diff --git a/src/js/core/services/rowSearcher.js b/src/js/core/services/rowSearcher.js
index d69d6ddd4f..011e634a07 100644
--- a/src/js/core/services/rowSearcher.js
+++ b/src/js/core/services/rowSearcher.js
@@ -287,9 +287,11 @@ module.service('rowSearcher', ['gridUtil', 'uiGridConstants', function (gridUtil
     for (var i = 0; i < filtersLength; i++) {
       var filter = filters[i];
 
-      var ret = rowSearcher.runColumnFilter(grid, row, column, filter);
-      if (!ret) {
-        return false;
+      if ( !gridUtil.isNullOrUndefined(filter.term) && filter.term !== '' || filter.noTerm ){ 
+        var ret = rowSearcher.runColumnFilter(grid, row, column, filter);
+        if (!ret) {
+          return false;
+        }
       }
     }