diff --git a/core/server/models/base/index.js b/core/server/models/base/index.js
index 1c85ac15d3..c8ef41b9fe 100644
--- a/core/server/models/base/index.js
+++ b/core/server/models/base/index.js
@@ -829,6 +829,21 @@ ghostBookshelf.Model = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
 
     // ## Model Data Functions
 
+    getFilteredCollection: function getFilteredCollection(options) {
+        const filteredCollection = this.forge();
+
+        // Apply model-specific query behaviour
+        filteredCollection.applyCustomQuery(options);
+
+        // Add Filter behaviour
+        filteredCollection.applyDefaultAndCustomFilters(options);
+
+        // Apply model-specific search behaviour
+        filteredCollection.applySearchQuery(options);
+
+        return filteredCollection;
+    },
+
     /**
      * ### Find All
      * Fetches all the data for a particular model
@@ -837,7 +852,7 @@ ghostBookshelf.Model = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
      */
     findAll: function findAll(unfilteredOptions) {
         const options = this.filterOptions(unfilteredOptions, 'findAll');
-        const itemCollection = this.forge();
+        const itemCollection = this.getFilteredCollection(options);
 
         // @TODO: we can't use order raw when running migrations (see https://github.com/tgriesser/knex/issues/2763)
         if (this.orderDefaultRaw && !options.migrating) {
@@ -846,7 +861,6 @@ ghostBookshelf.Model = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
             });
         }
 
-        itemCollection.applyDefaultAndCustomFilters(options);
         return itemCollection.fetchAll(options).then(function then(result) {
             if (options.withRelated) {
                 _.each(result.models, function each(item) {
@@ -884,20 +898,11 @@ ghostBookshelf.Model = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
      */
     findPage: function findPage(unfilteredOptions) {
         const options = this.filterOptions(unfilteredOptions, 'findPage');
-        const itemCollection = this.forge();
+        const itemCollection = this.getFilteredCollection(options);
         const requestedColumns = options.columns;
 
         // Set this to true or pass ?debug=true as an API option to get output
-        itemCollection.debug = options.debug && config.get('env') !== 'production';
-
-        // Apply model-specific query behaviour
-        itemCollection.applyCustomQuery(options);
-
-        // Add Filter behaviour
-        itemCollection.applyDefaultAndCustomFilters(options);
-
-        // Apply model-specific search behaviour
-        itemCollection.applySearchQuery(options);
+        itemCollection.debug = unfilteredOptions.debug && config.get('env') !== 'production';
 
         // Ensure only valid fields/columns are added to query
         // and append default columns to fetch
diff --git a/test/regression/models/model_members_spec.js b/test/regression/models/model_members_spec.js
index 8db7deb79e..63423a4085 100644
--- a/test/regression/models/model_members_spec.js
+++ b/test/regression/models/model_members_spec.js
@@ -206,5 +206,30 @@ describe('Member Model', function run() {
             should.not.exist(subscriptionAfterDestroy, 'StripeCustomerSubscription should have been destroyed');
         });
     });
+
+    describe('findAll', function () {
+        beforeEach(testUtils.setup('members'));
+
+        it('can use custom query', function (done) {
+            Member.findAll().then(function (allResult) {
+                allResult.length.should.equal(3);
+
+                return Member.findAll({paid: true});
+            }).then(function (queryResult) {
+                queryResult.length.should.equal(1);
+                queryResult.models[0].get('email').should.equal('paid@test.com');
+
+                done();
+            }).catch(done);
+        });
+
+        it('can use search query', function (done) {
+            Member.findAll({search: 'egg'}).then(function (queryResult) {
+                queryResult.length.should.equal(1);
+                queryResult.models[0].get('name').should.equal('Mr Egg');
+                done();
+            }).catch(done);
+        });
+    });
 });