diff --git a/src/Filters/Rules/Person/_IsDescendantFamilyOfFilterMatch.py b/src/Filters/Rules/Person/_IsDescendantFamilyOfFilterMatch.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cfdc7f284
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Filters/Rules/Person/_IsDescendantFamilyOfFilterMatch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#
+# Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2007  Donald N. Allingham
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+#
+
+# $Id: _IsDescendantOfFilterMatch.py 15855 2010-09-03 22:54:40Z bmcage $
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Standard Python modules
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+from gen.ggettext import gettext as _
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# GRAMPS modules
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+from _IsDescendantFamilyOf import IsDescendantFamilyOf
+from _MatchesFilter import MatchesFilter
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# IsDescendantFamilyOfFilterMatch
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class IsDescendantFamilyOfFilterMatch(IsDescendantFamilyOf):
+    """Rule that checks for a person that is a descendant
+    of someone matched by a filter"""
+
+    labels      = [ _('Filter name:') ]
+    name        = _('Descendant family members of <filter> match')
+    category    = _('Descendant filters')
+    description = _("Matches people that are descendants or the spouse "
+                    "of anybody matched by a filter")
+    
+    def prepare(self,db):
+        self.db = db
+        self.matches = set()
+
+        filt = MatchesFilter(self.list[0:1])
+        filt.requestprepare(db)
+        for person in db.iter_people():
+            if filt.apply(db, person):
+                self.add_matches(person)
+        filt.requestreset()
+
diff --git a/src/Filters/Rules/Person/__init__.py b/src/Filters/Rules/Person/__init__.py
index 40261fdb8..8a43d15a9 100644
--- a/src/Filters/Rules/Person/__init__.py
+++ b/src/Filters/Rules/Person/__init__.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ from _IsBookmarked import IsBookmarked
 from _IsChildOfFilterMatch import IsChildOfFilterMatch
 from _IsDefaultPerson import IsDefaultPerson
 from _IsDescendantFamilyOf import IsDescendantFamilyOf
+from _IsDescendantFamilyOfFilterMatch import IsDescendantFamilyOfFilterMatch
 from _IsDescendantOf import IsDescendantOf
 from _IsDescendantOfFilterMatch import IsDescendantOfFilterMatch
 from _IsDuplicatedAncestorOf import IsDuplicatedAncestorOf
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ editor_rule_list = [
     IsWitness,
     IsDescendantOf,
     IsDescendantFamilyOf,
+    IsDescendantFamilyOfFilterMatch,
     IsLessThanNthGenerationAncestorOfDefaultPerson,
     IsDescendantOfFilterMatch,
     IsDuplicatedAncestorOf,