diff --git a/app/pdb/drawable-filter-cmds.c b/app/pdb/drawable-filter-cmds.c
index c6cfe11ab6..75592ac1af 100644
--- a/app/pdb/drawable-filter-cmds.c
+++ b/app/pdb/drawable-filter-cmds.c
@@ -165,6 +165,17 @@ drawable_filter_new_invoker (GimpProcedure         *procedure,
           gegl_node_set (operation,
                          "operation", operation_name,
                          NULL);
+          if (gimp_operation_config_is_custom (gimp, operation_name))
+            {
+              GParamSpec *pspec  = gegl_node_find_property (operation, "config");
+              GType       otype  = pspec->value_type;
+              GObject    *config = g_object_new (otype, NULL);
+
+              gegl_node_set (operation, "config", config, NULL);
+
+              g_object_unref (config);
+            }
+
           filter = gimp_drawable_filter_new (drawable, name, operation, NULL);
           /* We don't have a libgimp function for setting the clipping
            * behavior. I want to look further into the whole logic first.
diff --git a/pdb/groups/drawable_filter.pdb b/pdb/groups/drawable_filter.pdb
index e8201d07ce..8cda729c1e 100644
--- a/pdb/groups/drawable_filter.pdb
+++ b/pdb/groups/drawable_filter.pdb
@@ -82,6 +82,17 @@ HELP
       gegl_node_set (operation,
                      "operation", operation_name,
                      NULL);
+      if (gimp_operation_config_is_custom (gimp, operation_name))
+        {
+          GParamSpec *pspec  = gegl_node_find_property (operation, "config");
+          GType       otype  = pspec->value_type;
+          GObject    *config = g_object_new (otype, NULL);
+
+          gegl_node_set (operation, "config", config, NULL);
+
+          g_object_unref (config);
+        }
+
       filter = gimp_drawable_filter_new (drawable, name, operation, NULL);
       /* We don't have a libgimp function for setting the clipping
        * behavior. I want to look further into the whole logic first.