diff --git a/gramps/gen/proxy/filter.py b/gramps/gen/proxy/filter.py
index 617e1ae5b..05cad911b 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/proxy/filter.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/proxy/filter.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class FilterProxyDb(ProxyDbBase):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, db, person_filter=None, event_filter=None,
-                 note_filter=None):
+                 note_filter=None, user=None):
         """
         Create a new FilterProxyDb instance.
         """
@@ -50,19 +50,19 @@ class FilterProxyDb(ProxyDbBase):
         self.person_filter = person_filter
         if person_filter:
             self.plist = set(person_filter.apply(
-                    self.db, self.db.iter_person_handles()))
+                    self.db, self.db.iter_person_handles(), user=user))
         else:
             self.plist = set(self.db.iter_person_handles())
 
         if event_filter:
             self.elist = set(event_filter.apply(
-                    self.db, self.db.iter_event_handles()))
+                    self.db, self.db.iter_event_handles(), user=user))
         else:
             self.elist = set(self.db.iter_event_handles())
 
         if note_filter:
             self.nlist = set(note_filter.apply(
-                    self.db, self.db.iter_note_handles()))
+                    self.db, self.db.iter_note_handles(), user=user))
         else:
             self.nlist = set(self.db.iter_note_handles())
 
diff --git a/gramps/gui/plug/export/_exportoptions.py b/gramps/gui/plug/export/_exportoptions.py
index 6586f30e4..507089cf7 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/plug/export/_exportoptions.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/plug/export/_exportoptions.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ from gramps.gen.config import config
 from gramps.gen.display.name import displayer as name_displayer
 from gramps.gen.filters import GenericFilter, rules
 from ...utils import ProgressMeter
+from ...user import User
 from gramps.gen.proxy import (PrivateProxyDb,
                               LivingProxyDb,
                               FilterProxyDb,
@@ -615,8 +616,8 @@ class WriterOptionBox:
                     progress.reset(_("Applying selected person filter"))
                     progress.update(progress.progress_cnt)
                     progress.progress_cnt += 1
-                dbase = FilterProxyDb(
-                    dbase, self.cfilter)
+                dbase = FilterProxyDb(dbase, self.cfilter,
+                                      user=User())
 
         # Apply the Note Filter
         elif proxy_name == "note":
@@ -625,8 +626,8 @@ class WriterOptionBox:
                     progress.reset(_("Applying selected note filter"))
                     progress.update(progress.progress_cnt)
                     progress.progress_cnt += 1
-                dbase = FilterProxyDb(
-                    dbase, note_filter=self.nfilter)
+                dbase = FilterProxyDb(dbase, note_filter=self.nfilter,
+                                      user=User())
 
         # Apply the ReferencedBySelection
         elif proxy_name == "reference":