diff --git a/src/Filters/Rules/Person/Makefile.am b/src/Filters/Rules/Person/Makefile.am
index bd8236b63..d3e0e4519 100644
--- a/src/Filters/Rules/Person/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Filters/Rules/Person/Makefile.am
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ pkgdata_PYTHON = \
 	_MultipleMarriages.py \
 	_NeverMarried.py \
 	_NoBirthdate.py \
+        _NoDeathdate.py \
 	_PeoplePrivate.py \
 	_PersonWithIncompleteEvent.py \
 	_ProbablyAlive.py \
diff --git a/src/Filters/Rules/Person/_NoDeathdate.py b/src/Filters/Rules/Person/_NoDeathdate.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d6c23499
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Filters/Rules/Person/_NoDeathdate.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#
+# Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2006  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: _NoDeathdate.py 14091 2010-01-18 04:42:17Z pez4brian $
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Standard Python modules
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+from gen.ggettext import gettext as _
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# GRAMPS modules
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+from Filters.Rules._Rule import Rule
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# "People without a death date"
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class NoDeathdate(Rule):
+    """People without a death date"""
+
+    name        = _('People without a known death date')
+    description = _("Matches people without a known deathdate")
+    category    = _('General filters')
+
+    def apply(self,db,person):
+        death_ref = person.get_death_ref()
+        if not death_ref:
+            return True
+        death = db.get_event_from_handle(death_ref.ref)
+        if death:
+            death_obj = death.get_date_object()
+            if not death_obj:
+                return True
+            if death_obj.sortval == 0:
+                return True
+        return False
diff --git a/src/Filters/Rules/Person/__init__.py b/src/Filters/Rules/Person/__init__.py
index dd2e6e399..db9a855ed 100644
--- a/src/Filters/Rules/Person/__init__.py
+++ b/src/Filters/Rules/Person/__init__.py
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ from _MissingParent import MissingParent
 from _MultipleMarriages import MultipleMarriages
 from _NeverMarried import NeverMarried
 from _NoBirthdate import NoBirthdate
+from _NoDeathdate import NoDeathdate
 from _PeoplePrivate import PeoplePrivate
 from _PersonWithIncompleteEvent import PersonWithIncompleteEvent
 from _ProbablyAlive import ProbablyAlive
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ editor_rule_list = [
     NeverMarried,
     MultipleMarriages,
     NoBirthdate,
+    NoDeathdate,
     PersonWithIncompleteEvent,
     FamilyWithIncompleteEvent,
     ProbablyAlive,