diff --git a/cockatrice/src/filter_string.cpp b/cockatrice/src/filter_string.cpp
index e45108cf..ea07dede 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/filter_string.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/filter_string.cpp
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ ColorQuery <- [cC] 'olor'? <[iI]?> <[:!]> ColorEx*
 
 FieldQuery <- String [:] RegexString / String ws? NumericExpression
 
-NonQuote <- !["].
-UnescapedStringListPart <- ![":<>=! ].
-String <- UnescapedStringListPart+ / ["] <NonQuote*> ["]
+NonDoubleQuoteUnlessEscaped <- !["]. / '\"'.
+NonSingleQuoteUnlessEscaped <- ![']. / "\'".
+UnescapedStringListPart <- !['":<>=! ].
+String <- UnescapedStringListPart+ / ["] <NonDoubleQuoteUnlessEscaped*> ["] / ['] <NonSingleQuoteUnlessEscaped*> [']
 StringValue <- String / [(] StringList [)]
 StringList <- StringListString (ws? [,] ws? StringListString)*
 StringListString <- UnescapedStringListPart+
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ CompactStringSet <- StringListString ([,+] StringListString)+
 
 NumericExpression <- NumericOperator ws? NumericValue
 NumericOperator <- [=:] / <[><!][=]?>
-NumericValue <- [0-9]+ 
+NumericValue <- [0-9]+
 
 )");
 
@@ -242,7 +243,12 @@ static void setupParserRules()
 
     search["RegexString"] = [](const peg::SemanticValues &sv) -> StringMatcher {
         auto target = sv[0].get<QString>();
-        return [=](const QString &s) { return s.QString::contains(target, Qt::CaseInsensitive); };
+        return [=](const QString &s) {
+            auto sanitizedTarget = QString(target);
+            sanitizedTarget.replace("\\\"", "\"");
+            sanitizedTarget.replace("\\'", "'");
+            return s.QString::contains(sanitizedTarget, Qt::CaseInsensitive);
+        };
     };
 
     search["OracleQuery"] = [](const peg::SemanticValues &sv) -> Filter {