diff --git a/wagtail/search/backends/base.py b/wagtail/search/backends/base.py
index ae27ab7fd8..1c5ca6622f 100644
--- a/wagtail/search/backends/base.py
+++ b/wagtail/search/backends/base.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from warnings import warn
 
+from django.db.models.functions.datetime import Extract as ExtractDate
+from django.db.models.functions.datetime import ExtractYear
 from django.db.models.lookups import Lookup
 from django.db.models.query import QuerySet
 from django.db.models.sql.where import SubqueryConstraint, WhereNode
@@ -88,7 +90,16 @@ class BaseSearchQueryCompiler:
     def _get_filters_from_where_node(self, where_node, check_only=False):
         # Check if this is a leaf node
         if isinstance(where_node, Lookup):
-            field_attname = where_node.lhs.target.attname
+            if isinstance(where_node.lhs, ExtractDate):
+                if isinstance(where_node.lhs, ExtractYear):
+                    field_attname = where_node.lhs.lhs.target.attname
+                else:
+                    raise FilterError(
+                        'Cannot apply filter on search results: "' + where_node.lhs.lookup_name
+                        + '" queries are not supported.'
+                    )
+            else:
+                field_attname = where_node.lhs.target.attname
             lookup = where_node.lookup_name
             value = where_node.rhs
 
diff --git a/wagtail/search/tests/elasticsearch_common_tests.py b/wagtail/search/tests/elasticsearch_common_tests.py
index e3196ce67d..e28c70b3f5 100644
--- a/wagtail/search/tests/elasticsearch_common_tests.py
+++ b/wagtail/search/tests/elasticsearch_common_tests.py
@@ -176,6 +176,19 @@ class ElasticsearchCommonSearchBackendTests(BackendTests):
         results = self.backend.search(MATCH_ALL, models.Book)[110:]
         self.assertEqual(len(results), 54)
 
+    def test_search_with_date_filter(self):
+        after_1900 = models.Book.objects.filter(publication_date__year__gt=1900)
+
+        results = self.backend.search(MATCH_ALL, after_1900)
+        self.assertEqual(len(after_1900), len(results))
+
+        # Filtering by date not supported, should throw a FilterError
+        from wagtail.search.backends.base import FilterError
+
+        in_jan = models.Book.objects.filter(publication_date__month=1)
+        with self.assertRaises(FilterError):
+            self.backend.search(MATCH_ALL, in_jan)
+
     # Elasticsearch always does prefix matching on `partial_match` fields,
     # even when we don’t use `Prefix`.
     @unittest.expectedFailure
diff --git a/wagtail/search/tests/test_elasticsearch5_backend.py b/wagtail/search/tests/test_elasticsearch5_backend.py
index 253bb298f4..68dfab18a7 100644
--- a/wagtail/search/tests/test_elasticsearch5_backend.py
+++ b/wagtail/search/tests/test_elasticsearch5_backend.py
@@ -333,6 +333,17 @@ class TestElasticsearch5SearchQuery(TestCase):
         expected_result = {'match_phrase': {'title': "Hello world"}}
         self.assertDictEqual(query_compiler.get_inner_query(), expected_result)
 
+    def test_year_filter(self):
+        # Create a query
+        query_compiler = self.query_compiler_class(models.Book.objects.filter(publication_date__year__gt=1900), "Hello")
+
+        # Check it
+        expected_result = {'bool': {'filter': [
+            {'match': {'content_type': 'searchtests.Book'}},
+            {'range': {'publication_date_filter': {'gt': 1900}}}
+        ], 'must': {'multi_match': {'query': 'Hello', 'fields': ['_all', '_partials']}}}}
+        self.assertDictEqual(query_compiler.get_query(), expected_result)
+
 
 class TestElasticsearch5SearchResults(TestCase):
     fixtures = ['search']
diff --git a/wagtail/search/tests/test_elasticsearch6_backend.py b/wagtail/search/tests/test_elasticsearch6_backend.py
index 9b252041c4..f91325134e 100644
--- a/wagtail/search/tests/test_elasticsearch6_backend.py
+++ b/wagtail/search/tests/test_elasticsearch6_backend.py
@@ -333,6 +333,17 @@ class TestElasticsearch6SearchQuery(TestCase):
         expected_result = {'match_phrase': {'title': "Hello world"}}
         self.assertDictEqual(query_compiler.get_inner_query(), expected_result)
 
+    def test_year_filter(self):
+        # Create a query
+        query_compiler = self.query_compiler_class(models.Book.objects.filter(publication_date__year=1900), "Hello")
+
+        # Check it
+        expected_result = {'bool': {'filter': [
+            {'match': {'content_type': 'searchtests.Book'}},
+            {'term': {'publication_date_filter': 1900}}
+        ], 'must': {'multi_match': {'query': 'Hello', 'fields': ['_all_text', '_edgengrams']}}}}
+        self.assertDictEqual(query_compiler.get_query(), expected_result)
+
 
 class TestElasticsearch6SearchResults(TestCase):
     fixtures = ['search']
diff --git a/wagtail/search/tests/test_elasticsearch7_backend.py b/wagtail/search/tests/test_elasticsearch7_backend.py
index 54e1c2f9c6..129ff43df3 100644
--- a/wagtail/search/tests/test_elasticsearch7_backend.py
+++ b/wagtail/search/tests/test_elasticsearch7_backend.py
@@ -333,6 +333,17 @@ class TestElasticsearch7SearchQuery(TestCase):
         expected_result = {'match_phrase': {'title': "Hello world"}}
         self.assertDictEqual(query_compiler.get_inner_query(), expected_result)
 
+    def test_year_filter(self):
+        # Create a query
+        query_compiler = self.query_compiler_class(models.Book.objects.filter(publication_date__year__lt=1900), "Hello")
+
+        # Check it
+        expected_result = {'bool': {'filter': [
+            {'match': {'content_type': 'searchtests.Book'}},
+            {'range': {'publication_date_filter': {'lt': 1900}}}
+        ], 'must': {'multi_match': {'query': 'Hello', 'fields': ['_all_text', '_edgengrams']}}}}
+        self.assertDictEqual(query_compiler.get_query(), expected_result)
+
 
 class TestElasticsearch7SearchResults(TestCase):
     fixtures = ['search']