diff --git a/frappe/model/db_query.py b/frappe/model/db_query.py
index ca7558c77a..116255106c 100644
--- a/frappe/model/db_query.py
+++ b/frappe/model/db_query.py
@@ -409,6 +409,19 @@ class DatabaseQuery(object):
 				value = get_time(f.value).strftime("%H:%M:%S.%f")
 				fallback = "'00:00:00'"
 
+			elif f.operator.lower() == "is":
+				if f.value == 'set':
+					f.operator = '!='
+				elif f.value == 'not set':
+					f.operator = '='
+
+				value = ""
+				fallback = '""'
+				can_be_null = True
+
+				if 'ifnull' not in column_name:
+					column_name = 'ifnull({}, {})'.format(column_name, fallback)
+
 			elif f.operator.lower() in ("like", "not like") or (isinstance(f.value, string_types) and
 				(not df or df.fieldtype not in ["Float", "Int", "Currency", "Percent", "Check"])):
 					value = "" if f.value==None else f.value
@@ -417,7 +430,6 @@ class DatabaseQuery(object):
 					if f.operator.lower() in ("like", "not like") and isinstance(value, string_types):
 						# because "like" uses backslash (\) for escaping
 						value = value.replace("\\", "\\\\").replace("%", "%%")
-
 			else:
 				value = flt(f.value)
 				fallback = 0
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/filters/edit_filter.html b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/filters/edit_filter.html
index 88f3a5b20c..50b1e1b4e6 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/filters/edit_filter.html
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/filters/edit_filter.html
@@ -3,21 +3,9 @@
 		<div class="fieldname-select-area col-sm-4 form-group ui-front"></div>
 		<div class="col-sm-2 form-group">
 			<select class="condition form-control">
-				<option value="=">{%= __("Equals") %}</option>
-				<option value="like">{%= __("Like") %}</option>
-				<option value="in">{%= __("In") %}</option>
-				<option value="not in">{%= __("Not In") %}</option>
-				<option value="!=">{%= __("Not Equals") %}</option>
-				<option value="not like">{%= __("Not Like") %}</option>
-				<option value=">">{%= __(">") %}</option>
-				<option value="<">{%= __("<") %}</option>
-				<option value=">=">{%= __(">=") %}</option>
-				<option value="<=">{%= __("<=") %}</option>
-				<option value="Between">{%= __("Between") %}</option>
-				<option value="descendants of">{%= __("Descendants Of") %}</option>
-				<option value="not descendants of">{%= __("Not Descendants Of") %}</option>
-				<option value="ancestors of">{%= __("Ancestors Of") %}</option>
-				<option value="not ancestors of">{%= __("Not Ancestors Of") %}</option>
+				{% for condition in conditions %}
+				<option value="{{condition[0]}}">{{ condition[1] }}</option>
+				{% endfor %}
 			</select>
 		</div>
 		<div class="col-sm-6 col-xs-12">
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/filters/filter.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/filters/filter.js
index 8922bd9b0b..e8220bd07c 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/filters/filter.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/filters/filter.js
@@ -13,13 +13,16 @@ frappe.ui.Filter = class {
 			["not like", __("Not Like")],
 			["in", __("In")],
 			["not in", __("Not In")],
+			["is", __("Is")],
 			[">", ">"],
 			["<", "<"],
 			[">=", ">="],
 			["<=", "<="],
 			["Between", __("Between")],
 			["descendants of", __("Descendants Of")],
-			["ancestors of", __("Ancestors Of")]
+			["not descendants of", __("Not Descendants Of")],
+			["ancestors of", __("Ancestors Of")],
+			["not ancestors of", __("Not Ancestors Of")]
 		];
 		this.invalid_condition_map = {
 			Date: ['like', 'not like'],
@@ -37,7 +40,9 @@ frappe.ui.Filter = class {
 	}
 
 	make() {
-		this.filter_edit_area = $(frappe.render_template("edit_filter", {}))
+		this.filter_edit_area = $(frappe.render_template("edit_filter", {
+			conditions: this.conditions
+		}))
 			.appendTo(this.parent.find('.filter-edit-area'));
 	}
 
@@ -397,5 +402,12 @@ frappe.ui.filter_utils = {
 		if(condition == "Between" && (df.fieldtype == 'Date' || df.fieldtype == 'Datetime')){
 			df.fieldtype = 'DateRange';
 		}
+		if (condition === 'is') {
+			df.fieldtype = 'Select';
+			df.options = [
+				{ label: __('Set'), value: 'set' },
+				{ label: __('Not Set'), value: 'not set' },
+			];
+		}
 	}
 };
diff --git a/frappe/tests/test_db_query.py b/frappe/tests/test_db_query.py
index 132fb0d01d..484b17e024 100644
--- a/frappe/tests/test_db_query.py
+++ b/frappe/tests/test_db_query.py
@@ -336,6 +336,17 @@ class TestReportview(unittest.TestCase):
 		self.assertTrue(len(frappe.get_all('File', {'name': ('not ancestors of', 'Home')})) == len(frappe.get_all('File')))
 
 
+	def test_is_set_is_not_set(self):
+		res = DatabaseQuery("DocType").execute(filters={"autoname": ["is", "not set"]})
+		self.assertTrue({'name': 'Integration Request'} in res)
+		self.assertTrue({'name': 'User'} in res)
+		self.assertFalse({'name': 'Blogger'} in res)
+
+		res = DatabaseQuery("DocType").execute(filters={"autoname": ["is", "set"]})
+		self.assertTrue({'name': 'DocField'} in res)
+		self.assertTrue({'name': 'Prepared Report'} in res)
+		self.assertFalse({'name': 'Property Setter'} in res)
+
 
 def create_event(subject="_Test Event", starts_on=None):
 	""" create a test event """
diff --git a/frappe/utils/data.py b/frappe/utils/data.py
index dd3d9e3c94..3e92d3e5b9 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/data.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/data.py
@@ -835,7 +835,8 @@ def get_filter(doctype, f):
 		f.operator = "="
 
 	valid_operators = ("=", "!=", ">", "<", ">=", "<=", "like", "not like", "in", "not in",
-		"between", "descendants of", "ancestors of", "not descendants of", "not ancestors of")
+		"between", "descendants of", "ancestors of", "not descendants of", "not ancestors of", "is")
+
 	if f.operator.lower() not in valid_operators:
 		frappe.throw(frappe._("Operator must be one of {0}").format(", ".join(valid_operators)))