diff --git a/docs/backend-services/graphql/GraphQL-Filtering.md b/docs/backend-services/graphql/GraphQL-Filtering.md
index 07a6b4900..d358facce 100644
--- a/docs/backend-services/graphql/GraphQL-Filtering.md
+++ b/docs/backend-services/graphql/GraphQL-Filtering.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 - [filterBy](#filterby)
 - [Complex Objects](#complex-objects)
 - [Extra Query Arguments](#extra-query-arguments)
+- [Override the filter query](#override-the-filter-query)
 
 ### Introduction
 The implementation of a GraphQL Service requires a certain structure to follow for `Slickgrid-Universal` to work correctly (it will fail if your GraphQL Schema is any different than what is shown below).
@@ -134,3 +135,23 @@ this.gridOptions = {
   }
 }
 ```
+
+### Override the filter query
+
+Column filters may have a `Custom` Operator, that acts as a placeholder for you to define your own logic. To do so, the easiest way is to provide the `filterQueryOverride` callback in the GraphQL Options. This method will be called with `BackendServiceFilterQueryOverrideArgs` to let you decide dynamically on how the filter should be assembled.
+
+E.g. you could listen for a specific column and the active `OperatorType.custom` in order to switch the filter to an SQL LIKE search in GraphQL:
+
+> **Note** technically speaking GraphQL isn't a database query language like SQL, it's an application query language. Depending on your configuration, your GraphQL Server might already support regex querying (e.g. Hasura [_regex](https://hasura.io/docs/latest/queries/postgres/filters/text-search-operators/#_regex)) or you could add your own implementation (e.g. see this SO: https://stackoverflow.com/a/37981802/1212166). Just make sure that whatever custom operator that you want to use, is already included in your GraphQL Schema.
+```ts
+backendServiceApi: {
+  options: {
+    filterQueryOverride: ({ fieldName, columnDef, columnFilterOperator, searchValue }) => {
+      if (columnFilterOperator === OperatorType.custom && columnDef?.id === 'name') {
+        // the `operator` is a string, make sure to implement this new operator in your GraphQL Schema
+        return { field: fieldName, operator: 'Like', value: searchValue };
+      }
+    },
+  }
+}
+```
diff --git a/packages/demo/src/examples/slickgrid/example6.ts b/packages/demo/src/examples/slickgrid/example6.ts
index a1f58f3c7..43875b224 100644
--- a/packages/demo/src/examples/slickgrid/example6.ts
+++ b/packages/demo/src/examples/slickgrid/example6.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ export class Example6 {
         <li>The (*) can be used as startsWith (ex.: "abc*" => startsWith "abc") / endsWith (ex.: "*xyz" => endsWith "xyz")</li>
         <li>The other operators can be used on column type number for example: ">=100" (greater or equal than 100)</li>
       </ul>
-      <li>You can also preload a grid with certain "presets" like Filters / Sorters / Pagination <a href="https://ghiscoding.gitbook.io/aurelia-slickgrid/grid-functionalities/grid-state-preset" target="_blank">Wiki - Grid Preset</a>
+      <li>You can also preload a grid with certain "presets" like Filters / Sorters / Pagination <a href="https://ghiscoding.gitbook.io/aurelia-slickgrid/grid-functionalities/grid-state-preset" target="_blank">Wiki - Grid Preset</a></li>
+      <li>Also note that the column Name has a filter with a custom %% operator that behaves like an SQL LIKE operator supporting % wildcards.</li>
+      <li>Depending on your configuration, your GraphQL Server might already support regex querying (e.g. Hasura <a href="https://hasura.io/docs/latest/queries/postgres/filters/text-search-operators/#_regex" target="_blank">_regex</a>)
+      or you could add your own implementation (e.g. see this SO <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/a/37981802/1212166">Question</a>).</li>
     </ul>
   `;
   isWithCursor = false;
@@ -77,7 +80,15 @@ export class Example6 {
         sortable: true,
         filterable: true,
         filter: {
-          model: Filters.compoundInput
+          model: Filters.compoundInput,
+          compoundOperatorList: [
+            { operator: '', desc: 'Contains' },
+            { operator: '<>', desc: 'Not Contains' },
+            { operator: '=', desc: 'Equals' },
+            { operator: '!=', desc: 'Not equal to' },
+            { operator: 'a*', desc: 'Starts With' },
+            { operator: 'Custom', desc: 'SQL Like' },
+          ],
         }
       },
       {
@@ -137,6 +148,10 @@ export class Example6 {
       i18n: this.i18n,
       gridHeight: 200,
       gridWidth: 900,
+      compoundOperatorAltTexts: {
+        // where '=' is any of the `OperatorString` type shown above
+        text: { 'Custom': { operatorAlt: '%%', descAlt: 'SQL Like' } },
+      },
       gridMenu: {
         resizeOnShowHeaderRow: true,
       },
@@ -180,6 +195,16 @@ export class Example6 {
             field: 'userId',
             value: 123
           }],
+          filterQueryOverride: ({ fieldName, columnDef, columnFilterOperator, searchValue }) => {
+            if (columnFilterOperator === OperatorType.custom && columnDef?.id === 'name') {
+              // technically speaking GraphQL isn't a database query language like SQL, it's an application query language.
+              // What that means is that GraphQL won't let you write arbitrary queries out of the box.
+              // It will only support the types of queries defined in your GraphQL schema.
+              // see this SO: https://stackoverflow.com/a/37981802/1212166
+              return { field: fieldName, operator: 'Like', value: searchValue };
+            }
+            return;
+          },
           useCursor: this.isWithCursor, // sets pagination strategy, if true requires a call to setPageInfo() when graphql call returns
           // when dealing with complex objects, we want to keep our field name with double quotes
           // example with gender: query { users (orderBy:[{field:"gender",direction:ASC}]) {}
diff --git a/packages/demo/tsconfig.json b/packages/demo/tsconfig.json
index e3a8a8f70..cbd66d962 100644
--- a/packages/demo/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/demo/tsconfig.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "noEmit": false,
     "noUnusedLocals": false,
     "noUnusedParameters": false,
-    "noImplicitReturns": true,
+    "noImplicitReturns": false,
     "resolveJsonModule": true,
     "skipLibCheck": true,
     "sourceMap": true,
diff --git a/test/cypress/e2e/example06.cy.ts b/test/cypress/e2e/example06.cy.ts
index 18585646c..9c447d711 100644
--- a/test/cypress/e2e/example06.cy.ts
+++ b/test/cypress/e2e/example06.cy.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import { removeWhitespaces } from '../plugins/utilities';
 
 const presetLowestDay = format(addDay(new Date(), -2), 'YYYY-MM-DD');
 const presetHighestDay = format(addDay(new Date(), 20), 'YYYY-MM-DD');
+function removeSpaces(textS) {
+  return `${textS}`.replace(/\s+/g, '');
+}
 
 describe('Example 6 - GraphQL Grid', () => {
   it('should display Example title', () => {
@@ -295,6 +298,29 @@ describe('Example 6 - GraphQL Grid', () => {
       });
   });
 
+  it('should perform filterQueryOverride when operator "%%" is selected', () => {
+    cy.get('.search-filter.filter-name select').find('option').last().then((element) => {
+      cy.get('.search-filter.filter-name select').select(element.val());
+    });
+
+    cy.get('.search-filter.filter-name')
+      .find('input')
+      .clear()
+      .type('Jo%yn%er');
+
+    // wait for the query to finish
+    cy.get('[data-test=status]').should('contain', 'finished');
+
+    cy.get('[data-test=graphql-query-result]')
+      .should(($span) => {
+        const text = removeSpaces($span.text()); // remove all white spaces
+        expect(text).to.eq(removeSpaces(`query { users (first:30,offset:0,
+          orderBy:[{field:"name",direction:ASC}],
+          filterBy:[{field:"name",operator:Like,value:"Jo%yn%er"}],
+          locale:"en",userId:123) { totalCount, nodes { id,name,gender,company,billing{address{street,zip}},finish } } }`));
+      });
+  });
+
   it('should click on Set Dynamic Filter and expect query and filters to be changed', () => {
     cy.get('[data-test=set-dynamic-filter]')
       .click();