You can use the workaround with grid's filterMenuInit event:
filterMenuInit: function(e) { if(e.field == "exportedDate"){ varfilterButton = e.container.find("button:eq(0)"); filterButton.click(function(){ varfirstInputValue = e.container.find("input:eq(0)").val(); if(firstInputValue === ""){ varfilter = e.sender.dataSource.filter(); // remove the previous filter filter.filters = $.grep(filter.filters, function(f){ returnf.field === "exportedDate"; }, true); varfirstValueDropDown = e.container.find("select:eq(0)").data("kendoDropDownList"); filter.filters.push({ field: "exportedDate", operator: firstValueDropDown.value(), value: null}); e.sender.dataSource.filter(filter); e.container.hide(); returnfalse; } }); }}