diff --git a/tailbone/grids/filters.py b/tailbone/grids/filters.py
index f70670b6..3b198614 100644
--- a/tailbone/grids/filters.py
+++ b/tailbone/grids/filters.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 #
 #  Rattail -- Retail Software Framework
-#  Copyright © 2010-2023 Lance Edgar
+#  Copyright © 2010-2024 Lance Edgar
 #
 #  This file is part of Rattail.
 #
@@ -484,9 +484,13 @@ class AlchemyStringFilter(AlchemyGridFilter):
         """
         if value is None or value == '':
             return query
-        return query.filter(sa.and_(
-            *[self.column.ilike(self.encode_value('%{}%'.format(v)))
-              for v in value.split()]))
+
+        criteria = []
+        for val in value.split():
+            val = val.replace('_', r'\_')
+            val = self.encode_value(f'%{val}%')
+            criteria.append(self.column.ilike(val))
+        return query.filter(sa.and_(*criteria))
 
     def filter_does_not_contain(self, query, value):
         """
@@ -495,14 +499,17 @@ class AlchemyStringFilter(AlchemyGridFilter):
         if value is None or value == '':
             return query
 
+        criteria = []
+        for val in value.split():
+            val = val.replace('_', r'\_')
+            val = self.encode_value(f'%{val}%')
+            criteria.append(~self.column.ilike(val))
+
         # When saying something is 'not like' something else, we must also
         # include things which are nothing at all, in our result set.
         return query.filter(sa.or_(
             self.column == None,
-            sa.and_(
-                *[~self.column.ilike(self.encode_value('%{}%'.format(v)))
-                  for v in value.split()]),
-        ))
+            sa.and_(*criteria)))
 
     def filter_contains_any_of(self, query, value):
         """
@@ -531,9 +538,12 @@ class AlchemyStringFilter(AlchemyGridFilter):
 
         conditions = []
         for value in values:
-            conditions.append(sa.and_(
-                *[self.column.ilike(self.encode_value('%{}%'.format(v)))
-                  for v in value.split()]))
+            criteria = []
+            for val in value.split():
+                val = val.replace('_', r'\_')
+                val = self.encode_value(f'%{val}%')
+                criteria.append(self.column.ilike(val))
+            conditions.append(sa.and_(*criteria))
 
         return query.filter(sa.or_(*conditions))
 
@@ -588,8 +598,13 @@ class AlchemyByteStringFilter(AlchemyStringFilter):
         """
         if value is None or value == '':
             return query
-        return query.filter(sa.and_(
-            *[self.column.ilike(b'%{}%'.format(v)) for v in value.split()]))
+
+        criteria = []
+        for val in value.split():
+            val = val.replace('_', r'\_')
+            val = b'%{}%'.format(val)
+            criteria.append(self.column.ilike(val))
+        return query.filters(sa.and_(*criteria))
 
     def filter_does_not_contain(self, query, value):
         """
@@ -598,13 +613,16 @@ class AlchemyByteStringFilter(AlchemyStringFilter):
         if value is None or value == '':
             return query
 
+        for val in value.split():
+            val = val.replace('_', '\_')
+            val = b'%{}%'.format(val)
+            criteria.append(~self.column.ilike(val))
+
         # When saying something is 'not like' something else, we must also
         # include things which are nothing at all, in our result set.
         return query.filter(sa.or_(
             self.column == None,
-            sa.and_(
-                *[~self.column.ilike(b'%{}%'.format(v)) for v in value.split()]),
-        ))
+            sa.and_(*criteria)))
 
 
 class AlchemyNumericFilter(AlchemyGridFilter):