diff --git a/gramps/gui/filters/sidebar/_personsidebarfilter.py b/gramps/gui/filters/sidebar/_personsidebarfilter.py
index 6850f7be1..2613058c2 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/filters/sidebar/_personsidebarfilter.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/filters/sidebar/_personsidebarfilter.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class PersonSidebarFilter(SidebarFilter):
 
             # Build an event filter if needed
             if etype:
-                rule = HasEvent([etype, '', '', '', ''], use_regex=regex)
+                rule = HasEvent([etype, '', '', '', '', True], use_regex=regex)
                 generic_filter.add_rule(rule)
                 
             # Build birth event filter if needed