diff --git a/mathesar_ui/src/components/cell-fabric/data-types/string.ts b/mathesar_ui/src/components/cell-fabric/data-types/string.ts
index 3711fa67c8..942f119d00 100644
--- a/mathesar_ui/src/components/cell-fabric/data-types/string.ts
+++ b/mathesar_ui/src/components/cell-fabric/data-types/string.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ const stringType: CellComponentFactory = {
       },
     };
   },
+  getFilterInput: (column: Column): ComponentAndProps<TextInputProps> => ({
+    component: TextInput,
+    props: {
+      maxlength: optionalNonNullable(column.type_options?.length),
+    },
+  }),
   getDisplayFormatter: () => String,
 };
 
diff --git a/mathesar_ui/src/components/cell-fabric/data-types/typeDefinitions.ts b/mathesar_ui/src/components/cell-fabric/data-types/typeDefinitions.ts
index c078d011fe..0f023a8ee6 100644
--- a/mathesar_ui/src/components/cell-fabric/data-types/typeDefinitions.ts
+++ b/mathesar_ui/src/components/cell-fabric/data-types/typeDefinitions.ts
@@ -27,14 +27,38 @@ export type CellDataType = SimpleCellDataTypes | CompoundCellDataTypes;
 
 export interface CellComponentFactory {
   initialInputValue?: unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Get the component used to render the cell
+   */
   get(
     column: CellColumnLike,
     config?: Record<string, unknown>,
   ): ComponentAndProps;
+
+  /** Get the component used to render an input when the user is adding or
+   * editing a value of this type. This is used on the record page, and default
+   * value, for example.
+   */
   getInput(
     column: CellColumnLike,
     config?: Record<string, unknown>,
   ): ComponentAndProps;
+
+  /**
+   * Implement this method in order to customize the input used within filter
+   * conditions. If not implemented, then we fall back to using the `getInput`
+   * method. Custom filter input components are useful when we want slightly
+   * different behavior for searching vs data entry. See [issue #4052][4052] for
+   * an example.
+   *
+   * [4052]: https://github.com/mathesar-foundation/mathesar/issues/4052
+   */
+  getFilterInput?(
+    column: CellColumnLike,
+    config?: Record<string, unknown>,
+  ): ComponentAndProps;
+
   getDisplayFormatter(
     column: CellColumnLike,
     config?: Record<string, unknown>,
diff --git a/mathesar_ui/src/components/cell-fabric/utils.ts b/mathesar_ui/src/components/cell-fabric/utils.ts
index f4356e141c..54c5fbcd88 100644
--- a/mathesar_ui/src/components/cell-fabric/utils.ts
+++ b/mathesar_ui/src/components/cell-fabric/utils.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,20 @@ export function getDbTypeBasedInputCap(
   return DataTypes[cellInfo?.type ?? 'string'].getInput(column, config);
 }
 
+export function getDbTypeBasedFilterCap(
+  column: CellColumnLike,
+  fkTargetTableId?: Table['oid'],
+  optionalCellInfo?: CellInfo,
+): ComponentAndProps {
+  const cellInfo = optionalCellInfo ?? getCellInfo(column.type);
+  const factory = DataTypes[cellInfo?.type ?? 'string'];
+  if (factory.getFilterInput) {
+    const config = getCellConfiguration(column.type, cellInfo);
+    return factory.getFilterInput(column, config);
+  }
+  return getDbTypeBasedInputCap(column, fkTargetTableId, cellInfo);
+}
+
 export function getInitialInputValue(
   column: CellColumnLike,
   fkTargetTableId?: Table['oid'],
diff --git a/mathesar_ui/src/components/filter-entry/FilterEntry.svelte b/mathesar_ui/src/components/filter-entry/FilterEntry.svelte
index 578ae353c7..59217cfbe4 100644
--- a/mathesar_ui/src/components/filter-entry/FilterEntry.svelte
+++ b/mathesar_ui/src/components/filter-entry/FilterEntry.svelte
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   import type { ConstraintType } from '@mathesar/api/rpc/constraints';
   import DynamicInput from '@mathesar/components/cell-fabric/DynamicInput.svelte';
-  import { getDbTypeBasedInputCap } from '@mathesar/components/cell-fabric/utils';
+  import { getDbTypeBasedFilterCap } from '@mathesar/components/cell-fabric/utils';
   import ColumnName from '@mathesar/components/column/ColumnName.svelte';
   import { iconDeleteMajor } from '@mathesar/icons';
   import type {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
   $: selectedCondition = conditionIdentifier
     ? selectedColumnFiltersMap.get(conditionIdentifier)
     : undefined;
-  $: selectedColumnInputCap = selectedColumn?.inputComponentAndProps;
+  $: selectedColumnInputCap = selectedColumn?.filterComponentAndProps;
 
   const initialNoOfFilters = numberOfFilters;
   let showError = false;
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
     if (abstractTypeId === parameterTypeId && selectedColumnInputCap) {
       return selectedColumnInputCap;
     }
-    return getDbTypeBasedInputCap({
+    return getDbTypeBasedFilterCap({
       type: parameterTypeId,
       type_options: {},
       metadata: {},
diff --git a/mathesar_ui/src/components/filter-entry/types.ts b/mathesar_ui/src/components/filter-entry/types.ts
index 63a174e834..c7d3d461b6 100644
--- a/mathesar_ui/src/components/filter-entry/types.ts
+++ b/mathesar_ui/src/components/filter-entry/types.ts
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ export interface FilterEntryColumnLike
   extends Pick<CellColumnFabric, 'id' | 'column'> {
   abstractType: AbstractType;
   allowedFiltersMap: ReturnType<typeof getFiltersForAbstractType>;
-  inputComponentAndProps: ComponentAndProps;
+  filterComponentAndProps: ComponentAndProps;
 }
diff --git a/mathesar_ui/src/stores/table-data/processedColumns.ts b/mathesar_ui/src/stores/table-data/processedColumns.ts
index e797cf8ae0..313696bbde 100644
--- a/mathesar_ui/src/stores/table-data/processedColumns.ts
+++ b/mathesar_ui/src/stores/table-data/processedColumns.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type { Constraint } from '@mathesar/api/rpc/constraints';
 import type { CellColumnFabric } from '@mathesar/components/cell-fabric/types';
 import {
   getCellCap,
+  getDbTypeBasedFilterCap,
   getDbTypeBasedInputCap,
   getDisplayFormatter,
   getInitialInputValue,
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ export interface ProcessedColumn extends CellColumnFabric {
   abstractType: AbstractType;
   initialInputValue: unknown;
   inputComponentAndProps: ComponentAndProps;
+  filterComponentAndProps: ComponentAndProps;
   allowedFiltersMap: ReturnType<typeof getFiltersForAbstractType>;
   preprocFunctions: AbstractTypePreprocFunctionDefinition[];
   formatCellValue: (
@@ -110,6 +112,11 @@ export function processColumn({
       fkTargetTableId,
       abstractType.cellInfo,
     ),
+    filterComponentAndProps: getDbTypeBasedFilterCap(
+      column,
+      fkTargetTableId,
+      abstractType.cellInfo,
+    ),
     allowedFiltersMap: retrieveFilters(abstractType.identifier, linkFk),
     preprocFunctions: getPreprocFunctionsForAbstractType(
       abstractType.identifier,
diff --git a/mathesar_ui/src/systems/data-explorer/utils.ts b/mathesar_ui/src/systems/data-explorer/utils.ts
index cb2c07c862..870f988291 100644
--- a/mathesar_ui/src/systems/data-explorer/utils.ts
+++ b/mathesar_ui/src/systems/data-explorer/utils.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import type { JoinPath, JoinableTablesResult } from '@mathesar/api/rpc/tables';
 import type { CellColumnFabric } from '@mathesar/components/cell-fabric/types';
 import {
   getCellCap,
+  getDbTypeBasedFilterCap,
   getDbTypeBasedInputCap,
   getDisplayFormatter,
   getInitialInputValue,
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ export interface ProcessedQueryResultColumn extends CellColumnFabric {
   column: QueryResultColumn;
   abstractType: AbstractType;
   inputComponentAndProps: ComponentAndProps;
+  filterComponentAndProps: ComponentAndProps;
   initialInputValue: unknown;
   allowedFiltersMap: ReturnType<typeof getFiltersForAbstractType>;
   preprocFunctions: AbstractTypePreprocFunctionDefinition[];
@@ -368,6 +370,11 @@ function processColumn(
       undefined,
       abstractType.cellInfo,
     ),
+    filterComponentAndProps: getDbTypeBasedFilterCap(
+      column,
+      undefined,
+      abstractType.cellInfo,
+    ),
     initialInputValue: getInitialInputValue(
       column,
       undefined,