diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fcec5bb04c2..e19b2003b58 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -69,6 +69,13 @@ All notable changes for each version of this project will be documented in this
     - The dialog header no longer throws a missing locale data error for a `locale` without registered Angular locale data when `provideIgniteIntl()` is used.
     - The `aria-valuemin` and `aria-valuemax` of the selected seconds item no longer depend on the milliseconds of the value.
 
+## 22.2.4
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- `IgxGridComponent`, `IgxTreeGridComponent`, `IgxHierarchicalGridComponent`
+    - Excel-style filtering now preselects custom conditions in the filter dialog when no filter value has been entered yet.
+
 ## 22.2.3
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/core/src/filtering/excel-style/excel-style-custom-dialog.component.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/core/src/filtering/excel-style/excel-style-custom-dialog.component.ts
index f584936a458..48a0f0373bf 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/core/src/filtering/excel-style/excel-style-custom-dialog.component.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/core/src/filtering/excel-style/excel-style-custom-dialog.component.ts
@@ -190,6 +190,11 @@ export class IgxExcelStyleCustomDialogComponent {
     }
 
     private createCondition(conditionName: string) {
+        const condition = this.column.filters?.condition(conditionName);
+        if (condition) {
+            return condition;
+        }
+
         switch (this.column.dataType) {
             case GridColumnDataType.Boolean:
                 return IgxBooleanFilteringOperand.instance().condition(conditionName);
diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/grid/src/grid-excel-style-filtering.spec.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/grid/src/grid-excel-style-filtering.spec.ts
index 3401189068f..802ce30833a 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/grid/src/grid-excel-style-filtering.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/grid/src/grid-excel-style-filtering.spec.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { NoopAnimationsModule } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
 import { IgxExcelStyleSearchComponent, GridSelectionMode, FilterMode } from 'igniteui-angular/grids/core';
 import { IgxGridComponent } from './grid.component';
+import { IgxExcelStyleCustomDialogComponent } from '../../core/src/filtering/excel-style/excel-style-custom-dialog.component';
 import { UIInteractions, frames, nextFrame, wait } from '../../../test-utils/ui-interactions.spec';
 import { GridFunctions } from '../../../test-utils/grid-functions.spec';
 import { SCROLL_FRAMES, verifyFilteringExpression } from '../../../test-utils/grid-filtering-functions.spec';
@@ -539,6 +540,57 @@ describe('IgxGrid - Filtering actions - Excel style filtering #grid', () => {
             expect(GridFunctions.getExcelFilteringDDInput(fix, 1).value).toEqual('Less Than');
         });
 
+        it('Should preselect custom string condition when opening the custom filter dialog.', async () => {
+            await GridFunctions.clickExcelFilterIconFromCode(fix, grid, 'AnotherField');
+
+            GridFunctions.clickExcelFilterCascadeButton(fix);
+            await fix.whenStable();
+            fix.detectChanges();
+
+            GridFunctions.clickOperatorFromCascadeMenu(fix, 0);
+            await fix.whenStable();
+
+            expect(GridFunctions.getExcelFilteringDDInput(fix, 0).value).toEqual('custom');
+            expect(GridFunctions.getExcelFilteringInput(fix, 0).value).toEqual('');
+        });
+
+        it('Should preselect custom number condition when opening the custom filter dialog.', async () => {
+            grid.getColumnByName('Downloads').filters = fix.componentInstance.customFilter;
+            fix.detectChanges();
+
+            await GridFunctions.clickExcelFilterIconFromCode(fix, grid, 'Downloads');
+
+            GridFunctions.clickExcelFilterCascadeButton(fix);
+            await fix.whenStable();
+            fix.detectChanges();
+
+            GridFunctions.clickOperatorFromCascadeMenu(fix, 0);
+            await fix.whenStable();
+
+            expect(GridFunctions.getExcelFilteringDDInput(fix, 0).value).toEqual('custom');
+            expect(GridFunctions.getExcelFilteringInput(fix, 0).value).toEqual('');
+        });
+
+        it('Should use the default condition when it is not defined in the column filters.', async () => {
+            await GridFunctions.clickExcelFilterIconFromCode(fix, grid, 'AnotherField');
+
+            GridFunctions.clickExcelFilterCascadeButton(fix);
+            await fix.whenStable();
+            fix.detectChanges();
+
+            GridFunctions.clickOperatorFromCascadeMenu(fix, 0);
+            await fix.whenStable();
+
+            const dialog = fix.debugElement.query(By.directive(IgxExcelStyleCustomDialogComponent))
+                .componentInstance as IgxExcelStyleCustomDialogComponent;
+            dialog.selectedOperator = 'contains';
+            dialog.onCustomDialogOpening();
+
+            const expression = dialog.expressionsList[0].expression;
+            expect(expression.condition).toBe(IgxStringFilteringOperand.instance().condition('contains'));
+            expect(expression.conditionName).toEqual('contains');
+        });
+
         it('Should display friendly conditions\' names in custom filter dialog.', async () => {
             await GridFunctions.clickExcelFilterIconFromCode(fix, grid, 'ProductName');