diff --git a/js/index.js b/js/index.js
index e7f389d1..d7e24857 100644
--- a/js/index.js
+++ b/js/index.js
@@ -28,4 +28,5 @@ exports.FilterFormat = blocker.FilterFormat;
 exports.FilterSet = FilterSet;
 exports.RuleTypes = blocker.RuleTypes;
 exports.Engine = Engine;
+exports.parseFilter = blocker.parseFilter;
 exports.uBlockResources = blocker.uBlockResources;
diff --git a/js/src/lib.rs b/js/src/lib.rs
index d6577086..20dfdfe1 100644
--- a/js/src/lib.rs
+++ b/js/src/lib.rs
@@ -129,6 +129,44 @@ fn filter_set_add_filter(mut cx: FunctionContext) -> JsResult<JsBoolean> {
     Ok(JsBoolean::new(&mut cx, ok))
 }
 
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+struct FilterParseResult {
+    supported: bool,
+    filter_type: Option<&'static str>,
+    error: Option<String>,
+}
+
+fn parse_filter(mut cx: FunctionContext) -> JsResult<JsValue> {
+    let filter: String = cx.argument::<JsString>(0)?.value(&mut cx);
+    let parse_opts = match cx.argument_opt(1) {
+        Some(parse_opts_arg) => json_ffi::from_js(&mut cx, parse_opts_arg)?,
+        None => ParseOptions::default(),
+    };
+
+    // Pure check that does not mutate a FilterSet. On failure, `error` is the Display string of the
+    // underlying `FilterParseError`.
+    let result = match adblock::lists::parse_filter(&filter, false, parse_opts) {
+        Ok(adblock::lists::ParsedFilter::Network(_)) => FilterParseResult {
+            supported: true,
+            filter_type: Some("network"),
+            error: None,
+        },
+        Ok(adblock::lists::ParsedFilter::Cosmetic(_)) => FilterParseResult {
+            supported: true,
+            filter_type: Some("cosmetic"),
+            error: None,
+        },
+        Err(e) => FilterParseResult {
+            supported: false,
+            filter_type: None,
+            error: Some(e.to_string()),
+        },
+    };
+
+    json_ffi::to_js(&mut cx, &result)
+}
+
 #[derive(Serialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 struct ContentBlockingConversionResult {
@@ -411,6 +449,7 @@ register_module!(mut m, {
     m.export_function("Engine_tagExists", engine_tag_exists)?;
     m.export_function("Engine_clearTags", engine_clear_tags)?;
 
+    m.export_function("parseFilter", parse_filter)?;
     m.export_function("validateRequest", validate_request)?;
     m.export_function("uBlockResources", ublock_resources)?;
 
diff --git a/js/test/bindings.test.mjs b/js/test/bindings.test.mjs
index 2cca2147..8d3072f8 100644
--- a/js/test/bindings.test.mjs
+++ b/js/test/bindings.test.mjs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import { dirname, join } from 'node:path';
 
 const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
-const { FilterSet, Engine, FilterFormat, RuleTypes, uBlockResources } =
+const { FilterSet, Engine, FilterFormat, RuleTypes, parseFilter, uBlockResources } =
     createRequire(import.meta.url)(join(__dirname, '..', 'index.js'));
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -113,6 +113,58 @@ describe('FilterSet.addFilter', () => {
     });
 });
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// parseFilter
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe('parseFilter', () => {
+    it('classifies a supported network rule', () => {
+        const result = parseFilter('||example.com^');
+        assert.deepEqual(result, {
+            supported: true,
+            filterType: 'network',
+            error: null,
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('classifies a supported cosmetic rule', () => {
+        const result = parseFilter('example.com##.banner');
+        assert.deepEqual(result, {
+            supported: true,
+            filterType: 'cosmetic',
+            error: null,
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('reports the error for an unrecognised network option', () => {
+        const result = parseFilter('||example.com^$unknown-option');
+        assert.equal(result.supported, false);
+        assert.equal(result.filterType, null);
+        assert.equal(result.error, 'network filter error: unrecognised option');
+    });
+
+    it('reports the error for an unsupported/garbage rule', () => {
+        const result = parseFilter('! this is a comment');
+        assert.equal(result.supported, false);
+        assert.equal(result.filterType, null);
+        assert.equal(result.error, 'unsupported');
+    });
+
+    it('reports the error for an empty rule', () => {
+        const result = parseFilter('');
+        assert.equal(result.supported, false);
+        assert.equal(result.filterType, null);
+        assert.equal(result.error, 'empty');
+    });
+
+    it('honours ParseOptions (hosts format)', () => {
+        const result = parseFilter('127.0.0.1 ads.example.com', { format: FilterFormat.HOSTS });
+        assert.equal(result.supported, true);
+        assert.equal(result.filterType, 'network');
+        assert.equal(result.error, null);
+    });
+});
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // FilterSet.intoContentBlocking
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------