diff --git a/src/Filters/Rules/Place/_HasPlace.py b/src/Filters/Rules/Place/_HasPlace.py
index de043e15e..4993af821 100644
--- a/src/Filters/Rules/Place/_HasPlace.py
+++ b/src/Filters/Rules/Place/_HasPlace.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ from gen.ggettext import gettext as _
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 from Filters.Rules._Rule import Rule
+from gen.lib import Location
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -76,9 +77,9 @@ class HasPlace(Rule):
         return False
 
     def apply_location(self, loc):
-        # Empty locaiton does not match anything
         if not loc:
-            return False
+            # Allow regular expressions to match empty fields
+            loc = Location()
 
         if not self.match_substring(1, loc.get_street()):
             return False