diff --git a/django/template/defaultfilters.py b/django/template/defaultfilters.py
index 03a294bc28..2af20aca42 100644
--- a/django/template/defaultfilters.py
+++ b/django/template/defaultfilters.py
@@ -650,7 +650,10 @@ unordered_list.needs_autoescape = True
 
 def add(value, arg):
     """Adds the arg to the value."""
-    return int(value) + int(arg)
+    try:
+        return int(value) + int(arg)
+    except (ValueError, TypeError):
+        return value
 add.is_safe = False
 
 def get_digit(value, arg):
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/templates/filters.py b/tests/regressiontests/templates/filters.py
index d2e8e7473b..c02a161014 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/templates/filters.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/templates/filters.py
@@ -333,4 +333,10 @@ def get_filter_tests():
         'date02': (r'{{ d|date }}', {'d': datetime(2008, 1, 1)}, 'Jan. 1, 2008'),
         #Ticket 9520: Make sure |date doesn't blow up on non-dates
         'date03': (r'{{ d|date:"m" }}', {'d': 'fail_string'}, ''),
+
+         # Ticket #11687: make sure that add works on int-able things.
+         'add01': (r'{{ i|add:"5" }}', {'i': 2000}, '2005'),
+         'add02': (r'{{ i|add:"napis" }}', {'i': 2000}, '2000'),
+         'add03': (r'{{ i|add:16 }}', {'i': 'not_an_int'}, 'not_an_int'),
+         'add04': (r'{{ i|add:"16" }}', {'i': 'not_an_int'}, 'not_an_int'),
     }