diff --git a/mercurial/templater.py b/mercurial/templater.py
--- a/mercurial/templater.py
+++ b/mercurial/templater.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ from . import (
 elements = {
     # token-type: binding-strength, primary, prefix, infix, suffix
     "(": (20, None, ("group", 1, ")"), ("func", 1, ")"), None),
-    "%": (16, None, None, ("%", 16), None),
+    "%": (15, None, None, ("%", 15), None),
     "|": (15, None, None, ("|", 15), None),
     "*": (5, None, None, ("*", 5), None),
     "/": (5, None, None, ("/", 5), None),
diff --git a/tests/test-command-template.t b/tests/test-command-template.t
--- a/tests/test-command-template.t
+++ b/tests/test-command-template.t
@@ -134,6 +134,20 @@ But negate binds closer still:
     (string '\n'))
   -3
 
+Filters bind as close as map operator:
+
+  $ hg debugtemplate -r0 -v '{desc|splitlines % "{line}\n"}'
+  (template
+    (%
+      (|
+        (symbol 'desc')
+        (symbol 'splitlines'))
+      (template
+        (symbol 'line')
+        (string '\n'))))
+  line 1
+  line 2
+
 Keyword arguments:
 
   $ hg debugtemplate -r0 -v '{foo=bar|baz}'