diff --git a/.bundlewatch.config.json b/.bundlewatch.config.json
index bb6383bcf9a..d1c2eca0bf8 100644
--- a/.bundlewatch.config.json
+++ b/.bundlewatch.config.json
@@ -34,27 +34,27 @@
     },
     {
       "path": "./dist/bootstrap-vue.js",
-      "maxSize": "230 kB"
+      "maxSize": "235 kB"
     },
     {
       "path": "./dist/bootstrap-vue.min.js",
-      "maxSize": "100 kB"
+      "maxSize": "105 kB"
     },
     {
       "path": "./dist/bootstrap-vue.common.js",
-      "maxSize": "305 kB"
+      "maxSize": "310 kB"
     },
     {
       "path": "./dist/bootstrap-vue.common.min.js",
-      "maxSize": "190 kB"
+      "maxSize": "195 kB"
     },
     {
       "path": "./dist/bootstrap-vue.esm.js",
-      "maxSize": "300 kB"
+      "maxSize": "310 kB"
     },
     {
       "path": "./dist/bootstrap-vue.esm.min.js",
-      "maxSize": "190 kB"
+      "maxSize": "195 kB"
     },
     {
       "path": "./dist/bootstrap-vue.css",
diff --git a/src/components/table/helpers/sanitize-row.js b/src/components/table/helpers/sanitize-row.js
index 7f7ba6f3a5a..2509c2765ac 100644
--- a/src/components/table/helpers/sanitize-row.js
+++ b/src/components/table/helpers/sanitize-row.js
@@ -1,32 +1,41 @@
-import { keys } from '../../../utils/object'
-import { arrayIncludes } from '../../../utils/array'
+import { arrayIncludes, isArray } from '../../../utils/array'
 import { isFunction } from '../../../utils/inspect'
+import { clone, keys, pick } from '../../../utils/object'
 import { IGNORED_FIELD_KEYS } from './constants'
 
 // Return a copy of a row after all reserved fields have been filtered out
-const sanitizeRow = (row, ignoreFields, includeFields, fieldsObj = {}) =>
-  keys(row).reduce((obj, key) => {
-    // Ignore special fields that start with `_`
-    // Ignore fields in the `ignoreFields` array
-    // Include only fields in the `includeFields` array
-    if (
-      !IGNORED_FIELD_KEYS[key] &&
-      !(ignoreFields && ignoreFields.length > 0 && arrayIncludes(ignoreFields, key)) &&
-      !(includeFields && includeFields.length > 0 && !arrayIncludes(includeFields, key))
-    ) {
-      const f = fieldsObj[key] || {}
-      const val = row[key]
-      // `f.filterByFormatted` will either be a function or boolean
-      // `f.formater` will have already been noramlized into a function ref
-      const filterByFormatted = f.filterByFormatted
-      const formatter = isFunction(filterByFormatted)
-        ? /* istanbul ignore next */ filterByFormatted
-        : filterByFormatted
-          ? /* istanbul ignore next */ f.formatter
-          : null
-      obj[key] = isFunction(formatter) ? formatter(val, key, row) : val
+const sanitizeRow = (row, ignoreFields, includeFields, fieldsObj = {}) => {
+  // We first need to format the row based on the field configurations
+  // This ensures that we add formatted values for keys that may not
+  // exist in the row itself
+  const formattedRow = keys(fieldsObj).reduce((result, key) => {
+    const field = fieldsObj[key]
+    const { filterByFormatted } = field
+    const formatter = isFunction(filterByFormatted)
+      ? /* istanbul ignore next */ filterByFormatted
+      : filterByFormatted
+        ? /* istanbul ignore next */ field.formatter
+        : null
+
+    if (isFunction(formatter)) {
+      result[key] = formatter(row[key], key, row)
     }
-    return obj
-  }, {})
+
+    return result
+  }, clone(row))
+
+  // Determine the allowed keys:
+  //   - Ignore special fields that start with `_`
+  //   - Ignore fields in the `ignoreFields` array
+  //   - Include only fields in the `includeFields` array
+  const allowedKeys = keys(formattedRow).filter(
+    key =>
+      !IGNORED_FIELD_KEYS[key] &&
+      !(isArray(ignoreFields) && arrayIncludes(ignoreFields, key)) &&
+      !(isArray(includeFields) && !arrayIncludes(includeFields, key))
+  )
+
+  return pick(formattedRow, allowedKeys)
+}
 
 export default sanitizeRow
diff --git a/src/components/table/table-filtering.spec.js b/src/components/table/table-filtering.spec.js
index aefc1fa52fc..b125fb9cb94 100644
--- a/src/components/table/table-filtering.spec.js
+++ b/src/components/table/table-filtering.spec.js
@@ -207,6 +207,34 @@ describe('table > filtering', () => {
     wrapper.destroy()
   })
 
+  it('should filter for formatted values for keys which are not present in row', async () => {
+    const wrapper = mount(BTable, {
+      propsData: {
+        items: [{ a: 'A', b: 'B' }],
+        fields: [
+          { key: 'a' },
+          {
+            key: 'b',
+            formatter: () => 'Foo',
+            filterByFormatted: true
+          },
+          {
+            key: 'c',
+            formatter: () => 'Bar',
+            filterByFormatted: true
+          }
+        ],
+        filter: 'Bar'
+      }
+    })
+    expect(wrapper).toBeDefined()
+    await waitNT(wrapper.vm)
+
+    expect(wrapper.findAll('tbody > tr').length).toBe(1)
+
+    wrapper.destroy()
+  })
+
   it('should show empty filtered message when no matches and show-empty=true', async () => {
     const wrapper = mount(BTable, {
       propsData: {