diff --git a/tailbone/newgrids/filters.py b/tailbone/newgrids/filters.py
index 3b03ddbc..fa5b71a7 100644
--- a/tailbone/newgrids/filters.py
+++ b/tailbone/newgrids/filters.py
@@ -287,7 +287,8 @@ class AlchemyStringFilter(AlchemyGridFilter):
         """
         if value is None or value == '':
             return query
-        return query.filter(self.column.ilike('%{0}%'.format(value)))
+        return query.filter(sa.and_(
+            *[self.column.ilike('%{0}%'.format(v)) for v in value.split()]))
 
     def filter_does_not_contain(self, query, value):
         """
@@ -300,7 +301,8 @@ class AlchemyStringFilter(AlchemyGridFilter):
         # include things which are nothing at all, in our result set.
         return query.filter(sa.or_(
             self.column == None,
-            ~self.column.ilike('%{0}%'.format(value)),
+            sa.and_(
+                *[~self.column.ilike('%{0}%'.format(v)) for v in value.split()]),
         ))