diff --git a/search/filters/SearchFilter.php b/search/filters/SearchFilter.php
index c647a3eab..5df64815f 100644
--- a/search/filters/SearchFilter.php
+++ b/search/filters/SearchFilter.php
@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@ abstract class SearchFilter extends Object {
 		if($candidateClass == 'DataObject') {
 			// fallback to the provided name in the event of a joined column
 			// name (as the candidate class doesn't check joined records)
-			return $this->fullName;
+			$parts = explode('.', $this->fullName);
+			return '"' . implode('"."', $parts) . '"';
 		}
 		
 		return "\"$candidateClass\".\"$this->name\"";
diff --git a/tests/model/DataListTest.php b/tests/model/DataListTest.php
index 456d48120..a96e2a6a8 100644
--- a/tests/model/DataListTest.php
+++ b/tests/model/DataListTest.php
@@ -625,7 +625,8 @@ class DataListTest extends SapphireTest {
 			));
 
 		$this->assertEquals(2, $list->count());
-		$this->assertEquals(array('Joe', 'Bob'), $list->column('Name'));
+		$values = $list->column('Name');
+		$this->assertEquals(array_intersect($values, array('Joe', 'Bob')), $values);
 	}
 
 	public function testFilterAndExcludeById() {