diff --git a/src/bases/basesFilterDefaults.ts b/src/bases/basesFilterDefaults.ts
index 7b127018..d9debf42 100644
--- a/src/bases/basesFilterDefaults.ts
+++ b/src/bases/basesFilterDefaults.ts
@@ -139,11 +139,47 @@ function normalizeFilterProperty(
 	options: BasesFilterDefaultOptions
 ): string | null {
 	let property = propertyExpression.trim();
+
+	// Strip a leading `&&`-joined left side. The generated default-relationships
+	// filter (see `formatProjectEntryLinkExpression` in `defaultBasesFiles.ts`,
+	// issue #2043) concatenates `file.hasLink(this.file) &&` before the
+	// `list(note.PROP).map(...)` expression so the regex above matches the
+	// whole conjunction. Keep only the right-hand operand.
+	const conjunctionIndex = property.lastIndexOf("&&");
+	if (conjunctionIndex !== -1) {
+		property = property.slice(conjunctionIndex + 2).trim();
+	}
+
+	// Strip generated `.map(...)` chains emitted by the relationship templates
+	// in `defaultBasesFiles.ts`. These wrap `list(note.PROP)` to normalize link
+	// formats (markdown links, `%20`, paths). The wrapper closes one balanced
+	// call, so find the last `.map(` and strip up to its matching `)`.
+	const mapStart = property.lastIndexOf(".map(");
+	if (mapStart !== -1) {
+		let depth = 0;
+		let endIndex = -1;
+		for (let i = mapStart + 5; i < property.length; i++) {
+			const ch = property[i];
+			if (ch === "(") {
+				depth++;
+			} else if (ch === ")") {
+				if (depth === 0) {
+					endIndex = i;
+					break;
+				}
+				depth--;
+			}
+		}
+		if (endIndex !== -1) {
+			property = property.slice(0, mapStart).trim();
+		}
+	}
+
 	const listMatch = property.match(/^list\((.+)\)$/);
 	if (listMatch) {
 		property = listMatch[1].trim();
 	}
-	property = property.replace(/^(note|task)\./, "");
+	property = property.replace(/^(note|task|this\.note)\./, "");
 
 	if (property === "tags" || property === "file.tags") {
 		return "tags";
diff --git a/tests/unit/bases/basesFilterDefaults.test.ts b/tests/unit/bases/basesFilterDefaults.test.ts
index d4833dc6..febc2507 100644
--- a/tests/unit/bases/basesFilterDefaults.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/bases/basesFilterDefaults.test.ts
@@ -124,4 +124,72 @@ describe("Bases filter defaults", () => {
 
 		expect(defaults).toEqual({});
 	});
+
+	// Regression: issue #2043. The default relationships Subtasks filter
+	// generated by `formatProjectEntryLinkExpression` in `defaultBasesFiles.ts`
+	// emits `file.hasLink(this.file) && list(note.PROP).map(<link-normalizer>).asLink()).contains(this.file.asLink())`.
+	// The `currentFileContainsMatch` regex captures the entire conjunction, so
+	// the parser must strip the `&&` left side and the generated `.map(...).asLink()`
+	// chain before extracting the property name.
+	it("extracts project default from generated `file.hasLink(this.file) &&` conjunction filter (#2043)", () => {
+		const generatedRule =
+			'file.hasLink(this.file) && list(note.projects).map(file(value.replace(/^\\[[^\\]]+\\]\\((.*)\\)$/, "$1").replace(/%20/g, " ")).asLink()).contains(this.file.asLink())';
+
+		const defaults = extractBasesFilterDefaults({
+			config: {
+				filters: {
+					rule: { text: generatedRule },
+				},
+			},
+			fieldMapper: createFieldMapper(),
+			taskTag: "task",
+			currentFileLink: "[[Current]]",
+		});
+
+		expect(defaults).toEqual({
+			projects: ["[[Current]]"],
+		});
+	});
+
+	it("extracts user-defined field from generated conjunction + map filter (#2043)", () => {
+		const generatedRule =
+			'file.hasLink(this.file) && list(note.customField).map(file(value.replace(/^\\[[^\\]]+\\]\\((.*)\\)$/, "$1").replace(/%20/g, " ")).asLink()).contains(this.file.asLink())';
+
+		const defaults = extractBasesFilterDefaults({
+			config: {
+				filters: {
+					rule: { text: generatedRule },
+				},
+			},
+			fieldMapper: createFieldMapper(),
+			taskTag: "task",
+			userFields: [{ key: "customField" }],
+			currentFileLink: "[[Current]]",
+		});
+
+		// Unknown user-defined fields fall through to scalar storage in
+		// `addFrontmatterDefault` (the list-merge path is reserved for the
+		// core list fields: tags, contexts, projects, blockedBy).
+		expect(defaults).toEqual({
+			customField: "[[Current]]",
+		});
+	});
+
+	it("falls back gracefully when current file link is missing for the generated filter (#2043)", () => {
+		const generatedRule =
+			'file.hasLink(this.file) && list(note.projects).map(file(value.replace(/^\\[[^\\]]+\\]\\((.*)\\)$/, "$1").replace(/%20/g, " ")).asLink()).contains(this.file.asLink())';
+
+		const defaults = extractBasesFilterDefaults({
+			config: {
+				filters: {
+					rule: { text: generatedRule },
+				},
+			},
+			fieldMapper: createFieldMapper(),
+			taskTag: "task",
+			currentFileLink: null,
+		});
+
+		expect(defaults).toEqual({});
+	});
 });