diff --git a/epan/print.c b/epan/print.c
index 14cf6dc21c..f968025a8f 100644
--- a/epan/print.c
+++ b/epan/print.c
@@ -1367,8 +1367,10 @@ ek_write_attr(GSList *attr_instances, write_json_data *pdata)
                 && !ek_check_protocolfilter(pdata->filter, fi->hfinfo->abbrev)) {
 
                 /* print dummy field */
+                json_dumper_begin_object(pdata->dumper);
                 json_dumper_set_member_name(pdata->dumper, "filtered");
                 json_dumper_value_string(pdata->dumper, fi->hfinfo->abbrev);
+                json_dumper_end_object(pdata->dumper);
             } else {
                 ek_write_field_value(fi, pdata);
             }
diff --git a/test/baseline/dhcp-filter.ek b/test/baseline/dhcp-filter.ek
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49d0a19795
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/baseline/dhcp-filter.ek
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{"index":{"_index":"packets-2004-12-05","_type":"doc"}}
+{"timestamp":"1102274184317","layers":{"frame":{"filtered":"frame"},"eth":{"filtered":"eth"},"ip":{"filtered":"ip"},"udp":{"filtered":"udp"},"dhcp":{"dhcp_dhcp_type":{"filtered":"dhcp.type"},"dhcp_dhcp_hw_type":{"filtered":"dhcp.hw.type"},"dhcp_dhcp_hw_len":{"filtered":"dhcp.hw.len"},"dhcp_dhcp_hops":{"filtered":"dhcp.hops"},"dhcp_dhcp_id":{"filtered":"dhcp.id"},"dhcp_dhcp_secs":{"filtered":"dhcp.secs"},"dhcp_dhcp_flags":{"filtered":"dhcp.flags"},"dhcp_dhcp_ip_client":{"filtered":"dhcp.ip.client"},"dhcp_dhcp_ip_your":{"filtered":"dhcp.ip.your"},"dhcp_dhcp_ip_server":{"filtered":"dhcp.ip.server"},"dhcp_dhcp_ip_relay":{"filtered":"dhcp.ip.relay"},"dhcp_dhcp_hw_mac_addr":{"filtered":"dhcp.hw.mac_addr"},"dhcp_dhcp_hw_addr_padding":{"filtered":"dhcp.hw.addr_padding"},"dhcp_dhcp_server":{"filtered":"dhcp.server"},"dhcp_dhcp_file":{"filtered":"dhcp.file"},"dhcp_dhcp_cookie":{"filtered":"dhcp.cookie"},"dhcp_dhcp_option_type":[{"filtered":"dhcp.option.type"},{"filtered":"dhcp.option.type"},{"filtered":"dhcp.option.type"},{"filtered":"dhcp.option.type"},{"filtered":"dhcp.option.type"}],"dhcp_dhcp_option_padding":{"filtered":"dhcp.option.padding"}}}}
+{"index":{"_index":"packets-2004-12-05","_type":"doc"}}
+{"timestamp":"1102274184317","layers":{"frame":{"filtered":"frame"},"eth":{"filtered":"eth"},"ip":{"filtered":"ip"},"udp":{"filtered":"udp"},"dhcp":{"dhcp_dhcp_type":{"filtered":"dhcp.type"},"dhcp_dhcp_hw_type":{"filtered":"dhcp.hw.type"},"dhcp_dhcp_hw_len":{"filtered":"dhcp.hw.len"},"dhcp_dhcp_hops":{"filtered":"dhcp.hops"},"dhcp_dhcp_id":{"filtered":"dhcp.id"},"dhcp_dhcp_secs":{"filtered":"dhcp.secs"},"dhcp_dhcp_flags":{"filtered":"dhcp.flags"},"dhcp_dhcp_ip_client":{"filtered":"dhcp.ip.client"},"dhcp_dhcp_ip_your":{"filtered":"dhcp.ip.your"},"dhcp_dhcp_ip_server":{"filtered":"dhcp.ip.server"},"dhcp_dhcp_ip_relay":{"filtered":"dhcp.ip.relay"},"dhcp_dhcp_hw_mac_addr":{"filtered":"dhcp.hw.mac_addr"},"dhcp_dhcp_hw_addr_padding":{"filtered":"dhcp.hw.addr_padding"},"dhcp_dhcp_server":{"filtered":"dhcp.server"},"dhcp_dhcp_file":{"filtered":"dhcp.file"},"dhcp_dhcp_cookie":{"filtered":"dhcp.cookie"},"dhcp_dhcp_option_type":[{"filtered":"dhcp.option.type"},{"filtered":"dhcp.option.type"},{"filtered":"dhcp.option.type"},{"filtered":"dhcp.option.type"},{"filtered":"dhcp.option.type"},{"filtered":"dhcp.option.type"},{"filtered":"dhcp.option.type"}],"dhcp_dhcp_option_padding":{"filtered":"dhcp.option.padding"}}}}
+{"index":{"_index":"packets-2004-12-05","_type":"doc"}}
+{"timestamp":"1102274184387","layers":{"frame":{"filtered":"frame"},"eth":{"filtered":"eth"},"ip":{"filtered":"ip"},"udp":{"filtered":"udp"},"dhcp":{"dhcp_dhcp_type":{"filtered":"dhcp.type"},"dhcp_dhcp_hw_type":{"filtered":"dhcp.hw.type"},"dhcp_dhcp_hw_len":{"filtered":"dhcp.hw.len"},"dhcp_dhcp_hops":{"filtered":"dhcp.hops"},"dhcp_dhcp_id":{"filtered":"dhcp.id"},"dhcp_dhcp_secs":{"filtered":"dhcp.secs"},"dhcp_dhcp_flags":{"filtered":"dhcp.flags"},"dhcp_dhcp_ip_client":{"filtered":"dhcp.ip.client"},"dhcp_dhcp_ip_your":{"filtered":"dhcp.ip.your"},"dhcp_dhcp_ip_server":{"filtered":"dhcp.ip.server"},"dhcp_dhcp_ip_relay":{"filtered":"dhcp.ip.relay"},"dhcp_dhcp_hw_mac_addr":{"filtered":"dhcp.hw.mac_addr"},"dhcp_dhcp_hw_addr_padding":{"filtered":"dhcp.hw.addr_padding"},"dhcp_dhcp_server":{"filtered":"dhcp.server"},"dhcp_dhcp_file":{"filtered":"dhcp.file"},"dhcp_dhcp_cookie":{"filtered":"dhcp.cookie"},"dhcp_dhcp_option_type":[{"filtered":"dhcp.option.type"},{"filtered":"dhcp.option.type"},{"filtered":"dhcp.option.type"},{"filtered":"dhcp.option.type"},{"filtered":"dhcp.option.type"},{"filtered":"dhcp.option.type"}],"dhcp_dhcp_option_padding":{"filtered":"dhcp.option.padding"}}}}
+{"index":{"_index":"packets-2004-12-05","_type":"doc"}}
+{"timestamp":"1102274184387","layers":{"frame":{"filtered":"frame"},"eth":{"filtered":"eth"},"ip":{"filtered":"ip"},"udp":{"filtered":"udp"},"dhcp":{"dhcp_dhcp_type":{"filtered":"dhcp.type"},"dhcp_dhcp_hw_type":{"filtered":"dhcp.hw.type"},"dhcp_dhcp_hw_len":{"filtered":"dhcp.hw.len"},"dhcp_dhcp_hops":{"filtered":"dhcp.hops"},"dhcp_dhcp_id":{"filtered":"dhcp.id"},"dhcp_dhcp_secs":{"filtered":"dhcp.secs"},"dhcp_dhcp_flags":{"filtered":"dhcp.flags"},"dhcp_dhcp_ip_client":{"filtered":"dhcp.ip.client"},"dhcp_dhcp_ip_your":{"filtered":"dhcp.ip.your"},"dhcp_dhcp_ip_server":{"filtered":"dhcp.ip.server"},"dhcp_dhcp_ip_relay":{"filtered":"dhcp.ip.relay"},"dhcp_dhcp_hw_mac_addr":{"filtered":"dhcp.hw.mac_addr"},"dhcp_dhcp_hw_addr_padding":{"filtered":"dhcp.hw.addr_padding"},"dhcp_dhcp_server":{"filtered":"dhcp.server"},"dhcp_dhcp_file":{"filtered":"dhcp.file"},"dhcp_dhcp_cookie":{"filtered":"dhcp.cookie"},"dhcp_dhcp_option_type":[{"filtered":"dhcp.option.type"},{"filtered":"dhcp.option.type"},{"filtered":"dhcp.option.type"},{"filtered":"dhcp.option.type"},{"filtered":"dhcp.option.type"},{"filtered":"dhcp.option.type"},{"filtered":"dhcp.option.type"}],"dhcp_dhcp_option_padding":{"filtered":"dhcp.option.padding"}}}}
diff --git a/test/suite_outputformats.py b/test/suite_outputformats.py
index f92e20f11e..c5a0a66f3e 100644
--- a/test/suite_outputformats.py
+++ b/test/suite_outputformats.py
@@ -88,3 +88,8 @@ class case_outputformats(subprocesstest.SubprocessTestCase):
             {"index": {"_index": "packets-2004-12-05", "_type": "doc"}},
             {"timestamp": "1102274184317", "layers": {"frame_number": ["1"]}}
         ], multiline=True)
+
+    def test_outputformat_ek_filter_field(self, check_outputformat):
+        ''' Check that the option -j works with -Tek.'''
+        check_outputformat("ek", extra_args=['-j', 'dhcp'], expected="dhcp-filter.ek",
+            multiline=True)