diff --git a/backend/pkg/database/odatasql/query.go b/backend/pkg/database/odatasql/query.go
index 54cad94e3..3f25e9796 100644
--- a/backend/pkg/database/odatasql/query.go
+++ b/backend/pkg/database/odatasql/query.go
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ func buildWhereFromFilter(source string, node *godata.ParseNode) (string, error)
 		default:
 			return query, fmt.Errorf("unsupported token type")
 		}
-		query = fmt.Sprintf("%s -> '$.%s' LIKE '%s'", source, queryPath, value)
+		query = fmt.Sprintf("%s ->> '%s' LIKE '%s'", source, queryPath, value)
 	}
 
 	return query, nil
diff --git a/backend/pkg/database/odatasql/query_test.go b/backend/pkg/database/odatasql/query_test.go
index 9d3c4c04e..8ea4fa3a4 100644
--- a/backend/pkg/database/odatasql/query_test.go
+++ b/backend/pkg/database/odatasql/query_test.go
@@ -561,6 +561,20 @@ func TestBuildSQLQuery(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			want: []Car{car1},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "'startswith' filter",
+			args: args{
+				filterString: PointerTo(fmt.Sprintf("startswith(Manufacturer/Id, '%s')", manu1.ID[0:3])),
+			},
+			want: []Car{car1, car2},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "'endswith' filter",
+			args: args{
+				filterString: PointerTo("endswith(ModelName, '3')"),
+			},
+			want: []Car{car3},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "filter on nested field",
 			args: args{