>()
+            .AddTypeExtension(typeof(Query))
+            .BuildSchemaAsync();
+
+        // act
+        var result = await schema.MakeExecutable().ExecuteAsync(
+            """
+            query Q($collectionId: UUID!, $filters: CollectionFilterInput!) {
+                collection(collectionId: $collectionId) {
+                    id
+                    searchItems(where: $filters) {
+                        id
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            """,
+            variableValues: new Dictionary<string, object?>
+            {
+                { "collectionId", "4d6a4213-1986-4c6c-bb92-18c0b75a5a2e" },
+                {
+                    "filters",
+                    new Dictionary<string, object?>
+                    {
+                        {
+                            "latestItem",
+                            new Dictionary<string, object?>
+                            {
+                                {
+                                    "all",
+                                    new Dictionary<string, object?>
+                                    {
+                                        {
+                                            "completeTime",
+                                            new Dictionary<string, object?>
+                                            {
+                                                { "neq", "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z" }
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+
+        // assert
+        Assert.Null(result.ExpectOperationResult().Errors);
+    }
+
+    [QueryType]
+    private static class Query
+    {
+        [UseSingleOrDefault]
+        public static IQueryable<Collection> GetCollection(Guid collectionId)
+        {
+            return new List<Collection>([new Collection { Id = collectionId }]).AsQueryable();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class Collection
+    {
+        public Guid Id { get; set; }
+
+        public IEnumerable<Item>? Items { get; set; } = new List<Item>();
+    }
+
+    private class CollectionType : ObjectType<Collection>
+    {
+        protected override void Configure(IObjectTypeDescriptor<Collection> descriptor)
+        {
+            descriptor.Field("searchItems")
+                .Type<ListType<ItemType>>()
+                .UseFiltering<CollectionFilterInputType>()
+                .Resolve(
+                    ctx => ctx.Parent<Collection>().Items?.AsQueryable()
+                        ?? Enumerable.Empty<Item>().AsQueryable());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class Item
+    {
+        public Guid Id { get; set; }
+
+        public DateTime CreateTime { get; set; }
+
+        public DateTime? CompleteTime { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    private class ItemType : ObjectType<Item>;
+
+    private class CollectionFilterInputType : FilterInputType<Collection>
+    {
+        protected override void Configure(IFilterInputTypeDescriptor<Collection> descriptor)
+        {
+            descriptor.BindFieldsExplicitly();
+            descriptor
+                .Field(pa => pa.Items!.OrderByDescending(pao => pao.CreateTime).Take(1))
+                .Name("latestItem")
+                .Type<ListFilterInputType<ItemFilterInputType>>();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class ItemFilterInputType : FilterInputType<Item>
+    {
+        protected override void Configure(IFilterInputTypeDescriptor<Item> descriptor)
+        {
+            descriptor.BindFieldsExplicitly();
+            descriptor
+                .Field(pao => pao.CompleteTime)
+                .Name("completeTime");
+        }
+    }
+}