diff --git a/netbox/dcim/choices.py b/netbox/dcim/choices.py
index 11d192732..0afbb26b9 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/choices.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/choices.py
@@ -1482,6 +1482,7 @@ class CableTypeChoices(ChoiceSet):
     TYPE_AOC = 'aoc'
     TYPE_POWER = 'power'
     TYPE_USB = 'usb'
+    TYPE_EMPTY = 'EMPTY'
 
     CHOICES = (
         (
@@ -1514,8 +1515,13 @@ class CableTypeChoices(ChoiceSet):
                 (TYPE_AOC, 'Active Optical Cabling (AOC)'),
             ),
         ),
-        (TYPE_USB, _('USB')),
-        (TYPE_POWER, _('Power')),
+        (
+            _('Other'), (
+                (TYPE_USB, _('USB')),
+                (TYPE_POWER, _('Power')),
+                (TYPE_EMPTY, _('(unset)')),
+            )
+        )
     )
 
 
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/filtersets.py b/netbox/dcim/filtersets.py
index e08059b85..b8b05bb42 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/filtersets.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/filtersets.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from tenancy.models import *
 from users.models import User
 from utilities.filters import (
     ContentTypeFilter, MultiValueCharFilter, MultiValueMACAddressFilter, MultiValueNumberFilter, MultiValueWWNFilter,
-    NumericArrayFilter, TreeNodeMultipleChoiceFilter, EmptyStringFilter,
+    NumericArrayFilter, TreeNodeMultipleChoiceFilter, EmptyStringMultipleChoiceFilter,
 )
 from virtualization.models import Cluster, ClusterGroup
 from vpn.models import L2VPN
@@ -1980,12 +1980,9 @@ class CableFilterSet(TenancyFilterSet, NetBoxModelFilterSet):
         method='_unterminated',
         label=_('Unterminated'),
     )
-    type = django_filters.MultipleChoiceFilter(
+    type = EmptyStringMultipleChoiceFilter(
         choices=CableTypeChoices
     )
-    type__empty = EmptyStringFilter(
-        field_name='type'
-    )
     status = django_filters.MultipleChoiceFilter(
         choices=LinkStatusChoices
     )
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/tests/test_filtersets.py b/netbox/dcim/tests/test_filtersets.py
index 56f54b249..26c8f30c3 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/tests/test_filtersets.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/tests/test_filtersets.py
@@ -5240,6 +5240,7 @@ class CableTestCase(TestCase, ChangeLoggedFilterSetTests):
     def test_type(self):
         params = {'type': [CableTypeChoices.TYPE_CAT3, CableTypeChoices.TYPE_CAT5E]}
         self.assertEqual(self.filterset(params, self.queryset).qs.count(), 4)
+        params = {'type': [CableTypeChoices.TYPE_EMPTY]}
         params = {'type__empty': 'true'}
         self.assertEqual(self.filterset(params, self.queryset).qs.count(), 8)
         params = {'type__empty': 'false'}
@@ -5248,8 +5249,8 @@ class CableTestCase(TestCase, ChangeLoggedFilterSetTests):
     def test_type_empty(self):
         params = {'type__empty': 'true'}
         self.assertEqual(self.filterset(params, self.queryset).qs.count(), 8)
-        params = {'type__empty': 'false'}
-        self.assertEqual(self.filterset(params, self.queryset).qs.count(), 6)
+        params = {'type': [CableTypeChoices.TYPE_EMPTY, CableTypeChoices.TYPE_CAT3]}
+        self.assertEqual(self.filterset(params, self.queryset).qs.count(), 10)
 
     def test_status(self):
         params = {'status': [LinkStatusChoices.STATUS_CONNECTED]}
diff --git a/netbox/utilities/filters.py b/netbox/utilities/filters.py
index 95c615dcb..3d8203b85 100644
--- a/netbox/utilities/filters.py
+++ b/netbox/utilities/filters.py
@@ -173,12 +173,10 @@ class ContentTypeFilter(django_filters.CharFilter):
         )
 
 
-class EmptyStringFilter(django_filters.BooleanFilter):
+class EmptyStringMultipleChoiceFilter(django_filters.MultipleChoiceFilter):
+    empty_value = 'EMPTY'
+
     def filter(self, qs, value):
-        if value in EMPTY_VALUES:
-            return qs
-
-        exclude = self.exclude ^ (value is False)
-        method = qs.exclude if exclude else qs.filter
-
-        return method(**{self.field_name: ""})
+        if self.empty_value in value:
+            value.append('')
+        return super().filter(qs, value)