diff --git a/lib/xlsx/xform/table/custom-filter-xform.js b/lib/xlsx/xform/table/custom-filter-xform.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d0e9d272f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/xlsx/xform/table/custom-filter-xform.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+const BaseXform = require('../base-xform');
+
+class CustomFilterXform extends BaseXform {
+  get tag() {
+    return 'customFilter';
+  }
+
+  render(xmlStream, model) {
+    xmlStream.leafNode(this.tag, {
+      val: model.val,
+      operator: model.operator,
+    });
+  }
+
+  parseOpen(node) {
+    if (node.name === this.tag) {
+      this.model = {
+        val: node.attributes.val,
+        operator: node.attributes.operator,
+      };
+      return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  parseText() {}
+
+  parseClose() {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = CustomFilterXform;
diff --git a/lib/xlsx/xform/table/filter-column-xform.js b/lib/xlsx/xform/table/filter-column-xform.js
index 20fd24628..c900996d4 100644
--- a/lib/xlsx/xform/table/filter-column-xform.js
+++ b/lib/xlsx/xform/table/filter-column-xform.js
@@ -1,6 +1,29 @@
 const BaseXform = require('../base-xform');
+const ListXform = require('../list-xform');
+
+const CustomFilterXform = require('./custom-filter-xform');
+const FilterXform = require('./filter-xform');
 
 class FilterColumnXform extends BaseXform {
+  constructor() {
+    super();
+
+    this.map = {
+      customFilters: new ListXform({
+        tag: 'customFilters',
+        count: false,
+        empty: true,
+        childXform: new CustomFilterXform(),
+      }),
+      filters: new ListXform({
+        tag: 'filters',
+        count: false,
+        empty: true,
+        childXform: new FilterXform(),
+      }),
+    };
+  }
+
   get tag() {
     return 'filterColumn';
   }
@@ -10,6 +33,17 @@ class FilterColumnXform extends BaseXform {
   }
 
   render(xmlStream, model) {
+    if (model.customFilters) {
+      xmlStream.openNode(this.tag, {
+        colId: model.colId,
+        hiddenButton: model.filterButton ? '0' : '1',
+      });
+
+      this.map.customFilters.render(xmlStream, model.customFilters);
+
+      xmlStream.closeNode();
+      return true;
+    }
     xmlStream.leafNode(this.tag, {
       colId: model.colId,
       hiddenButton: model.filterButton ? '0' : '1',
@@ -18,20 +52,44 @@ class FilterColumnXform extends BaseXform {
   }
 
   parseOpen(node) {
-    if (node.name === this.tag) {
-      const {attributes} = node;
-      this.model = {
-        filterButton: attributes.hiddenButton === '0',
-      };
+    if (this.parser) {
+      this.parser.parseOpen(node);
       return true;
     }
-    return false;
+    const {attributes} = node;
+    switch (node.name) {
+      case this.tag:
+        this.model = {
+          filterButton: attributes.hiddenButton === '0',
+        };
+        return true;
+      default:
+        this.parser = this.map[node.name];
+        if (this.parser) {
+          this.parseOpen(node);
+          return true;
+        }
+        throw new Error(`Unexpected xml node in parseOpen: ${JSON.stringify(node)}`);
+    }
   }
 
   parseText() {}
 
-  parseClose() {
-    return false;
+  parseClose(name) {
+    if (this.parser) {
+      if (!this.parser.parseClose(name)) {
+        this.parser = undefined;
+      }
+      return true;
+    }
+    switch (name) {
+      case this.tag:
+        this.model.customFilters = this.map.customFilters.model;
+        return false;
+      default:
+        // could be some unrecognised tags
+        return true;
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/xlsx/xform/table/filter-xform.js b/lib/xlsx/xform/table/filter-xform.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91a620a02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/xlsx/xform/table/filter-xform.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+const BaseXform = require('../base-xform');
+
+class FilterXform extends BaseXform {
+  get tag() {
+    return 'filter';
+  }
+
+  render(xmlStream, model) {
+    xmlStream.leafNode(this.tag, {
+      val: model.val,
+    });
+  }
+
+  parseOpen(node) {
+    if (node.name === this.tag) {
+      this.model = {
+        val: node.attributes.val,
+      };
+      return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  parseText() {}
+
+  parseClose() {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = FilterXform;
diff --git a/spec/integration/data/test-issue-1669.xlsx b/spec/integration/data/test-issue-1669.xlsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cc9dab8f1
Binary files /dev/null and b/spec/integration/data/test-issue-1669.xlsx differ
diff --git a/spec/integration/issues/issue-1669-optional-custom-autofilter-on-table.spec.js b/spec/integration/issues/issue-1669-optional-custom-autofilter-on-table.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a030c090
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/integration/issues/issue-1669-optional-custom-autofilter-on-table.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+const ExcelJS = verquire('exceljs');
+
+describe('github issues', () => {
+  it('issue 1669 - optional autofilter and custom autofilter on tables', () => {
+    const wb = new ExcelJS.Workbook();
+    return wb.xlsx.readFile('./spec/integration/data/test-issue-1669.xlsx');
+  }).timeout(6000);
+});
diff --git a/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/table/custom-filter-xform.spec.js b/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/table/custom-filter-xform.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..971ac53b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/table/custom-filter-xform.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+const testXformHelper = require('../test-xform-helper');
+
+const CustomFilterXform = verquire('xlsx/xform/table/custom-filter-xform');
+
+const expectations = [
+  {
+    title: 'custom filter',
+    create() {
+      return new CustomFilterXform();
+    },
+    preparedModel: {val: '*brandywine*'},
+    xml: '<customFilter val="*brandywine*"/>',
+    parsedModel: {val: '*brandywine*'},
+    tests: ['render', 'renderIn', 'parse'],
+  },
+  {
+    title: 'custom filter with operator',
+    create() {
+      return new CustomFilterXform();
+    },
+    preparedModel: {operator: 'notEqual', val: '4'},
+    xml: '<customFilter operator="notEqual" val="4"/>',
+    parsedModel: {operator: 'notEqual', val: '4'},
+    tests: ['render', 'renderIn', 'parse'],
+  },
+];
+
+describe('CustomFilterXform', () => {
+  testXformHelper(expectations);
+});
diff --git a/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/table/filter-column-xform.spec.js b/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/table/filter-column-xform.spec.js
index 2d9900c17..c15f802fe 100644
--- a/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/table/filter-column-xform.spec.js
+++ b/spec/unit/xlsx/xform/table/filter-column-xform.spec.js
@@ -31,6 +31,25 @@ const expectations = [
     tests: ['prepare', 'render', 'renderIn', 'parse'],
     options: {index: 1},
   },
+  {
+    title: 'with custom filter',
+    create() {
+      return new FilterColumnXform();
+    },
+    initialModel: {filterButton: false, customFilters: [{val: '*brandywine*'}]},
+    preparedModel: {
+      colId: '0',
+      filterButton: false,
+      customFilters: [{val: '*brandywine*'}],
+    },
+    xml:
+      '<filterColumn colId="0" hiddenButton="1"><customFilters><customFilter val="*brandywine*"/></customFilters></filterColumn>',
+    get parsedModel() {
+      return this.initialModel;
+    },
+    tests: ['prepare', 'render', 'renderIn', 'parse'],
+    options: {index: 0},
+  },
 ];
 
 describe('FilterColumnXform', () => {