diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/application-legacy.js b/app/assets/javascripts/application-legacy.js
index 66daa3767..211dd3e0a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/application-legacy.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/application-legacy.js
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ function buildFilterRow(field, operator, values) {
     break;
   case "integer":
   case "float":
+  case "hour":
   case "tree":
     tr.find('.values').append(
       '<span style="display:none;"><input type="text" name="v['+field+'][]" id="values_'+fieldId+'_1" size="14" class="value" /></span>' +
diff --git a/app/models/query.rb b/app/models/query.rb
index e95933b08..487d775a7 100644
--- a/app/models/query.rb
+++ b/app/models/query.rb
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ class Query < ApplicationRecord
     :search => [ "~", "*~", "!~" ],
     :integer => [ "=", ">=", "<=", "><", "!*", "*" ],
     :float => [ "=", ">=", "<=", "><", "!*", "*" ],
+    :hour => [ "=", ">=", "<=", "><", "!*", "*" ],
     :relation => ["=", "!", "=p", "=!p", "!p", "*o", "!o", "!*", "*"],
     :tree => ["=", "~", "!*", "*"]
   }
@@ -504,6 +505,10 @@ class Query < ApplicationRecord
           if values_for(field).detect {|v| v.present? && !/\A[+-]?\d+(\.\d*)?\z/.match?(v)}
             add_filter_error(field, :invalid)
           end
+        when :hour
+          if values_for(field).detect {|v| v.present? && v.to_s.to_hours.nil? }
+            add_filter_error(field, :invalid)
+          end
         when :date, :date_past
           case operator_for(field)
           when "=", ">=", "<=", "><"
@@ -1254,7 +1259,7 @@ class Query < ApplicationRecord
           else
             sql = "1=0"
           end
-        when :float
+        when :float, :hour
           if is_custom_filter
             sql =
               "(#{db_table}.#{db_field} <> '' AND " \
diff --git a/app/models/time_entry_query.rb b/app/models/time_entry_query.rb
index 82b895671..e1fe8f03b 100644
--- a/app/models/time_entry_query.rb
+++ b/app/models/time_entry_query.rb
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class TimeEntryQuery < Query
     ) if project.nil? || !project.leaf?
 
     add_available_filter "comments", :type => :text
-    add_available_filter "hours", :type => :float
+    add_available_filter "hours", :type => :hour
 
     add_custom_fields_filters(time_entry_custom_fields)
     add_associations_custom_fields_filters :project
@@ -253,6 +253,10 @@ class TimeEntryQuery < Query
     end
   end
 
+  def sql_for_hours_field(field, operator, value)
+    sql_for_field("hours", operator, value.map(&:to_hours), TimeEntry.table_name, "hours")
+  end
+
   def sql_for_activity_id_field(field, operator, value)
     ids = value.map(&:to_i).join(',')
     table_name = Enumeration.table_name
diff --git a/test/unit/time_entry_query_test.rb b/test/unit/time_entry_query_test.rb
index 16d4af075..c30613daa 100644
--- a/test/unit/time_entry_query_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/time_entry_query_test.rb
@@ -189,6 +189,34 @@ class TimeEntryQueryTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal 7.0, query.results_scope.sum(:hours)
   end
 
+  def test_hours_filter_with_float_string
+    project = Project.find(1)
+
+    TimeEntry.delete_all
+    t1 = TimeEntry.generate!(:project => project, :hours => 0.25, :user_id => 2)
+    t2 = TimeEntry.generate!(:project => project, :hours => 0.50, :user_id => 2)
+    t3 = TimeEntry.generate!(:project => project, :hours => 0.75, :user_id => 2)
+    t4 = TimeEntry.generate!(:project => project, :hours => 1.00, :user_id => 2)
+
+    query = TimeEntryQuery.new(:project => project, :name => '_')
+    query.add_filter('hours', '>=', ['0.75'])
+    assert_equal [t3.id, t4.id].sort, query.results_scope.pluck(:id).sort
+  end
+
+  def test_hours_filter_with_hhmm_string
+    project = Project.find(1)
+
+    TimeEntry.delete_all
+    t1 = TimeEntry.generate!(:project => project, :hours => 0.25, :user_id => 2)
+    t2 = TimeEntry.generate!(:project => project, :hours => 0.50, :user_id => 2)
+    t3 = TimeEntry.generate!(:project => project, :hours => 0.75, :user_id => 2)
+    t4 = TimeEntry.generate!(:project => project, :hours => 1.00, :user_id => 2)
+
+    query = TimeEntryQuery.new(:project => project, :name => '_')
+    query.add_filter('hours', '>=', ['0:45'])
+    assert_equal [t3.id, t4.id].sort, query.results_scope.pluck(:id).sort
+  end
+
   def test_results_scope_should_be_in_the_same_order_when_paginating
     4.times {TimeEntry.generate!}
     q = TimeEntryQuery.new