diff --git a/dpdapi/filters.py b/dpdapi/filters.py
index 53465fb..afe96eb 100644
--- a/dpdapi/filters.py
+++ b/dpdapi/filters.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import django_filters
 
 from dpdapi.models import Alias
+from rest_framework.filters import BaseFilterBackend
 
 
 class AliasRegexFilter(django_filters.FilterSet):
@@ -8,4 +9,9 @@ class AliasRegexFilter(django_filters.FilterSet):
     source_regex = django_filters.CharFilter(name="source", lookup_type='iregex')
 
     class Meta:
-        model = Alias
\ No newline at end of file
+        model = Alias
+
+
+class AliasRegexFilterBackend(BaseFilterBackend):
+    def filter_queryset(self, request, queryset, view):
+        return AliasRegexFilter(request.query_params, queryset=queryset).qs
diff --git a/dpdapi/views.py b/dpdapi/views.py
index 6e6a570..9f6f0e3 100644
--- a/dpdapi/views.py
+++ b/dpdapi/views.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from rest_framework.permissions import IsAuthenticated
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework import status, filters, viewsets
 
-from dpdapi.filters import AliasRegexFilter
+from dpdapi.filters import AliasRegexFilterBackend
 from dpdapi.models import Alias, Domain, User
 from dpdapi.serializers import AliasSerializer, AliasIdSerializer, DomainSerializer, UserSerializer
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class AliasViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     queryset = Alias.objects.all()
     serializer_class = AliasSerializer
     permission_classes = [IsAuthenticated]
-    filter_backends = (filters.DjangoFilterBackend, AliasRegexFilter)
+    filter_backends = (filters.DjangoFilterBackend, AliasRegexFilterBackend)
     filter_fields = ('domain', 'domain__name',)
 
     @list_route(methods=['post'])