diff --git a/src/main/java/apoc/path/PathExplorer.java b/src/main/java/apoc/path/PathExplorer.java
index b29312b553..2c6def4ee9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/apoc/path/PathExplorer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/apoc/path/PathExplorer.java
@@ -234,20 +234,27 @@ public LabelEvaluator(String labelFilter, boolean filterStartNode, long limit, i
 		@Override
 		public Evaluation evaluate(Path path) {
 			int depth = path.length();
-			// if start node shouldn't be filtered
+			Node check = path.endNode();
+
+			// if start node shouldn't be filtered, exclude/include based on if using termination/endnode filter or not
+			// minLevel evaluator will separately enforce exclusion if we're below minLevel
 			if (depth == 0 && !filterStartNode) {
 				return whitelistAllowedEvaluation;
 			}
 
+			// below minLevel always exclude; continue if blacklist and whitelist allow it
+			if (depth < minLevel) {
+				return labelExists(check, blacklistLabels) || !whitelistAllowed(check) ? EXCLUDE_AND_PRUNE : EXCLUDE_AND_CONTINUE;
+			}
+
 			// cut off expansion when we reach the limit
 			if (limit != -1 && resultCount >= limit) {
 				return EXCLUDE_AND_PRUNE;
 			}
 
-			Node check = path.endNode();
 			Evaluation result = labelExists(check, blacklistLabels) ? EXCLUDE_AND_PRUNE :
-					labelExists(check, terminationLabels) ? filterEndNode(check, depth, true) :
-					labelExists(check, endNodeLabels) ? filterEndNode(check, depth, false) :
+					labelExists(check, terminationLabels) ? filterEndNode(check, true) :
+					labelExists(check, endNodeLabels) ? filterEndNode(check, false) :
 					whitelistAllowed(check) ? whitelistAllowedEvaluation : EXCLUDE_AND_PRUNE;
 
 			return result;
@@ -270,10 +277,8 @@ private boolean whitelistAllowed(Node node) {
 			return whitelistLabels.isEmpty() || labelExists(node, whitelistLabels);
 		}
 
-		private Evaluation filterEndNode(Node node, int depth, boolean isTerminationFilter) {
-			if (depth >= minLevel) {
-				resultCount++;
-			}
+		private Evaluation filterEndNode(Node node, boolean isTerminationFilter) {
+			resultCount++;
 			return isTerminationFilter || !whitelistAllowed(node) ? INCLUDE_AND_PRUNE : INCLUDE_AND_CONTINUE;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/test/java/apoc/path/ExpandPathTest.java b/src/test/java/apoc/path/ExpandPathTest.java
index 7eea578bc7..0208412620 100644
--- a/src/test/java/apoc/path/ExpandPathTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/apoc/path/ExpandPathTest.java
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public void testBlacklistBeforeWhitelist() {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void testBlacklistBeforeTerminationList() {
+	public void testBlacklistBeforeTerminationFilter() {
 		db.execute("MATCH (c:Person) WHERE c.name in ['Clint Eastwood', 'Gene Hackman'] SET c:Western");
 
 		TestUtil.testResult(db,
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public void testBlacklistBeforeTerminationList() {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void testBlacklistBeforeEndNodeList() {
+	public void testBlacklistBeforeEndNodeFilter() {
 		db.execute("MATCH (c:Person) WHERE c.name in ['Clint Eastwood', 'Gene Hackman'] SET c:Western");
 
 		TestUtil.testResult(db,
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ public void testBlacklistBeforeEndNodeList() {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void testTerminationListBeforeWhitelist() {
+	public void testTerminationFilterBeforeWhitelist() {
 		db.execute("MATCH (c:Person) WHERE c.name in ['Clint Eastwood', 'Gene Hackman', 'Christian Bale'] SET c:Western");
 
 		TestUtil.testResult(db,
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public void testTerminationListBeforeWhitelist() {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void testTerminationListBeforeEndNodeList() {
+	public void testTerminationFilterBeforeEndNodeFilter() {
 		db.execute("MATCH (c:Person) WHERE c.name in ['Clint Eastwood', 'Gene Hackman'] SET c:Western");
 
 		TestUtil.testResult(db,
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public void testTerminationListBeforeEndNodeList() {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void testEndNodeListBeforeWhitelist() {
+	public void testEndNodeFilterBeforeWhitelist() {
 		db.execute("MATCH (c:Person) WHERE c.name in ['Clint Eastwood', 'Gene Hackman'] SET c:Western");
 
 		TestUtil.testResult(db,
@@ -247,4 +247,26 @@ public void testLimitPlaysNiceWithMinLevel() {
 					assertEquals("Clint Eastwood", path.endNode().getProperty("name"));
 				});
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testTerminationFilterDoesNotPruneBelowMinLevel() {
+		db.execute("MATCH (c:Person) WHERE c.name in ['Clint Eastwood', 'Gene Hackman'] SET c:Western");
+
+		TestUtil.testResult(db,
+				"MATCH (k:Person {name:'Keanu Reeves'}) " +
+						"CALL apoc.path.expandConfig(k, {relationshipFilter:'ACTED_IN|PRODUCED|DIRECTED', labelFilter:'/Western', uniqueness: 'NODE_GLOBAL', minLevel:3}) yield path " +
+						"return path",
+				result -> {
+					List<Map<String, Object>> maps = Iterators.asList(result);
+					assertEquals(1, maps.size());
+					Path path = (Path) maps.get(0).get("path");
+					assertEquals("Clint Eastwood", path.endNode().getProperty("name"));
+				});
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testFilterStartNodeFalseDoesNotFilterStartNodeWhenBelowMinLevel() throws Throwable {
+		String query = "MATCH (m:Movie {title: 'The Matrix'}) CALL apoc.path.expandConfig(m,{labelFilter:'+Person', minLevel:1, maxLevel:2, filterStartNode:false}) yield path return count(*) as c";
+		TestUtil.testCall(db, query, (row) -> assertEquals(8L,row.get("c")));
+	}
 }