diff --git a/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.js b/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.js
index bbef092817..82f0e9d96a 100644
--- a/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.js
+++ b/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.js
@@ -263,10 +263,12 @@ var EgwApp = /** @class */ (function () {
         for (var _i = 0, _a = Object.values(filters); _i < _a.length; _i++) {
             var field_filter = _a[_i];
             var val = value.col_filter[field_filter.col];
-            if (val && (typeof val == "string" && val.trim().length > 0 ||
-                typeof val == "object" && !jQuery.isEmptyObject(val))) {
+            if (val && (typeof val == "string" && val.trim().length > 0)) {
                 field_filter.filter_values.push(val);
             }
+            else if (val && typeof val == "object" && !jQuery.isEmptyObject(val)) {
+                field_filter.filter_values = field_filter.filter_values.concat(Object.values(val));
+            }
         }
         var _loop_2 = function (field_filter) {
             // no filter set
diff --git a/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.ts b/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.ts
index 791958661a..818798cd21 100644
--- a/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.ts
+++ b/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.ts
@@ -384,12 +384,15 @@ export abstract class EgwApp
 		{
 			let val = value.col_filter[field_filter.col];
 			if(val && (
-				typeof val == "string" && val.trim().length > 0 ||
-				typeof val == "object" && !jQuery.isEmptyObject(val)
+				typeof val == "string" && val.trim().length > 0
 			))
 			{
 				field_filter.filter_values.push(val);
 			}
+			else if (val && typeof val == "object" && !jQuery.isEmptyObject(val))
+			{
+				field_filter.filter_values = field_filter.filter_values.concat(Object.values(val))
+			}
 		}
 
 		// check filters against pushData.acl data