Index: tests/phpunit/testcases/activity/template.php
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--- tests/phpunit/testcases/activity/template.php
+++ tests/phpunit/testcases/activity/template.php
@@ -993,6 +993,59 @@
 	}
 
 	/**
+	 * @group filter_query
+	 * @group BP_Activity_Query
+	 */
+	function test_bp_has_activities_with_filter_query_compare_like_and_apostrophes() {
+		$u1 = $this->factory->user->create();
+
+		$now = time();
+
+		$a1 = $this->factory->activity->create( array(
+			'user_id'   => $u1,
+			'component' => 'activity',
+			'content'   => "this isn't a knive",
+			'item_id'   => 1,
+			'type'      => 'activity_update',
+			'recorded_time' => date( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', $now - 100 ),
+		) );
+
+		// misc activity items
+		$a2 = $this->factory->activity->create( array(
+			'user_id'   => $u1,
+			'component' => 'activity',
+			'item_id'   => 10,
+			'type'      => 'activity_update',
+			'recorded_time' => date( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', $now - 100 ),
+		) );
+		$a3 = $this->factory->activity->create( array(
+			'user_id'   => $u1,
+			'component' => 'activity',
+			'item_id'   => 25,
+			'type'      => 'activity_update',
+			'recorded_time' => date( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', $now - 100 ),
+		) );
+
+		global $activities_template;
+
+		bp_has_activities( array(
+			'filter_query' => array(
+				array(
+					'column'  => 'content',
+					'value'   => "this isn't a knive",
+					'compare' => 'LIKE',
+				),
+			)
+		) );
+
+		// assert!
+		$this->assertEqualSets( array( $a1 ), wp_list_pluck( $activities_template->activities, 'id' ) );
+
+		// clean up!
+		$activities_template = null;
+	}
+
+	/**
 	 * @ticket BP6169
 	 * @group bp_has_activities
 	 */