diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Reports/ReportsService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Reports/ReportsService.cs
index 4ff3dcf26a..5b492d8b43 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Reports/ReportsService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Reports/ReportsService.cs
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Reports
                 MinCommunityRating = request.MinCommunityRating,
                 MinCriticRating = request.MinCriticRating,
                 ParentIndexNumber = request.ParentIndexNumber,
-                AiredDuringSeason = request.AiredDuringSeason
+                AiredDuringSeason = request.AiredDuringSeason,
+                AlbumArtistStartsWithOrGreater = request.AlbumArtistStartsWithOrGreater
             };
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(request.Ids))
@@ -477,17 +478,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Reports
                 }
             }
 
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(request.AlbumArtistStartsWithOrGreater))
-            {
-                var ok = new[] { i }.OfType<IHasAlbumArtist>()
-                    .Any(p => string.Compare(request.AlbumArtistStartsWithOrGreater, p.AlbumArtists.FirstOrDefault(), StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase) < 1);
-
-                if (!ok)
-                {
-                    return false;
-                }
-            }
-
             return true;
         }
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/ItemsService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/ItemsService.cs
index c54f259733..92b2d60028 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/ItemsService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/ItemsService.cs
@@ -233,7 +233,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.UserLibrary
                 MinCriticRating = request.MinCriticRating,
                 ParentId = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(request.ParentId) ? (Guid?)null : new Guid(request.ParentId),
                 ParentIndexNumber = request.ParentIndexNumber,
-                AiredDuringSeason = request.AiredDuringSeason
+                AiredDuringSeason = request.AiredDuringSeason,
+                AlbumArtistStartsWithOrGreater = request.AlbumArtistStartsWithOrGreater
             };
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(request.Ids))
@@ -435,17 +436,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.UserLibrary
                 }
             }
 
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(request.AlbumArtistStartsWithOrGreater))
-            {
-                var ok = new[] { i }.OfType<IHasAlbumArtist>()
-                    .Any(p => string.Compare(request.AlbumArtistStartsWithOrGreater, p.AlbumArtists.FirstOrDefault(), StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase) < 1);
-
-                if (!ok)
-                {
-                    return false;
-                }
-            }
-
             return true;
         }
     }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Folder.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Folder.cs
index dc0a8d0aa3..dcdd10dd6e 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Folder.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Folder.cs
@@ -1188,6 +1188,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
                 return true;
             }
 
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query.AlbumArtistStartsWithOrGreater))
+            {
+                Logger.Debug("Query requires post-filtering due to AlbumArtistStartsWithOrGreater");
+                return true;
+            }
+
             return false;
         }
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/InternalItemsQuery.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/InternalItemsQuery.cs
index 2f98ac70df..da76e7db09 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/InternalItemsQuery.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/InternalItemsQuery.cs
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
 
         public DayOfWeek[] AirDays { get; set; }
         public SeriesStatus[] SeriesStatuses { get; set; }
-        
+        public string AlbumArtistStartsWithOrGreater { get; set; }
+
         public InternalItemsQuery()
         {
             BlockUnratedItems = new UnratedItem[] { };
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/UserViewBuilder.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/UserViewBuilder.cs
index 645e6e37d2..ccb842cf4e 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/UserViewBuilder.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/UserViewBuilder.cs
@@ -1752,6 +1752,17 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
                 }
             }
 
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(query.AlbumArtistStartsWithOrGreater))
+            {
+                var ok = new[] { item }.OfType<IHasAlbumArtist>()
+                    .Any(p => string.Compare(query.AlbumArtistStartsWithOrGreater, p.AlbumArtists.FirstOrDefault(), StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase) < 1);
+
+                if (!ok)
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+
             return true;
         }