diff --git a/tailbone/grids/filters.py b/tailbone/grids/filters.py
index 06c4e7db..00f73e9b 100644
--- a/tailbone/grids/filters.py
+++ b/tailbone/grids/filters.py
@@ -682,6 +682,23 @@ class AlchemyDateFilter(AlchemyGridFilter):
             else:
                 return dt.date()
 
+    def filter_equal(self, query, value):
+        date = self.make_date(value)
+        if not date:
+            return query
+
+        return query.filter(self.column == self.encode_value(date))
+
+    def filter_not_equal(self, query, value):
+        date = self.make_date(value)
+        if not date:
+            return query
+
+        return query.filter(sa.or_(
+            self.column == None,
+            self.column != self.encode_value(date),
+        ))
+
     def filter_between(self, query, value):
         """
         Filter data with a "between" query.  Really this uses ">=" and "<="