diff --git a/src/Filter/ArrayFilter.php b/src/Filter/ArrayFilter.php
index 870bdf62ac..1b1c55a479 100644
--- a/src/Filter/ArrayFilter.php
+++ b/src/Filter/ArrayFilter.php
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ public function apply(QueryBuilder $queryBuilder, FilterDataDto $filterDataDto,
         $parameterName = $filterDataDto->getParameterName();
         $value = $filterDataDto->getValue();
 
-        $useQuotes = Types::SIMPLE_ARRAY === $fieldDto->getDoctrineMetadata()->get('type');
+        // the filtered property is not necessarily configured as a displayed field
+        // of the current page, so $fieldDto can be null
+        $useQuotes = Types::SIMPLE_ARRAY === $fieldDto?->getDoctrineMetadata()->get('type');
 
         if (null === $value || [] === $value) {
             $queryBuilder->andWhere(sprintf('%s.%s %s', $alias, $property, $comparison));
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Filter/ArrayFilterTest.php b/tests/Unit/Filter/ArrayFilterTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4a43bcddf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Filter/ArrayFilterTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace EasyCorp\Bundle\EasyAdminBundle\Tests\Unit\Filter;
+
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Types;
+use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata;
+use Doctrine\ORM\QueryBuilder;
+use EasyCorp\Bundle\EasyAdminBundle\Dto\EntityDto;
+use EasyCorp\Bundle\EasyAdminBundle\Dto\FilterDataDto;
+use EasyCorp\Bundle\EasyAdminBundle\Field\TextField;
+use EasyCorp\Bundle\EasyAdminBundle\Filter\ArrayFilter;
+use EasyCorp\Bundle\EasyAdminBundle\Form\Type\ComparisonType;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+class ArrayFilterTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function testApplyWithoutFieldDto(): void
+    {
+        // the filtered property is not necessarily configured as a displayed field of the
+        // current page, so the FieldDto argument can be null (see EntityRepository::addFilterClause())
+        $queryBuilder = $this->createQueryBuilder();
+        $filterDataDto = $this->createFilterDataDto(['foo']);
+
+        ArrayFilter::new('tags')->apply($queryBuilder, $filterDataDto, null, $this->createEntityDto());
+
+        $parameters = $queryBuilder->getParameters();
+        $this->assertCount(1, $parameters);
+        $this->assertSame('%foo%', $parameters->first()->getValue());
+    }
+
+    public function testApplyWithSimpleArrayFieldUsesQuotedPattern(): void
+    {
+        $queryBuilder = $this->createQueryBuilder();
+        $filterDataDto = $this->createFilterDataDto(['foo']);
+
+        $fieldDto = TextField::new('tags')->getAsDto();
+        $fieldDto->setDoctrineMetadata(['type' => Types::SIMPLE_ARRAY]);
+
+        ArrayFilter::new('tags')->apply($queryBuilder, $filterDataDto, $fieldDto, $this->createEntityDto());
+
+        $parameters = $queryBuilder->getParameters();
+        $this->assertCount(1, $parameters);
+        $this->assertSame('%"foo"%', $parameters->first()->getValue());
+    }
+
+    private function createQueryBuilder(): QueryBuilder
+    {
+        return new QueryBuilder($this->createMock(EntityManagerInterface::class));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param list<string> $value
+     */
+    private function createFilterDataDto(array $value): FilterDataDto
+    {
+        $filterDto = ArrayFilter::new('tags')->getAsDto();
+
+        return FilterDataDto::new(0, $filterDto, 'entity', [
+            'comparison' => ComparisonType::CONTAINS,
+            'value' => $value,
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    private function createEntityDto(): EntityDto
+    {
+        return new EntityDto(\stdClass::class, new ClassMetadata(\stdClass::class));
+    }
+}