diff --git a/Expressif.Cli.Tests/BindCommandTests.cs b/Expressif.Cli.Tests/BindCommandTests.cs
index 4353b6c5..e83ad80b 100644
--- a/Expressif.Cli.Tests/BindCommandTests.cs
+++ b/Expressif.Cli.Tests/BindCommandTests.cs
@@ -52,6 +52,20 @@ public async Task Bind_BinaryPredicate_PreservesBothOperands()
         });
     }
 
+    [Test]
+    public async Task Bind_ClosedFunctionPredicateArgument_ResolvesNestedFunction()
+    {
+        var result = await InvokeAsync("bind", "even |or greater-than(45 | add(17))");
+
+        Assert.Multiple(() =>
+        {
+            Assert.That(result.ExitCode, Is.EqualTo(ExitCodes.Success));
+            Assert.That(result.StdOut, Does.Contain("Arg[0]: InputExpression"));
+            Assert.That(result.StdOut, Does.Contain("Function: add"));
+            Assert.That(result.StdErr, Is.Empty);
+        });
+    }
+
     [Test]
     public async Task Bind_FieldShorthand_ShowsBinderGeneratedFunction()
     {
diff --git a/Expressif.Cli.Tests/CliCommandTests.cs b/Expressif.Cli.Tests/CliCommandTests.cs
index 4bfae74d..c96b6dee 100644
--- a/Expressif.Cli.Tests/CliCommandTests.cs
+++ b/Expressif.Cli.Tests/CliCommandTests.cs
@@ -124,6 +124,23 @@ public async Task Evaluate_TwoNestedPredicateBranches_ReturnsBoolean(string inpu
         });
     }
 
+    [Test]
+    public async Task Evaluate_PredicateClosedInputExpression_ResolvesNestedFunction()
+    {
+        var result = await InvokeAsync(
+            "evaluate",
+            "filter(greater-than(17 | add(17)))",
+            "--input",
+            "{10,12,13}");
+
+        Assert.Multiple(() =>
+        {
+            Assert.That(result.ExitCode, Is.EqualTo(ExitCodes.Success));
+            Assert.That(result.StdOut.Trim(), Is.EqualTo("{}"));
+            Assert.That(result.StdErr, Is.Empty);
+        });
+    }
+
     [Test]
     public async Task Evaluate_MultipleInputOptions_ReturnsClearError()
     {
diff --git a/Expressif.Testing/Functions/FunctionFactoryTest.cs b/Expressif.Testing/Functions/FunctionFactoryTest.cs
index 4870187a..e17cda98 100644
--- a/Expressif.Testing/Functions/FunctionFactoryTest.cs
+++ b/Expressif.Testing/Functions/FunctionFactoryTest.cs
@@ -250,6 +250,24 @@ public void Instantiate_FilterWithPredicateExpression_Valid()
         Assert.That(predicate, Is.TypeOf<GreaterThan>());
     }
 
+    [Test]
+    public void Instantiate_FilterWithClosedPredicateParameter_ResolvesNestedFunction()
+    {
+        var reference = new InputExpressionParameter(
+            new Expressif.Bindings.ClosedExpression(
+                new LiteralParameter(17m),
+                [new Function("add", [new LiteralParameter(17m)])]));
+        var predicate = new Function("greater-than", [reference]);
+        var filter = new Function(
+            "filter",
+            [new OpenExpressionParameter(new OpenExpression([predicate]))]);
+        var root = new OpenRootExpression(new OpenExpression([filter]));
+
+        var function = new FunctionFactory().Instantiate(root, new Context());
+
+        Assert.That(function.Evaluate(new object[] { 10, 12, 13 }), Is.Empty);
+    }
+
     [Test]
     public void Instantiate_SliceAlias_Valid()
     {
diff --git a/Expressif.Testing/Predicates/PredicationFactoryTest.cs b/Expressif.Testing/Predicates/PredicationFactoryTest.cs
index b06dd7a6..4014da3c 100644
--- a/Expressif.Testing/Predicates/PredicationFactoryTest.cs
+++ b/Expressif.Testing/Predicates/PredicationFactoryTest.cs
@@ -90,4 +90,20 @@ public void Instantiate_NumericEqualToObjectIndexParameter_Valid()
             Assert.That((predicate as EqualTo)!.Reference.Invoke(), Is.EqualTo(4));
         });
     }
+
+    [TestCase(62, false)]
+    [TestCase(63, true)]
+    public void Instantiate_ClosedFunctionParameter_ResolvesThroughFunctionRegistry(object value, bool expected)
+    {
+        var reference = new InputExpressionParameter(
+            new Expressif.Bindings.ClosedExpression(
+                new LiteralParameter(45m),
+                [new Function("add", [new LiteralParameter(17m)])]));
+        var predication = new SinglePredication(
+            new Function("greater-than", [reference]));
+
+        var predicate = new PredicationFactory().Instantiate(predication, new Context());
+
+        Assert.That(predicate.Evaluate(value), Is.EqualTo(expected));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Expressif/Predicates/PredicationFactory.cs b/Expressif/Predicates/PredicationFactory.cs
index 0bc09fef..db144f0b 100644
--- a/Expressif/Predicates/PredicationFactory.cs
+++ b/Expressif/Predicates/PredicationFactory.cs
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ protected override Delegate CreateParameter(IParameter parameter, Type scalarTyp
                 scalarType)
             : base.CreateParameter(parameter, scalarType, context);
 
+    protected override Delegate CreateInputExpression(InputExpressionParameter input, Type type, IContext context)
+    {
+        var expression = new FunctionFactory().Instantiate(new ClosedRootExpression(input.Expression), context);
+        return CreateFunctionCast(() => expression.Evaluate(null), type);
+    }
+
     private sealed class ContextualPredicate(IFunction expression, IContext context) : IPredicate
     {
         public bool Evaluate(object? value)