diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/QQueryFilterDeduper.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/QQueryFilterDeduper.java
index b6d6e0d0..3370b68e 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/QQueryFilterDeduper.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/QQueryFilterDeduper.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QQueryFilter;
 import static com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.LogUtils.logPair;
 import static com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QCriteriaOperator.EQUALS;
 import static com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QCriteriaOperator.IN;
+import static com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QCriteriaOperator.IS_NOT_BLANK;
 import static com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QCriteriaOperator.NOT_EQUALS;
 import static com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QCriteriaOperator.NOT_IN;
 
@@ -311,6 +312,28 @@ public class QQueryFilterDeduper
                         log.add("Merge two not-equals as not-in");
                         continue;
                      }
+                     else if(IN.equals(other.getOperator()) && IS_NOT_BLANK.equals(criteria.getOperator()))
+                     {
+                        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+                        // for an IN and IS_NOT_BLANK, remove the IS_NOT_BLANK - it's redundant //
+                        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+                        iterator.remove();
+                        didAnyGood = true;
+                        log.add("Removing redundant is-not-blank");
+                        continue;
+                     }
+                     else if(IS_NOT_BLANK.equals(other.getOperator()) && IN.equals(criteria.getOperator()))
+                     {
+                        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+                        // for an IN and IS_NOT_BLANK, remove the IS_NOT_BLANK - it's redundant //
+                        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+                        other.setOperator(IN);
+                        other.setValues(new ArrayList<>(criteria.getValues()));
+                        iterator.remove();
+                        didAnyGood = true;
+                        log.add("Removing redundant is-not-blank");
+                        continue;
+                     }
                      else
                      {
                         log.add("Fail because unhandled operator pair");
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/QQueryFilterDeduperTest.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/QQueryFilterDeduperTest.java
index 2f596de6..276dcbfb 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/QQueryFilterDeduperTest.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/QQueryFilterDeduperTest.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import static com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QCriteriaOperator.EQUALS;
 import static com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QCriteriaOperator.GREATER_THAN;
 import static com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QCriteriaOperator.IN;
+import static com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QCriteriaOperator.IS_NOT_BLANK;
 import static com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QCriteriaOperator.NOT_EQUALS;
 import static com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QCriteriaOperator.NOT_IN;
 import static com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QQueryFilter.BooleanOperator.OR;
@@ -352,4 +353,23 @@ class QQueryFilterDeduperTest extends BaseTest
       assertEquals(contradiction, dedupeFilter(contradiction));
    }
 
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testInAndIsNotBlank()
+   {
+      assertEquals(new QQueryFilter().withCriteria(new QFilterCriteria("f", IN, 1, 2)), dedupeFilter(new QQueryFilter()
+         .withCriteria(new QFilterCriteria("f", IN, 1, 2))
+         .withCriteria(new QFilterCriteria("f", IS_NOT_BLANK))
+      ));
+
+      assertEquals(new QQueryFilter().withCriteria(new QFilterCriteria("f", IN, 1, 2)), dedupeFilter(new QQueryFilter()
+         .withCriteria(new QFilterCriteria("f", IS_NOT_BLANK))
+         .withCriteria(new QFilterCriteria("f", IN, 1, 2))
+      ));
+   }
+
 }
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