diff --git a/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.js b/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.js
index d5c47fa73e..fb56898afd 100644
--- a/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.js
+++ b/api/js/jsapi/egw_app.js
@@ -252,10 +252,12 @@ export class EgwApp {
             return false;
         for (let field_filter of Object.values(filters)) {
             let 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));
+            }
         }
         // check filters against pushData.acl data
         for (let field_filter of Object.values(filters)) {