diff --git a/packages/vuetify/src/composables/__tests__/filter.spec.ts b/packages/vuetify/src/composables/__tests__/filter.spec.ts
index 4a458bb4480..6640d1e9398 100644
--- a/packages/vuetify/src/composables/__tests__/filter.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vuetify/src/composables/__tests__/filter.spec.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,60 @@ describe('filter', () => {
         filterMode: 'every',
       })).toHaveLength(1)
     })
+
+    it('should filter by mode using customKeyFilter without query', () => {
+      const customKeyFilter = {
+        title: (s: string) => s.length < 5,
+        value: (s: string) => s === '1',
+      }
+      const items = [
+        {
+          title: 'foo',
+          subtitle: 'bar',
+          value: '1',
+        },
+        {
+          title: 'fizz',
+          subtitle: 'buzz',
+          value: '1',
+        },
+        {
+          title: 'foobar',
+          subtitle: 'fizzbuzz',
+          value: '2',
+        },
+        {
+          title: 'buzz',
+          subtitle: 'buzz',
+          value: '2',
+        },
+      ] as any
+      const filterKeys = ['title', 'value']
+
+      expect(filterItems(items, '', {
+        filterKeys,
+        customKeyFilter,
+        filterMode: 'some',
+      })).toHaveLength(3)
+
+      expect(filterItems(items, '', {
+        filterKeys,
+        customKeyFilter,
+        filterMode: 'union',
+      })).toHaveLength(2)
+
+      expect(filterItems(items, '', {
+        filterKeys,
+        customKeyFilter,
+        filterMode: 'intersection',
+      })).toHaveLength(0)
+
+      expect(filterItems(items, '', {
+        filterKeys,
+        customKeyFilter,
+        filterMode: 'every',
+      })).toHaveLength(2)
+    })
   })
 
   describe('useFilter', () => {
diff --git a/packages/vuetify/src/composables/filter.ts b/packages/vuetify/src/composables/filter.ts
index 9ba2d6213ea..43d83e90237 100644
--- a/packages/vuetify/src/composables/filter.ts
+++ b/packages/vuetify/src/composables/filter.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export function filterItems (
     const defaultMatches: Record<string, FilterMatch> = {}
     let match: FilterMatch = -1
 
-    if (query && !options?.noFilter) {
+    if ((query || customFiltersLength > 0) && !options?.noFilter) {
       if (typeof item === 'object') {
         const filterKeys = keys || Object.keys(transformed)