diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7f31d3e3..6a53c540 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -337,6 +337,10 @@ The following options are supported by all filters except `Callback` and `Finder
   multiple values. If disabled, and multiple values are being passed, the filter
   will fall back to using the default value defined by the `defaultValue` option.
 
+- `multiValueSeparator` (`string`, defaults to `null`) Defines whether the filter should
+  auto-tokenize multiple values using a specific separator string. If disabled, the data
+  must be an in form of an array.
+
 - `field` (`string|array`), defaults to the name passed to the first argument of the
   add filter method) The name of the field to use for searching. Works like the base
   `field` option but also accepts multiple field names as an array. When defining
@@ -389,6 +393,10 @@ The following options are supported by all filters except `Callback` and `Finder
 - `multiValue` (`bool`, defaults to `false`) Defines whether the filter accepts
   multiple values. If disabled, and multiple values are being passed, the filter
   will fall back to using the default value defined by the `defaultValue` option.
+  
+- `multiValueSeparator` (`string`, defaults to `null`) Defines whether the filter should
+  auto-tokenize multiple values using a specific separator string. If disabled, the data
+  must be an in form of an array.  
 
 - `mode` (`string`, defaults to `OR`) The conditional mode to use when matching
   against multiple fields. Valid values are `OR` and `AND`.
diff --git a/src/Model/Filter/Base.php b/src/Model/Filter/Base.php
index 50893d59..c7c44b58 100644
--- a/src/Model/Filter/Base.php
+++ b/src/Model/Filter/Base.php
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ abstract class Base
      * @param string $name Name.
      * @param \Search\Manager $manager Manager.
      * @param array $config Config.
+     * @throws \InvalidArgumentException
      */
     public function __construct($name, Manager $manager, array $config = [])
     {
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ public function __construct($name, Manager $manager, array $config = [])
             'filterEmpty' => false,
             'defaultValue' => null,
             'multiValue' => false,
+            'multiValueSeparator' => null,
             'flatten' => true,
         ];
         $config += $defaults;
@@ -188,13 +190,32 @@ public function skip()
     public function value()
     {
         $value = $this->_config['defaultValue'];
-        if (isset($this->_args[$this->name()])) {
-            $passedValue = $this->_args[$this->name()];
-            if (!is_array($passedValue) ||
-                $this->getConfig('multiValue')
-            ) {
-                return $passedValue;
-            }
+
+        $passedValue = $this->passedValue();
+        if ($passedValue === null) {
+            return $value;
+        }
+
+        return $passedValue;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return string|array|null
+     */
+    protected function passedValue()
+    {
+        if (!isset($this->_args[$this->name()])) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $value = $this->_args[$this->name()];
+
+        if (is_array($value)) {
+            return $this->getConfig('multiValue') ? $value : null;
+        }
+
+        if ($this->getConfig('multiValueSeparator')) {
+            return explode($this->getConfig('multiValueSeparator'), $value);
         }
 
         return $value;
diff --git a/src/Model/Filter/Like.php b/src/Model/Filter/Like.php
index 24bfc197..dd7b74ca 100644
--- a/src/Model/Filter/Like.php
+++ b/src/Model/Filter/Like.php
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ protected function _formatWildcards($value)
      * set configuration for escape driver name
      *
      * @return void
+     * @throws \InvalidArgumentException
      */
     protected function _setEscaper()
     {
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Model/Filter/BaseTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Model/Filter/BaseTest.php
index 013abfe5..f2174dd4 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/Model/Filter/BaseTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Model/Filter/BaseTest.php
@@ -172,12 +172,58 @@ public function testValue()
 
         $filter->setArgs(['field' => ['value1', 'value2']]);
         $this->assertEquals('default', $filter->value());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testValueMultiValue()
+    {
+        $filter = new TestFilter(
+            'field',
+            $this->Manager,
+            ['defaultValue' => 'default']
+        );
 
         $filter->setConfig('multiValue', true);
         $filter->setArgs(['field' => ['value1', 'value2']]);
         $this->assertEquals(['value1', 'value2'], $filter->value());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testValueMultiValueSeparator()
+    {
+        $filter = new TestFilter(
+            'field',
+            $this->Manager,
+            ['defaultValue' => 'default']
+        );
+
+        $filter->setConfig('multiValueSeparator', '|');
+
+        $filter->setArgs(['field' => 'value1|value2']);
+        $this->assertEquals(['value1', 'value2'], $filter->value());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testValueMultiValueSeparatorInvalid()
+    {
+        $filter = new TestFilter(
+            'field',
+            $this->Manager,
+            ['defaultValue' => 'default']
+        );
+
+        $filter->setConfig('multiValue', true);
+
+        $filter->setArgs(['field' => 'value1|value2']);
+        $this->assertEquals('value1|value2', $filter->value());
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return void
      */