diff --git a/src/gui/editorwidgets/qgsvaluerelationwidgetwrapper.cpp b/src/gui/editorwidgets/qgsvaluerelationwidgetwrapper.cpp
index 1e433da0d6d9..912c30d84c32 100644
--- a/src/gui/editorwidgets/qgsvaluerelationwidgetwrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/editorwidgets/qgsvaluerelationwidgetwrapper.cpp
@@ -327,7 +327,17 @@ void QgsValueRelationWidgetWrapper::initWidget( QWidget *editor )
   }
   else if ( mLineEdit )
   {
-    connect( mLineEdit, &QLineEdit::textChanged, this, &QgsValueRelationWidgetWrapper::emitValueChangedInternal, Qt::UniqueConnection );
+    if ( QgsFilterLineEdit *filterLineEdit = qobject_cast<QgsFilterLineEdit *>( editor ) )
+    {
+      connect( filterLineEdit, &QgsFilterLineEdit::valueChanged, this, [ = ]( const QString & )
+      {
+        emitValueChanged();
+      } );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      connect( mLineEdit, &QLineEdit::textChanged, this, &QgsValueRelationWidgetWrapper::emitValueChangedInternal, Qt::UniqueConnection );
+    }
   }
 }