diff --git a/include/mapnik/attribute_collector.hpp b/include/mapnik/attribute_collector.hpp
index bf770ed36..644360268 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/attribute_collector.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/attribute_collector.hpp
@@ -144,6 +144,44 @@ struct symbolizer_attributes : public boost::static_visitor<>
 	}
     }
 
+    void operator () (glyph_symbolizer const& sym)
+    {
+        expression_ptr const& char_expr = sym.get_char();
+        if (char_expr)
+        {
+            expression_attributes f_attr(names_);
+            boost::apply_visitor(f_attr,*char_expr);
+        }
+
+        expression_ptr const& angle_expr = sym.get_angle();
+        if (angle_expr)
+        {
+            expression_attributes f_attr(names_);
+            boost::apply_visitor(f_attr,*angle_expr);
+        }
+
+        expression_ptr const& value_expr = sym.get_value();
+        if (value_expr)
+        {
+            expression_attributes f_attr(names_);
+            boost::apply_visitor(f_attr,*value_expr);
+        }
+
+        expression_ptr const& size_expr = sym.get_size();
+        if (size_expr)
+        {
+            expression_attributes f_attr(names_);
+            boost::apply_visitor(f_attr,*size_expr);
+        }
+
+        expression_ptr const& color_expr = sym.get_color();
+        if (color_expr)
+        {
+            expression_attributes f_attr(names_);
+            boost::apply_visitor(f_attr,*color_expr);
+        }
+
+    }
     // TODO - support remaining syms
     
 private:
diff --git a/tests/python_tests/glyph_symbolizer_test.py b/tests/python_tests/glyph_symbolizer_test.py
index f891cfa2f..88376b014 100644
--- a/tests/python_tests/glyph_symbolizer_test.py
+++ b/tests/python_tests/glyph_symbolizer_test.py
@@ -50,12 +50,9 @@ def create_map_and_append_symbolyzer(sym):
     _map = mapnik2.Map(256,256, srs)
     style = mapnik2.Style()
     rule = mapnik2.Rule()
-    #TODO Investigate why I need to add a filter which refers to the
-    #     feature property that the symbolizer needs so they don't reach
-    #     to it as nulls.
-    rule.filter = mapnik2.Filter('[azimuth]>=0 and [value]>=0') #XXX
     rule.symbols.append(sym)
 
+    # put a test symbolizer to see what is the azimuth being read
     ts = mapnik2.TextSymbolizer(mapnik2.Expression('[azimuth]'),
                                "DejaVu Sans Book",
                                10,