diff --git a/netbox/dcim/choices.py b/netbox/dcim/choices.py
index 0afbb26b9..2fecfcb5f 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/choices.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/choices.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 from utilities.choices import ChoiceSet
@@ -1482,7 +1483,7 @@ class CableTypeChoices(ChoiceSet):
     TYPE_AOC = 'aoc'
     TYPE_POWER = 'power'
     TYPE_USB = 'usb'
-    TYPE_EMPTY = 'EMPTY'
+    TYPE_EMPTY = settings.FILTERS_NULL_CHOICE_VALUE
 
     CHOICES = (
         (
@@ -1519,7 +1520,7 @@ class CableTypeChoices(ChoiceSet):
             _('Other'), (
                 (TYPE_USB, _('USB')),
                 (TYPE_POWER, _('Power')),
-                (TYPE_EMPTY, _('(unset)')),
+                (settings.FILTERS_NULL_CHOICE_VALUE, _('(unset)')),
             )
         )
     )
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/filtersets.py b/netbox/dcim/filtersets.py
index b8b05bb42..ef489711e 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, EmptyStringMultipleChoiceFilter,
+    NumericArrayFilter, TreeNodeMultipleChoiceFilter, NullableMultipleChoiceFilter,
 )
 from virtualization.models import Cluster, ClusterGroup
 from vpn.models import L2VPN
@@ -1980,7 +1980,7 @@ class CableFilterSet(TenancyFilterSet, NetBoxModelFilterSet):
         method='_unterminated',
         label=_('Unterminated'),
     )
-    type = EmptyStringMultipleChoiceFilter(
+    type = NullableMultipleChoiceFilter(
         choices=CableTypeChoices
     )
     status = django_filters.MultipleChoiceFilter(
diff --git a/netbox/utilities/filters.py b/netbox/utilities/filters.py
index 3d8203b85..66df2e54f 100644
--- a/netbox/utilities/filters.py
+++ b/netbox/utilities/filters.py
@@ -143,6 +143,14 @@ class NullableCharFieldFilter(django_filters.CharFilter):
         return qs.distinct() if self.distinct else qs
 
 
+class NullableMultipleChoiceFilter(django_filters.MultipleChoiceFilter):
+
+    def filter(self, qs, value):
+        if settings.FILTERS_NULL_CHOICE_VALUE in value:
+            value.append('')
+        return super().filter(qs, value)
+
+
 class NumericArrayFilter(django_filters.NumberFilter):
     """
     Filter based on the presence of an integer within an ArrayField.
@@ -171,12 +179,3 @@ class ContentTypeFilter(django_filters.CharFilter):
                 f'{self.field_name}__model': model
             }
         )
-
-
-class EmptyStringMultipleChoiceFilter(django_filters.MultipleChoiceFilter):
-    empty_value = 'EMPTY'
-
-    def filter(self, qs, value):
-        if self.empty_value in value:
-            value.append('')
-        return super().filter(qs, value)