diff --git a/modules/database/src/std/filters/decimate.c b/modules/database/src/std/filters/decimate.c
index 7ce12cb66..143f97705 100644
--- a/modules/database/src/std/filters/decimate.c
+++ b/modules/database/src/std/filters/decimate.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 #include "freeList.h"
+#include "caeventmask.h"
 #include "db_field_log.h"
 #include "chfPlugin.h"
 #include "epicsExit.h"
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ static db_field_log* filter(void* pvt, dbChannel *chan, db_field_log *pfl) {
     myStruct *my = (myStruct*) pvt;
     epicsInt32 i = my->i;
 
-    if (pfl->ctx == dbfl_context_read)
+    if (pfl->ctx == dbfl_context_read || (pfl->mask & DBE_PROPERTY))
         return pfl;
 
     if (i++ == 0)
diff --git a/modules/database/src/std/filters/sync.c b/modules/database/src/std/filters/sync.c
index 8140c3690..5c97b41b9 100644
--- a/modules/database/src/std/filters/sync.c
+++ b/modules/database/src/std/filters/sync.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 #include "freeList.h"
+#include "caeventmask.h"
 #include "db_field_log.h"
 #include "chfPlugin.h"
 #include "dbState.h"
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ static db_field_log* filter(void* pvt, dbChannel *chan, db_field_log *pfl) {
     myStruct *my = (myStruct*) pvt;
     int actstate;
 
-    if (pfl->ctx == dbfl_context_read)
+    if (pfl->ctx == dbfl_context_read || (pfl->mask & DBE_PROPERTY))
         return pfl;
 
     actstate = dbStateGet(my->id);