diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/filter/StringFilter.php b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/filter/StringFilter.php
index 47adcdbcdd..6c0c43b20d 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/filter/StringFilter.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/filter/StringFilter.php
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ public function query() {
   }
 
   public function opEqual($field) {
-    $this->query->addWhere($this->options['group'], $field, $this->value, $this->operator());
+    $this->query->addWhere($this->options['group'], $field, $this->connection->escapeLike($this->value), $this->operator())
   }
 
   protected function opContains($field) {