diff --git a/logstash-core/lib/logstash/compiler/lscl.rb b/logstash-core/lib/logstash/compiler/lscl.rb
index d4ee27fcc90..ab0c87c9c43 100644
--- a/logstash-core/lib/logstash/compiler/lscl.rb
+++ b/logstash-core/lib/logstash/compiler/lscl.rb
@@ -103,10 +103,18 @@ def expr_attributes
         end
       }.reduce({}) do |hash, kv|
         k, v = kv
-        if hash[k].nil?
+        existing = hash[k]
+        if existing.nil?
           hash[k] = v
+        elsif existing.kind_of?(::Hash)
+          # For legacy reasons, a config can contain multiple `AST::Attribute`s with the same name
+          # and a hash-type value (e.g., "match" in the grok filter), which are merged into a single
+          # hash value; e.g., `{"match" => {"baz" => "bar"}, "match" => {"foo" => "bulb"}}` is
+          # interpreted as `{"match" => {"baz" => "bar", "foo" => "blub"}}`.
+          # (NOTE: this bypasses `AST::Hash`'s ability to detect duplicate keys)
+          hash[k] = existing.merge(v)
         else
-          hash[k] += v
+          hash[k] = existing + v
         end
         hash
       end
diff --git a/logstash-core/spec/logstash/compiler/compiler_spec.rb b/logstash-core/spec/logstash/compiler/compiler_spec.rb
index 16c81e85462..977360e3641 100644
--- a/logstash-core/spec/logstash/compiler/compiler_spec.rb
+++ b/logstash-core/spec/logstash/compiler/compiler_spec.rb
@@ -193,6 +193,35 @@ def j
           expect(c_plugin).to ir_eql(j.iPlugin(INPUT, "generator", expected_plugin_args))
         end
       end
+
+      describe "a filter plugin that repeats a Hash directive" do
+        let(:source) { "input { } filter { #{plugin_source} } output { } " }
+        subject(:c_plugin) { compiled[:filter] }
+
+        let(:plugin_source) do
+          %q[
+              grok {
+                match => { "message" => "%{WORD:word}" }
+                match => { "examplefield" => "%{NUMBER:num}" }
+                break_on_match => false
+              }
+          ]
+        end
+
+        let(:expected_plugin_args) do
+          {
+            "match" => {
+              "message" => "%{WORD:word}",
+              "examplefield" => "%{NUMBER:num}"
+            },
+            "break_on_match" => "false"
+          }
+        end
+
+        it "should merge the contents of the individual directives" do
+          expect(c_plugin).to ir_eql(j.iPlugin(FILTER, "grok", expected_plugin_args))
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     context "inputs" do