diff --git a/app/Helpers/Collector/Extensions/MetaCollection.php b/app/Helpers/Collector/Extensions/MetaCollection.php
index 193cb8ef63..11e0c90b59 100644
--- a/app/Helpers/Collector/Extensions/MetaCollection.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/Collector/Extensions/MetaCollection.php
@@ -221,8 +221,12 @@ trait MetaCollection
             $this->hasJoinedMetaTables = true;
             $this->query->leftJoin('journal_meta', 'transaction_journals.id', '=', 'journal_meta.transaction_journal_id');
         }
-        $this->query->where('journal_meta.name', '=', 'external_url');
-        $this->query->whereNull('journal_meta.data');
+        $this->query->where(function(Builder $q1) {
+            $q1->where(function(Builder $q2) {
+                $q2->where('journal_meta.name', '=', 'external_url');
+                $q2->whereNull('journal_meta.data');
+            })->orWhereNull('journal_meta.name');
+        });
 
         return $this;
     }
diff --git a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
index 403ea38144..7b7250c6fc 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
@@ -291,6 +291,8 @@ return [
     'search_modifier_created_on'                          => 'Transaction was created on ":value"',
     'search_modifier_updated_on'                          => 'Transaction was last updated on ":value"',
     'search_modifier_external_id'                         => 'External ID is ":value"',
+    'search_modifier_no_external_url'                     => 'The transaction has no external URL',
+    'search_modifier_any_external_url'                    => 'The transaction must have a (any) external URL',
     'search_modifier_internal_reference'                  => 'Internal reference is ":value"',
     'search_modifier_description_starts'                  => 'Description is ":value"',
     'search_modifier_description_ends'                    => 'Description ends with ":value"',