diff --git a/api/base/filters.py b/api/base/filters.py
index 4d9bc37a442..0f8708ff789 100644
--- a/api/base/filters.py
+++ b/api/base/filters.py
@@ -338,6 +338,35 @@ def parse_query_params(self, query_params):
                         })
                     elif self.should_parse_special_query_params(field_name):
                         query = self.parse_special_query_params(field_name, key, value, query)
+                    elif not isinstance(value, int) and source_field_name == 'target__guids___id':
+                        base_guid, version = Guid.split_guid(value)
+                        if base_guid is None and version is None:
+                            raise InvalidFilterValue(
+                                value=value,
+                                field_type='guid',
+                            )
+                        guid_filters = {
+                            field_name: {
+                                'op': 'in',
+                                'value': self.bulk_get_values(value, field),
+                                'source_field_name': source_field_name,
+                            },
+                        }
+                        if version is not None:
+                            guid_filters = {
+                                field_name: {
+                                    'op': 'eq',
+                                    'value': base_guid,
+                                    'source_field_name': 'target__guids___id',
+                                },
+                                'target__versioned_guids__version': {
+                                    'op': 'eq',
+                                    'value': version,
+                                    'source_field_name': 'target__versioned_guids__version',
+                                },
+                            }
+
+                        query.get(key).update(guid_filters)
                     else:
                         query.get(key).update({
                             field_name: {
diff --git a/api_tests/preprints/views/test_preprint_list_mixin.py b/api_tests/preprints/views/test_preprint_list_mixin.py
index 37ef40942ea..df11d3d0c30 100644
--- a/api_tests/preprints/views/test_preprint_list_mixin.py
+++ b/api_tests/preprints/views/test_preprint_list_mixin.py
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@ def test_filter_published_false_admin(
         res = app.get(
             f'{url}filter[is_published]=false',
             auth=user_admin_contrib.auth)
-        assert len(res.json['data']) == 0
+        assert len(res.json['data']) == 1
+        assert preprint_unpublished._id in [d['id'] for d in res.json['data']]
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db