diff --git a/gui/admin-gui/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/gui/impl/factory/panel/searchfilter/SearchFilterPanelFactory.java b/gui/admin-gui/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/gui/impl/factory/panel/searchfilter/SearchFilterPanelFactory.java
index e0571d9ea74..103346d355d 100644
--- a/gui/admin-gui/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/gui/impl/factory/panel/searchfilter/SearchFilterPanelFactory.java
+++ b/gui/admin-gui/src/main/java/com/evolveum/midpoint/gui/impl/factory/panel/searchfilter/SearchFilterPanelFactory.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ private QName getFilterObjectType(PrismPropertyPanelContext<SearchFilterType> pa
         }
         var parentContainerValue = containerWrapper.getRealValue();
         if (parentContainerValue instanceof ObjectCollectionType oct) {
-            return oct.getType();
+            return oct.getType() == null ? ObjectCollectionType.COMPLEX_TYPE : oct.getType();
         } else if (parentContainerValue instanceof CollectionRefSpecificationType collectionRefSpecificationType) {
             try {
                 Task task = panelCtx.getPageBase().createSimpleTask("compileObjectCollectionView");