diff --git a/application/models/Survey.php b/application/models/Survey.php
index a19bb04704d..ff546d19019 100755
--- a/application/models/Survey.php
+++ b/application/models/Survey.php
@@ -1612,7 +1612,23 @@ public function search()
 
         // Survey group filter
         if (isset($this->gsid)) {
-            $criteria->compare("t.gsid", $this->gsid, false);
+            // The survey group filter (from the dropdown, not by title search) is applied to five levels of survey groups.
+            // That is, it matches the group the survey is in, the parent group of that group, and the "grandparent" group, etc.
+            $groupJoins = 'LEFT JOIN {{surveys_groups}} parentGroup1 ON t.gsid = parentGroup1.gsid ';
+            $groupJoins .= 'LEFT JOIN {{surveys_groups}} parentGroup2 ON parentGroup1.parent_id = parentGroup2.gsid ';
+            $groupJoins .= 'LEFT JOIN {{surveys_groups}} parentGroup3 ON parentGroup2.parent_id = parentGroup3.gsid ';
+            $groupJoins .= 'LEFT JOIN {{surveys_groups}} parentGroup4 ON parentGroup3.parent_id = parentGroup4.gsid ';
+            $groupJoins .= 'LEFT JOIN {{surveys_groups}} parentGroup5 ON parentGroup4.parent_id = parentGroup5.gsid ';
+            $criteria->mergeWith([
+                'join' => $groupJoins,
+            ]);
+            $groupCondition = "t.gsid=:gsid";
+            $groupCondition .= " OR parentGroup2.gsid=:gsid";
+            $groupCondition .= " OR parentGroup3.gsid=:gsid";
+            $groupCondition .= " OR parentGroup4.gsid=:gsid";
+            $groupCondition .= " OR parentGroup5.gsid=:gsid";
+            $criteria->addCondition($groupCondition, 'AND');
+            $criteria->params = array_merge($criteria->params, [':gsid' => $this->gsid]);
         }
 
         // Active filter