diff --git a/netbox/ipam/filtersets.py b/netbox/ipam/filtersets.py
index 81cbd2ef8..238f3a914 100644
--- a/netbox/ipam/filtersets.py
+++ b/netbox/ipam/filtersets.py
@@ -1193,8 +1193,20 @@ class PrimaryIPFilterSet(django_filters.FilterSet):
         queryset=IPAddress.objects.all(),
         label=_('Primary IPv4 (ID)'),
     )
+    primary_ip4 = django_filters.ModelMultipleChoiceFilter(
+        field_name='primary_ip4__address',
+        queryset=IPAddress.objects.all(),
+        to_field_name='address',
+        label=_('Primary IPv4 (address)'),
+    )
     primary_ip6_id = django_filters.ModelMultipleChoiceFilter(
         field_name='primary_ip6',
         queryset=IPAddress.objects.all(),
         label=_('Primary IPv6 (ID)'),
     )
+    primary_ip6 = django_filters.ModelMultipleChoiceFilter(
+        field_name='primary_ip6__address',
+        queryset=IPAddress.objects.all(),
+        to_field_name='address',
+        label=_('Primary IPv6 (address)'),
+    )
diff --git a/netbox/virtualization/tests/test_filtersets.py b/netbox/virtualization/tests/test_filtersets.py
index eef5d6b52..2fd7fe12f 100644
--- a/netbox/virtualization/tests/test_filtersets.py
+++ b/netbox/virtualization/tests/test_filtersets.py
@@ -525,15 +525,23 @@ class VirtualMachineTestCase(TestCase, ChangeLoggedFilterSetTests):
         addresses = IPAddress.objects.filter(address__family=4)
         params = {'primary_ip4_id': [addresses[0].pk, addresses[1].pk]}
         self.assertEqual(self.filterset(params, self.queryset).qs.count(), 2)
+        params = {'primary_ip4': [str(addresses[0].address), str(addresses[1].address)]}
+        self.assertEqual(self.filterset(params, self.queryset).qs.count(), 2)
         params = {'primary_ip4_id': [addresses[2].pk]}
         self.assertEqual(self.filterset(params, self.queryset).qs.count(), 0)
+        params = {'primary_ip4': [str(addresses[2].address)]}
+        self.assertEqual(self.filterset(params, self.queryset).qs.count(), 0)
 
     def test_primary_ip6(self):
         addresses = IPAddress.objects.filter(address__family=6)
         params = {'primary_ip6_id': [addresses[0].pk, addresses[1].pk]}
         self.assertEqual(self.filterset(params, self.queryset).qs.count(), 2)
+        params = {'primary_ip6': [str(addresses[0].address), str(addresses[1].address)]}
+        self.assertEqual(self.filterset(params, self.queryset).qs.count(), 2)
         params = {'primary_ip6_id': [addresses[2].pk]}
         self.assertEqual(self.filterset(params, self.queryset).qs.count(), 0)
+        params = {'primary_ip6': [str(addresses[2].address)]}
+        self.assertEqual(self.filterset(params, self.queryset).qs.count(), 0)
 
     def test_serial_number(self):
         params = {'serial': ['111-aaa', '222-bbb']}